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One of 12 cover illustrations for Ontdekkingsreizen/ Explorers, three teaching methods published by Malmberg. This is Meander, the heroine of the Geography series. She travels the world with her pet falcon and ends up in all kinds of exotic adventures!
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Artist: Arjan Wilschut, colouring by Jelle Gijsberts
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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One of 10 promotional illustrations for Malmberg in 2010, featuring Naut, Meander and Brandaan. This picture is not only representative for the whole series, it also shows an important part of the artistic vision of AW: lively and likeable characters, adventure and discovery, dramatic lighting and strange new worlds.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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One of 10 promotional illustrations for Malmberg in 2010, showing Naut, Meander and Brandaan in new adventures. This one has a nice grungy quality, almost as if the picture was taken with a mobile phone.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Montage of a Malmberg illustration, combined with a travel snapshot of Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
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Two panels of a two-page comic strip : De Apen de Tuinman/ The Monkeys and the Gardener. It’s a fable set in India, written by Bob Evers writer Frank Jonker. The comic strip was commissioned and published by Caroline van der Lee of Groeneveld magazine. It also appeared in the June 2011 issue of P@per comics magazine.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Writer: Frank Jonker
Agent: Comic House | Publisher: GRNVLD
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One of seven pencilled illustrations for a Holiday book by Malmberg. The heroes Naut, Meander and Brandaan are slightly younger here, because the of the book’s target audience: ages 6/7
Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Publisher: Malmberg
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Illustration for De Adelaar en de Koning/ The Eagle and the King, a fantasy adventure book by Arjan Wilschut. The book was published in 2005, won an award (Het Hoogste Woord) in 2006, and was reprinted in 2008. It is available in bookshops, the library, and on bol.com
Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Publisher: Callenbach
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Banner for the website hetboekvanaderyn.nl
Het boek van Aderyn is a concept for a trilogy of fantasy/ adventure stories for young adults, written and designed by Arjan Wilschut. The first book, De Adelaar en de Koning/ The Eagle and the King, was published in 2005, and reprinted in 2008. Part 2 will be published in 2011.
In 2007, AW received a grant from the Dutch Film Fund to write a film treatment of the story.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Publisher: Callenbach
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This piece is inspired by beautiful Tuscany. That time of day when the late afternoon light turns the old cities to gold, and the hills are covered in deep green shadows …
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Stichting Wereldtaal | Publisher: Jongbloed
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Illustration by Arjan Wilschut for a Children’s Bible by Willem de Vink. You can also watch two slideshow trailers with more spreads from stories like Creation and the Flood, Moses, Joseph the King of Dreams, and Jonah.
Watch Trailer 1 – Old Testament on YouTube
Watch Trailer 2 – New Testament on YouTube
Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Art direction Willem de Vink
Colouring: Timo Visser, Arjan Wilschut
Client: Stichting Wereldtaal | Publisher: Jongbloed
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A slideshow of 12 cover illustrations by Arjan Wilschut for three new teaching methods: Brandaan: History, Meander: Geography and Naut: Physics. The aim was to show the adventure in the three subjects, rather than the dry theory, and design three fitting characters. Shy and introvert Brandaan, mysterious and melancholy Meander, and cool, Bond-like Naut.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut, colouring by Jelle Gijsberts
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Cover illustration of Naut, the hero of the Malmberg teaching method for Physics, on a space adventure.
This book is used for Group 6, ages 9/10
Artist: Arjan Wilschut, colouring by Jelle Gijberts
Shuttle and satellite design by Viktor Venema
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Sixties- style science fiction B- movie poster.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
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Character designs and illustrations for a new schoolbook Franconville, published by Thieme. The characters had to look like they could live in France, but also needed universal appeal. Note the subtle manga-flavoured details like the girl’s hair, and the pink/ purple colours.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Thieme | Agent: Comic House
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The heroes of the new Malmberg teaching methods History, Geography and Physics on an adventure in the snow. The idea was that they had just climbed a mountain, and shared a happy moment of victory. The picture was printed on a pagemarker and also on a ruler, for kids to use in school.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Cover illustration by AW, for a Children’s Bible. Initiated, written, and supervised by Willem de Vink.
Arjan Wilschut and Timo Visser made over 250 illustrations for this mega-project in the past three years. The book will be available in the fall of 2011.
Watch trailer 1 on YouTube
Watch trailer 2 on YouTube
Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Art director Willem de Vink
Client: Stichting Wereldtaal | Publisher: Jongbloed
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Illustration of Joseph, the King of Dreams. This shows his triumphant mood after his release from prison. It is one of the first of 250 illustrations AW made for a Children’s Bible by Willem de Vink.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Stichting Wereldtaal | Publisher: Jongbloed
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Three-headed dog, Artemis goddess of hunting, a Faun, Zeus, Hades and Ajax. This iconic, painted style was developed by Arjan Wilschut and used for certain themes in a Children’s Bible, which were otherwise difficult to illustrate, such as: dreams, symbols or scary images.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Stichting Wereldtaal | Publisher: Jongbloed
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Cover illustration for Brandaan in Egypt. Brandaan (Brendan) is the main character in Malmberg’s teaching method for History. This book is meant for Group 7, ages 10/11
Artist: Arjan Wilschut, colouring by Jelle Gijsberts
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Spread for a Children’s Bible, showing the ten plagues in Egypt. The vivid reds enhances the dramatic and deadly atmosphere. This iconic, painted style was developed by Arjan Wilschut and used for certain themes in a Children’s Bible, which were otherwise difficult to illustrate. In this case, ten of these enormous and terrible events.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Stichting Wereldtaal | Publisher: Jongbloed
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Cover illustration for Naut (Physics teaching method), on an Indy-style adventure in a mangrove jungle.
This book is used for Group 8, ages 11/12.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut, colouring by Jelle Gijsberts
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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One of 150 pencilled illustrations for Ontdekkingsreizen/ Explorers, three new teaching methods published by Malmberg.
Naut is often visually linked to water because of his name, and the cool blue/green colours on the covers. Meander’s theme is wind, because she travels around the globe. Brandaan’s theme is earth, because he’s always digging in history.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times. One of 150 pencilled illustrations for Ontdekkingsreizen/ Explorers, three new teaching methods published by Malmberg.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Young versions of the Malmberg characters, having fun in a photo booth. A great opportunity to draw crazy expressions. These pictures were also printed on rulers, for kids to use in school.
Artist: Arjan Wilschut
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Promotional illustration of the Malmberg characters in a 1920′s outfit, about to board the Holland-America line.
Artists: Arjan Wilschut & Jelle Gijsberts
Client: Malmberg | Agent: Comic House
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Three illustrations with a vintage-style rendering.
Artists: Arjan Wilschut & Jelle Gijsberts
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Slideshow met illustraties door Jelle Gijsberts, voor een kinderboek van Arjan Wilschut: De Beloning van de Koning. Dit boek won de WCK prijs ‘De Verwondering’ voor Best Vormgegeven Christelijke Kinderboek. Bezoek ook de website Beloning van de Koning op www. jellepelle.nl, ontworpen door Jelle Gijsberts, gebouwd door Nico van Biljouw, met muziek van Dick Wilschut.
