Student Interview~ Megan Bux

Megan Bux's work is imbued with a liveliness and sense of fun that spreads its personality across many genres. Her distinct stylization, excellent sense of design, and choice of imagery make her work standout as one of the most distinctive of the senior illustrators.

Your style is easily applied to children's books, but where else do you see your work going? What markets do you want your work to go in?
Other than books, I'd love to work in kid's magazines, packaging, clothes, etc. You see fun illustrations geared towards kids in all kinds of stores whether on their products or even used by the stores themselves for advertisements, signs, etc.
Illustration is a field that welcomes all kinds of personalities, but generally those people don't interact in the freelance environment. How do you feel about the way a school/studio environment puts so many different people together in one space?
I think it's great that there's so many different styles and markets being explored around me. I get the chance to not only be exposed to something I normally wouldn't have seen, but be inspired by it as well. Moreover, it helps me to have so many different ways of thinking in one place. I often get really into the characters I design, so it's beneficial to hear the opinions from people who don't see the image the same way I do.
Does the way you stylize the figure come from the way you draw naturally or was it a conscious design you made at school?
It's a mix of both. When I draw from my head, I don't draw realistically but more cartoony and fun because I see things in terms of line and shape, not form and volume. However, when I'm doing an assignment, I'll really work out a character within that style to get the best result. I also consciously try to keep my animals and people consistent.