Peter Gray graduated from Loughborough College of Art and Design with a specialist degree in illustration. Over the course of a 20-year career as a freelance artist and illustrator, he has established himself as an illustrator of books, magazines, and newspapers with occasional forays into such fields as film storyboards, costume design, advertising, and animation projects. Peter is also the author of many books for adults and children, such as The Complete Guide to Drawing & Illustration, Creative Drawing & Illustration, The Essentials of Drawing, and Drawing Family Portraits.