Alex Mathers is an illustrator and graphic designer from London currently living Tokyo. In addition, he runs a site for freelancers called Red Lemon Club and a contemporary visual arts blog called Ape on the Moon . Alex creates wonderfully engaging geographic illustrations peppered with details demanding a closer look. Read on to learn why Alex loves the Smooth tool! The Chat Hey Alex, thanks for chatting with Vectips! To start, could you tell us a little about yourself? It’s a pleasure to be on your site. I’ve gained a lot of inspiration from it over the years. I’m a self taught illustrator, dabbling in writing, currently living in Tokyo, from London. I run a couple of websites, namely Ape on the Moon, which concentrates on visual art and artists, as well as Red Lemon Club, which provides various tips on business and productivity for creative professionals. The vector work I create is greatly inspired by the geography course I did at university and it’s what is currently paying the bills. If you could magically turn into a Illustrator tool, what tool would it be and why? Great question! I’d be the pen tool, because I like to keep creating, being flexible and going one step at a time. What’s your favorite Illustrator technique? I think that has to be simply using the smooth tool. I use it a lot, and it helps give my landscapes a distinctive smoothed wavey effect. I’d have given up digital illustration a long time ago if the smooth…
