Illustrator

29 Aug '23

Capturing Life’s Essence: Personalized Handcrafted Cartoon Portraits

29/08/2023 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: birthday gift, caricature mugs, caricature portraits, caricature t-shirt, cartoon portraits, Cartoonist, cat cartoon portrait, customized birthday card, customized holiday card, dog cartoon portrait, family cartoon portrait, framed cartoon portrait, graduation gift, hand drawn cartoon portrait, Illustration, Illustrator, pet cartoon portrait, Portfolio, portrait cartoon, wedding gift

Welcome,

I’m Ian David Marsden, an illustrator and cartoonist who’s passionate about immortalizing life’s moments in a way that speaks beyond just the digital world. Let me take you on a journey into the realm of personalised hand-drawn cartoon portraits—a place where memories are carefully etched with unparalleled care and artistry.

Crafting Your Unique Tale

What sets these portraits apart is the level of customization they offer. It’s about capturing the essence of individuals, the soul of a band, or the heart of a family. For instance, a blues band desired to have each band member’s distinctive head portrayed with their instruments, all of them cruising in a classic VW van. Families often want their pets to be part of the picture, their house in the background, enterprises might want their company logo lovingly hand-drawn on the holiday card featuring their team portrait. When I say customization, I mean anything is possible—it’s your story, after all.

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10 May '23

Animiertes und illustriertes Video für Zürich Gym

10/05/2023 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: animated marketing video, custom-created explainer videos, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, experienced illustrator, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, Fitness Center, Freelance Illustrator, Gym, hand-drawn explainer videos, Ian David Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration instragram, illustration newsletter, Illustration Schweiz, Illustration YouTube, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Learning Video, Marsden Illustration, Schweizer Illustrator, scribing video, swiss illustrator, video explicative, Whiteboard Video, YouTube Video, ZuerichGym, Zürich, ZürichGym

Als Illustrator, Cartoonist und Produzent von Erklär- und Promotionsvideos hatte ich die Freude und Ehre, ein einzigartiges Hand-gezeichnetes Erklärvideo für das Zürich Gym zu erstellen. Das Fitnessstudio wird von Inhaber und Europameister Frank Müller geleitet, der nicht nur ein erfahrener Personal Trainer, sondern auch ein Experte für Sporternährung ist. Er ist auch ein alter und guter persönlicher Freund von mir, so hat es Spass gemacht ihn in meinem Video mit mehreren handgezeichneten Porträts zu verewigen.

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Das Zürich Gym – Hurt Locker – 24 Stunden geöffnet – ist ein erstklassiges Fitnessstudio, welches seinen Kunden ein volles Topp-Programm bietet. Dank der neuesten Fingerprint-Sicherheitstechnologie können Kunden jederzeit das Studio betreten und ihre Trainingseinheiten beginnen.

Das Ziel des Erklär- und Promotionsvideos war es, in spielerischer Weise auf die Vorteile des ZürichGym aufmerksam zu machen und potenzielle Kunden anzusprechen.

Animiertes und illustriertes Video für Zürich Gym

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06 Apr '23

Illustrated Workflow of Graph Database Modeling – Explainer Video

06/04/2023 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: art of illustration, Business Illustration, Cartoonist, custom-created explainer videos, explainer illustration, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, hand-drawn explainer videos, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustration YouTube, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Marsden Illustration, video explicative, videos explicatives, Whiteboard, Whiteboard Animation, whiteboard schweiz, Whiteboard Video

In this illustrated explainer video, I was tasked by the client to follow the steps of graph database development from the architect to the database admin to the developers. 

With appealing illustrations that unfold before your eyes, this explainer video showcases the step-by-step process of how each team member contributes and collaborates to create a successful graph database. The animations and illustrations by created by me (artist Ian David Marsden) effectively communicate intricate procedures by utilizing character designs that personify different professions, along with vibrant graphic symbols. This approach results in a clear and visually appealing presentation.

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Custom illustrations and animations by artist Ian David Marsden.

 Contact Ian for a free consultation to discuss your project.
ian@marsdenillustration.com

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22 Mar '23

Erklärvideo Schweiz – Part 2 LAP Learning Video

22/03/2023 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: animated marketing video, Cartoon, cartoon animation, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, Erklärvideo Deutschland, Erklärvideo Schweiz, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, Freelance Illustrator, Illustration, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, LAP vorbereitung, Learning Video, Lehrabschlussprüfung, Schweizer Cartoonist, scribing video, swiss cartoonist, swiss illustrator, Video, video explicative, videos explicatives, viral cartoon, viral video, Whiteboard Video, YouTube Video

Part 2 in a series of fun and inviting presentation videos for Learning Nuggets for the Swiss Lehrabschlussprüfung (LAP) Vorbereitung training course. Success and a good grade for the LAP test are ensured.

