kwills

Last post

2011-03-01T08:41:00.002+01:00

This is my last post on blogspot.
Reason is i updated my site with Wordpress so now i have my portfolio and blog running in the same spot.
It's easier to manage plus it's a clearer set-up.

Address is still the same, www.kwills.com
See you there!

Q

Angel supercharged

2011-02-21T15:40:00.002+01:00

Supercharged.TV did an interview with Angel a.k.a. PJ Frith member of TBH.
This man taught me how to draw properly at my internship at TBH-Q (props go out to ICE too for digitizing artwork and colouring).
Respect the Architects.

Angel [TBH]

Q.I.A.

2011-02-18T19:23:00.005+01:00

Thanks to Paul Clappers for this little entertaining clip of me sketching the New Balance 1500 shoe at Solemart 2011.

Goodies

2011-02-18T17:29:00.009+01:00

This is a graphic for Solemart that sadly didn't get used but i've integrated it on my latest businesscard.

On Solemart i did a few canvases of the most favorite sneakers for people.

Also i'm proud to present a collaboration with VandalComX from Amsterdam.
It is on sale through Tjunk.com.

Solemart graphics

2011-02-18T17:14:00.010+01:00

As i wrote in the previous post, a lot was going on.
With Solemart taking up most of the time but it was really worth it.
Funnest & biggest project i have worked on.

Flyer:

Banners for the frontside of the building:

T-shirt & cap:

Painting for a raffle:

Quick one

2011-02-16T00:36:00.004+01:00

Solemart 2011 in Eindhoven was a blast!
Thank you to everyone who took their time out to visit/buy/trade/browse/swap/chill, we are thankful.

There are a few sizes left in Solemart t-shirts and LE-caps so if you're interested, please visit my webshop.

I have so many more things to show but don't have the time right now to post them.
Please be patient with me, i will post it asap.

Daily Essentials

2011-02-05T21:01:00.006+01:00

On several websites and social-media sites i've seen numerous photographs passing by depicting the daily essentials people have on them.
I remember a TV-show where passers-by were asked to empty their pockets or bag to show what they were carrying around, with interesting results i might add.
These are my essentials:

The North Face Surge-backpack to carry an extra pair of shoes and lunchbox when i have to work at the store, Moleskine sketch-/notebook for quick little doodles and brainfarts, bankcard-holder which holds the important ones, Blackberry Bold 9700, keys so i can lock my house and bike and get back in again, iPod touch 8GB with assorted tunes, stylus Intuos2 for mostly Photoshop & Illustrator work, Artline 0.8 drawingpen when i'm outlining my sketches and finals, Nixon 51-30 watch, Fiat500 carkey, Pentel Techniclick G 0.5 for sketching using non-repro blue fills and sketch blackbook for bigger ideas.

The Kwills x Los Eindjeles pack

2011-02-01T21:36:00.014+01:00

Kwills celebrates the fact that Solemart is making its way to Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 2011.
To commemorate this event, Q drew up and designed a custom t-shirt and a LE-cap.

The t-shirt is available in the sizes going from Small up to XXLarge.
35 t-shirts have been printed, going for € 25 each.

The cap is a custom New Era 59/50-cap available in the sizes 7 1/8, 7 1/4, 7 3/8, 7 1/2 & 7 5/8.
These are limited to 20 pieces, € 45 each.

The fun doesn't stop here, if you buy the t-shirt & the cap together at his Solemart-stand, for € 20 extra Q will paint an original sketch on canvas (40cm x 30cm) of the shoes the customer is wearing at that very moment making this an unique offer & happening on Solemart.

Some examples of shoe-sketches can be seen here.

Official Solemart 2011 flyer

2011-01-18T10:30:00.006+01:00

Here it is:

Don't forget to check out the site to stay updated.

Solemart wordpress

2011-01-12T22:04:00.003+01:00

As of yesterday i set up a Solemart 2011-site through Wordpress.
All information will be up there from now on.

Any questions can still be send to: solemart2011@hotmail.com

All the best!

2011-01-01T15:47:00.003+01:00

A new year is upon us with all sorts of resolutions and hangovers.
Let's keep it short and simple:

All the best for 2011 in health, pleasure and whatever's up your sleeve.
It's gonna be a good one!

Also a good day to break in my new shoes ;)

DeltaInc expo Eindhoven

2010-12-17T23:39:00.005+01:00

Last night was DeltaInc's opening for his exhibition 'Exothermic' in de Fabriek, Eindhoven.
It runs untill the 19th of December 2010 so be sure catch it.

