Summer time

Kika & Bob in Vegas

I have bee sitting on these designs from the 'Kika and Bob' series which I worked on, together with my 'Comrades' (see links) and was completed last year. Art direction is off course by the mythical Fons.

The scene represented the arrival and raise to financial success in America by the many immigrants in the early 20's. It starts with the hopeful little guy stepping out of the boat and beginning as a simple shoe polish boy and ending up fat and rich in front of his shoe empire....This was a rare occasion where I got to work on some (minor) characters that did not have to fit in terms of style into the actual look and feel of the animation. The exception is the charcoaled remains of Kika and Bob after opting for the wrong option, again....

Ice characters

These character sketches and backgrounds were made for a popular ice cream company to enhance their site and attract a younger audience. The idea was to have several 'islands' inhabited by different ice cream characters and would be an opportunity to play and learn about the different flavors. Unfortunately the ad agency that asked me to develop these concept sketches was rather uncooperative and in the end it did not work out, so I post these just to remind myself how cool it would have been to see it all animated....