I have been very active on GraphicRiver for the past months and I’m thinking about new and unique items each day to create for the amazing Marketplace. So far I have quite some items which are unique on GraphicRiver only and I’m getting a lot of ‘fan’-mail on how I create those items and how I got the idea to create them. Well, I’m about to post my top5 selling items on the marketplace with some info on how I got the idea to create a certain item. So… read on! (more…)
After getting a lot of mail about me starting on GraphicRiver, one of Envato’s Marketplaces I got the idea to post some info about this on my blog. And well, look at that, here is that post! So, how did I start? What did I do to get started? And also.. what keeps me on there for several months now? I will try to answer all of those questions in this post, if I miss anything you would like to know, just reply on this post and I’ll get back to you. Anyways, have fun reading my Envato story so far… (more…)
Hello everyone, this will be my first on-blog freebie, and also my first-ever video with footage of me digitally drawing and talking, etc. So, don’t expect to much of it (yet). This is first of a new series that I want to put on my blog to share with all of you. It will contain different kinds of tutorials in video-form. Think about illustration design, sketching, digital techniques, modeling and more! (more…)
Hello everyone! I just want to thank all great submissions within the Dribbble invite contest again, I really liked what I saw and I had a great time selecting the winners. Anyways, this time I have something else to give away. You want to know what? Well, I have 4 Forrst invites to give away! What is Forrst? It’s just like Dribbble, a online showcase where you can post artwork you made, or even complete scripts in order to get some ‘love’ and as a tool to help you get your awesome work online. I am also on Forrst! Interested what I posted there? Check out my profile on Forrst! (more…)
First of all, thanks everyone for all your amazing submissions and artworks. I loved watching all new pieces of art coming into the comments on my Dribbble Invite Contest. I had a difficult time choosing the two winners, since there were really some great logo’s within all graphics, but sadly I only had two invites to give away. So, the two winners are… (more…)
We all have to start somewhere, and as any other artist out there I start with a sketch. This is one of the most important phases in the design-process for almost anything. But I mostly sketch my illustrations in order to create that piece of work I just like without it’s finished yet. I always want to make sure I get a smile on my face when I’m drawing my next illustration or something else I need to design for a client or myself.
I got a lot of requests from people to see some of the sketches I make before I create anything. I wanted to scan my Moleskine, but since I don’t have my scanner attached at the moment, you all have to do it with my dgital sketches. I promise I’ll post some Moleskine scans/shots soon, but enjoy these in the meantime! (more…)
I have promised it a few times on Twitter, Facebook and some other places, but finally it happened. Thanks to 365psd.com I was able to share a completely new illustration I have made with all of you! I have put some nice amount of effort in this illustration so all of you could use this cute turtle for whatever you want to use it to. But remember that it’s not for resale or anything else in a commercial way! So start up your Photoshop, go to the download page, download it, and enjoy!
You all probably have heard of Dribbble, a site where designers and illustrators can show off their work in the shape of a ´shot´. These shots are 400×300 pixels and are enough to show the quality of the work they´re creating. You can see all sorts of designs, and tell if you like the work they created and/or respond to a specific item.
The most fun (and sometimes annoying) part of Dribbble is that you can only get into the website if someone who’s already a member invites you. These invites are very rare and are only given out to a specific amount of members in order to keep the site ´fresh´. I also had a period where I REALLY wanted to get in Dribbble, and start posting shots on their website to show off some work, and it was a hard time getting one.
I have tried begging, shouting on Facebook and Twitter and even more. But finally I got invite by my site I have mentioned in a earlier blog/post here. The site was called Dribbbleinvitemeplease.com and was a success. Sooo, now I´m in Dribbble and I recently got 2 invites to give away! (more…)
Thanks everyone for all the retweets on Twitter. I had many people retweeting, more then I actually expected. But the winner is bcpurleigh on twitter. I will send you a Direct Message on Twitter with more info. And of course, when the illustration is completed, I’ll share the final work with everyone. Thanks all, and hopefully till next time!
The illustration he wanted was some sort of futuristic spaceman. And here’s the result!
You always wanted a custom made illustration made by me? This is your chance! Just Retweet this Blog post or the following text
Want a free (small) #illustration? Just RT this tweet! Winner will be announced within a week! Check out my work at – http://www.rzdesign.nl
I will select a winner within a week, and I will of course feature the illustration I will make for the winner! Of course he/she will receive the source file(s) of the prize!
Good luck!
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