Matt Hunt was born in Redditch,Worcestershire in 1988. Starting out asa fine artist, he graduated from theBirmingham School of Art, and fromthese roots, developed a love forchildren's illustration. He currentlyshares a house with his wife Hayley andtwo cats. Matt works in mixed media,utilising paint, pens, crayons, and digital.He loves to create new and interestingcharacters and write stories for them.He's influenced by old movies, classicillustration, cartoons and books.