and blue colour scheme that reflects the colour of the union flag. However, there is another, less obvious reason – Steve is red/green colour blind. Steve acknowledges that being colour blind does present some issues, but he also points out that it has its advantages, saying: “Never a day goes by when I am not second-guessing myself. Now, at the start of a project I always choose the colours first and stick with them. “The Queen’s Hat is all red, white and blue because I would have struggled with things like getting green grass right, so being colour blind forces me to think about colour in a more abstract way.” For You Can, Steve says: “Because I don’t see the warmth in some colours, there wasn’t a very good balance between warm and cool colours. Sophie, the designer at Otter-Barry Books, pointed that out to me and suggested some alternatives. I stuck with those throughout.


“And in the book, all the characters are colour coded – they always wear the same colour. That makes it easier for the reader to track the progress through the book, but it also made it much easier for me to colour.” PEN&INC.


Spring-Summer 2022


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