If you're familiar with DeltaInc's work this is next-level evolution. He took his spraypainted 3D-graff style from the wall and built it into an actual wall.
He just built a wall from scratch with different coloured layers on top of eachother and in the end covering certain areas.
It really just blew me away to see his graff-style come to life, you can touch it, have a look inside of it and just keep discovering new things.

Solemart 2011: Eindhoven, NL

2010-11-28T23:27:00.003+01:00

For those not familiar with Solemart.
It is a mart for sneaker-aficionados to sell/buy/trade their sneakers BUT also for just having a good time whether you're into sneakers or not.
The first edition was hosted by Solebox in Berlin and after a Paris edition it's now coming to Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
More info is coming soon your way.
Yours truly did the teaser and is currently working on the official flyer.

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to let you know that Solemart is coming to the Netherlands, Eindhoven to be exact.

More Info like the date will be announced very soon.

Just email me on solemart2011@hotmail.com if you have any questions.

Greets,

Martin AKA E-Town Jr.

It's gotta be the shoes

2010-11-19T23:46:00.002+01:00

Did these sketches as an extra for a give-away i did last week.
Scanned them first before sending them off to the winners.
Hope they're happy with it.

The Sandpit

2010-11-06T16:39:00.001+01:00

This is just too cool.
The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare

The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.

Kickback Berlin closing doors

2010-11-05T23:47:00.002+01:00

Was a bit shocked to say the least to find out through KBB's blog they're closing down at the end of this month.
I had the opportunity to design their new logo a few years ago which still stands to this day and i am proud to have been a little part of it.
I wish Seb and the team all the best for any future endeavours.

I love denim

2010-10-26T00:16:00.000+02:00

As does she...

It's official

2010-09-16T10:13:00.003+02:00

As of yesterday, i'm a married man.
Being together with my wife for more than 14 years it was a logical step to tie the knot.
Some pics for proof.

Clink kong

2010-09-07T09:45:00.004+02:00

Clinkroom came up with another caplogo-contest called Clink Kong.
This is my entry and this is where you can vote ;)

Megan Fox is out, hail Megan Fox!

2010-08-22T13:29:00.004+02:00

B.Bot's at it again.
Taken from their site

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: DUE 31st August '10
Ok. So Megan Fox leaving the franchise is not going to be the end of the world. It does however bring with it the end of our Megan tees, well, after this lot anyway...

After an overwhelming request for the first Megan tee, well after it was SOLD OUT! We decided that along with the new one, we would make the OG one available too. Only this time with a slight twist...

These tees will go into production end of the month and will be available in lots of 40 each.

If all goes to plan, it'll be broken up like so;

6 x Small
15 x Medium
15 x Large
4 x Extra Large

'Death to the Resalesman' t-shirt

2010-07-14T00:01:00.007+02:00

'Death to the Resellers' is a statement for asking skyhigh prices without the intention of helping the sneaker-culture moving along.
No pity for those who are only in it for the money and not showing love and dropping knowledge (last part courtesy of CrookedTongues).

White Fruit of the Loom Super Premium T t-shirt with black/red print.
The run is 25 t-shirts.
Model is wearing a size Large.

For sale in my webshop for € 30 shipped.

Official Fruit of the Loom sizing guide:

Size Width* Length**
S width: 48.5 cm; length: 69.5 cm
M width: 53.5 cm; length: 72 cm
L width: 56 cm; length: 74.5 cm
XL width: 61 cm; length: 77 cm
XXL width: 66 cm; length: 78.5 cm
XXXL width: 71 cm; length: 80 cm

*Measure across garment 2cm down from armholes
**Measure from highest point of shoulder to bottom edge of garment

'Death to the Resellers'

2010-06-22T00:18:00.003+02:00

Kwills presents: "Death of a Resalesman"

Geen uitgebreid promo-praatje, check gewoon de pics.
Dit is hoe het eruit komt te zien.
Zwart/rode A4-print op een witte Fruit of the Loom Super Premium T.
25 stuks worden gedrukt en de voorlopige release-datum is 14 juli.

Verkrijgbaar als pre-order zodat je zeker weet dat je de goede maat hebt.
Prijs is € 30 inclusief verzendkosten.

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Kwills presents: "Death of a Resalesman"

No intricate promo-talk, just check out the pics.
This is how it's going to look like.
Black/red A4-sized print on a white Fruit of the Loom Super Premium T.
25 t-shirts will be printed and an estimated release date will be july 14, 2010.

Available as pre-order so you can secure your preferred size.
Price is € 30 including shipping & handling.
Just drop me a mail.

