Karlijn Scholten

I am a professional animator, like to engage in other forms of visual storytelling as well, such as illustration and comics. http://www.karlijnscholten.nl

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No, I'd rather pretend I'm something better than These broken parts Pretend I'm something other than This mess that I am 'Cause then I don't have to look at it And no one gets to look at it No, no one can really see

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“I am faded, but I am not liking it.” That’s probably what she is thinking.

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Haruka! I like Haru, he’s like my spirit animal. He just goes out there and does what he wants to do, not giving a shit what others might think. He just walks his own pace. It has been long since I have done fanart <3 Background pictures are not mine! I googled for stockimages for the ocean, for I can not do the ocean justice when I’d draw it.

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You swagger, boy. #harrypotter #swag #dracomalfoy

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More of the doodling.

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I’m drawing too little, too much stuff going on. So I am trying to sketch again. Trying to just have fun with drawing instead of stressing of creating the best work ever.

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Hi Mayumi! Wanted to say how much I admire and love your stuff! everything you do is so perfect ^_^ I was just wondering, what books would you recommend to any artist to learn how to draw figure drawing and character designs better? I notice how confident and strong your lines are and how they communicate so well in your drawings. Thanks a bunch :) and cant wait to see more beautiful work!

Hi Masae! Thank you! I’m glad you like my stuff ^^ As for books, there are a few that I like to keep handy all the time:

all the Andrew Loomis booksKarl Gnass’s Spirit of the PoseMike Mattesi’s Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for AnimatorsHenry Yan’s Figure Drawing Tips and Tricks

I actually haven’t read too many books on design yet, so I don’t really have any, but I do have a lot of artbooks and artists’ sketchbooks. Here are some of the ones I find myself picking up again and again:

Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s by Rian HughesKoji Morimoto’s OrangeLouie Del Carmen’s Muse vol. 1 and 2Claire Wendling’s books Desk, DaisiesWalt Disney Animation Studios Archive Series: Designanything with Earl Oliver Hurst in itanything with Rene Gruau in itanything with Annette Marnat in itanything with David Downton in it

Hope this helps!

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Need to remember these books

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I need to draw more. So fanart it is.

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One of the illustrations I made for a school-magazine.

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The birth announcement card I made for my brand new niece <3 Welcome to this world Aevi!

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Posterdesign I did for Lot Roos, an organisation that focuses on teaching children about their rights. I only made the illustration, the layout was done by someone else.

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New logo

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Harry Potter doodles. Can't go wrong with Potter.

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Harry...eh.. Happy New Year! May 2015 be filled with lots of awesomeness!

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I accidently wrote the wrong date. It’s 2014. Ugh , I’m too tired. Lol

Harry. I like how he turned out.

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Together with VJMovement I made this clip of combined animation and film.

Lot's channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/lotschannel1/feed