Jelle Gijsberts

education: Visualising at the Grafic Lyceum Rotterdam
debut: In 2007 the first children's book with illustrations of mine was released: De Beloning van de Koning, written by Arjan Wilschut.
inspiration: The wonderful illustrations by Fiep Westendorp, the classic Walt Disney animation films, but definitely the (Super Mario) games of Nintendo as well. Just like the marvellous work of celebrities like Lou Romano, Steve Lambe, Tim Biskup and J. Otto Seibold.
publications: Illustrations for children's books, websites, museums and posters. As well as concepts, character design and backgrounds for animation productions.
clients: Het Legermuseum, Agentschap Telecom, Unicef, Het Voedingscentrum, Uitgeverij Malmberg, Ka-ching Cartoons, Clini Clowns.
specialism: Colourful (children's) book illustrations, Flash, graphic design.