Roz Chast.

Bio: Cartoonist for The New Yorker. Also I write and draw books, most recently, my graphic memoir Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Also: bird lover, crafts aficionado, city girl, origami folder, insomniac.



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Tools of choice: Rapidograph pens filled with waterproof black FW ink. Winsor Newton “Series 7” sable watercolor brushes. Bristol vellum paper– Strathmore 400. Coffee.

Tool I wish I could use better: Dip pens. I’m a lefty and when I use them, I’m pushing the nib rather than pulling it, which doesn’t work very well. Also, there’s the smearing problem.

Tool I wish existed: A dip pen that worked for me.

Tricks: There’s an eraser I use called Hyperaser. It’s a flat, pen-like “click” eraser which erases ink: little marks, lines, and even big areas where you’ve laid down a wash, if you’re careful and go slowly. If you scrub away like a maniac, forget it– you’ll wreck the paper.

Misc: I’ll tell you what I told my daughter when she was around twelve and old enough to hear about life’s harsh realities: rubber cement is a false friend. I thought it was the greatest thing ever– so much cleaner and easier to use than Elmer’s. And then, two years later, all the patches on my drawings fell off and the paper was nasty and discolored.

Website: www.rozchast.com

