Happy holidays!

This year I sent out a couple of physical holiday cards with custom art. This is the Christmas themed one, based on the KnowNote characters in a chibi form. Originally intended for the developer of KnowNote (see previous post), I liked the card so much I made it my default one! It's folded in the middle, meaning the rectangular portraits are on the back.

Afer receiving several tips in the Dutch illustrators Facebook group and trying out a couple different ones I had them printed at de Kaarten Drukkerij as suggested by Marijke Klompmaker and went with a mat coated, A5 sized (half a letter, European size), double pressed cardboard which ended up looking and feeling very nice!

Happy holidays and best wishes for 2015!

Superhero parodies

A set of superhero parodies in a Hero Academy type style with redesigns and evolutions. The actual characters these are based on are of course owned by their respective owners.

Recent work

I've been busy with work and another CGMA master class: Perspective for Entertainment Design. I've done some scribbles and painting a while ago, but haven't had time to upload them yet. These are the characters I've worked on in my off time, to warm up, or get in the mood before starting work.

A paladin, experimenting with a brush I haven't used in a while. The mechanical wing like shapes is probably very impractical, but I thought it would look nice for a figure who would be a symbol to inspire other warriors.

A female paladin, following a similar shape language, yet a bit more feminine. This is a WIP, as I was unable to continue at the time, but I intend to get back to it soon. Still thinking the wings, half halo shape on the back could use some other versions.

Chibi vampy, WIP, trying out a chibi style. I'm also trying to mix gothic with cute anime and other modern influences. I forgot about this one, but want to get back to it sometime as I still like the character, but think it needs tweaking.

That's it for now.