’Before I make my illustrations I gather inspiration and start sketching in my sketchbooks. I imagine my characters, their body poses, and their worlds. I always cary a skechbook with me, because you’ll never know when inspiration hits you. Sometimes an image just pops into my head and I just have to get it on paper. Later on, I start painting the final illustration. These are the most fun for me, because they grow spontaneously’
Here is a small collection of Mayon’s sketchbooks:
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e11e900493c2454763198dece7733b364abd28cb31ac0ef2e98c83f0493eead/books.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a40e80139974737db99d91217fb6831b0c7f3a997bfa24644e04e18618eda432/mushrA3.jpg)
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