I recently opened my own instagram art feed with hundreds of my illustrations and cartoons. I am delighted that in a few short weeks it has already gathered almost 800 followers.
I try to update it on a regular basis and I also include spontaneous sketches and doodles and other fun stuff from my studio. So if you like drawing, sketching and doodling then this feed might be for you.
I would like to give you a short update on the fun and exciting projects of the last few months.
NEW CLIENTS
A big thank you and welcome to new clients:¦
Zum Goldenen Hirschen Advertising agency
(Munich, Hamburg and Berlin – Germany) LINK
Rock Brasiliano
Communications and Corporate Creativity LINK
Coley Solutions Smarter Performance Solutions
We Develop Award Winning Training & Performance Solutions that Empower your Workforce.
(USA) LINK
A SELECTION OF RECENT PROJECTS
HENKEL
I created a series of illustrations for sanitary cleaning products for HENKEL.
The artwork needed to be visually self-explanatory without words or language.
This project was a collaboration with Rock Brasiliano
through German Illustration Agency, Die Kleinert LINK
The University of Zurich required an illustration to be printed on coffee mugs for a research team, with recognizable caricatures of the team members based on photographs.
I have the great pleasure of creating illustrations for a series of whiteboard scribing explainer videos for the U.S. Government written and produced by Coley Solutions.
This is a long-term, ongoing project to create a library of training videos and I am delighted to be part of this collaboration.
I am very experienced in the production of Whiteboard Scribing videos.
I can produce such videos for you from A to Z in various languages. Examples of my video productions can be found on my home page.
I hope you enjoyed this little update and if you would like to talk to me about any of your projects please call me at + 33 6 42 49 82 11 or e-mail me at ian@marsdenillustration.com
I was delighted when I was asked by pro wrestler Johnny Mundo
to design a series of illustration for original t-shirts and sportswear
featuring his wrestling persona, signature moves and slogans.
Die 2 Monate seit meinem letzten Newsletter waren äusserst interessant und aktiv.
Ich hatte das grosse Vergnügen mehrere neue Kunden begrüssen zu dürfen und an diversen spannenden Projekten sowohl als Zeichner, wie auch mit Ideen und Kreativität beteiligt zu sein.
Hier sind einige ausgewählte Höhepunkte aus den letzten Wochen.
VERLAGE
Ich freue mich Richmond / Santillana als neuen Kunden zu begrüssen. Ich hatte die Gelegenheit eine Serie von Illustrationen für Lehrmittel zu zeichnen.
Mit grosser Freude darf ich ankündigen, dass ich ein sechstes Objekt mit der Unterschrift ‘Marsden‘ zur Design Kollektion von RITZENHOFF hinzufügen durfte. RITZENHOFF ist einer der führenden deutschen Produzenten für Trinkgläser.
Ein weiterer Neukunde über den ich mich sehr freue, ist digades.
Für eine tolle neue App die sich dfreeeze nennt, wurde ich beauftragt eine Serie von Illustrationen für Printwerbung und Plakate zu entwerfen. Mit dfreeeze kann man vom Smartphone aus die Standheizung im Auto fernsteuern.
Whiteboard Eklärvideos zur Werbekampagne die oben unter “Werbung” bereits erwähnt wurde.
Je ein Englisches und ein Deutsches Whiteboard Scribing Explainer Video für den Kunden digades und ihre dfreeeze App produziert. Auf eine verspielte aber doch elegante Art wird erklärt wie die App funktioniert.
Ein Projekt, wo es darum ging für GMX.net eine Reihe von animierten GIF Grusskarten zu entwerfen, hat sehr viel Spass gemacht. Die Sujets waren ‘Halloween‘, ‘Weihnachten‘ und ‘Silvester‘.
https://navigator.gmx.net/
(Sie brauchen ein GMX Benutzerkonto um die Karten zu sehen und zu verschicken)
PERSÖNLICHE PROJEKTE
Zu guter Letzt bin ich endlich auch wieder einmal dazu gekommen, in eigener Sache einige Tutorial Videos aufzunehmen, und auf meinen eigenen YouTube Kanal hochzuladen.
