newest entry: Radio Stone (2023)

concept art from “Instruments of Tamriel”, ink & gouache

Monday, 21st of August 2023, 02:31 PM

drawing of a magic radio, that plays and transmits music from the crystal structure of a stone placed inside

Christmas Market
wimmelpicture, 2024

Christmas market on the Lausitzer Platz
Arrival at Vullain
illustration, 2024

“My great journey began on a smuggler’s boat to Vullain. I decided to avoid any troublesome questions by my compatriots and rather trust an elderly Bosmer smuggler with a speedy dragonfly sloop, which is usually known to be a fair-weather ... weiterlesen

We had been announced loudly
Mammoth Tusk Harp
illustration, 2024

the dance around the Big Mammoth Tusk Harp of Orsinium
The Bards College of Haafingar
illustration, 2024

This page shows how I want to combine my illustrations with handwritten text in the book „Instruments of Tamriel“. As you can see, I envision a very antique and above all handmade look for the book. Unfortunately, the text is ... weiterlesen

the Bards College of Haafingar, full page

the Bards College of Haafingar
North-Western Nedic Pipes
illustration, 2024

a composition of bagpipes and albocas
Sutch Folk Festival
illustration, 2023

folk festival in Sutch, a Colovian city
Breton Sealfur Binioù
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional binioù (a typical Breton bagpipe), with a bag made from seal fur
Northern Winds
illustration, 2023

It’s one of the pages from the book that might already be considered finished. It’s also one of the few exceptions where I mix instruments from several cultures. Usually they are separated by cultures and chapters and are all on ... weiterlesen

an arrangement of 21 fictional wind instruments, inspired by european instruments of the ancient world as well as folk musik
Bayard-Siotaróiné
illustration, 2023

drawing of a tiorba, decorated to look like a funny face of a fat man
Granddaddies Head Lyre
illustration, 2023

drawing of a lyre made from the horned skull of a deceased woodelf
The Walking Tree: Falinesti
illustration, 2023

drawing of the walking tree city Falinesti
Radio Stone
illustration, 2023

drawing of a magic radio, that plays and transmits music from the crystal structure of a stone placed inside
Breton Cittern
illustration, 2023

drawing of a decorated cittern made from red wood, painted to resemble a holy singing tree
Bosmeri Zither
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional decorated Woodelf zither from a long animal horn with a bone fretboard
Math-Crystal
illustration, 2023

drawing of a cut red gemstone with many reflexions
Geometric Singing
illustration, 2023

mixed media drawing of a group of High Elves and an artistic performance of a young woman singing through a gemstone to create a complex standing wave in a cocktail glass
Direnni Hummel
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional zither (like a swedish hummel) with a glas mosaic soundbox cover and an end shaped like a retort
Imgan Bakai
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional intelligent great ape (Imga) playing a drum flute with all fours
Galenic Lyre
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional lyre made from a wood in the shape of a face with the antlers of a buck
Modified Orcish Slide Trumpet
illustration, 2023

„Diese Trompete wird aus einer geheimen Legierung hergestellt, die nur die Orks kennen. Sie wird vor allem für Rüstungen verwendet. Aber jeder, der schon einmal einen (zivilisierten) Ork zum Thema Musik befragt hat, weiß, wie sehr sie den Klang der ... weiterlesen

drawing of a fictional slide trumpet made from a greenish metal, with a colorfully shimmering glass bell
Sunhold, Cavern of Ears
illustration, 2023

the polisphonic architecture of the Altmeric Town of Sunhold
Chimer Jentreng
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional zither, decorated with gold, ebony, and gems of volcanic glass, dedicated to St. Veloth
Ayleid Zither
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional zither made from meteorite iron in the shape of a bird of prey
Aldmeri Zither
illustration, 2023

drawing of a fictional staff zither with colorful glass resonators and censer
Crystal Glass Orchid Flute
illustration, 2023

concept art from “Instruments of Tamriel”, ink & gouache
Music is as good as any magic
Blog-Post, 2 years ago

I will publish a picture from this cycle every Monday and every 4th Sunday—for at least one year I’ve spent the last months almost exclusively drawing fancy, invented instruments, shrouded in secrecy … but now the world may know about it! Starting this joyous day, I will publish a picture from this cycle every Monday and every 4th Sunday—for at least one year … The project is called „Instruments of ... weiterlesen
Dark Souls Tattoo
pen & ink drawing, 2023