Interview about shoes and stuff

2010-06-18T12:45:00.002+02:00

Head on over to Lacebag for an interview with yours truly about memory-lane, sneakers, art/design and random chatter.
Excellent excercise in learning Dutch though.

2010-06-16T22:47:00.005+02:00

The Clink Room finally put all the entries for their Rejects League up for voting.
Safe to say you need to vote for #110.
The voting ends on june 22nd so get voting please.

Spread the word!!

In case you don't remember which design that was, here's a small reminder:

Jago & Barras inner workings

2010-06-14T11:38:00.002+02:00

It's an interview with Mr Jago by BBC Blast from a few years ago but art is timeless.
I always enjoy artists working and seeing their different techniques

And another interview together with Will Barras for OnPoint.be from 2008.
It gives an good idea what goes around in an artist's head and what they're dealing with.
Pretty recognizable i'd say.

Study of skate

2010-06-14T10:58:00.003+02:00

This is one of the coolest adaptations of skateboards and its elements.
It varies from clocks to chairs to coffee-tables and more.
Check out Skate Study House

Mr Tee

2010-05-27T23:11:00.015+02:00

While looking for shorts in my closet i came across some t-shirts i designed years ago.
All but one are screenprinted, the other one is handpainted.
Check it.

Before 'Kwills' existed i ran the name 'Tech-Math' which is short for 'Technical Mathletics' (Technical because of the pens i used and Mathletics for Mathemathics & Athletics in one (Math is basic to everything and Athletics for the t-shirts/apparel)).

This is one is from the last series i did in 2002, the Bassplayer.

This one was the t-shirt in 2000, a little play on the word 'frostbite'.
My logo for the time was a polarbear which stems from the first comicstrips i did and it just developed into a design/logo.

In 2001 i did the Mecha-series of which this one was for the men.

Somewhere i think in 2006 i did the Robodunk-design for B.Bot Defence Systems Inc.

And i handpainted this 'Kwills Inkpot' in 2008 using stencils, fun stuff.

Shoot, scan & pay bills

2010-05-21T00:29:00.006+02:00

Yesterday i was shooting some photos for my portfolio and as always i ended up with more different shots then intended.
T-shirts are handpainted using stencils and fabric paint which reminds me to do some more again. It's always proper fun to do :)

R.I.P. Ronny James Dio

2010-05-17T11:56:00.004+02:00

The little man with the big voice is no more :(
Throw in Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell and throw the horns up

Photographic tapas

2010-05-15T14:59:00.010+02:00

Just finished looking through all the photographs, making a selection and editting them.
Here are a few, the rest can be seen on my Flickr-account.

From hot to cold within a twentyfour hours

2010-05-14T19:04:00.003+02:00

Just got back from 11 days of holiday-celebrating in Andulusia, Spain!
It was really nice, sometimes a bit tiring and had to adjust majorly to the eating-culture (restaurants usually open between 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm and believe me the Spanish love to eat their food slow).
Shot a load of photographs so i'll be in the process of editting them the next few days.

Had to sift through a lot of mail and other sites to check up today and noticed my entry of the Ramblin Ronins got on the ClinkRoom.
So check it out and discuss if you want, will be doing some revisions on it too.

Hip hip hooray

2010-04-30T15:16:00.002+02:00

Today's my 35th year on this planet so what better way to celebrate it with some blue suede birthday shoes.

W.I.P.s are whipped good

2010-04-27T00:50:00.004+02:00

Some works i worked/am working on.

The Ramblin Ronins-piece is my entry for the Rejects League over at the ClinkRoom and when it eventually's on the site, after some feedback i might have to tweak some to maximize its potential.

The Hobbywitch-Logo is also in need for feedback from the missus.

The only thing that doesn't need feedback is the Shaolin Kwills monk ;)

Spring

2010-04-23T14:09:00.002+02:00

Finally temperature's rising again and with that nature's getting into bloom again.

The host with the host is no more

2010-04-20T21:48:00.001+02:00

R.I.P Guru
One of the most influential voices in hiphop has passed away due to cancer.

This was the song i got introduced to Gangstarr in the '90s

Sneakerness Cologne 2010

2010-04-12T23:30:00.003+02:00

Last saturday (april 10, 2010) saw the Sneakerness event in Cologne, Germany.
I travelled out to sell some shoes to thin out my collection and was meeted & greeted with like-minded individuals.
Everyone set up there stuff between 11:00 - 13:00 after which the event started.

On the first floor loads of brands were there with the latest shoes and collections; amongst them Nike SportsWear, Ontisuka Tiger/Asics, Pro-Keds, Bagua, Gourmet, Adidas MiAdi and such.
The second floor was the domain of private sellers which attracted a good deal of people too.

