Essential characteristics of an illustrator: academic training, solid curriculum vitae, half a dozen prominent exhibitions, recognised publications – and, evidently, the talent for drawing. Version two - essential characteristics: inspiration. Pedro Fernandes contacted P3 despite his lack of ‘the gift’ for drawing, despite still being a student and also his name being insignificant in a Google search. ‘I like everything that is antique and old and the shapes of nature help me create new and marvellous worlds full of colour and imagination’. This illustrator has just won over a new follower. Portuguese version