Character study

Our character study is on Nathan Bainbridge, AKA Smallkid, AKA Kid30.
Nathan is 33 years old and from a small town outside of OXford. He runs a small design company called small kid designs. www.smallkid.co.uk
He studied illustration at Portsmouth Uni, but then realised there was limited opportunities in this industry. It was when he moved up to Nottingham, after being involved with the running of a drum 'n' bass night in home town, that he teamed up with a friend starting up a similar night(Detonate). He began designing flyers for Detonate, and this opened new doors as he saw the opportunities within the design industry.
Nathan was always interested in art, his mum used to be an artist and his grandad was an arcitect, which he feels is where he got his creative side. He is now an established commercial artist/painter within Nottingham, and does community work on a regular basis, which helps him finance his hobby. Nathan got involved in graffiti, by being taken out with a local painter in nottingham called Creeks. He has since developed his own style, which is character based. His main influences are Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores and Flying Fortress.