Steffest - Graphical Works

A small collection of my graphical works, mostly from the 90s.

During the years I have played with many different techniques.
The ones that stuck with me are drypoint etchings and soft pastels chalk,
although my favorite medium is still pencil on paper.

In recent years, most of my work has been digital pixel drawings for demoscene projects.
I landed on a favorite workflow for pixel graphics and created my own software for it.


Make a Wish
Title
Make a Wish
Year
2025
Info
Digital drawing
320x240 pixels - 16 colors
Won 1st place in the OldSkool Graphics Compo at Revision 2025
Demozoo Timelapse
The Old Man and the Muse
Title
The Old Man and the Muse
Year
2024
Info
Digital drawing
320x240 pixels - 16 colors
Won 1st place in the OldSkool Graphics Compo at Revision 2024
Demozoo Timelapse
Octo
Title
Octo
Year
2024
Info
Digital drawing
180x140 pixels - 12 colors
Bio-Mimics 10
Title
Bio-Mimics 10
Year
2024
Info
Digital drawing
320x256 pixels - 32 colors
(1,2,3 ... 10, yep checks out)
3th place in the OldSkool Graphics Compo at Deadline 2024
Demozoo Timelapse
The Boinged Eagle Attacks the Falcon
Title
The Boinged Eagle Attacks the Falcon
Year
2023
Info
Digital drawing
320x240 pixels - 16 colors
5th place in the OldSkool Graphics Compo at Revision 2023
Demozoo
Portal
Title
Portal
Year
2022
Info
Digital drawing
Made with ProCreate on iPad
Pirate
Title
Pirate
Year
2022
Info
Digital drawing
320x256 pixels - 16 colors
Kean
Title
Kean
Year
2018
Info
Digital Drawing
320x200 pixels
Portal
Title
Portal
Year
2013
Info
Digital drawing
Made with ProCreate on iPad
Sketchbook 4
Title
Sketchbook 4
Year
2010
Info
Pencil on Paper
Sketchbook 3
Title
Sketchbook 3
Year
2010
Info
Pencil on Paper
Sketchbook 2
Title
Sketchbook 2
Year
2010
Info
Pencil on Paper
Sketchbook 1
Title
Sketchbook 1
Year
2010
Info
Pencil on Paper
Ontkoppeld
Title
Ontkoppeld
Year
2008
Info
Acrylic on Paper - stencils
Illustration for a theatre play
Did you Got My Message?
Title
Did you Got My Message?
Year
2006
Info
Acrylic on Paper
Illustration for a theatre play
Mathew After the Cat 3
Title
Mathew After the Cat 3
Year
2005
Info
Pencil on Paper
Digital Drawing
PhotoShop
Mathew is a series of dead animals drawings
Big Sis
Title
Big Sis
Year
2005
Info
Pencil on Paper
Digital Drawing
Robbert
Title
Robbert
Year
2003
Info
Pen on Paper
Burned
Title
Burned
Year
2003
Info
Pencil on Paper
Digital Drawing
PhotoShop
Wie komt er over de brug
Title
Wie komt er over de brug
Year
2002
Info
Aquarelle on Paper
Illustration for a theatre play
Janne
Title
Janne
Year
2002
Info
Pencil on Paper
Digital Drawing
Peter
Title
Peter
Year
2001
Info
Pastel Crayons on Paper
Madame Cecile
Title
Madame Cecile
Year
2000
Info
Ink and Acrylic paint on Paper
Digitally Enhanced
Illustration for a theatre play
Behind the Puppets
Title
Behind the Puppets
Year
1999
Material
Pastel Crayons on Black Paper
Digitally Enhanced
Frog
Title
Frog
Year
1998
Info
Mezzotint
Ink on Paper
The Puppeteer 3
Title
The Puppeteer 3
Year
1997
Material
Drypoint Etch
Ink on Paper
The Puppeteer 2
Title
The Puppeteer 2
Year
1997
Material
Drypoint Etch
Ink on Paper
The Puppeteer
Title
The Puppeteer
Year
1997
Material
Drypoint Etch
Ink on paper
Kathleen
Title
Kathleen
Year
1997
Material
Drypoint Etch
Ink on Paper
Hands
Title
Hands
Year
1997
Material
Mezzotint
Ink on Paper
Nudes
Title
Nudes
Year
1996
Info
Monotype - Ink on Paper
Mitho 7
Title
Mitho 7
Year
1996
Info
Drypoint Etch - Ink on Paper
Fitting In
Title
Fitting In
Year
1996
Info
Mixed Media - Ink on Paper
Dry Needle Etch
Etch on Zinc
Solitude in Two
Title
Solitude in Two
Year
1995
Info
Etching on Zinc
Rope 2
Title
Rope 2
Year
1995
Info
AquaTint Etching on Zinc
Rope
Title
Rope
Year
1995
Info
Drypoint Etch
(I think I used some Boris Vallejo photographes as reference)
Ishtar
Title
Ishtar
Year
1995
Info
Drypoint Etch
(I think I used some Boris Vallejo photographes as reference)
In Nayade
Title
In Nayade
Year
1995
Info
Pencil on Paper
Hamadryad 4
Title
Hamadryad 4
Year
1995
Info
Pastel Chalk on Paper
(Hamadryad 1 to 3 where commissioned by a local band "Hamadryad")
Vermin
Title
Vermin
Year
1994
Material
Ink on paper.
Etching on zinc, with ink stenciled background
Feeding Time
Title
Feeding Time
Year
1994
Material
Ink on Plastic
Layered
Title
Layered
Year
1993
Material
Double Print
Aquatint Etch on zinc
with Drypoint Etch overprint
Bird
Title
Bird
Year
1993
Material
Etching on zinc
with Drypoint Etch insets
Hybrid
Title
Hybrid
Year
1992
Info
Pastel chalk on paper
Giger Flower
Title
Giger Flower
Year
1992
Info
Pencil on paper
From the area I still shamelessly copied my graphical heroes (Giger, Dave mcKean, ...)
Dot
Title
Dot
Year
1992
Info
Ink and Acrylic on paper
Angle
Title
Angle
Year
1992
Info
Drypoint Etch
Sadness and Comfort
Title
Sadness and Comfort
Year
1991
Material
Cut Paper - Graffiti stencil
Reach
Title
Reach
Year
1991
Material
Pastel chalk on paper
Sally's Child
Title
Sally's Child
Year
1990
Info
Pastel chalk on paper
Based on a photo by Sally Mann
Water is Life
Title
Water is Life
Year
1987
Info
Gouache on paper
The one that started it all ...
It won 1st place in the International CERA drawing competition for 11-14-year-old children.
(Out of 4.600.000 entries from all over the world.)
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