“People seem to really love seeing the work develop, particularly when it’s someone they recognise and they can see it come to life,” he added. “This project has really been driven by social media more than anything.”

The added publicity has seen him get “the bit between my teeth” to complete the collection while the interest lasts.

“Some people are saying this is going great, you’ll be a full-time artist, but I know the sun tends to shine very briefly in the moment.

“I’m just trying to keep the momentum going,”

Andrew Hirst – EADT