In den Videos spreche ich leider Englisch, aber ich denke für Leute die sich mit der Software auskennen ist es vielleicht trotzdem interessant meinem Arbeits-Prozess zu folgen.
Hiermit kommen wir zum Ende dieses neuesten Newsletter. Ich bedanke mich sehr für Ihr Interesse.
Ich bin ein unabhängiger und freischaffender Illustrator, Designer und Animator und ich bin für neue Projekte sehr gerne verfügbar.
Trotz meines englischen Namen und dem amerikanischem Slang in den Videos, spreche ich auch Deutsch und Schwiizerdütsch und ich freue mich von Ihnen zu hören. 🙂
Professional independent illustrator, designer, animator and cartoonist at your service
Hi, my name is Ian Marsden and I am an independent freelance illustrator, designer and cartoonist.
I work in various styles and I specialize in such areas as vector digital art, advertising illustration, graphics for business and educational use, character design, logo design, mascot design as well as caricature and cartoons.
The enclosed poster shows you a small example of the range of styles and areas of expertise I work in.
This is what the rough sketch looked like when it was completed:
and then I placed this rough sketch on a template layer inside my Adobe Illustrator document and drew and inked the line art for the three characters, the Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin, the witch/vampire lady and the werewolf.
Finally I also colored the artwork in illustrator using flats and shading and also several gradients.
The final artwork looks like this and is 100% vector art so it has no pixels and can be scaled to any size losslessly.
Follow me along in the following tutorial videos. If you have any questions please post them as a comment under the videos in my YouTube channel and I will try to answer them as quickly as possible.
Also please don’t forget to like my Facebook page to stay updated about new projects and new videos I am uploading. Facebook is also a good way to get in touch with me if you have any questions about what I am doing in these videos.
Video 1: Digital Sketching in Autodesk SketchBook Pro
Video 2: Inking the lines of the Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Pumpkin in Adobe Illustrator
Video 3: Inking the lines of the witch/vampire lady character in Adobe Illustrator
Video 4: Inking the lines of the fierce werewolf cartoon character in Adobe Illustrator
Video 5: A look “behind the scenes” of the final color vector Halloween art in Adobe Illustrator
Thanks for watching. Please visit my website https://www.marsdenillustration.com for by bio and more samples of my artwork.
I am an independent illustrator and I am available for projects.
You can also find me on Facebook – Click Like! if you enjoyed these videos and if you would like to keep up to date with my latest projects and new YouTube videos.
A brand new beer glass design for RITZENHOFF.
A Weizenbier (white beer) glass with a fun original viking character created by artist and illustrator Ian David Marsden.
This high quality crystal RITZENHOFF Design Collection beer glass holds 500 ml and features a fun little viking character with a metallic gold helmet, sword and axe.
Left and right there is a floating, sparkling gold beer glass design.
The unique beer glass ships in a black Designer tube and includes 5 custom coasters to match the design with the designers signature on the back.
This is the perfect gift for any chieftain or tribal leader (a family counts as a tribe, doesn’t it?) who occasionally enjoys a chilled, frothy beverage.
Book Cover Digital vector illustration in Adobe Illustrator CS5.
Digital vector illustration in Adobe Illustrator CS5 by illustrator Ian David Marsden.
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Hairloss.com animated Flash videos for website and YouTube
This is an example of an animated Flash video created together with Bright Bulb Solutions in Los Angeles for the Hairloss.com website.
Hairloss.com is the United States’ number one resource for hair loss information, advice, solutions and products. HairLoss.com is the number one resource for hair loss sufferers.
Storyboard, Character Design, Illustrations and Flash Animation:
Ian David Marsden www.marsdenillustration.com
