Dec 21, 2015
Mindshot 32: Money-Talk
Dec 18, 2015
Scribble Portrait: Buffon
Trying a new portrait technique by drawing lines as fast as possible. This one took about two hours.
Dec 15, 2015
Fragrance Illustrations On Behance
I published a new project on Behance. It’s series of illustrated fragrance bottles (i.e. Chanel, Bulgari, Versace and more).
Dec 14, 2015
Sport Illustration: Mario Balotelli
Hope he’s going to the European Championship for Italy next year!
Dec 9, 2015
Portrait: Tiger Woods
Watercolor portrait of professional golf player Tiger Woods.
Dec 9, 2015
Mindshot 28: »BI-BLING«
When I was a little boy, this toy was my favorite one. The Nintendo Game Boy opened a whole new world for most of the children’s in my generation. A few pixels and four grey tones created monsters, fantastic places and unique atmospheres. Today, when I switch on the little grey button and see the Nintendo logo smoothly floating down to the middle of the display and stopping with that typical sound, I feel like 12 years old again.
Dec 8, 2015
Mindshot 27: Home Is Where My Music Is
In 2011 I traveled to the other side of the world and visited Australia and various countries in Asia (you can find more about the trip here). When you are on your own for several months, you feel homesick from time to time. What really helped was my MP3-Player with all my favorite music. When I listened to the songs I immediately felt better and closer to my family, friends and home…
Dec 4, 2015
Portrait: Rickie Fowler
Hand-drawn portrait of professional golf player Rickie Fowler.
Dec 4, 2015
Mindshot 25: Just Killing Some Time
These new free-to-play games on my iPhone are like time machines: Once I start playing, an hour seems like a minute.
Dec 3, 2015
Sport Illustration: Neymar
Football illustration of the great FC Barcelona player Neymar.
Dec 3, 2015
Illustration Daily Features My Artwork
I’m glad to announce that my Mindshot illustration “Revolution has changed” has been featured on the main side of Illustration Daily. llustration Daily is a visual Daily – an online platform where professional illustrators share personal and editorial work that comments on the world today. Thank you Illustration Daily for sharing!
See the post here.
Dec 1, 2015
Mindshot 23: Untitled
I think I watched too much TV last weekend and didn’t do anything useful. On the other side, this waste of time usually gives me a push for the upcoming week. So in the end, it may not be so meaningless…
Dec 1, 2015
The Creative Finder Features My Artwork
It’s an honor to announce that the TheCreativeFinder featured my artwork of »Cristiano Ronaldo« on the main page. The Creative Finder is an important platform for creatives all over the world to connect, to collaborate and to inspire each other. It’s also part of DesignTAXI – a daily-updated news and editorial site focused on creativity and innovation. Forbes named DesignTAXI as »Top Five Sites For Keeping Up With Creativity and Design«. Personally I use The Creative Finder and DesignTAXI as my daily inspiration for many years and I’m glad to be part of it.
Visit the original post here.
Nov 30, 2015
Mindshot 22: Drawing – Sometimes A Drug, Sometimes A Medicine
When I start to create a new piece and get into a flow with my drawing, I hardly can stop. The time goes by very fast and it feels like an obsession to finish it. At the same time it has a meditating effect. I become calm and forget everything around me. Weather obsession or meditation: After drawing, I always feel better. I think everyone who likes to draw, feels much the same.
Nov 27, 2015
Mindshot 21: High Impact News
Ukraine, Syria, Isil, German arms exports, Mali, Paris… The news are full of explosive, disturbing and worrying information these days.
Nov 26, 2015
Mindshot 20: Wall Street Brokers Calculator
I had this picture in my mind when I saw the documentary “Inside Job”. It takes a closer look at what brought about the financial meltdown. In the end it was just greed. A great film you might want to check out and get an authentic insight into the system of the wall street.
Nov 24, 2015
Mindshot 19: Untitled
The daily shocking news about conflicts and wars all around the world based on differences in religion, opinions, skin color, sex, family background, social or economic status, language and birth of nationality made me do this.
Nov 20, 2015
Sport Illustration: Freestyle Football
I like the dynamism of this freestyle sport, so I thought the watercolor technique would fit well to it.
Nov 20, 2015
Mindshot 18: The Whatsapp Curse
I think Whatsapp is a great invention to connect and share. I use it every day. Check marks tell you, if your message has been sent and read by the receiver. However, sometimes these marks put some pressure and force you to answer asap, because you know the other person is waiting for you to write back.
Nov 19, 2015
Mindshot 17: »Oops!«
In our digital age of social networks, Playstation 4 and various TV and talent shows, I often get lost while using these media. Time goes by so fast and when I finally switch off it feels like reality slipped through my fingers in the last couple of hours.
Nov 18, 2015
Watch Illustration: Rolex
Nov 18, 2015
Mindshot 16: Please Wait…
I am living in a beautiful area in Bielefeld, a small town in North-West Germany. Here you can find a lot of nature, green landscapes, quietness and harmony. But the internet speed just sucks!
Nov 17, 2015
Video Game Illustration: Uncharted
Watercolor illustration of the new video game Uncharted 4 – A Thief’s End.
Nov 17, 2015
Mindshot 15: Always Online
Do you also have your smartphone or iPad within reach when you go to sleep? I do and I think it’s really a bad habit I should get rid of. Even though all devices are switched to silent, I still catch myself grabbing my phone and checking out what’s happening out there. And suddenly it’s 1am…
Nov 16, 2015
Sport Illustration: Yachting – Step 1 (WIP)
Nov 13, 2015
Portrait: Sido
Final artwork of German rapper Sido. See more portraits of German musicians here.
Nov 13, 2015
Portrait: Sido – Step 2 (WIP)
Added the second and third colour and some outlines. See more portraits of German musicians here.
Nov 13, 2015
Portrait: Sido – Step 1 (WIP)
Portrait of the great German rapper Sido. Work-in-progress: I think this is the most complex and time-consuming portrait I’ve worked on so far. I use four different yellow tones. Here are the first two layers. See more portraits of German musicians here.
Nov 12, 2015
Maivisto Branding
I published a new project on Behance. It’s about my studio »Maivisto Illustration«, the branding and its promotional material.
Nov 12, 2015
Fragrance Illustration: Versace
This drawing wasn’t quite easy mainly because I found it difficult to get the right golden color tone.
Nov 12, 2015
Fragrance Illustration: Versace – Step 2 (WIP)
Before adding the colors in Photoshop I finish the watercolor part.
