JAN  MEININGHAUS  ILLUSTRATION

COMMERCIAL ILLUSTRATION

Storyboards, Layouts, Character Designs and everything between

AUTOMOTIVE ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustrating cars reflects the passion I have felt from the first Hot-Wheels-Toys to my '67 Mustang. From watching "The Dukes of Hazzard" as a kid to wrenching in the garage nowadays.

Or maybe it's just pretty much fun to draw muscle cars...

Featured Project:

MORD AM SONNTAG

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A weekly crimestory-series for "Welt am Sonntag".

Every Sunday a new short story was published, written by acclaimed german authors.

Two scenes of the story including the main characters had to be illustrated in a modern comic-style. To achieve the subtle "graphic novel"-look I have used a lot of handmade elements like rough brushstrokes, splatters and handmade textures.

Digital illustration and inks with Wacom intuos.

Final touch ups and composing in Photoshop.

STORYBOARDS

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After working on comic books for over 10 years it was a small step to storyboarding.

And it was extremely helpful to have some experience in indie-filmmaking and editing to understand the dynamics of moving images. A lot of storyboards are animated nowadays, so the company who's producing the "Animatic" from my storyboard-keyframes is always thankful to work with an illustrator who has some animation-knowledge.

CHARACTER DESIGN

There is a renaissance going on in using characters for advertising and marketing. Whether it's  the Disney/Pixar-style, a modern comicbook-look or the weirdo-characters from the world of Graffiti, Street-Art & Vinyltoys.

An illustrated character is the most likable way to deliver a company's message and a catchy and memorable approach to product-packaging.

Just look at your breakfast-cereals!

PIN-UP GIRLS

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The illustrated Pin-Up-Girl has always been a loophole to communicate your message in the most sexy way - without getting too cheesy or explicit like a photography may be.

Looking back at the glory days of the american Pin-Up (Elvgren, Vargas, etc.) we witness a revival of the 50s and the sassy attitude of sexy yet  self-confident ladies in advertising and entertainment.

Here's to Bettie Page, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell!

Featured Project:

FIFA World Football Museum

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I was hired by TRIAD to illustrate 3 of the World championship collages that went on display in the new FIFA  Museum in Zurüch. 1982, 1990 and 2002 were illustrated in a style reflecting the zeitgeist of each era and showing the key moments of the championship.

1990 and 2002 were created with watercolor and digital inks, 1982 is a digital illustration.

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