Steve Brodner was one of my first illustration heroes. I just loved his work and his unique fluid style. While the creation of the Internet has generally been regarded as a bad move, it does have its upsides—one of which is that it connects people who in the Old Days would never have met. In this way, I discovered that I could take classes from Steve because he taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. During those classes, I would jot down things he said as we students scribbled away in our sketchbooks. I’ve collected some of that wisdom here.