Mike Wimmer (1988 edition) was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma where he grew up like most boys:
playing hard, fighting sleep, reading comic books and dreaming. Without formal
education or training, Mike naively set out for studies at the University of
Oklahoma where the opportunity to work with Don Ivan Punchatz at his famous
Sketch Pad Studio in Arlington, Texas availed itself. While working as an
apprentice for two and a half years, Mike learned the business end of
illustrating while also learning the painting techniques and working methods of
many of the local Dallas illustrators.
Chris Sheban (19th edition, 2005) grew
up in Boardman, Ohio and attended Kent State University in 1976. After two additional years of graduate work, he
moved to Perugia, Italy where he worked for a year as a graphic designer and
part-time illustrator. Then it was off
to Chicago where Chris has lived ever since. Chris’ work has appeared in PRINT
magazine, Step-by-Step Graphics, and numerous Communication Arts Illustration
Annuals. He’s been awarded three Gold and three Silver medals from the Society
of Illustrators in New York.
