Tulp Soldaat Cover

Front and back covers for my mini/graphic novel "Tulp Soldaat" (Tulip Soldier).

Lydia Litvyak

A quick sketch of the female Soviet flying ace. Go figure Russians seemed to be the only ones to have female fighter pilots... Here's the reference

"Tulp Soldaat" (Tulip Soldier)

"Tulp Soldaat" (Tulip Soldier)

A mini graphic novel/comic/what have you, set in Holland during WWII. I'm more of an illustrator, not a comic artist so I wanted to make a comic without it looking too much like a ... comic? (and also prove illustrators can do anything a comic artist can do, haha~)

I did not include dialogue or an exact sense of time passing... I just wanted a sense of mood and atmosphere to come from pictures alone.

Process Work - "Tulp Soldaat"

Some thumbnails, and my resolved sketches for my mini graphic novel "Tulp Soldaat" (Tulip Soldier in Dutch).

My thumbnails (which I usually don't even bother showing) are hilariously messy and hard to read, but these are actually really legible compared to others.

Venetian Stripes

My finished designs for the food package. I'm pretty proud of how the text and image came about. It has a slight modern italian flair which I like (sometimes italian imagery tends to be more rustic or old looking). I like that the graphic stripes stand out, but the illustration still has a detailed drawing aesthetic when looked up close.

Hey mambo, mambo italiano~

Working on designing a chocolate bar package - I was inspired by the italian andrea stainer packages. Worked up a sketch, and now looking and different comps for type combinations. I'll pick one from those three and then continue polishing up the drawing itself. Ahhh... how I miss my trip to italy... I'd go there again in a heartbeat.

"Shhh..."

Working on a WWII 'comic' involving this character. I drew this illustration to get in the mood and also get a sense for how it will look. My 'comic' won't have dialogue and will be heavily reliant on just imagery and color for impact.

Character Sketches

Some character designs for my next project which is going to be historical fiction. It's loosely based off of the Dutch famine of 1944. I'm re-using the guy from my windmill illustration as I enjoy doing that with my original characters, as well as it being appropriate... haven't thought of a name yet for him.

Vietnam

Did this for class. Lately I've been reading "Going After Cacciato" by Tim O'Brien, and this sort of inspired this picture. I wanted to try expanding my subject matter, while still keeping my style and quality that I have for picture books.

Night Cellist

Just a personal illustration. I think cello is one of my favorite instruments and I've always liked the structure of northern european houses.

Done while listening to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwHpDOWhkGk

The crows seem to enjoy his music. :]