Hello everyone. Normally I'm used to pencils, fineliners and just recently the 'pressure sensitive' WACOM pen to do my illustrations with but occasionally I like to grab big fat paintbrush, dip it in a big ol' bucket of paint and do my thing on bigger canvases like, for instance, walls! This next piece was done while I was away in the States (you know America). I was asked if I could liven up wall and this was the result.

The method? There really isn't a set plan on how to do this. You just draw what comes to mind. Just know that you only get one try on this, because it's paint! It doesn't have much of an erasable chracacteristic.
What works? Close the door behind you, put up a big fat 'do not disturb or I'll shoot you' sign, open a window, play some loud music and start cracking away. That's what works for me. But you have to see for yourself what works for you! Enjoy!

Hey guys! It's been a while since my last update. A lot of things have happenned in between projects. For example I recently became a proud member of the driving community and boy was I happy! I don't know how it's in other countries but earning your license will cost you an eye and a rib in this little part of the world. I've also added another year to my 'yet to be determined' lifespan which I celebrated with my loving family. I enjoyed it very much (Thank you dear, 4 everything). I also ran a marathon just recently with my kid (For a 5 year old kid, running a full 1000 meters and then some, without making any stops and overtaking other runners, makes me kinda proud!). Back to my post of today. This piece right here was inspired by a certain style of martial art I recently seen portrayed in a movie by Donnie Yen which I think was quite impressive (If you don't know who Donnie Yen is then WIKI him!).

The surge of inspiration I got from the movie gave me the ablity the draw this in under half an evening. It's pretty standard, though fun to draw. The steps were (1) sketch (2) ink (3) tone (4) effect. I would say...Enjoy!

Hello everyone! I've been showing this blog to some friends of mine and they were very pleased in how well it's developing. I know it's no where near it's completion but it does show a lot of promise. As my projects are still in the making I won't be able to come with updates on a regular basis, but I'll try to reach my goal of at least three a month. So that means no pics this time. On another note, a friend of mine asked what 'Zettai Mugen' or for that fact 'Mugen' means. Actually when I chose it I didn't know either. I thought it was a cool sounding name to go with. I came up with the nick when I was playing online racinggames. As I'm a fan of Motorports, primarly of the single seater category (most famous of all is Formula 1), I happened to hear the name 'Mugen' mentioned a couple of times. It's the name of a Japanese company primarly known for it's customization and tuning of HONDA engines. The same brand made famous in the F1 by the late Ayrton Senna (If you wanna know more of the history of the tuningcompany, sport or driver you can look it up on Wiki(-pedia)). But later on in life when I seriously began investing time in illustrating I needed an identity to go with. So one day when I was racing online out of frustration of being 'nameless', I prompted 'mugen' in the screen and sudddenly I realized...Hey! That's It! Being curious about it I wanted to know what it meant exactly. First I thought it was the name of a short Japanese blade. I was thinking when I won a race online something like, 'Yeah! I'm Bad-Ass! don't mess with the Blade!' (Yeah, I know it's stupid).But when I prompted it in Google I found a deeper meaning to it. So for all you 'Wannaknowits', this is what Wiki says about the word; 'Mugen is a word of Japanese origin, meaning DREAM, FANTASY (夢幻), or INFINITE (無限)'. I was thinking;'Yeah Totally!', and that's exactly what 'zettai' means...absolutly, definitely or totally! So there you have it guys, enjoy!

Hey everyone! This next piece was used for promotional purposes. It could be used for posters, bookcovers or any variety of media for that matter. I especially like the colour scheme chosen for this project which gives it a very warm and nostalgic feel. The client came up with this concept of two hands trying to form a heart. The significance of the 'open' hands was very important because of the slogan which in English would read "open your friendship!".
I tried to design as close to this concept as I could and this was the result.

Hey guys! Mugen back. Ocassionally I'll do some logowork and the two pieces shown her were done for another client of mine.

They were made in a very early stage and one of these would be the basis for the eventual design. But I like both designs so I thought I would show them both.

Another logo that I designed was for the company 'ODEEZ' wich specializes in women's fashion. They also provide workshops and other services. You can check out the design on their site in the 'affiliation' links below. later!

Hey guys! Mugen's here with another update. This is a piece I've done for a great client of mine who used my services on many projects. It just goes to show how diverse my style can be, but also shows how closely I can get to the wishes of the client. I've done a series starring this cute couple and it's being used for promotional purposes for a well known local university in The Hague. Enjoy!

Hey everybody. I started out a little different with this one. I didn't get down to sketching first. I started with the pencils to make a standard face. The purpose was to have her have different hairstyles so could practice. When I did the hair I thought why not finish the rest so I did. I gave her a torso, made her do something funny with her hand and added a background and that's pretty much it. Enjoy!