Claire Wendling

Claire Wendling is so talented (it's almost frightening)!

More scribbles to practise in PS

Awakenings

My all-time favourite moviescene...and undoubtedly one of the premium tearjerkers in moviehistory! De Niro shines in his role as Leonard, and the music composed by Randy Newman is brilliant.

John M. Burns

John M. Burns is not at all well-known, and strolling down the booths of Dutch comic-conventions, one can occasionally find his 'Trueno' comic book-series; boring! But some 8 years ago at a large book sale in Utrecht, I stumbled on a 'Judge Dredd' comic book with a horrible cover. Inside I discovered what was the most refreshing drawing style I'd seen in a long time! The little story titled 'Raider' is beautifully illustrated in a style reminiscent of the 1960's magazine illustrations of Bernie Fuchs or Bob Peak. Very inspiring!

More scribbles..

I finished reading 'Anne of Green Gables' yesterday and enjoyed every inch of it! Among these scribbles is Anne as 'a Queens girl'. I plan on making a lot more sketches inspired by the book.

Shadings

These sketches with extra shading are quite challenging to produce! It requires so much knowledge of the human-form, but I feel it makes sketches more tangible as well. I really like it and I'll practice it more.

Dream Worlds

Today I received my copy of Dream Worlds by Hans Bacher. It's just bewildering!! Amazing artwork and inspiration for years to come!

Scribbles continued

Anne of Green Gables

I'm currently reading 'Anne of Green Gables' by L.M. Montgomery. Some scribbles to show you the main characters:

Stardust

I watched 'Stardust' just now and it gave me exactly what I hoped it would: inspiration to draw. The story is full of surprises and I was quite anxious to see if everything would turn out all-right for Tristan and Yvaine; something which doesn't happen all too often.
The cinematography holds up very well (beautifully lit chambers, dazzling scenery and ships soaring through the clouds). And at last the glowing of Yvaine as a star when she is close to Tristan; that makes for the most wonderful paintings!

More sketches! The first few are of Winston and Julia from '1984'; REALLY fun to design characters based on a book!

Sketching in PS!!!

I just discovered that it is possible to sketch in PS!!? With PS being sensitive enough to detect the pressure of the mouse-pen? Well, it opens up a world of possibilities. This primordial cheer is the first of a series of sketches in PS:)

Caricature

1984

I recently read '1984' (by George Orwell) for the second time and it's just as fantastic as ten years ago when I first read it!
How nerve-wrecking and horrible is the story of Winston and Julia!!

But I was very surprised to see the screen-adaptation that was made of it in 1984! On Youtube you can see the movie, directed by Michael Radford. Some commentators there claim the movie equals the novel in it's suspense, drama, and say the acting is superb..!?
I on the other hand dreaded the movie, because its impact on me could not equal that of the novel at all! It felt more as if the movie was an incredible waste of time.

The book is testimony of Orwell's superior skill in portraying human emotions, and even more so, in creating an excruciating atmosphere of confoudment in the characters thoughts. As readers we can FEEL what Winston feels and understand the horror of Big Brother; it is as if we were there in Oceania with him.
The filmmakers answer this by casting lame actors lacking any character! Seeing the movie, instead of identifying with Winston, I find I develop a repulsive feeling for the actors.

How would Orson Welles do as a director for '1984'?

From my photo-collection of the studentsclub I made a few caricature sketches. It's fascinating to notice some of their mouths..! Those kind of details can make a drawing look so much more human.

James Bennett

James Bennett is quite the illustrator! He has a lovely way to draw the viewers-eye to the center of an illustration where the action takes place. I'm really fascinated to see how beautiful Bennet softens the focus of objects more close to the foreground - and he does it all without computer. James Bennett is represented bij Richard Solomon.

Website under construction

With help from another student,...my website in under construction. Yesterday I quickly Photoshopped the above layout to explore different styles (and borrowed heavily from a very famous German productiondesigner ;)

More posts..!

Today a very nice uncle of mine asked me if it could be that I raise a high bar when it comes to images I consider worth posting. ...And I think he's right! It always feels as if the images I post here have to meet a certain standard of excellence...and for what? Or whom you might ask..!?

So in breaking habits, I'll post these scribbles I made today: two caricatures from some old photos of the studentclub.
I liked drawing them!

Catching up...!

A sketch of myself (glad to post something!)...the 'Superstudent'!



Two Peter van Straaten illustrations...real beauties!


and another two panels of 'Mort Cinder', illustrated by the late Alberto Breccia. The comic-book is undoubtedly phenomenal in it's execution and is described in the Wikipedia as "one of the most important comic strips in history". It is considered by many to be Breccia's masterpiece. I sure can understand why.