Talenten:
Mooie beelden maken. Hoewel er meer is, is dit iets waar ik echt van geniet en waar ik behoorlijk goed in ben. Hoe doe ik dat? Ik teken. Ik teken veel en met zoveel mogelijk kleuren, lagen en tinten. Ik vind het geweldig als ik alles kan doen. Maar er is ook schoonheid in eenvoud. Ik zeg niet less is more, maar het is nog moeilijker en uitdagender als je maar één kleurtint kunt gebruiken of niet alle details volledig kunt gebruiken. Mijn absolute nummer één software is Illustrator. Ik weet niet wat ik zonder zou doen. Van simpele tot extravagante kunst, het geeft me alles wat ik wil. Daarnaast ken ik mijn weg in 3D-software. Hierdoor kunnen we onze eigen producten, verpakkingen en mock-ups opbouwen om alles visueel tot leven te brengen.
Favourite color scheme:
This is a hard one. Should a designer have a favourite and isn't that dangerous? Hahaha. I have a weird sense for colour to be honest. My dad is colourblind, while this has nothing to do with me, I might have picked up my weird colour sense from him. I enjoy colours that pop, and I like darkness. Bright colours that go very well on black. Neon pink is awesome on black. That works for blue or black on white as well. I'm trying to imagine if there is something I really enjoy above all, but it really depends on my mood and the things I'm looking at. Popping and gloomy art are my favorites. How's that for a color?
Music:
I love extremes, and the music that stole my heart years ago is Death metal (oh so romantic). To be more specific, the style that started it all in the late 80ies/early 90ies, now usually referred to as Old School. To an outsider this music stands for death, destruction and negativity. For me it's the opposite. Itbrings a smile to my face, gets my blood pumping and sets me in a good mood. I can literally listen to Death metal all day everyday. The chugging guitars, the roaring vocals, yeah baby! Does it affect me as an artist? Yes and no. I enjoy the gloomy side of art, but I made a choice years ago I wanted to do art beyond my own personal preferences and how great is it that you can adapt multiple styles? I do feel a lot of art fits a certain type of music, especially for younger generations. And I like to believe I'm capable
of designing or adapting every style possible. If you set your mind to it, you are able to.
Perfect day:
Next level perfect would be: Sleeping in, drink a large cup of fresh ground coffee with a perfect eggs Benedict with extra bacon on the side after waking up. Drawing up some art while listening to new vinyl records that have just arrived. Go out to the old location of the Fenix Food Factory to see what new beers they have on draft. Try the new ones we don't know yet and sip them at the water side. Have dinner at a majestic place in Iceland, Pakhus in Hofn (Hey, It's just a fantasy right) and end the day at the best festival ever, KTDF in Copenhagen, surrounded by friends and my beautiful wife.
Favourite project made by Twisted Stranger:
My absolute favourite is 13 monsters. We have done so many cool projects through the years, and I got to experience them all. It's always hard to pick a favourite, but 13 Monsters has it all. From first idea/ rough sketches to final product. From concepting the monsters and their weapons and armour to the whole kickstarter ordeal. Man it was a wild ride, but we pulled it off, together, with our own strength. The moment you are holding the final product in your hands, magical! The best side of the whole projects remains to be able to do your own illustrations the way you like and envision it. This is where we shine.
I would love to make:
Phew, we have covered a lot of ground already.
Would love to design our own range of toys. Think out our own designed characters, turned into actual 3D toys and ideally with it's own cartoon / animation to go with it.
A series of app games. Create our own, or do a spin off on bubble shooter, puzzle games etc. Would still like it if we can give those games to children that are in the hospital. They are bedridden and bored. And we can make their stay a bit more fun with this.
Design characters and graphics for a high end console game. Think a beautiful PS/Xbox game
Create a graphic novel. Although the plans are there, it still needs execution, so yeah i'm just putting it on there haha!