Born in Hull, in the North Of England, illustrator JAKe now lives and works in London and has worked for clients worldwide, and is a cover artist for Titan's Doctor Who, Assassin's Creed and Norman titles.  He has also drawn and written comic strips for The Prodigy, The Mighty Boosh, The Observer, NME, Sony Playstation, Motorola, Foyles Bookshop, The Official Chart Company, as well as the acclaimed graphic novel, 'Hellraisers' ( SelfMadeHero ). His recent Star Wars work includes the books 'How To Speak Wookiee' and 'How to Speak Droid with R2-D2' ( Chronicle ). He is also the author of 'The Mammoth Book Of Street Art' ( Constable Robinson ).  He would never dream of using a cheap jedi mindtrick to make you follow him on Twitter @jakedetonator.

 

JAKe will also be doing a free workshop for us:

 

How To Draw Wookiees and Droids with JAKe

Fresh from sold out appearances at Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, Newcastle, and Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm artist JAKe shows you how to draw your favourite characters from the Star Wars universe including Droids, Wookiees, Bounty Hunters and more. All ages welcome. 

 

You can find out more about JAKe here: