New prints on Etsy

I added some new prints to my etsy shop last week. You can check them out here

First look at ‘Leren lezen met Kip en Muis’

Look what arrived in the mail today! The book I illustrated earlier this year for Clavis Books. Written by David Vlietstra it a great story of a friendship between a chicken and a mouse. A book for children who just started reading.

A digital experiment

monster in supermarket shopping

I love working in ink and watercolour. I love working on paper. I love how it sometimes doesn’t turn out quite like you expected. Working digitally takes some of the spontaneity out of my drawings. Thats why I normally only use Photoshop to enhance or adjust illustrations I made on paper. I would like to get better at drawing digitally. …

New work in my portfolio

I added some new work to my portfolio today, like this watercolour image above. I made the sketch about six months ago and finally got round to working it out to this final image. When you click on this article you can find the original sketch, a work in progress shot and the final image.

Life Drawing

life drawing sketches made by Renske de Kinkelder

A quick peek at some of today’s sketches made with my life drawing group. Made with brush, indian ink and an ink wash.

Nieuwe illustrator basiscursus start najaar 2016

aankondiging nieuwe cursus Illustrator najaar 2016

  Dit najaar start ik weer met een cursus Illustrator CC aan de Volksuniversiteit in Arnhem. Deze cursus is bedoeld voor mensen die graag met het programma willen gaan werken, maar hier nog geen ervaring mee hebben. Morgen (zaterdag 18 juni) organiseert de Volksuniversiteit een open dag in Rozet in Arnhem, je kunt hier kennis maken met docenten van verschillende …

10 ways to help you succeed your 365 days project

photo of open sketchbooks filled during a year

Last year on the 4th of june I challenged myself to draw and share these drawings on instagram everyday. Today marks 371 days in a row. (see the overview here) There were 10 things that helped me stay focused:

High Quality Giclée Prints now for sale in my Etsy shop

Today it’s official, I am the proud owner of a shop on Etsy! Here you can find my art available as high quality giclée prints. They are printed on special 308 grs. Fine Art Paper from Hahnemühle. This paper and the archival printing ink ensures that the print will last for a very long time. At the moment I am …