Max Scratchmann
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British multi-media artist Max Scratchmann began his career producing a Super 8mm Fanzine in the early 1980s and then graduated to writing and illustrating for Classic Images and Movie Maker magazines.
However he soon became restless and, after writing the unofficial biography of Betty Boop in 1984, he discovered collage and branched out into full time illustrating for media giants like IPC and Longman, as well as for numerous medium sized and independent publishers. He was exceptionally prolific during the 1990s and his work appeared in the UK, USA and Japan and he was the recipient of awards from Dimensional Illustrators in the USA for three years running.
In the early twenty-first century Scratchmann turned his back on the illustration scene and started exploring the world of art galleries, producing three-dimensional "box" artwork as well as digital images. In 2005 he began working with film and his exhibitions now include video installations and animation.
Max Scratchmann is the author of the perennial "Illustration 101" [1] and a monograph of his recent digital work, "Theatres of Dreams" has been published as a limited edition in the UK.
