In this vector portrait of David Bohm I used various drawing techniques to achieve the proper appearence - 'painting' with custom vector brushes, drawing shapes and strokes and the Huion graphic tablet to draw the hairs. This is a work in progress (as of July 17 2020). Click here to see the update sequence in my portfolio blog, read more information on how the drawing was made and information about the life and work of the hyper intelligent and emphatic David Bohm, as he laid down in his outstanding 'Implicate Order' treatise.
This is an other work in progress, a vector portrait of David Lynch , created in Affinity Designer. 3D frame modeled in Plasticity 3D.
As you may have noticed, I like jaguars. At this point - March 2024 - it still is a work in progress. I have planned to draw the fur texture with the Huion 620 Pro tablet. This 100% vector painting was done in Affinity Designer and VectorStyler. The former for the composition and tweaking, the latter for drawing the spots, using the Spike Effect Tool, which saves a ton of time. This is the most recent update from September 6 2024.
This vector painting is a work in progress as well; I have many of those.... (there is an other vector jaguar drawing at the bottom of this page). Drawn in Affinity Designer and VectorStyler. The image depicts a jaguar hunting in the Amazon river.
This was an exercise to create organic shapes (with soft and hard edges) in Affinity Designer, that take more time and effort to make in vector drawing programs of the competition (most of which I have worked with for two decades), while the result in Affinity Designer is superb, while the image can be resized without limit, keeping its crispness at every dimension.
A visual vector parody on Robert de Niro saying: 'Are you talking to me?' in Martin Scorsese’s movie the Taxidriver, that was entirely created in Affinity Designer.
I have always been fascinated by ancient symbology, especially when it allows to be designed into geometric shape, of which the circle is the most prominent, because it fits best in the scope of human perception and is easily retrieved from memory at a later point in time, which is the purpose of a well designed symbol, that has a deeper meaning.
An other T-shirt design concept drawn in Affinity Designer, featuring Mr. Bean, with a text that is based on one of his quotes.
The CFM56-3 is one of the most successful jet engines in civil aviation. This image was drawn for KLM's Technical Training Department to prove that creating tech art in CorelDRAW requires less time and is visually more appealing than art made in AutoCad. It took CorelDRAW one third of the time to draw this image that AutoCad required, which version at the time (before 1995) was in black and white only.
Technical presentation created in Rhinoceros 3D / Cinema 4D of a horticultural growing lamp and ballast (power regulator). A small company I used to work for once sold 300,000 of these in one sale to a Russian agricultural company, which was quite a hassle to actually produce within the limit of time agreed upon. Such a huge number of lamps indicates the fact that Russia is in the process of becoming entirely self sufficient with regards to its food supply.
This is a 3D rendering of a hotbonder - a crucial piece of equipment in advanced composites manufacturing and repair. It was created in Cinema 4D and edited in Affinity Designer. Unfortunately commercial 3D applications are hugely expensive, which drove me to switch to open source alternatives, most of which have a rather steep learning curve, so that probably will require a proper amount of time.
Fabricating advanced composite parts also requires the use of special vacuum valves of which the three types are shown here. They have fittings for vacuum gauges and are used for flat, concave and convex surfaces and unlike traditional valves they do not fall over due to the weight of the vacuum hoses and thereby prevent the very costly shearing of vacuum bags. This 3D image was created in Rhinoceros 3D version 5 a few years ago.
Detailed 3D drawing made in Rhinoceros version 5 of an A350(ish) Airbus aircraft. The books I created in Affinity Publisher with an advanced composites specialist made, are full of 2D and 3D drawings to make students visually aware of their educational purpose as efficiently as possible.
For years I have tried to get a decent sound out of a guitar, but miserably failed at these attempts. People called the police when I started to play. I did however manage to create proper guitars in 3D in the Rhinoceros 3D version 5 drawing program.
Occasionally I create 3D files in Rhinoceros 3D versions 5 for my portfolio, like this watch. It is a gimmick containing two watches with a different appearance in one gadget. Owners just have to flip the watch to change the way it appears.
For decades I have sprayed art with an analog airbrush with real paint on canvas, paper, T-shirt or board. Mostly freehand, i.e. without masking. But since over a decade I switched to mainly vector digital art, which allows to make corrections more easily and even different versions of artworks. But at times I still use the analog airbrush as a kind of therapeutic means, trying to stay sane.
Shortly after the turn of the century, I entered a motorcycle design competition with this entry, that I created in the trueSpace 3D program, that has ceased to exist soon afer that, because it lacked many features, compared to today's 3D programs.
In 2009 I designed a logo for a clothing company that I was in the process of establishing. A design I created in the now no longer existing 3D program trueSpace.
Creating organic shapes in 3D can be a challenge. This one was made in Rhinoceros 3D, version 5. In the Chinese Zodiac, I was born under the sign of the snake - the water type, which is where my fascination for the Chinese take on this astrological sign comes from. In the Mayan astrology my sign is also Water (and Fire) that also offers an accurate description of my personality in 3D space.
I drew this concept vector logo for a coaching company for young adults, that had a troubled childhood, in Affinity Designer.
My previous company in which I did research into the indoor aeroponic growing business, until the tax collectors killed it. Isocult is a word play for Indoor Soilless Cultivation, an efficient growing method based on aeroponics, that was tested by NASA in a simulation of space with zero gravitation, without sunlight and earthly soil.