Also Bobbito Garcia showed up to play some tunes at the end of the event and to warm up for the afterparty.

Some pics on my Flickr-account.

Also Nujerooz featured a little piece of my artwork on his blog.

The Clink Room

2010-04-07T10:31:00.003+02:00

After years of wondering who designed the logos for Major League and Minor League baseball-teams that are embroidered on mostly New Era-caps i accidentily stumbled upon the Clink Room (after i was redirected to the New Era-forum searching for 'cap care').

Some caps Casey and Jason have done:

kwills klan ain't nuttin to f@#k with

2010-04-01T22:19:00.001+02:00

Protect ya neck

Forest walk

2010-03-12T00:13:00.003+01:00

Just shot some photos when i passed through

Last Airbender 2nd trailer

2010-03-01T23:28:00.002+01:00

We've been watching the entire show except for the grand finale of the third season and from the 2 trailers that have appeared it seems Shyamalan takes all three seasons into this movie.
It makes me wonder how long the movie will be and which sacrifices he had to make for it because he cannot everything.
I certainly DO hope that Toff makes an appearance, she's the funniest around.

Hobbywitch back on track

2010-03-01T23:19:00.002+01:00

Recently my missus got back on track with her modelkit-building specifically garage-kits from Japan.
Check her blog for some nice work (photos shot by me ;))

Photographical playground

2010-02-26T17:30:00.004+01:00

Some photographs of assembled crap on my desk ;)
Still trying to get to grips with the different technical specifications of handling a DSLR.

Varsity Q

2010-02-25T00:13:00.003+01:00

Today i got my custom varsity jacket in repping the 'Q' in an almost black shinobi style.
Lovely done by the folks of Stewart & Strauss.

Kwills presents on Facebook

2010-02-16T01:02:00.006+01:00

For those on Facebook can also join the Kwills presents-group.

I try to update it as regularly as possible ;)

Kwills presents Los Eindjeles normal edition

2010-02-14T08:30:00.005+01:00

The shirts are now available in my webshop.
Sizes Small, Medium & Large for the taking; X-Large is already sold out.
€ 25 shipped within the Netherlands. limited run of them.
If someone abroad wants to order please e-mail me so i can calculate the shippingcosts.

There are also 2 size Small left of the Lacebag Edition.

The Last Airbender Super Bowl ad

2010-02-05T11:52:00.003+01:00

OMFG!
It just looks awesome!

The Superbowl-event in the USA is one of the best watched events of the year so every movie/ad-company wants their product there.
So does M. Night Shyamalan.
Ohyeah and somewhere in the beginning there's a glimpse of Appa the SkyBison in the background as well

Kwillshop

2010-02-03T00:52:00.002+01:00

I've set up a small webshop for future Kwills-products.
It's a bit crude at the moment but it'll get the job done.

If you do see any flaws, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Thanks!

Kwills presents Los Eindjeles

2010-02-01T12:46:00.005+01:00

This t-shirt will be available as soon as possible.
25 euros shipped within the Netherlands.

It has a different backprint as the one previously posted (pics will follow).

Los Eindjeles x Kwills x Lacebag t-shirt

2010-01-29T23:13:00.005+01:00

It's been a long long time since i printed up t-shirts for myself.
Well the opportunity was there to commemmorate a dutch sneaker-gettogether in Eindhoven a.k.a. Los Eindjeles with members of the Lacebag-community with a shirt designed by yours truly.
It's the best feeling to see your design which i only saw on the paper and on-screen on the product it was meant for.

There will be more done of the LE-print but with a different back-print.
Other cities are in the making as well.

All done in good jest.
A big thankyou goes out to my lovely colleague who was graceful enough to model the t-shirt (bigkiss).

Studio impressions

2010-01-26T00:38:00.003+01:00

Some shots of what's going on inside my studio.

Inflatable Bag Monsters

2010-01-25T00:13:00.003+01:00

Mate of mine, Beatbode, told me to check out the inflatable street-art on youtube.
I did and i really dig the concept and execution.
It's all done by Joshua Allen Harris.

Buzzing steady

2010-01-18T23:47:00.005+01:00

Just did my first 1.5 hours of practicing on some artificial skin today.
Pretty fun to do and it appears i got a steadier hand than i expected so that's good news.
Practice, practice, practice that's the main thing for now, no experiments on humans though.

Photo by Big K

It's gotta be the shoes!

2010-01-18T11:43:00.002+01:00

A little interview with me is up on Solebox.
It's not about art but about sneakers :)
Big thanks to Seioz!

