Plein air sketch

I had a great time painting plein air with Arne yesterday.
The sun was setting fast, so we had only about an hour to do a little sketch. In this hour, the sunlight changed dramatically, so we had to make descisions really fast. Having limited time is always good to stay extra focused, and also I find the light and colors of a sunset very beautiful.

This is me and my primitive setup...

And this is Arne, who works a bit more sophisticated...

And his painting... 

Skater

Character designs

I'm working on a childrens book at the moment. I made this clay sketch of the main character,yhat I'll use as reference in the process.

relaxin...

France

I had a great time in france the last two weeks. Lovely weather for plein air sketches....

New Website

Hi everybody, I recently launched my new website. It has a new porfolio section, with a lot of new work. Check it out: http://www.woutertulp.com

FNV Bondgenoten

FNV Bondgenoten demonstrates agains the expence cuts that were negotiated in the Kunduz agreement. 
They kicked off their campaign with the animation : the social desert.
I had only four days to creat all the artwork for the animation. I had to study the style of Morris' Lucky Luke, to give the design a western touch. This was really a tough deadline, but given the circumstances, I think the clip turned out allright.
Animation was done by Hans Buying.

Waiter

Warmup sketches.

Sketch dump

It's been a bit quiet here, so I had some extra time for sketchin'

Beeeeh

Childrens book sneak peek

Sneak peek at one of the illustrations for the upcoming book 'Stoebel" bij Anja Vereijken

Plein air gouache sketch

When the sun is setting, one has to paint fast...
Gouache sketch, koninginnebrug Rotterdam

Quick sketch...

Silver Medal

Great news! I was notified that my illustration was awarded the Silver Medal at the Richmond Illustrators juried show. I'd like to say thanks to the jury, and congratulations to the other winners: Richie Pope, Leslie Herman and Steve Hughes

Richmond wrote: "It's time to announce THE WINNERS! Congratulations to everyone -- we are thrilled to announce the winners, as chosen by our esteemed panel of jurors... FIRST PLACE - Richie Pope of VA SECOND PLACE - Wouter Tulp Illustrator of the Netherlands THIRD PLACE - Leslie Herman of VA PHILIP B MEGGS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN - Steve Hughes of MI" 

Sketch video

I've been receiving some requests to do another sketch video, so... here it is. Enjoy!