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The Paradox of Detail…
The Paradox of Detail... Finesse or futility? The word 'detail' evokes contradictions. Thé Dutch dictionary De Dikke van Dale gives both 'onnozelheid' (futility) and 'finesse' as synonymous. The words "Less is more"… -
Details…
Details, and that strange reoccurring unicorn dream... In 1998, just before I graduated from the Design Academy, in Eindhoven (the Netherlands), I did my internship with Ben van Os. At the time… -
Getting Practical – Or How to Procrastonate…
Getting Practical, or how to procrastonate... The script for the graphic novel about Anna Blaman isn’t there yet, which gives me plenty of time for research, my favourite pass time. I’m always… -
Anna Blaman
Anna Blaman And the making of a book about her... Slowly but surely I’ve been sucked in to this new project. I was asked if I would be interested to work on… -
Graphic Journalism – light
Graphic Journalism To be continued... On De Dag van de Kinderburgemeesters (National Child Mayor Day) I was a graphic reporter. I drew the children and the reporters and politicians that came to… -
Drawing from life?
Drawing from life? Getting out there and if all else fails; smile! I love to draw and I love to draw from life. Preferably twice a week I join some friends and… -
Embroidered scarves with a little nude
Embroidered scarve... With a little nude... I've been test driving my embroidery machine and turned these 3 minute life drawing (Japanese fountain pen and ink) into linen scarf embroideries. -
PERSONAL PLUMAGE
Personal Plumage Graphics influencing the third dimension... I never lost my love for 3D design. With a graphic approach I like to work on fabric and started a little brand named PERSONAL… -
Book of letters
Book of letters After reading Alphabet. The History, Evolution and Design of the Letters We Use Today by Allan Haley I decided to use to play some… There is only one made.…
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The 4 dimensional book
The 4 dimensional book and the passing of time... A book is not just a pile of pages, it has volume; a third dimension. But that's not all, it has a fourth…
Getting Graphic
Research and thoughts on
visual storytelling
and graphic communication.
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This blog will be a collection of interests related to narrative drawing. (For examples of my commercial work check my portfolio.)
I remember pondering about choosing a profession when I was little, I remember thinking I wanted to do something I would love to keep learning about. Something that didn’t end at 5 or at the doorstep of the office.
And I did. And I do. I keep learning. Studying all kinds of visual storytelling. Reading books and comics. Watching movie. Watching movies about movies. Following tutorials, visiting workshops, doing courses (or a master for that matter), experimenting and practising. Asking myself questions like why classics have become classics. If knowledge of anatomy really is important or if it really isn’t. How to capture the essence of a character. How to give a flat surface meaningful depth. How the composition you choose influences the story you tell. How important seemingly meaningless details can be. How to capture and manipulate the reader and if all power corrupts …
My collection of interest might become a collection of bits and pieces with some fragments of insight. I hope my list of categories might guide you to something that might interest you too.
Happy hunting…
And if you’re not a robot please feel free to add a comment, pass a suggestion or contact me.