
These are sketches for Käptn Zottelbart from Pirat Krabbe auf Abenteuerfahrt…That was what he looked like in the end.


These are sketches for Käptn Zottelbart from Pirat Krabbe auf Abenteuerfahrt…That was what he looked like in the end.


A drawing I did for an exhibition. I used the original photograph instead in the end. But actually I like it, although artistically this is a drawing that is slightly to dependant on the original photo.


The German caption says: “…even superheroes need coffee.” I don´t know who came up with this slogan, but it was a good excuse for making this picture. I can think of loads of variations.

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Advance notice of a new book I have illustrated.
http://www.arena-verlag.de/artikel/pirat-krabbe-auf-abenteuerfahrt-978-3-401-70850-8
I did this for a friend, as wedding present for her daughter who loves sloths (who doesn´t?). It is a drawing glued to the dust page of my book “Tierisch verliebt”.
https://derekroczen.wordpress.com/portfolio/2015-tierisch-verliebt-ars-edition/
Basically I can´t post the stuff I am working on. New stuff is going to come come soon.
I just received the deposit copies of the Chinese versions of books I illustrated two or three years ago. It always amuses me when I hear, that book I worked on has been sold to Asia, because it reminds me of the eighties when mediocre rock bands who were past their prime often found a safe haven in Japan, hence the old Alphaville song Big in Japan. Perhaps I am big in China or Korea (who knows).
I wondered what they would do with the map of Germany with tips for dinosaur related activities (they just kept it). I would love to know what the text says, so if you can speak Chinese contact me…