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Cute new surface pattern designs for baby’s

Cute new surface pattern designs for baby’s

It’s always more useful to see a pattern design on a mockup. Are you looking for cute new surface pattern designs for baby’s? (or kids apparel?) In this blog I would love to show you some fun new kids designs that are available for licensing. All four of the designs are available for licensing. In […]

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Kumquats surface pattern – a fun fruity pattern design trend

Kumquats surface pattern – a fun fruity pattern design trend

One of the interesting parts of my job as an illustrator is that I’m learning something new about the subjects and topics I’m drawing. Did you know that I learned everything about heat pumps and insulation glass that way? And for illustrating surface patterns I’m also coming across new, unknown topics. I recently had that with the word kumquat.

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Surface pattern collection midnight dreams

Surface pattern collection midnight dreams

Do you ever dream of traveling to the moon? Or do you fantasize about what else is out there in our universe? Then the next surface pattern collection I’ve designed is a perfect match for you!

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Freebie: Christmas angel gift tag

Freebie: Christmas angel gift tag

As a thank you, I’ve illustrated this fun Christmas angel gift tag. Use it to brighten up your Christmas presents or just write a nice message on it for someone.

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Surface pattern trends: Christmas dogs

Surface pattern trends: Christmas dogs

I really enjoy seeing what’s going on in surface pattern design trends. Surface pattern trends are an essential part of my work as a designer. And while I always try to illustrate patterns that are as ‘timeless’ as possible, it’s nice to follow surface pattern trends too. In this blog I’ll talk about a Christmas trend that I see popping up everywhere: Christmas dogs.

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Procreate timelapse: Christmas polar bears for surface pattern

Procreate timelapse: Christmas polar bears for surface pattern

Take a look behind the scenes! I love how you can export a timelapse video in Procreate that shows how you’ve made an illustration. Unfortunately I often forget to save those. But not this time! Watch the video to see how I made a fun Christmas polar bears pattern in Procreate.

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Getting better at drawing people

Getting better at drawing people

It’s very easy to get stuck drawing things that come easily to you. In my case, I have a natural tendency to draw animals and children. But I also like to broaden my skills and horizons. That’s why I started speed drawings for adults a while back. And in this blog I will tell you more about it.

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Illustrating a world animal atlas for kids

Illustrating a world animal atlas for kids

One project I would like to work on is a world animal atlas. I am a big animal lover and I enjoy looking at illustrations full of animals. So I made an example of an animal atlas illustration to show how I envision it.

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