There is no plan B

2010-01-17T23:20:00.002+01:00

Still can't mess with the T though

Permanent marker

2010-01-06T23:54:00.004+01:00

Got this in today, now i'm entering the 36 chambers to master the techniques.

Santa Fe

2010-01-05T23:38:00.003+01:00

A lovely girl by the name of Fe had provided me with an excellent photo to artistically rework it.
I was inspired by the graphics of Cliff Roberts and his usage of black&white and negative space which i happened to stumble through Llywarch's blog onto the Today's Inspiration-blog.
Really love his work to say the least.

2010

2010-01-02T16:24:00.003+01:00

All the best for 2010 to everyone!
Good health, lots of creativity and just do the things you love to do.
Take care,

Q

adidas x star wars

2009-12-28T22:36:00.004+01:00

There were already some flirts of adidas with Star Wars but this time both ventures go bigger.
This is the site with all sorts of shoes and apparel tying both characters and vehicles to certain models.
My personal favourites are the Darth Vader ZX8000 and the Forum Mid AT-ATs

Villains & Shoes pt 2

2009-12-15T14:38:00.007+01:00

Doc Ock saw Venom, got mad and decided to rip up an adidas equipment runner.
Weird people, villains.

Sketch

Q. Zoolander

2009-12-03T11:37:00.010+01:00

Today i'm in a bit of a cleaning mood. Got rid of a lot of paper and boxes so my workspace is accessible again.
Also was cleaning my HD to com across the photos which were done by Charlotte Heynen, this little girl gifted with camera-handling skills.
Client was Levi's and she asked if i, amongst others, wanted to participate in the photoshoot.
(spraypainted one of our cats just for the shoot ;))

While speaking of photos, this photo i shot for the CrookedTongues Photo-Competition was one of the winning ones :)

Villains & Shoes

2009-11-15T00:52:00.005+01:00

What happens if a Villain meets a Footwear brand?
In this case, Marvel's Venom encounters an adidas Campus 80s shoe and he just gets his gooey-self on (again).

adidas x venom

Sketch

Daymon

2009-11-04T11:07:00.005+01:00

When i entered in the FormatMag Wallpaper Contest some time ago i was browsing the entries and this one artist stuck to my mind.
For those of you that don't remember this was my entry:

When i saw his new piece on another forum i had to check out his art.

His name's Daymon Greulich, check him out.

Holy Mother of God

2009-10-23T15:52:00.002+02:00

Since the death of her son she got some tattoos.

F.A.C.T.S. 2009

2009-10-19T00:50:00.006+02:00

Last sunday (yesterday) we visited the F.A.C.T.S-convention again since we couldn't make it last year.
For those unfamiliar with it, it stands for Fantasy Anime Comics Toys Sciencefiction.

We love to go there because the atmosphere is much better than in the Netherlands where some conventions are plainly dull and don't have as much merchandise.
This year the convention was hosted in a new venue which was bigger and better reachable so that's a good plus. Also the food was excellent whereas previous installments had the good odour of sauerkraut and hotdogs that messed up your taste-buds.
Speaking of odours some fans/visitors still need to find the shower/bathroom in their apartment before going out (let alone know about the existence of deodorant).

Loads of visitors like to suit/dress up as their favorite character whether it's from a TV-show or Movie which makes for a good variety of eye-candy.
The Force was always strong but this year it was bananas!

Present are always actors and artists and this year saw the presence (amongst others) of Jimmy Jean-Louis aka The Haitian from Heroes and amongst the artists was Simon Bisley (Slaine, Judge Dredd & Body Count) and Joe Linsner ( Dawn).

But let's skip to the photos i shot :)

Kwills x New Balance 1500

2009-10-08T00:09:00.003+02:00

Title may be a bit misleading making you believe that a collaboration with New Balance is at hand but it couldn't be further from the truth.
There is a design-your-own-new-balance-shoe competition and i just decided to enter for fun.

You can vote if you like my designs.

While we're at it, good mate of mine Seioz decided to give me a little shine on the Solebox-blog.
Merci beaucoup, mon copain!

A-team 2.0

2009-10-05T17:04:00.005+02:00

Everyone knows that adaptations from tv-series to movies is the new black and next in line is the A-team.
As every kid growing up in the 80-90s you watched it, had/have the action-figures and when re-enacting you were your favorite member (Murdoch was designated role).

So now first pictures have surfaced of the new A-team with added info, courtesy of WWTDD.com.

I sincerely hope this movie will be grittier and grimier than the tv-series, not too popcorn.

