Walters grew up in Queensland and the South Pacific, and continued to travel around the world as an adult. Ainsley has studies the Indonesian language and loves Balinese culture and food. She studied a Bachelor of Science at Monash University in the field of Environmental Science and Marine Biology, and took part of a research project in the Malaysia rain forest.
Of her work as an illustrator for
Side by Side Walters says: 'When it came to technique in my artwork, in most cases I worked out the image design on paper before transferring it to an illustration board. Once the image was sketched on board, I used gouache to paint my illustrations. Once I was feeling inspired I began to take photos in and around Turner Street and Victoria Park. Taking note of the finer details of the area helped me to re-create Collingwood as accurately as possible.' (Source: http://www.neridahmcmullin.com/page/ainsley_walters.html)
