Maarten Claassen
illustrator, storyboard artist, character designer
Eindhoven / NL
about me
Welcome to Maarten Claassen Illustrations!

Since 2009 I have been working as a freelance illustrator/storyboard artist/character designer.

I enjoy working on various, including film-related illustration assignments. Technique, craftsmanship and an eye for detail play an important role.

I have a strong preference for storyboards, character design, editorial illustrations, comic strips and portraits.

ask me for
Je mag me altijd benaderen voor:

affiche ontwerp - character design/ trademarks - concept art - decor ontwerp - gamedesign - illustraties voor animaties - infographics - jaren '50 vintage illustraties - krijttekeningen - logo en letterontwerp - mascotte ontwerp - muurtekeningen, natuur/ wildlife illustraties - platenhoezen - portretten (in vele stijlen) - storyboard design voor videos en commercials - stripverhalen - theaterdecors - t-shirt ontwerp - (handgeschreven) typografie - visuals voor online campagnes etc.etc.

remarks
I am a skilled and fast sketcher with a steady hand.

My drawing style is versatile and has a humorous, stylized or businesslike character.
I especially like drawing and developing character designs with lots of emotions, poses and environments.

I would like to develop myself further in drawing storyboards and concept art for commercials and film productions.

trackrecord
- Storyboard for the short film 'the strawberry mystery' in collaboration with Arjen Schotel
- Storyboards for Jumbo Supermarkets, Endinet/ Enexis, Deloitte, NHA, Municipality of Eindhoven, Amazon/ Liquavista.
- Illustrations for several ZappLive NTR games
- Illustrations for End-of-year show Urgert and van Deudekom' With the knowledge of Nu' NTR
- Illustrations for 'The Best Friend Quiz' NTR

awards
Nominated for the Young Illustrator Award 2015

equipment
Wacom Cintiq en Wacom Tablet

software knowledge
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator en Indesign (meeste recent)

discipline
Animation, Commercial, Short film

my companies

Maarten Claassen
Eindhoven / NL
illustrator, storyboard artist, character designer