The Picture Hooks exhibition is the result of a one-year project at the National Gallery of Scotland in which up-and-coming illustrators were matched with, and mentored by, established illustrators including Nick Sharratt (noted for his Jaqueline Wilson books), Cate James, Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom, Natalie Russell, and Debi Gliori. Their early career mentees were: Tracey Smith, Catherine Lindow, Hannah Coulson, Jon Bishop and Maisie Shearing.