Wednesday, May 28, 2008

sketchbook pages




Here are some sketchbook drawings I did on my California trip...

Monday, April 07, 2008

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Digital


This is my first digital painting on my new cintiq. I did it in Photoshop.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

pictures



The first drawing depicts the infamous Jules Deelder. The second sketch is a quick study of the actor Ron Perlman.
The final illustration I did for U&UWV. I like the retro style, playing with the picture elements in a very graphic way.





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