Rapunzel Artwork ( IV )

The last batch of Rapunzel artwork for now, before I move on to some other work I did...

Rapunzel Artwork ( I )

I know Disney is working on their own take for a new animated feature based on the fairytale "Rapunzel", but long before my idol Glen Keane started directing his version of the movie I had plans for MY own version. I've always been attracted to the story and had my own vision, basically mixing the dynamics between the evil witch and Rapunzel, combined by the reasoning as to why the witch became so cruel and locked Rapunzel up in the tower. From 1998 on I've worked on and off on the project, doing sketches, using it as a starting point to make animation tests during my time at the academy of arts. In the next few posts I'll show you some of the older artwork but also some new stuff, for my own personal version of the movie.

First, here's some of the old artwork I did around the late 90's. The Rapunzel I was looking for was a bit modelled after Reese Witherspoon at the time. Who I thought had the right feisty yet friendly face for the role.

Sketchbook Scans ( I )

Here are some scans from one of my sketchbooks. At art school my teachers drilled me to always have a sketchbook with me and draw whenever there was time, so during my daily trainride I tend to do so vigourously.

The first sketch is for another comic/movie idea I have about a young girl living in the middle ages or some fantastical epic era who survives a massacre which leaves her entire town murdered including her own family. She sets out to find the person responsible for this and get her revenge. I wanted to find a mix between a very innocent looking girl and very brutal action. A contrast between visual innocence and inner anger and rage. This drawing is of the moment the girl finds out her entire town has been ravaged and murdered. More to come on this project.


This sketch is just some fashionable kick ass female. I tend to draw women, because they are fun to draw. This started when I was young and used to draw all the female Disney characters like the little mermaid, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas and Jessica Rabbit, or dutch comic hero Franka which is one of my favourite comics ever.

Les Nouveaux Sauvages ( I )

My first post,

Dedicated to a comic that's been develloping in my head as a project to work on in my spare time. My astrological sign is Gemini and this gave me the idea of creating a comic strip or graphic novel about two twins, a boy and a girl who are art students in the big city. They lost their parents at a young age but they have left them a large art collection which is spread over museums all over the world. Throughout their life the twins get tangled up in all sorts of adventures, dealing with the traps and asty business of art dealers, big sums of money, fraude, kidnapping, theft, etc.

Here is a first look at some art from the comic strip, which includes some designs of the main characters, the twins Derek (D) and Katherina (Kat).