ek is fine

Die strip is redelik selfverklarend. Ek kan wel sê ek voel beter sedert ek die storie kon teken. Dis 'n voorreg om êrens 'n platform te hê om jou mening te mag lug.

hy het my lief

The typeface is finally complete! I am quite pleased that I was able to figure out how to save a version compatible for pc & mac. I took the inspiration of the design from my teenage school desk doodles: does he love me, does he not? To dare to hope this love is eternal. It is also the motivation behind the name of the typeface - 'hy het my lief' which is Afrikaans for 'he loves me'.
It is a very good exercise to design a face; to appreciate each letterform as a single unit, whilst also consider it as an ingredient to the sum of the parts (not even mentioning kerning pairs). I've also included special glyphs of all the vowels (umlaut, grave, accent, circumflex), the numerals & some essential punctuation marks (full stop, comma, brackets, curly brace, question mark, exclamation mark, hyphen & forward slash). I feel quite satisfied with the result.

May you have a blessed festive season!
Love,
E

Hurrah! Off to the printers!

I'm so pleased to report that the illustrations for the project are complete & sent off to the printers. This is really exciting! Can't wait to see what the book looks like printed. It was such a joy to be involved in this project. Hope many more to come.

Hoe dit is

Hoe dit is

Ek vind jou nie
- nie tussen die spore van woorde nie;
nie agter glas of akkoorde nie...

Dis 'n sprokie díé:
die spel van wie pas by wie.

Maar die sprokie laat my rustig slaap
en snags in my droom
is dit jy wat my ontwaak.

A Woman's Worth

I've recently completed this mini-comic. The story is not completely my own - I've read a version thereof a while ago (more than a year!) and knew instantaneously I would want to draw it as a comic. Even though it specifically deals with the value many women place upon themselves according to how the men in their lives love them, it is not restricted to women. It is a human condition & a very important realisation where your true perceived worth lies.

(Click on the images to enlarge)

'n Middag saam met Elmarie

Wanneer mens iemand teken is die oomblik wanneer jy waarlik begin kyk.  Jou aandag word nie verdeel, opgesny en afgewater om die vele nuanses van die gesprek, die mens, die verbygangers en jou eie gevoelens oor wat bespreek word in te neem nie.  Om iemand te mag teken gee jou toestemming om te staar; om net te sien hoe die laaste flou son oor hul vel speel; hoe die lewe as mooi plooie oor hul gaan lê en jy as tekenaar kan nie help om te besef hoe mooi hierdie mens gemaak is nie.  

At the movies

During the workshop I presented this week we had a closer look at the power of Photoshop to create a collage of elements into a coherent design (as with movie posters) as well as an introduction to matte painting.  Students had to use a photo of themself in their design.  The turn out was positive and I post the examples for display I created.

Pages from my journal

(drawings of the self)

I've explored automotive drawings within various media.  Unfortunately my visual journal had to play second fiddle lately.  I needed to pull in the reigns, gather my thoughts around creativity & the role it plays in my life again.  I've realised a lot of things I love to do, I've stopped 'cause I don't have the time. I want to make time.  I want to see.

 

Junior Champ

This pre-logo/sketch is created for a new porridge being formulated for children below the age of 5. The name was already given & they wanted a boy with outstretched arms & a rainbow somewhere in the mix. Oh, and they wanted something cute... I think our little boy fits the bill. There's wasn't a lot of time. If this project comes to fruition I'd like to work on his boxing gloves some more.

Sketch - the Lord's Prayer

Voi dunque pregate così:
"Padre nostro che sei nei cieli, sia santificato il tuo nome; venga il tuo regno; sia fatta la tua volontà anche in terra come è fatta in cielo. Dacci oggi il nostro pane quotidiano; rimettici i nostri debiti come anche noi li abbiamo rimessi ai nostri debitori; e non ci esporre alla tentazione, ma liberaci dal maligno." (Matteo 6:9-13)