Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Viking


Illustration for 'Het financieele Dagblad'. Story about business-women from Norway.



Friday, February 22, 2008

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Hp deTijd - illustration


Illustration for Hp de Tijd. Another chance to learn more on brush and ink. I'm really starting to like this medium.

Monday, February 18, 2008

SMURF!



I have had the honor to cooperate on a TV-commercial for Albert Heijn. Hollands biggest supermarket. The commercial is about the smurfs that you can get for free when you do your shopping at AH. It was my job to design the Harry character, and to paint all of the Backgrounds. I had a lot of fun doing this job, and also I learned a lot about animation, since it was my first animation project. The storyboard was done by the great Daan Jippes and the movie was directed by Hans Buying.


As you can see this is the evolution of the Harry character. I had to navigate between likeness and smurfness...








Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Watercolor


This is a portrait of my girlfriend Nina. The hard thing about watercolor to me is that I easily do too much. Adding too many layers an too much detail can kill a painting. Watercolor means practising, practising, practising. I think the key lies in a global approach, adding only a few layers, and not going into detail too much. This one for me is another step towards understanding the medium.

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Doodles


Where it all begins: Me having fun with just a pencil and a piece of paper.....

Friday, December 14, 2007

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

What's up doc?


Illustration for an article about people who are happy at work, so they never stay home saying they're ill.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Japan






Recently I was asked to make illustrations for the Japanese version of'the Dutch bestseller: Crusade in Jeans.
These are the results.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Thursday, November 01, 2007

More sketchbook drawings





This is the first time I am experimenting with brush and ink. Most of my illustrations are painted, so I never got to explore the possibilities of brush and ink. I love the medium and it gives me a lot of new ideas. The ink illustrations above are some exercises to get to know the medium.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Door en Door winter









These are some sketches and an illustration for an upcoming book called 'Door en Door winter'