Designs for Schiphol Airport

Slideshow of character designs for an animated instruction film, about safety procedures at Schiphol Airport. Next time you fly from there, have a look at the big screens above the gates to see the result. Enjoy, and have a safe trip!

 

Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Art director Martijn Winkler

Client: Schiphol Airport | Agent: Comic House

Rabobank web avatars

AW designed these Avatars for the Rabobank website. Friendly, helpful characters, each with their own specialty. Left to right: mortgages, starting business, sport clubs, mobile banking, private banking. Click to enlarge and see more sketches and techniques.

 

Artist: Arjan Wilschut | Art Director: Martijn Winkler

Client: Rabobank | Agent: Comic House

Monkey Business

Sketches and character designs by AW, for a short comic strip in Groeneveld magazine.

 

Artist: Arjan Wilschut

Agent: Comic House  | Publisher: GRNVLD

Character Designs

Various characters by AW.

 

Artist: Arjan Wilschut

Silhouette Designs

Various silhouette designs by AW, for different pitches: Mobi, Schiphol and others.

 

Artist: Arjan Wilschut

Feep! Silhouette designs

Hommage to Fiep Westendorp. Not only is she the best illustrator in Dutch history, she also has the coolest name ever. Pronounce: feep!

 

Artist: Arjan Wilschut

Inspired by the work of Fiep Westendorp

Lady Luna

Lady Luna

Character designs for a sci-fi film concept by AW, about an intergalactic battle between the twin sisters Sola and Luna. Story outline and concept art available on request.

 

Artrist: Arjan Wilschut | ©  2010 Animation Works

 

Santa Story Slideshow

After Penguin’s Christmas AW developed another Christmas idea: the Santa Story. The designs have a contemporary feel, but they are rendered with a classical illustration look, creating a colourful mix of characters from all eras and places: a mythological Nordic King, an ancient pharaoh, life-size toy soldiers and of course, a penguin …

 

Designs by Jelle Gijsberts

Story and concept by Arjan Wilschut

© Animation Works

Calvé Designs

Four character designs for a Calvé web campaign, promoting 4 new BBQ sauces: Hollandaise, Moroccan shaslik, Jamaican fish sauce and Argentinian steak sauce. AW also provided Flash animations and banners.

 

Designs: Arjan Wilschut, Jelle Gijsberts

Client: Calvé | Agent: Comic House

Warrior Women

Character sketches by AW, trying out more realistic shading and texturing.

 

Artist: Arjan Wilschut

Sola Sci-Fi poster

Sixties- style science fiction B- movie poster.

Artist: Arjan Wilschut

Thieme: Franconville

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