Marloes De Vries
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Marloes De Vries is an award-winning illustrator and author, working on (picture) books, magazines and comics.
Marloes De Vries
2y ago
Illustrator/visual artist/designer/author Marloes De Vries answers questions about illustration, being an artist or creative life in general. → Ask a question here.
Dear Ms De Vries,
I recently made a decision to leave a career in policy research to follow my dream of becoming a visual storyteller. I love using words and sketches to tell stories, and want to find a way to channel this into a career as a creative artist and illustrator. I am excited about this new adventure but at the same time, I feel slightly nervous and worried, for I am still very much a “rookie” at art. I’m scared that I ..read more
Marloes De Vries
2y ago
Illustrator/beeldend kunstenaar/ontwerper/auteur Marloes De Vries beantwoordt vragen over illustratie, kunstenaar zijn of creatief leven in het algemeen. → Stel hier een vraag.
Beste mevrouw De Vries,
Ik heb onlangs de beslissing genomen om een carrière in beleidsonderzoek te verlaten om mijn droom te volgen om een visuele verhalenverteller te worden. Ik gebruik graag woorden en schetsen om verhalen te vertellen, en ik wil een manier vinden om dit te vormen tot een carrière als creatief kunstenaar en illustrator. Ik ben enthousiast over dit nieuwe avontuur, maar tegelijkertijd voel ik me een ..read more
Marloes De Vries
2y ago
As illustrating is my day job since 11 years I have to admit that drawing in my sketchbook isn’t a regular past time any more. But I also miss the joy of drawing something just for my own pleasure.
Although you practise your drawing skills by doing a lot of drawing, finding your illustration style is something that comes from experimenting a lot in sketchbooks. Trying new styles, perspectives, colours, expressions and the likes. I’d say I have my own ‘style’ for quite a few years now, but even as a professional illustrator I feel you should never stop developing.
I carved out some time one wee ..read more
Marloes De Vries
3y ago
During the summer I started painting landscapes. I had time on my hands because of loss of work due to the crisis. Best time ever, honestly. I’ve been saying for years how I would love to do more personal work and it took a crisis to do it. I took some online courses, created two paintings I enjoyed and then after a few months jobs started coming in again, so I neglected painting I have started, but haven’t finished a painting since.
Building a habit
Whatever you want to do, you have to make it a habit.
Whether you want to go out for a walk every day, want to write at least one chapter of a bo ..read more
Marloes De Vries
3y ago
As I’m writing this we’re still full on in a pandemic. Going to the shops is not easy over here so many people, including myself, resort to online shopping.
With art supplies this can be tricky. Deciding on colors of paint or pencils is difficult to do online. You want to see the colors. But sometimes that isn’t an option.
Here are a few of my tips to buy art supplies online!
This blog post contains affiliate links from Jackson’s Art (UK) and Splendith (NL). This means that if you order through these links, I get a small percentage. This way you support me so I can write more articles.
It’s re ..read more
Marloes De Vries
5y ago
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Marloes De Vries
5y ago
After years I met up with my best friend from high school. I was a bit nervous…
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