I was born and live in Belgium, for 31 years now. I'm passionate with drawing since I was a child. I first used an airbrush to paint my pin-ups, but I quickly dropped it when I discovered the possibilities of the computer. I decided do start a career in illustration in June 2002. I work mainly  for Cybermedia, a Dutch web content and acces provider, which uses my painting as illustrations for their  customers. Don't hesitate to contact me for any remark or question, I'll answer ASAP.
My e-mail: JYL@swing.be

The images presented in the galery section has been realised during the last 2 year, from pencil drawings scanned and colorised with my P.C. I use a Wacom graphic table, and work mainly with the airbrush tool. All the effects are achieved the way they would be with a normal airbrush, with the advantage to be able to create and store masks whenever needed, and to try any kind of experiment that can be deleted later.
Like every realistic drawer, I need a model to get a sufficient quality level. I first found inspiration in pictures published in magazines or on the net, but I work now out of my own pictures. A nice model, two spots and a digital Olympus C-2500 can provide in two hours enough to work for monthes! My pictures are pretty far away from professional ones, but they contain all the necessary "informations" (proportions, attitudes, and light and shadows) needed to draw and colorize.
When the sketch in finished, the outlines are calqued, scanned and colorised. The whall work takes about fourty hours. The images can then be printed in the format needed, up to huge formats due to the very high resolution of the original. For a use on the net, the character can be dissociate from the background, to enable a change of environment.
For posters and flyers, all the texts and effects are also done with Photoshop6, a great tool.