Dream space The comic artist and illustrator tells us how he planned out a studio for all occasions

I’ve been working in this studio for around three years now, and I feel pretty lucky to own it. My previous studio was a loft I converted, but it was a relatively compact space.

My wife and I walked past this house often and then saw it up for sale. We’d always admired it, partly because of its size, privacy and history, but for me I always loved the look of the outside studio, which had a twisty staircase on the exterior of the house leading up to it. At the time it was being rented as a studio apartment, before that it was an Airbnb, and even earlier was used as a full-size snooker room.

I’ve loved working with Macs for many years. I find they work in unison with my creativity.

Vice Press did a wonderful print of my Dredd vs. Death painting. It was a nice connection and we’ve collaborated on many poster projects since. I highly recommend checking them out.

A page from Slaine: The Horned God. In my opinion it’s Simon Bisley’s best work and I’m still blown away that I have this page next to me while I work. I try not to be too influenced by it though, as I prefer my work to look like my own. Still, it’s one of my favourite things in the studio.