Mrrauw!

Good morning from the Cintiq test, fat cat!

And a small earlier Cintiq test

Some process and progress shots

It has been a busy week. I've been working hard on animations and study. So here's a small update. I've tried coloring some of the moleskine sketches... all still a WIP.

 An earlier attempt that still needs some texture and shading.

D'n'D/Pathfinder Art

Tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 and the Pathfinder system are great for your creativity and inspiration. I always visualize our characters and actions in game as if it were a cartoon or animated movie. And I'm having a lot of fun doing it.

I even made a mock movie poster for our current campaign.

Yeah, I'm a nerd. But at least it's creative.

Making comics

It is no secret that someday I would like to create a comic or graphic novel and actually finish it (or turn it into a webcomic or something). Over the years I have made several attempts.

Ah, one of my first tries from way, way back.

This one was the result of a corny holiday with my cousin and friends. We were sort of inspired by O Abnormal's Commissioned Comic.

I did these during class. Star Wars themed.

Some idea for a space themed comic from 2008. Note that I was already experimenting with stylized imagery.

Our Dungeons & Dragons games always provided me with inspiration and content for possible comics. But more on this topic later..

These are the most recent attempt. I did these for the 24-hour-comic challenge in 2012. The goal was to create a 24 page comic in 24 hours. I finished five pages, with another 5 in sketch.

This was set in a post-apocalyptic Netherlands, where half the country was submerged.

  

Moleskine updates

Just some Sunday drawings..

 

Work Work

So what am I drawing currently? I am working on an animation for the university of Maastricht. Here's a short preview:

In the end it's going to be an animation similar to one I have done before:

(Okay, some of you may already know this one)

What I did this holiday

I have already shown you what I did past few summer holidays. But what about the summer of 2013? Well, I started filling up my new moleskine with landscapes and faces. I was inspired by the movie The Secret of Kells, the works of Tomm Moore and Eyvind Earle, and The Witcher 2 video game.

 

I'm really enjoying this stylized style of drawing. And I finally started to enjoy drawing landscapes.