There have been a couple of illustrations I made in the last 12 months I was particularly happy with. And if I put these all together, I can see there’s a similarity between them: the use of color, the texture and the shapes. I guess I found my style.
It ís all gold that glitters this holiday season
Now it’s nearly Christmas and most of our friends and family have received our holiday wishes, I think it’s safe to show you what I made. And what went wrong…
Illustrating from sketch to final piece > holiday stamps
The article I illustrated for this time was about travel insurance. You know I love to send and receive postcards… so one plus one turned into a whole bunch of stamps.
Oh my god. It’s huge. You should see it.
A few weeks ago I spent my entire Sunday in Adobe Illustrator, learning the program a bit better while making illustrations for billboards. Since I tend to go into detail too much, these clear lines and shapes were kind of liberating.
A bunch of illustrated recipes
I was lucky enough to get a whole bunch of requests for custom illustrated recipe posters last month. I’ll show you a bit of the process, let you in on a secret and show the end results!
Painting on the walls at BIJ57
I was at coffee-lunch-shop-hotspot BIJ57 last week to drop off my brand new cards and restock the older ones. Back in October I had the pleasure to help out a bit with the decoration. I painted a big ass logo on the wall, lettered the windows and designed the menu. Let me show you.
I’ve added some new cards to the shop!
I’ve been designing new postcards. After some photography issues I am finally happy enough with the result to add them to the shop. Cheers to that! So here they are, brand new designs and brand new photos.
Illustrating from sketch to final piece > online reviews
Let me show you how these two illustrations about online reviews came to be. From being asked to illustrate this article to the first sketches and the printed copy on my doormat.
Illustrating from sketch to final piece > modern technology
Here’s the process behind this illustration I did for myself a while back. I started out with a rough idea: how modern technology is taking up more and more of your time and demanding your attention even if you don’t want it to. This is the start of a series. Every now and then I will show you how one of my illustrations came to be, from sketch to final piece. Enjoy!
Illustrated map of Gent (show your work pt 2)
My Verona map (a personal project) landed me this new illustration job a few days later: an illustrated map of Gent. If you ever feel like you’re wasting time doing personal projects, think again.
Illustrated recipe: from beginning to end
If you order a custom illustrated recipe, you usually only get to see the end result: the finished poster. Let me take you on a little journey behind the scenes. I’ve documented the process of the latest illustration, so you can see all the steps. I’ll give you tips and tricks. Want to give it a try yourself?
This year’s birthday gifts: travel and published illustrations
For my birthday this year I did not only get a quiet getaway, but also a published illustration. Let me show you around the island I visited and share a little background on the illustration.