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See Part 1 here: https://marsdenillustration.com/learning-videos01/

Next-Generation Learning and #BYOD (bring your own devices) prepares you for all phases of this important milestone for your career in Switzerland.

Evolving drawings, llustrations and caricatures invite you to find out more about this outstanding training program in a series of short explainer videos illustrated by Ian David Marsden – marsdenillustration.com .

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15 Feb '23

Toro Piscine Vachettes – illustrations stock sous license

15/02/2023 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Business Illustration, comite des fetes, Download Stock Illustrations, feria, fete votive, Illustration, Illustration France, Illustrator, Marsden Illustration, Premium Stock Illustrations, Stock Art, Stock Cartoons, Stock Illustration, toro piscine, vachettes piscine

Vous organisez un événement Toro Piscine avec votre comité des fêtes ou votre organisation de village ?

Vous souhaitez des illustrations amusantes que vous pourrez ajouter à vos affiches, flyers, autocollants, bannières et autres publicités ?

Je reçois très fréquemment de telles demandes. C’est pourquoi j’ai préparé pour vous une série d’images de cette nature.

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Youtube Channel for Drawing Videos and Cartoon Tutorials
24 Oct '22

Drawing Videos

24/10/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: animated greeting cards, animated marketing video, Deutschland, Editorial Illustration, Erklaervideo, Erklärvideo, explainer illustration, explainer video, explainervideos schweiz, Freelance Illustrator, Holiday Card, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, Marsden Illustration, Schweizer Cartoonist, Schweizer Illustrator, scribing video, Video, video explicative, whiteboard schweiz, Whiteboard Video, YouTube Video

I am frequently called upon to create drawings for presentations and explainer videos or advertising videos or education videos.

My style of drawing videos and explainer videos differs from the vast majority of video productions because they are actual drawings which unfold, drawn by an actual artist who knows how to draw. The appearance can vary in different illustration styles, we can use color, we can use painterly brush strokes, pen, or pencil sketches. It is an actual work of art unfolding. The intrigue also lies in what unfolds first and what unfolds next.

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Draeger - Infection prevention
23 Oct '22

Dräger – Break the Chain of Infection

23/10/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: animation, business comics, Business Illustration, Cartoonist, Dessinateur, Deutschland, Digital Artist, explainer illustration, explainer video, Freelance Illustrator, Ian Marsden, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Marsden Illustration, motion graphics, pop art, Scribing, scribing video, Whiteboard Animation, You Tube, YouTube, YouTube Video
Comic drawing of a lady wondering what kind of stains are in her kitchen chocolate ketchup or others


A series of 4 videos and posters created for Dräger on the topic “Break the chain of infection”
The comic strips have no text so they are language independent and can be used internationally. The same goes for the video series.

The four different areas covered are: Infection prevention and control, increase Patient Safety,
Infection Prevention by Design and Improved Workflow

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12 Sep '22

Cover Illustration – Nebelspalter Magazine May 2022

12/09/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Cartoon, cartoon sketchbook, Cartoonist, Cartoonist Marsden, Cover Illustration, Editorial Illustration, experienced illustrator, Freelance Illustrator, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Marsden Illustration, nebelspalter, newspaper illustration

Commissioned cover illustration in a fun, colourful, cartoon style on the topic of „public transportation“

Appeared in Nebelspalter Magazine, May 2022

Nebelspalter Titelblatt Mai 2022 “Stossverkehr” von Ian David Marsden

The Nebelspalter is a Swiss satirical magazine. It was founded in 1875 by Jean Nötzli of Zurich as an “illustrated humorous political weekly.” The magazine was modelled on British magazine Punch. When Punch ceased publication in 2002, Nebelspalter became the oldest continually published humour magazine in the world.

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25 Jun '22

Artist Portrait Series

25/06/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: adobe photoshop, advertising comics, Apple Pencil, Bande dessinee, BD, business comics, Cartoon, Digital Artist, France, Freelance Illustrator, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, iPad Pro, karikatur, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, Procreate 5

Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali cartoon portraits

Colorful cartoon caricature portraits of Pablo Picasso walking his surrealist dog, Frida Kahlo showering flower petals, Vincent van Gogh with his lovely painted easter egg and Salvador Dali dribbling his melting clock all over the place.

