Tom van der Linden's sketches

Illustrator | Character designer | Graphic designer

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Flom #020

Oh no! Chroach is not messing around in this one!

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New flom is up!

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Flom #019 Things don’t go so easy when you’re up against a wizard! -Florian

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It’s on.. Woosh! Florian hits it out of the park again, what is up next!?

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Flom #018

Murdrid loses his cool! Oh my!

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It’s up! Go check it out!

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Flom #016 It’s here! Only a month later this time ;-) The box now open, our heroes face a true challenge. What will happen next!?

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New Flom! Oh my! So soon!?

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Flom #013 Oh boy, this is getting dangerous! This one’s made with a dip pen and ink, one of my favorite ways to draw on paper :). -Florian

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A new year, a new Flom! Awesome! Go check it out!

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Hello everyone!

Happy new year, bla bla, you know the drill. Time for a small update!

I can finally show this piece that I made a while ago for my old art-director and friend Pim-Martijn Sanders. It was part of a gift which I made together with Hendrik, Richard, Wokkie, Anastacia, Sjors and many others. I had a lot of fun making this, because having worked with Pim I know how passionate he is about robots, guns and various military stuff. If I were you, I would bow down and enlist immediately, like yesterday!

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Flom #012

Hi everyone, Flom is back! Who is on the mysterious cart that approaches? Find out today!

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It’s there! Woop woop! A new Flom page! This one was fun to do!

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Hi everyone! Here’s a poster design I worked on recently for the promising looking indie western movie Gunhand. It was a blast (no pun intended) to make, going for a more loose, painterly style than my usual tight line style.

I included the thumbnails and a WIP for your viewing pleasure. I had so many ideas I kind of got sidetracked by my own mind. I wanted to implement some storytelling into the poster, but it instead got in the way to maintain a clear reading design. That is why I went for a more clear cut design, something more iconic. The client was also opting for such a design.

Be sure to check out the Gunhand page!

Cheers!

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It’s been a while, I am truly sorry for the wait… But here it is! Flom #010! This comic is going places!

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The Flom comic went on the backburner for a little while... but this is a special issue, namely #010! We are leaving the cave for a new horizon!

Cheers,

Tom

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Hi everyone! Been working on this one for a little while now. It’s the logo for the band I recently joined, Skytorpedo! It’s been a blast so far. We make this kind of cinematic / heavy / stoner / psychedelic / metal / blues (haha what?) and I wanted to reflect that epicness in the logo. You can see the sketches up until the final! Hope ya dig it! Check our soundcloud here; https://soundcloud.com/skytorpedo

Cheers,

Tom

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A couple of Oriental looking characters... swing!

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Hello there! It's been a while, it has been so extremely busy. I barely have time to work on my own stuff. So, enough excuses, here are some doodles I made on work, in lunchbreaks etc. I found a new sketchbrush and I'm in love!

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Pornoverslaving

'Mijn relaties leden hieronder, omdat ik in echte vrouwen niet kon vinden wat mij opwond.' Strip over de heftige gevolgen van een pornoverslaving.

Hi there! It has been a long time... Damn, so much work, so little time to work on personal stuff. But, here is something special today. Something I have never done before.

A couple of months ago I was asked to draw a comic for an article. This gripping story about a young man coping with a porn addiction was a hard script to read, and sometimes even harder to draw. I tried to make it simple, bare bones and also not to try to shy away from explicit imagery. It is still a taboo subject, seeing the reactions of readers.

Follow the link, I hope you will enjoy it. (NSFW!)

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Flom #008

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Hello there! It has been a while, I know. I feel terrible. But, I have a good reason ;) It has been very busy lately, basically. This includes running a marathon, being an extra in a Medieval Flemish movie, visiting Wildlands, the zoo I worked on in Emmen and last but not least, I got a new job as an Illustrator in Amsterdam. 

Inbetween all this goodness, I partnered up with my good old friend and animation wizard Florian Walraven to work on a comic. After years of constantly saying we should do some together, we broke the mold and just, eh, did it. We take turns at making pages, with no script made beforehand. Exciting! Above you can see page #6, made by yours truly.

Check it all here! http://flomcomic.tumblr.com/

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Here is a tribute poster I made for one of my personal musical heroes, namely the awesome Mark Lanegan. I have been a fan for years and I am delighted that he will be in my hometown soon once again!

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This is Francis "Franky" McDermot. Ex-heavyweight boxing champ. Now bodyguard and bouncer for hire. Rock and roll 'till the end of time. He looks like all brawn and no brains, but he has a heart of gold. Somewhere. Just be sure not to mention his drooling problem. He is not a big fan of that...