TEACHING
I have been working professionally since 2001. I have worked in many fields of illustration and gained a lot of knowledge about drawing and painting techniques and working for clients. I love to share that knowledge, teach and inspire people, and help them improve their art.
ONLINE TEACHING:
Schoolism is an online platform for art education, with courses taught by industry professionals, most of them working in the movies and games industry. All courses are available with one subscription. Schoolism also offers an option where the student gets personal feedback from the instructor. Check out the schoolism website to find out more.
I teach two courses at schoolism:
I teach two courses at schoolism:
CONCEPTUAL CHARACTERS
This course deals with the creative process, developing ideas and translating these ideas into communicative designs. In the stories we love, characters are actual personalities we can relate to. In this course, we focus on the ideation process of character design. We'll figure out WHO the character is and Why they need to look the way they do. I'll provide techniques for the development of your character, using 'the character designer's toolbox'. This will help you organise your thought process and make sure you'll come up with the best possible concepts. |
EXPRESSIVE CHARACTERS
In my course, 'Expressive Characters', you'll learn his many techniques in creating characters that speak to your audience, as well as to your idea. Over the nine week course, I will teach ou my techniques in character exaggeration, including how to emphasise proportion, dimensionality, weight, facial expressions, acting, and much more, all in order to give your characters life and make them more believable. You'll learn whether to emphasise feeling, function, or force when trying to develop your character concept, and how further exaggeration can help get this concept across. Each lesson maintains the three steps of observe, emphasise and exaggerate, and each lesson will have you creating new characters for review. If you want to learn more about character creation for illustration and animation, then this is the class for you! |
MENTORSHIP
I offer one-on-one mentorship via skype.
If you are interested in one of the mentorship deals below, please send me a an email with your motivation and expectation, as well as some examples of your work. Please note that I take only a very limited amount of students at a time, so there may be a waiting list.
I offer one-on-one mentorship via skype.
If you are interested in one of the mentorship deals below, please send me a an email with your motivation and expectation, as well as some examples of your work. Please note that I take only a very limited amount of students at a time, so there may be a waiting list.
1 x 1 HOURWe'll have 1-hour skype chat where we'll look at your work. I'll answer your questions to help you take the next step in your artistic journey.
$ 125,- 
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3 X 1 HOURWe'll meet three times on skype, allowing us to dig a little deeper. Besides getting feedback on your work and asking questions, these extra sessions allow me to review your progress and give tailor made assignments or feedback for you to develop your art.
$350,- 
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6 x 1 HOURWe'll meet 6 times on Skype, allowing me to really see your progress over a longer period of time. We can focus on a project you are working on, or focus on a different topic each time. It will be based on your needs.
$600,- 
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WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
From time to time I teach workshops and give talks on character design at conventions and art schools. Please contact me for inquiries.
From time to time I teach workshops and give talks on character design at conventions and art schools. Please contact me for inquiries.
