Dec 9, 2015
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
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
Hand-drawn portrait of professional golf player Rickie Fowler.
Dec 4, 2015
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
Football illustration of the great FC Barcelona player Neymar.
Dec 3, 2015
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
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
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.
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Nov 30, 2015
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
Ukraine, Syria, Isil, German arms exports, Mali, Paris… The news are full of explosive, disturbing and worrying information these days.
Nov 26, 2015
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
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
I like the dynamism of this freestyle sport, so I thought the watercolor technique would fit well to it.
Nov 20, 2015
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
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
Nov 18, 2015
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
Watercolor illustration of the new video game Uncharted 4 – A Thief’s End.
Nov 17, 2015
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
Nov 13, 2015
Final artwork of German rapper Sido. See more portraits of German musicians here.
Nov 13, 2015
Added the second and third colour and some outlines. See more portraits of German musicians here.
Nov 13, 2015
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
I published a new project on Behance. It’s about my studio »Maivisto Illustration«, the branding and its promotional material.
Nov 12, 2015
This drawing wasn’t quite easy mainly because I found it difficult to get the right golden color tone.
Nov 12, 2015
Before adding the colors in Photoshop I finish the watercolor part.
Nov 12, 2015
Beside watches I enjoy illustrating fragrance bottles. Starting with a rough sketch.
Nov 11, 2015
I published a new project on Behance. It’s series of illustrated video game characters (i.e. Assassins Creed, Max Payne, Uncharted and more). I will share the illustrations and the work-in-progress here on my blog soon.
Nov 11, 2015
So far, this is the only portrait where I used two different drawing colors in addition to black.
Nov 11, 2015
I had this picture in my mind when I saw the disturbing German movie »Homevideo«, where some bullies post an embarrassing video of a shy and sensitive boy on the Internet. This results in unstoppable waves of virtual insults, threats and a very tragic ending.
Nov 10, 2015
Finished »Batman – Arkham Knight« illustration. Haven’t played the game, but I like this character.
Nov 10, 2015
Working out some details and adding first watercolor splashes.
Nov 10, 2015
Just for fun: Started a »Batman – Arkham Knight« illustration. I think I’ll keep it in black and white.
Nov 9, 2015
I like this red and blue color combination a lot and I think I will use it more often in the future. You can see the final sport series on Behance.