The big screen version of ‘the A-Team’ is filming this week in British Columbia, Canada, with Liam Neeson as ‘Hannibal’, Bradley Cooper as ‘Faceman’, Sharlto Copely from ‘District 9’ as ‘Murdoch’, and Quinton Rampage Jackson - who is basically the most likable person on earth - as ‘BA Baracus’. Jessica Biel is still cast but not on set yet. Director is Joe Carnahan.

Autumn

2009-10-03T15:25:00.002+02:00

Autumn is upon us so i just did this little picture.
Inspired by sunny yet cold mornings.

Pelham 123 got taken

2009-09-13T12:39:00.004+02:00

Just watched the latest adaptation last night, it's not bad but i prefer the original one.
Original Soundtrack done by David Shire, cheers to Nils for the link.

Holiday Tuscany part 6

2009-09-11T00:43:00.007+02:00

The last part of the little photographic journey.

Visited Siena again

Rome

Holiday Tuscany part 5

2009-09-11T00:23:00.013+02:00

San Gimignano

Pitigliano

Florence

We visited a sneakerstore called FuoriSkema which had the latest trainers in there varying from adidas to nike and jordan to asics and more.
The employee was a pretty nice and friendly guy by the name of Daniele so if you are ever in Florence and in need of some good trainers and a nice atmosphere go to FuoriSkema on the Via del Corso 29

Posca Pin-up girl

2009-09-10T00:21:00.004+02:00

Just finished this Posca Pin-up girl.
Inspired by the classic pin-ups done by the likes of Al Buell and Gil Elvgren.
This is my humble take.

Holiday Tuscany part 4

2009-09-09T22:59:00.003+02:00

Massa Marittima

Holiday Tuscany part 3

2009-09-09T13:13:00.012+02:00

Siena

Holiday Tuscany part 2

2009-09-09T12:29:00.008+02:00

Views from the panorama point in our village

On our way to the village festival with cart racing that day. The village is divided in 2 areas which have their own coat of arms and the inhabitants battle it out in a cart race.
First races are the kids and afterwards the elder get their race on.
The APE-vehicles are used in this case to transport the racers back up the hill but in common life they're used for multi-purposes.

Holiday Tuscany part 1

2009-09-08T00:48:00.007+02:00

Last weekend we've returned from our holiday in Tuscany where we stayed in a little village called Civitella Marittima.
I'm not gonna bore with all details and geography lessons so i'll skip right to the photos.
The camera was pretty pleased i was triggerhappy so out of the 200+ photos i've made a selection of about 90 but i will post them per 10 so it won't get too heavy on bandwidth.

This is on the top of the Gotthard Pass with our new car which would feel right at home in Italy :)

This was our view from our house in Civitella Marittima, a steep hill that took its toll on many pedestrians and vehicles.

Holiday

2009-08-20T18:18:00.004+02:00

(random Tuscan photo, not mine)

Just wanted to let everyone know that me & the missus will be on holiday for the next 2.5 weeks starting this friday.
Destination will be Tuscany in a village 45 minutes south of Siena, really looking forward to it.
Loads of good italian food, sights, culture and in my case the odd trainingshoe or two ;)

Beginning of september we'll be back and i'll definitely post up some photos that will get snapped along the way and visits.
Take care,

Quincy

And you thought we wouldn't notice...

2009-08-09T17:58:00.003+02:00

This link was shared on the CrookedTongues-forum by Rob L and it deals with plagiarism.

It isn't funny (to say the least) when it happens to an artist on whichever step of the ladder you're at.
Blatant copying someone's work and passing it off as your own is heresy if you ask me.

It happened to my work and i'm sure it happened/happens/will happen to a lot of other artists as well.
You can't stop these uncreative-brainless-nobodies but you can be alert to something like this happening. If you come across ripped-off work just try to report to the original artist as soon as possible so he/she can take further (legal) action.
You can also post your findings on the 'you thought we wouldn't notice'-blog as well.

Tattoo your t-shirt

2009-07-27T23:15:00.004+02:00

Last friday i completed this t-shirt for a colleague of mine.

She asked me awhile ago if i could design a rose for her with certain personal elements in it.
When she showed the design to a tattoo-artist it got quickly rejected because the centre of the rose would melt together into one big black blob of ink over due time.

So, to not let this design die a lonely death i opted to make it into a t-shirt design for her on the very place it was intended to be inked on her body.
She liked it very much to say the least, judging from the pic.

Project 4000

2009-07-27T11:15:00.004+02:00

Mate of mine started another blog with his mate and he wanted it to share it with me.
So i'm sharing it with you to let you know what's going down down under if you're interested in that kinda thing (no not down under as in underpants but Brisbane, Australia).

