My contribution to Wit Industries X Koga Art Series.

They're out there at last! Wit Industries asked me to decorate the bike rims of one of their super fancy racer bikes and this is the result. Click on the image for a bigger view.

Click here for the full article on my contribution more photos:
http://art.witindustries.nl/3-RACHEL-SENDER

I also have a video of the process of painting them. Fun and challenging!



Illustrations on bike rims from Rachel Sender on Vimeo.

Gouache.

It had been years since the last time I used gouache paints. I have been seeing more illustrations lately done with these paints and started feeling jealous. So yesterday I treated myself to a few tubes and had a go. This post is also a sneak peak of a project I'm working on with the writer Adele Chong. 

This was done during the course I've joined at Studio Kolectiv. 

Transgender Transformation Flipbook.

As part of The Flip Collection III at Printroom, I'm making this flipbook titled "Transgender Transformation". 

The drawings are done by hand and later coloured in Photoshop. There are 42 frames, which was a lot of work. But if someone in the cartoon industry heard me they would laugh. This gave me a small (tiny, infinitesimal)  taste of the amount of work that goes into making a full animation film. Mind blowing.

Self-made Christmas presents.

I hand painted, cut and sew these personalized dolls for my sister, her partner and my nephew. It was a fun (and tedious!) process. A special thanks goes to my friend Conxa who helped me with her sewing machine skills.

The happy owners. 

Website update!

A couple of more projects in there...

rachelsender.com

Fresh from the printer! vanderMEULENnienke promotional pieces!

I just received a little parcel from Nienke with her promotional pieces and a custom made wallet for me!

Click here for a better view of the illustrations. 

Buttonface.

I've been experimenting a bit with these wooden round disks, turning them into what Phil helped me name "Buttonface"(s). I like playing around with the circular proportion and using the hair for the compositions. I think I'm going to try polymer clay next... maybe something with a bit more volume. Third dimension world, here I come!