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Designing an illustrative logo
If you’d asked me to make a logo 10 years ago. I would have made something stylized, maybe symbolic or I would have chosen icons or typography as a starting point. I would not dare to make something illustrative. I … Continue reading Designing an illustrative logo
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Personal work
Besides drawing for clients I really like making illustrations in my free time. I don’t always get around to it. There are periods that I’m so busy with assignments that I have to recharge my batteries with something completely different. … Continue reading Personal work
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Learning Dutch with Pim
I think I could write five blog posts about this huge and awesome illustration project I’ve done for the city of Enschede. An educational project for which I’ve made more than 800 illustrations! Let’s start at the beginning. In the … Continue reading Learning Dutch with Pim
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Illustrated recipe – Throwback thursday
This is an older post from way back in 2013. But-! I’ve included some more details. This was a great project for me. I had a lot of fun with it! Ellen from in my Red Kitchen and I have … Continue reading Illustrated recipe – Throwback thursday
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A pattern of change
Wow, months just flew by! I’ve been quite busy with all sorts of things. Some big, some small. And not all of them illustration related. One of those things involved moving to a new house. I’m still in Enschede, it’s … Continue reading A pattern of change
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Rejected sketches
Most of my sketches hardly see the light of day. They have been crumpled up, stashed away in folders both real life and on my computer. Some of them I end up throwing away. Especially the unfinished ones. I know … Continue reading Rejected sketches
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Portrait commission with a twist
I was asked to draw a portrait of S, based on a rough sketch I made last year. It’s going to be printed on A2 sized paper. So the final illustration ended up pretty big on my computer screen, combined … Continue reading Portrait commission with a twist
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Cats and dogs
Happy New year! Okay, it’s a bit late, but it’s still January ;) I’ve been busy with finishing up the administration of the past year. It’s not as fun as drawing but it has to be done. To make up … Continue reading Cats and dogs
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Finish what you start
I started this illustration back in June and posted it on my facebook page. But it wasn’t finished yet. I had a lot of great commissions from both old and new clients, so illustrating for clients kept me busy. So … Continue reading Finish what you start