Belgium scratchboard

linocut kaiqi gao

Belgium Lino Cut- Joy Kim

Belgium S-B Melissa Hecker

Scratchboard

Klüdde Scratchboard - Evee Erb

The Gilles Scratchboard

Scratchboard for Belgium

Belgium, Scratchboard; Allison Mackey

scratch board, harriet sussman

Belgium Scratch Boards (Lauren Sessa)

Belgium

Belgium research & sketches: Melissa Hecker

   I was really intrigued by the work of Rene Margritte and Leon Spilliaert. Margritte was a Belgian surrealist painter who used themes of ordinary objects in an unusual context.

   Here are some rough sketches of their work that I emulated. I would like to work with the aesthetic of architecture juxtaposed with landscape. This has been a common theme in some of my previous work.  I would like to experiment with different compositions of negative and positive space through the use of monochromatic tones.

   For the content of my illustration, I am mostly interested in authentic Belgian architecture, specifically from Brussels. Here are some images of buildings that I referenced.

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/brussels.html 

Also it is interesting to see the changes in Belgian architecture throughout the centuries. This is a good website I found that lists images of buildings starting with the Romanesque era and ending with current 21st century buildings.

http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/belgian_architecture.shtml

Kattenstoet

belgium sketch

Belgium sketch

I was inspired by the work of Achraf Amiri, who works primarily in fashion illustration.

belgium sketch, harriet sussman

my inspiration was mainly the work of Frank Pe
dodo book sketches
parc paradisio environment sketches

Belgium Sketch

 

Lange Wapper

Belgium folklore portrayed as a trickster.

I'm choosing to illustrate Klüdde, who is a shapeshifting beast/demon from a Belgian folk tale, who most notably takes the form of a dog or wolf with wings who terrorizes the citizens of Flanders. 

More info: http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Kludde

I'm also drawing inspiration from Thomas Ott...

Belgium Sketch; Allison Mackey

Illustrator Sketches/Inspiration (Lauren Sessa)

Belgium-Inspired Sketch

I picked the Belgian illustrator Jan Van Der Veken to draw inspiration from, as well as Belgium's traditional Mardi Gras celebration of the Carnival of Brinche, and the principal character of the Gilles.

Happy Family- Evee

Belgium

happy family, harriet sussman