robotnel - I've been in pre-press and design for over 20 years. When I started it was all old fashioned galley proofs and paste-up, no computer jiggery-pokery. Illustration-wise is much more recent, possibly the last four or five years. To be honest, it's just bit and bobs, because I've always been too lazy to really push myself forward, and have waited for people to come to me.

Penabled - Yes and no. The main ref of Kurt wasn't from Grindhouse (which I assume is what you meant), but I adapted it to look like the Stuntman Mike character, adding the shades and cigarette, changing the hairstyle, giving him stubble and making the jacket look more silver.

Hopefully it looks convincing enough.

Thank you both

raimo - I don't think I do anything special, perhaps other than carefully choose the reference, and then adapt it to how I see them.

Here's another Grindhouse star, Rose McGowan:

martin - I never really thought about it, but I suppose there is a similarity.

dchan - To be honest, I'm not that big a fan of hers, but she has an interesting face.

Here's a blast from the past - Twiki from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (or Buck Rogers in the Early 80s as I like to call it)