Hi, I’m Cliff Deun.

I’m a 38 year old illustrator and painter from Amsterdam, born and raised.

Since I was a little boy I’ve been drawing and crafting things. Movies were my primary source of inspiration. I remember pausing the VHS player so I had a good source to draw or craft Darth Vader’s helmet, the DeLorean from Back to the Future,
or the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. Today, movies are still a big inspiration.

I studied advertising and although the actual advertising work would turn out
not to be my cup of tea, I did learn to draw more simplified. ‘Less is more’ and ‘KISS’
( keep it simple, stupid ) were two things I heard a lot during my studies so I learned
to apply that to my style of drawing, which was initially much too detailed for client concept drawings or storyboards.

When I stopped working in advertising, I started doing design and illustration work. Making murals was my favorite thing to do then. For the past 7 years I’ve been focusing mainly on illustration.

It took me a while, but I believe I have found my style now. I like working with bold lines and using geometric shapes to build up an image. Making portraits is one of my favorite things to do. I like drawing faces of people with a lot of character, with clear lines in their face or sharp features.