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ABOUT IAN |
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| Ian is a professional Artist based in Essex. Drawing has been an interest of his since childhood. Partly influenced by
his Grandfather and Great Grandfather (and his brother - George Burchett aka "King of Tattooist"), all of whom were also professional
artists. click here to read more on Ian's Tattoo Artist Ancestors Ian started work in 1979 BC (Before Computers !) as a draughtsman. His career has always involved drawing and in 1999 he "took the plunge" and became a self-employed artist. It was in that year he had his first cartoons published in a London newspaper. The caricature part of his business initially involved just drawing people from photos sent in the post but after being asked several times to do parties he eventually decide to give it a go. After a period of intensive self-training he became quick enough to draw his "cartoon portrait" style caricatures in 5 minutes (or less!) and so started doing them "LIVE" in 2000. Possibly the best way to describe how the partygoers greet his drawings is to say, that they want him to stay at the end of the session - because everyone wants their own caricature! Designing logos has always been a fascination of Ian's too and this is where his technical drawing skills and artist ability come together. He loves the challenge of creating a unique logo that represents the clients business. Some of Ian's better known clients include: British Telecom, Boots, IPC Media, ITV, Lloyds and Microsoft Other interests of Ian's include "Tai Chi", Boating, Cycling and making
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