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Join my Illustration courses! // Illustratiecursussen in Utrecht!

workshop illustratie door ellen vesters

 

Have you always wanted to learn how to illustrate?

I will help you find your own unique style. By working on different assignments and trying out different materials and techniques, you will develop your own signature. With humor and a proper dose of enthusiasm I will dare you to make as many ‘ugly’ things as possible. When you can learn to let go of making beautiful stuff and have the courage to experiment, you can achieve an inspiring imagery of your own.

Experience is no requirement, but you have to dare to be creative. In my courses the accent is not on technical drawing, but on experimenting and discovering your possibilities within the field of illustration!

 

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Wilde jij altijd al leren illustreren? 

In mij lessen help ik je jouw unieke illustratiestijl te vinden. Door middel van verschillende opdrachten, waar steeds weer andere materialen en technieken aan te pas komen, leer je je eigen handschrift ontdekken. Je maakt kennis met de verschillende vormen van illustratief ontwerpen, zoals: prentenboekentekeningen, posters, logo’s en tekenen vanuit je eigen fascinatie. Met de nodige humor en een flinke dosis enthousiasme daag ik je uit tot het maken van zoveel mogelijk ‘lélijke’ dingen. Juist als je het maken van het zoveelste mooie plaatje weet los te laten en durft te experimenteren, kun je tot een inspirerende eigen beeldtaal komen.

Ervaring is geen vereiste, maar je moet wel creatief durven zijn. Het gaat niet om lessen waarbij de aandacht ligt op het technisch tekenen, maar juist op het experimenteren en ontdekken van nieuwe mogelijkheden van illustreren!

 

Je vindt mij bij Urlaub, een uniek cursuscentrum in het creatieve hart van Utrecht.
Op het moment geef ik daar de cursus Prentenboeken Illustreren: www.immerurlaub.nl.

 

workshop illustratie door ellen vesters

Girl Crush: Octavie

How I have grown to love the online community.

Yesterday I posted this on Instagram.

Even before I received Marloes‘s lovely gift, Octavie – who I never met in real life – touched me with hers.

 

I would wish for all of you to be Dutch. Just to be able to read Octavie‘s blogs.

In the commercial blog world, her non-commercial one really stands out. Sharing her beautiful drawings and her magical view on life. Such integrity, such sincerity.

 

I found the painting below in my mailbox after a little post on facebook that I loved her robin so much…

 

Thank you so much, Octavie (and Marloes and Anki, and all those others that give so much), you don’t know how much these things mean!!!

 

 

Girl crush: Marloes de Vries

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

 

One hundred and fifty kilometers out and one hundred and fifty kilometers back (including Dutch public transport…) to visit a colleague’s exhibition and it was well worth it. Usually I really dislike Sundays, but Marloes made it a fun one.

 

In between giggles we took a moment of silence to enjoy the sincerity and delicate nature of her art.
It was really special to get such a different perspective on a fellow artist (Marloes says this is the most personal work she has ever made).

 

You can check out her artwork at the CBK Emmen until the 21st of April.
If you can’t make it there, be sure to check out her daily doodles at http://marloesdevries.tumblr.com/.

 

all photos by Marloes de Vries

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

exhibition cbk emmen marloes de vries illustrator

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

girl crush on marloes de vries illustrator exhibiting in emmen

all photos by Marloes de Vries