The stunningly beautiful logo of the Chinese electronics company Huawei has intrigued me from the moment I laid eyes on it. The symbolism of the 8 petals, 8 representing good fortune in Chinese numerology, elevates this logo beyond just being a caress to the eye. In spite of all sanctions and trade restrictions imposed by western countries, Huawei has always found ways to survive and I am quite certain that they eventually will come out victorious in the end.
I like to create logos and look for the optimal aesthetic for the shape and space in a balanced colour setting. Created in Affinity Designer.
Created in Affinity Designer for a friend, that ran a logistic distribution company.
Capricorn, the western zodiac Sea Goat sign. The mix of land and marine life forms makes it different from the other symbols in the zodiac. It probably is in some way related to the aquatic Nummo gods in the culture of the African Dogon tribe, that knew a lot about astrology long before anyone else did.
This is a vector diagram of earth's core elements according to alchemic lore.
The Fonz, played by actor Harry Winkler in the American TV series 'Happy Days', is a 100% vector portrait concept of a T-shirt design, drawn in Affinity Designer.
CE was just as reluctant to make compromises in real life as he was in movies he participated in. This is an other graphic 100% vector portrait that I created from scratch in Affinity Designer.
100% vector crest of Amsterdam created in Affinity Designer as a T-shirt design. A more detailed original graphic image of this crest is nowhere to be found but here on this website. The lions are a copy of the Medici bank crest, that left Venice after their competitors from Genoa got a boost from the gold that Columbus brought from South-America. The Venetian bankers moved their business to Bruges, Antwerp and Amsterdam and later to London as well to change their strategy in order to remain competitive to their Genovese foes.
Logo of football club Ajax Amsterdam placed upon a ring, created in the new Plasticity 3D. Shifting towards modeling in 3D increasingly, that offers features 2D programs don't have.
Falcons have been measured to reach speeds of over 300 km/h while diving. It has persuaded mankind to revere this magnificent fowl and justly assign it mythical prowess. I am one of those. I drew this image in Rhinoceros 3D and consider it to be one of my personal logos.
'Rage of Reason' was my nom de plume on a number of poetry sites alongside 'Rite', that I recreated in the awesome 3D program Plasticity, after having drawn it in 2D several decades earlier. I don't visit poetry sites anymore, because most of the 'poets' are fighting, while they should be writing.
The tree of life symbol is often used and rarely understood. Click here to visit my portfolio blog to read about its progress. It is part of my quest to live life in a different way, in a different realm, one that offers ways to escape from the dystopian cyclical prison that this illusory reality actually is.
T-shirt design for the Almere Airbrush Services company in The Netherlands. When I still was doing a lot of airbrush art, I used to buy all my gear in this shop, that literally is world famous for its most excellent service. The airbrushes were created in Rhinoceros version 5 and placed in the logo in the circular text with Affinity Designer.
My Chinese Zodiac sign is a Water Snake, which is the main feature of this personal crest. The meaning of the arched Latin text is: Serpent Power or Kingdom. The swords pointing upward indicate readiness to fight. The faded red circle represents magical protection and sacred space. The mistletoes refer to protection against poisons and to mystical powers. 11 and 22 are master numbers reflecting my essence according to numerology. The infinity symbol at the bottom hints at my spiritual origin - the human soul is infinite, not immortal, while the human spirit is immortal.
Apart from jaguars, I have a special kind of spiritual relationship with snakes.
This 100% vector image was drawn in affinity Designer. The text obviously applies to me.
This image was drawn in affinity Designer and Affinity Photo. It is common good advice.
This 100% vector image was drawn in affinity Designer. The unfinished concept (as of Sept 2022) site of the company can be found here.
To the mentally challenged that feel addressed. Getting the facial expression correct within the restrictions of emoji design, was what I tried to achieve. Especially the asymmetric aspect of the expression in the face is what I focussed on. Take a peek at a few other emojis I drew, here. To all emojis alternative versions are added.... The progress of the version for evil people on this planet, you see here.
Recently I have become an interested enthusiast for VectorStyler, which is a relatively new vector drawing program. It is bursting out of its seams from an abundance of drawing and editing tools, that far exceed that of its competitors. Currently (October 2022) I'm exploring its possibilities, although I bought it about a year after it was released. I wrote a blog entry about VectorStyler, that you find here. When the bugs are written out of the code, I may switch to this mind blowing program as my preferred vector drawing tool. For now I am giving it a try.
My first try at creating an Art Nouveau drawing in Affinity Designer. The works of this art movement have always fascinated me, most likely because it features beautiful women most of the time. Art Nouveau was started by Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha, an artist from Moravia (now in the Czech republic). Mucha made posters in what is now known as the Art Nouveau style to avoid starvation and fortunately became world famous by it. Besides being an excellent graphic designer Mucha was an exceptionally skilled painter and drawing artist as well.
At this time (April 17 2020) this A110 drawing still is a work in progress, but the contours of this beautiful classic car are already becoming visible. It is my all time favourite vehicle, designed by the brilliant Giovanni Michelotti.
The Evoque is a fine example of superb modern minimalist and refined car design. Land Rover design chief Gerry McGovern was responsible for the eye-pleasing design of this most elegant vehicle.
