Detail of sketchbook page. © Tom Gauld

For a brief glimpse into the working methods of one of the UK's best illustrators, head on over to Tom Gauld's new Flickr page, where he has uploaded several of his sketchbook pages. For example, you can see how a cartoon he did for the Guardian entitled, The Street Tom Waits Grew Up On, evolved from a list of ideas and drawings to final artwork...

© Tom Gauld

The page shown above, led to this finished cartoon:

Original drawing of cartoon for the Guardian Saturday Review letters page. Ballpen and whiteout on paper. © Tom Gauld

For larger versions of the pages shown here, plus a few more examples from his sketchbooks, visit Gauld's Flickr set, here.

© Tom Gauld

© Tom Gauld

© Tom Gauld

More excellent work over at cabanonpress.com, the website for the publishing venture he runs with illustrator Simone Lia.