Hi!
I’m a freelance illustrator and concept-artist for (board)games and animations. I specialise in Illustrating the past and designing stylised fantastical worlds.
During the past 12 years I helped bring game and animation worlds to life. In these projects I have worked on the initial stylistic exploration and the final designs used in these productions.
The root of my style is always a dialogue between a traditional, hand-drawn or painterly approach and the specific stylistic needs of every project.
More recently my work as an illustrator has focused on the representation of historical scenes. I have illustrated several historically themed boardgames and worked on archaeological projects visualising the past.
Occasionally I teach a figure drawing course at Figura, the Dutch Academy of Figurative Sculpture.
Besides my freelance activities, I explore the world of painting in the studio or on the street. My plein-air work explores urban non-spaces, like alleys, garages, and viaducts.
I am Intrigued by their anonymous nature and frequent passage in everyday life.
The act of painting on location and working on relatively small panels help me to create a more personal and intimate representation of these places.
My latest work explores the influence of the environment on humans and humans on the environment. The work depicts characters grappling with a changing world. Reflection, alienation, loneliness, and distance are central themes in my work. I work mostly from my imagination, my own photographs and pictures found online.
Feel free to contact me, I’m always looking for new creative challenges and interesting projects to work on!
…Voor het Goede!
-Joeri
Clients:
Forcefield VR, Fisher-Price / Mattel, Mookx ,Colorbleed, Plus One, Karakter
Services:
Visual-development, Art-direction, Concept-art, Environment design, Illustration, Archeological-Illustration, Style-frames