• Have you ever studied art, illustration or comics in an academic institution, or are you self-taught? Was your experience a positive one?
• What's something you feel that you struggle with and would like to be taught how to do? On the flip side, is there something you've struggled with and eventually taught yourself?
• Did you ever have a teacher or a mentor who showed you the ropes? Elaborate on that relationship and how it helped you.
• What was your family's or your general environment's approach to education? Were you expected to get a degree, study a different profession, or go straight into the job market? How did it affect your decision?
• Regardless of what kind of art education you have, what is something you learned that you feel you couldn't have learend in a different environment?
• If you had the chance to do things differently, would you choose a different education path?