A few weeks ago I told you guys about a video competition for charity and asked you to vote for us. I hadn't given any updates because they haven't announced the outcome yet. But the event (Project for Awesome) itself was very successful: it raised over $2.300.000, more than it…
I got a coat from my friends from Suubi Teen MOPS in Uganda. It is made by recycled plastic bags. But since it is too stiff and small for me to wear, I am turning it into a backpack! I cut the pattern out of brown packing paper. Then, I…
I did some more watercolor tests for my book "Ryan's Truck of Eggs". One page was just random drawings, the other was a test illustration for the book itself. I experimented a bit with brown paper and ink. I like the overall look but am not quite sure how to…
I still have a few sketches to do for my children's book "Ryan's Truck of Eggs". But I decided to still go ahead and do some color/style samples: Sketches on their own don't tell you what colors you would I use, or whether to use watercolor or collage or digital…
I am working on some sketches for my children's book "Ryan's Truck of Eggs". So far, half of the spreads are done. So far, the story follows Ryan from his boss to the town with ballerinas, over a mountainous construction site, past a fishing party, and into a tornado! He…
Way back last November, I had the idea to write a story based on the words "Operation Easter Island". Some brainstorms, a long break and more edits later, here is a somewhat stable draft of the story and some concept sketches (the numbers represent double-page spreads, like what you see…
I have worked in all sorts of art mediums. But I always like a good challenge, so I decided to try something "classic" that I hadn't done before: pottery and blacksmithing. Working with raw materials like "earth" and "metal". People have used these "elements" for thousands of years. Surely, I…
I am almost done with my illustration commission. These are the newest pictures. HoseaJoelAmosObadajahJonahMicah Also, I learned how to use a sewing machine. I technically had learned how to use a sewing machine before, but this was the first time I actually made something with it. I made a quilted…
I have been working on this illustration commission for over 100h, over the course of several months. But now, I'm in the last leagues. Less than 20h to go! Isaiah, Part 1: Judgement of IsraelIsaiah, Part 2: Comfort for IsraelDeborah, the female Judge and WarriorGideon, the cowardly Judge
The task: 70h, draw illustrations for the entire Old Testament (first part of the Bible), or as far as you can get. I knew I wouldn't be able to do the whole Old Testament (That would have been over 100 illustrations in 70h or about 20min per image!) but I…
It's Christmas. I just had dinner with my family and got some writing cubes as a gift. Time for some rest until school starts up again. Before I got home, I had 5 days to finish writing a sermon, give a presentation, do prep research to write 2 exegetical papers,…
I have until Friday to finish another milestone of illustrations. And, as I was recently working on this project, I found myself in an interesting situation: I was drawing the pictures for "Song of Songs". For those of you who aren't familiar, Song of Songs is like the wild romance…
I haven't posted about the illustrations for a while, but I have silently been working on those. And now, there's something worth showing for it. The commission is for 70h of work. I have about 20h to go. Ruth and Boaz (edited)Family TreeJob and his FriendsGod's Voice in the StormJob…
I have been working on my illustrations, but haven't posted about them for a while. So, here's an update on the project: 40h in, 30h to go. JobConquering CanaanKing David and the PsalmsRuth and Boaz Also, I remade my baboon mask, my own "Rafiki" (based on the "Lion King"). The…
My commission is coming along. I fixed some issues with the first illustrations and added new ones. The illustrations are like title cards for groups of chapters. This completes the cycle for the book of Genesis (The first book of the Bible). 1- Creation2- Paradise and Fall of Man3- Family…