Dark Souls-themed tattoo design, drawn in pen & ink
Instruments of Tamriel
Concept Art, 2022

Telvanni Theremin, a magiphone, played with the use of magic spells

5-Chamber Vossa-Satl, an argonian instrument using the mating calls of five small toads

Colovian Bagpipes, a festival instrument
Imperial City Waterfront
environment concept art, 2022

While the poorest live on boats, in tents on the lakeshore, or in leaf-covered or thatched fishing huts, the middle and upper class lives in large brickwork compounds with their own seperate bazaars and apartment blocks. Details on the roofs ... weiterlesen

The Imperial City with Ayleid ruins contrasted by current era brickwork buildings, with the White-Gold Tower and Jerall Mountains in the background
The Fall, the Source, the Tower
pen & ink drawing, 2021

a drawing for somebody close to me
The Run
pencil sketches, 2021

sketches for two pages in the first episode of 7SA
The Gathering, the Deluge
water color sketch, 2021

sketches of two pages in the first episode of 7SA, in water colors
Leaves, tower sketch
ink sketch, 2021

ink sketch of a page in the second episode of 7SA
Vindenrim Barrow
level design concept, 2021

Vindenrim Barrow concept art, a lengthwise cut of a horn-shaped barrow, hewn into a mountain
Megastructure map sketches
sketches, 2021

Megastructure vertical plan and building history

Megastructure map
Instruments of Tamriel
Drawing, 2020

Crystal Orchid Flute, Volcanic Glass Flute, Ancient Dagoth Bell Frame, Dwemer Tonal Tube and Ebony Jaw Harp
Stadt im Aufbruch
wimmelpicture post cards, 2020

New city center of Hoyerswerda with Lausitzbad, Lausitztower, Lausitzhalle, Lausitzer Platz, Konrad-Zuse-Museum (ZCOM) and Orange Box

Scheibe lake next to Hoyerswerda with athletes, bathers, riders, surfers, etc.

Old city center of Hoyerswerda during a festive activity, with beer tent, ice cream, a clown on stilts, Tango dancers, etc.

Southern hinterland of Hoyerswerda: Krabats Black Mill in Schwarzkollm, Dörgenhausen with Windmill, Zeißig with radio mast and inn, Energy Museum Knappenrode, and Bröthen firefighters
Heads
seeking-line sketches, 2017

1/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

2/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

3/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

4/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

5/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

6/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

7/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

8/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

9/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

10/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.

11/11, Not much can be said about these heads, other than that they are more meditative than representative of something.
Arms and Sleepers
promotional artwork, 2017

final poster
The Anemone Sessions
festival artwork, 2016

final poster

sticker
Joy and Black Wizard
promotional artwork, 2016

final poster
Stronghold
Digital Painting, 2016

fertiges Bild

four steps: black-and-white sketch, greyscale, detailing, and coloring, making our way towards a finished painting
Kaos Skola
10-Minute-Portraits, 2016

And-i, Andi Solo, Herr Lehmann, Andreas Liebert und ein sitzender Mann aus dem Publikum

Captains Diary

John Allen

Marcel Gein

Ben Barrit
Nothing to lose in Toulouse
travel sketches, 2014

I got nothing to lose in Toulouse as a hitch-hiking artist with no place to stay

expressive drawing of a woodchuck with which the sketchbook was inaugurated

baby girl of a young mother in Portugal

secret portrait of a young woman in Portugal
Assorted Commissions
character illustration, 2014

the poets and thinkers among the swashbucklers

the woodcutter, who did not like his soup

Munin »the Raven«

video game inspired fighting scene during heavy snowfall on a battlement
Toon
character portrait, 2013

the finished artwork with a simple background

from quick-sketch to refined artwork
The Divide
Digital Painting, 2013

linke Häfte des 2-teiligen Werks, mit Frau auf Gottesanbeterin, Junge auf Grashüpfer und Mädchen auf Raupe

rechte Häfte, eine Kluft in der Straße und ein einsamer Mann mit einer Ameise an einer Abzweigung