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 layed down in his 'Implicate Order' treatise.
A T-shirt design, featuring a vector cartoon of Mark Twain, who said and wrote intriguing things, stemming from an environment in which scarecely known information is treasured. The text around the head, would of course be something that a writer would say. He likely hinted to include to read between the lines as well (i.e. not the blank spaces).
An other T-shirt design concept, featuring Mr. Bean, with a text based on one of his quotes.
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 self sufficient with regards to its food supply.
Decades ago I was asked by a friend to do product design for one of her friends. Never heard from them again, but at least I had fun doing the design concepts. In those days I still worked with CorelDRAW and trueSpace, respectively 2D and 3D applications.
Designed in 2009 in Rhinoceros 3D version 4. Out of an undetermined type of urge to create something, anything, basically.
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 the vacuum bags. This 3D image was created in Rhinoceros 3D version 5 a few years ago.
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 appearence in one gadget. Owners just have to flip the watch to change its looks.
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 lacked many features, included in today's 3D programs.
In 2009 I designed a logo for a clothing company that I was in the process of establishing. A desgin I created in the now defunct 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.
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 I ndoor So illess Cult ivation, a very efficient growing method based on aeroponics.
Drawn from nostalgia in Affinity Designer.
Logo designed for a company named Earth & Flight Composites that operates in the advanced composites business - aviation, aerospace, automotive and marine plants, maintenance and repair organizations, that is of course created in Affinity Designer.
The tree of life symbol is often used and rarely understood. Click on the image to visit my VectorWhiz blog to read about it. It is part of my quest to live life in a different way, one that aims to offer ways to escape from the 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 3D and placed in the logo with Affinity Designer.
Of course AA people and DUI victims wouldn't find this funny, this goes without saying, but those not endlessly drunk as a fish probably would. Without intending to offend anyone I created this graphic in 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 X is a symbol of the Sun God who sustains life. 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.
This 100% vector image was drawn in affinity Designer. The text obviously applies to me.
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.... There is a version for evil people as well, here.
Recently I have become an interested enthousiast 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 10 2022) I am 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. Meanwhile I am giving it a serious try.
My first try at creating an Art Nouveau drawing in Affinity Designer. The works of this art movement have always fascinated me, probably because it features beautiful women most of the time. Art Nouveau was started by Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha, an artist from Moravia in what today is the Czech republic. He made posters in what is now known as the Art Nouveau style to avoid starvation and fortunately became world renown by it. Besides being an excellent graphic designer Mucha was also a world class painter and drawing artist.
This is is a 100% vector drawing of a wolf that my old computer was barely able to render, since basically each hair was drawn separately with a Huion 610 PRO drawing tablet. The many thousands of strokes probably were a bit too much to process for my crappy old machine.
Currently - November 4 2022 - I have been exploring the brilliant VectorStyler for 3 weeks now, which is a relatively new vector drawing program that has an abundance of functions that are not included in any of the competitor's programs. The progress sequence of the various stages of this 100% vector portrait can be seen in my portfolio blog. I have just begun trying out this program and I am still learning how to use it properly. First impression is that it is overwhelmingly powerful and good. Note: This portrait still is unfinished - now in the 15th stage - and will be updated as I progress.
On November 4 2022 - I started an other 100% vector drawing, since the one above could not be handled by my stone age rig. I began drawing in VectorStyler, but at some point it started to freeze and crash. I switched to the recently upgraded Affinity Designer, but that crashed as well. In spite of all annoyances, see the progress sequence in my portfolio blog. Note: As of November 26 2022 this vector drawing is not yet finished either.