Artwork by illustrator and cartoonist Ian David Marsden


Full Gallery and slideshow of artist series below:

Artwork by Ian David Marsden
© Copyright 2022

Please visit gallery below
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23 Jun '22

Animated Holiday Card with Company Logo

23/06/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: animated card, Animated GIF, animated greeting cards, animated marketing video, animation, applepencil, business comics, Business Illustration, cartoon animation, Cartoonist, e-mail marketing, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, iPad Pro, Procreate 5

A really fun project was this animated Holday Greeting card to be sent to the customers of my commissioning client.

The briefing required a nice, hand-drawn cozy looking winter scene. We opted for an inviting winter chalet in the woods surrounded by snow covered trees and featuring the AN2V logo.

The drawing is rendered as a timelapse video. Watch the drawing unfold, a lovely winter forest scene, a chalet with warm light spilling out onto the snow, and then the company logo is drawn, illuminated by the warm glow. A gorgeous, warm and elegant holiday card solution.

The video was also delivered as an animated GIF so that it could be used and viewed in e-mails directly on all devices.

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21 Jan '22

Fun Animated and Illustrated Greeting Cards

21/01/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, adobe photoshop, Advertising, advertising comics, animated greeting cards, animated marketing video, business comics, Business Illustration, Cartoon, cartoon animation, Cartoonist, comic strip, comic strips, comics, Deutschland, drawing for invitation, drawing for wedding, e-cards, Einladungskarten, Facebook, Freelance Illustrator, Holiday Card, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, illustration newsletter, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, Linked In, LinkedIn, Marsden, Marsden Illustration, motion graphics, Schweiz, Sympathiefigur, Whiteboard, Whiteboard Animation, Whiteboard Video, You Tube, YouTube, YouTube Video, zeichnung fuer einladung, zeichnung fuer hochzeit

Below a YouTube video presentation of 10 animated greeting cards for various occasions. I had the pleasure of inventing and designing this series of animated greeting cards for client 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH for GMX, Web.de, Mail.com Germany via the agency dieKLEINERT.de

The topics that were presented to me in the briefing were: Happy Birthday, I’m Sorry, Thank You, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Get Well Soon, Happy New Year and Thank You!

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03 Jan '22

Concept Art for Lindt Chocolate

03/01/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Adobe Illustrator, Advertising, advertising comics, business comics, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Concept Art, Dessinateur, Freelance, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, graphisme, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, illustration vectoriel, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, infographisme, infographiste, Lindt, Marsden Illustration, Vector, Vector Art, vectoriel, Vektor, Vektor Illustration

In this gallery I would like to show some concept illustrations created in 2015 for Lindt Chocolate.

Lindt Gold Bunny / Goldhase
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03 Jan '22

Mascot Design Logo FIS Ski World Championship 2003 St. Moritz

03/01/2022 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Artist, business comics, Business Illustration, Cartoon, Cartoonist, Character Design, comic strip, comic strips, Design, Designer, Deutschland, Freelance Illustrator, Freischaffend, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, illustrateur, Illustrateur France, Illustration, Illustration Deutschland, Illustration France, Illustration Schweiz, Illustrator, Illustrator Deutschland, Illustrator Schweiz, independent illustrator, licensing, logo design, logos, Mascot, Mascot Design, Mascot Designer, mascotte, Maskottchen, Maskottchen Design, Portfolio, Schweiz

(with YouTube Video Radio Interview with Mascot Designer Ian Marsden)

I n 2002 I was contacted by the organization for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in the renowned pristine alpine resort town of St. Moritz, Switzerland. I was informed, that I had been chosen as the designer and illustrator to create the official mascot for the event.

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Marvin by Ian David Marsden
20 May '21

MARVIN is 1st Place Winner in the Graphic Novel category of the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Awards

20/05/2021 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: idmarsden | In: Bande dessinee, Bandes Dessinees, BD, Book, Book Illustration, comic, comic strip, comic strips, Ian David Marsden, Ian Marsden, Illustration, Illustrator, Marvin, Marvin Graphic Novel, Marvin Hamlisch, Purple Dragonfly Award

I am thrilled to announce that my book MARVIN about the life of Broadway and Hollywood composer Marvin Hamlisch has won 1st Place in the Graphic Novel Category of the 2020 Purple Dragonfly Awards.

MARVIN is the first graphic novel by illustrator and cartoonist Ian David Marsden.

https://www.dragonflybookawards.com/purple-dragonfly-contest-winners

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