Project4000

The Last Airbender

2009-07-24T11:23:00.003+02:00

Well i was browsing though some trailers at the apple-site and came across this one.
M. Night Shyamalan is taking on Avatar: The Last Airbender (movie is based on the cartoon and he can't use Avatar because another movie is coming out with that same name) and from the looks of it now i like it.
But having watched the cartoon it could be a very funny movie more suitable for children and non-grown up adults like myself but the trailer is a more serious one.
So i don't know what to expect as long as it doesn't go the route of Dragonball but we'll see in Summer of 2010.

Trailer:

Kwillywarch

2009-07-19T14:41:00.003+02:00

A kind person by the name of Al featured some of my work on his blog.
Go to llywarch's blog for a view or two.

Big Al in full swing

new Kwills site is live!

2009-07-17T17:00:00.003+02:00

Hey everyone,

as you can see i changed the lay-out and colors of my blog a bit to coincide with the new set-up of my site.
Please check out the new & improved site if you haven't before.

At this point i haven't included a links-list on my site since it's also on here.
Hope you like it!

Animation in videos be it small or big

2009-07-09T00:08:00.005+02:00

Back in the days i used to love to watch different music-shows on MTV like Headbanger's Ball, YO! MTV Raps and a dutch music channel where you could just text through the number of your favorite song by phone and it would get played within 5 minutes.
That channel was a good feeding ground for the latest videos and the ones that always stuck to me were the ones where some animation was involved.
I'm not on a quest here, just want to show you what i dug/dig :)

First up is Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer, always was intrigued by the whole stopmotion and how much time it would've cost to create it:

Tool 'Sober' was always playing on Headbanger's Ball and every time i saw it it gave me the creeps but i kept watching anyway because i was intrigued. I think that is what Tool also is , creepy yet intriguing.

Sick of It All 'District', i remember seeing that one late at night in a dimly lit room and it exploded from the screen. You always see hardcore-bands doing tough-looking videos but SOIA upped the ante to do an animated video which sets them apart. And to this day i still love them for doing something else than the rest.

Company Flow 'End to End Burners' with the flying tags which blew me away when i saw it for the first time. It always makes me grab some markers and tag the sh*t out of everything haha

Also can't forget Gorillaz with 'Clint Eastwood'. Such an awesome animation by the hands of Jamie Hewlett. Still love it!

There are more out there but these ones are the first to pop into my memory.
If i think of more i'll definitely post them :)

Kwills Goose Crew tells you what's up

2009-07-08T13:42:00.004+02:00

Kwills 3.0 is on the way so i took the 2.0 offline and replaced it with this picture of Guido & Guiseppe Goossucci telling you what's going down.

On the 1s & 2s

2009-06-24T23:25:00.004+02:00

Finished this design for a mate of mine who asked me to design a slipmat.
Elements to use were his favorite beverage and a cartoon character of him.
Mixed that one up the the Oakland Raiders/Sal Barbier style type of head and voila.

Vectors & skateboards

2009-06-22T21:40:00.003+02:00

As always i was browsing the internet again for random pictures to archive when i stumbled upon 30 cool vector illustrated skateboard decks .
It shows a nice small collection of vector-created designs that the writer has selected.

It also includes some very handy tips regarding how to handle vectors in Adobe Illustrator but also how to screenprint or to set up your own little designed skatedeck shop.

Skateboard graphics book

2009-06-18T23:33:00.003+02:00

Got this book in yesterday: New Skateboard Graphics.

The book has some very nice photos of decks and cool interviews with some designers and they're also more up-to-date with the boards of recent years and not focusing on boards from the 1980-1990s (which had a lot of good graphics too don't get me wrong).
Really love it and i'm hoping for a book 2 with more art to oogle at and reminisce over.

Their site is here and while you're at it, just order it you won't regret it.

My next goal is to do a deck-design ;)

Favorite Artist

2009-06-17T12:11:00.003+02:00

Well my my most favorite Artist finally has a site! (could be there for a longer time than i imagined though hehe).

I capslocked artist because he simply draws the coolest stuff, has terrific line-work and amazing detailing going on plus everything looks clean yet gritty.
Oh and the ladies are looking hawt as well!

Check Chris Bachalo !

How to paint digitally

2009-05-16T13:58:00.003+02:00

This video was very helpful on learning how to paint digitally, i applied most of it on the Carla-piece below.
Still need to work a lot of things out though.

Learn how to paint digitally Albert Einstein

Done!

2009-05-16T13:04:00.003+02:00

Finished the Carla-illustration today.
Opted to digitally paint her because i need to practice it, did some tweaking as well on her.
Also used some textures of a wall and floortile from my backyard to give it some more flavour sort of like a modern day fairytale vibe.
I like it and i hope you do too (and Carla ofcourse).

