DRE V. SANCHEZ (born Andrés Víctor Sánchez in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.) is an illustrative designer and story artist working in the Midwest. In 1996, Dre moved to South Florida but he would later return to the Windy City in late 2009. He can usually be found roaming the city with a lead holder, a felt tip pen and a digital camera. At home, Dre works on freelance design work and personal art projects. He tweets as “@dvsdre” about his interests: 30′s cinema, 40′s illustration, 50′s design, 60′s rock, 70′s funk, 90′s rap, Chicago sports, canines, and exotic locations like the Galapagos. An animal lover, Dre’s best friend is a basset hound named Hamlet.