#4

2009-05-15T00:32:00.003+02:00

Looks like i'm getting somewhere.
I was sketching some other things like a pin-up girl style sketch and i was browsing through the book 'The great american pin-up" when i saw a pic and it all clicked.

In the book the main focus is on the girl with little to no background so i'm going in that direction. Next step is to decide how to finish it whether i'll digitally paint it or do some simple shading.

Girl sketch 3

2009-05-13T00:55:00.003+02:00

Found some time to sketch again between working around the house and the store.
Amongst the sketches i did a third one of the girl i've been working and the problem i have with finding a suitable background.
Had some feedback from the girl in question as well and got the idea to try the horizontal panel as background.
As for filling in the background i drew some lines in but that can be changed into whatever might pop up.

Also i've been working on some tattoo-designs for people but i won't show untill they're under their skin.
Coincidentally i'm watching the first season L.A. Ink in which some beautiful designs are drawn up so my inspiration gets fed well (and the urge to get my new tattoo is big and the ideas are shaping up nicely for that).

True Magazine #3

2009-05-06T02:24:00.003+02:00

Some may have noticed that True Magazine #3 is online.
For this issue i didn't do any work at all but i seem to be credited for artwork and an interview, all without my consent.
So i've pulled out from True Magazine for that reason, i don't want to be associated in any way for things that are done in my name without letting me know.
All the best for the future for them though.

London trip

2009-05-06T01:40:00.008+02:00

Few days ago i got back from London with the missus and we had a great time there.
Visited some museums and loads of sneakershops :)

Shot some pics with my new camera, a Canon EOS 1000D (have to get used to it though).

Below are some pics from the British Museum, they had an excellent Japan-collection and a Drawings and Portraits exhibition of which most works were done in pencils.
At the Royal Academy of Arts i managed to snap some quick pics of Kuniyoshi's sketchbook before i got told to put away my camera because it seems i 'forgot' to see the sign of no-pictures-to-be-taken-please ;)

So if you're around London or about to go the London in the near future, check out the exhibition of Kuniyoshi in the Royal Academy of Arts really worth it!

Will definitely go back to London to check out some more places and museums we didn't get to visit.

Spinnin x Kwills painting

2009-04-12T18:58:00.004+02:00

Yesterday night (april 11, 2009) was the Spinnin' party where i did some live painting.
Lots of good tunes and a nice vibe of all that attended.

I painted/remixed Barong only using Posca Markers and a small bit of gouache paint.
Gave him some adidas superstar shoes and stacked some records on his back to give props to all the DJs for their fine tunes.
The smoke coming from him is just because everyone was on fire!
Had a great time and i am definitely up again for some live painting.

Here's the pic:

:edit april 14, 2009:

Got this actionphoto sent from the photographer of M.O. & Brakko

Sketch 2

2009-04-03T01:04:00.004+02:00

Did this ballpoint sketch during lunchbreak at work. Flow and proportions are better but still imperfect somehow.
Let's see what tomorrow brings :)

Girl sketch part I

2009-04-01T00:00:00.003+02:00

Needed to get into drawing females again and while i was mindlessly browsing around the web i came across a colleague's site with pictures of her on it.
One pic stood out amongst the rest so i asked her if i was allowed to use it.
This is just a sketch i drew up, still not sure about lots of things like the pose, flow and background.
It's a start anyway ;), it'll be interesting to see what the development will be.

Sketch:

Original photo:

Kwills x B.Bot poster: Change into a Gun

2009-03-27T15:18:00.004+01:00

After some e-mailing and messaging back and forth with the B.Bot guys, i've done some minor changes and additions to the Megatron-poster.
So behold the final version:

Limited quantity of t-shirts and posters are planned to be dropped, so keep your eyes peeled.

Change into a gun

2009-03-25T00:34:00.002+01:00

As you noticed in my previous post i did a mock-up of the Change into a gun poster.
The original 'Change into a truck'-poster was done by Tim Doyle and i thought it was fun to have Megatron have a go at it as the good nemesis he is.
I replaced the Megatron-art with a new one i drew up having a different pose which suits better.
Also on the advice from a mate of mine i changed the burned hole because he pointed out the at Megatron uses a laserbeam hence the hole being round.
All in all good fun!

Some fun this week

2009-03-18T13:37:00.007+01:00

Here are some sketches from this week, some might get finished and some don't.
Now you know what's up!

And below poster i quickly did in Photoshop using different images because there has been all kinds of useless Autobot propagande and we all know there's only one leader in the world, Megatron!