Cliff van Thillo
@cliffvanthillo.bsky.social
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Illustrator from Utrecht (Netherlands)
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Cart board creature made from old packaging, for the Huis van Betekenis exhibit last summer at Podium Hoge Woerd . Photo by Saskia Janssen, legs by Gemma Pauwels
One of the things I always wanted to do is making a cover for VPROgids . And here it is! I am so happy 🤩 This time VPROgids is turned into VPROkids, with content made for the younger ones. Image editor: Bram van Dirven and Carla van Thijn 🙏
New in my webshop: “Frolic”, a riso print on 200 grand biotop- paper, on A3 format. To purchase, go to cliffvanthillo.com/shop , ór visit me at the upcoming Illustratiemarket: this sunday at Vogelfrei Playground, Utrecht.
New: “Petal Dance”, a high quality print on 250 gram Tintoretto Gesso- paper, on A3 format. To purchase, visit my webshop ( cliffvanthillo.com/shop ). Ór visit me at one of the upcoming two markets: this sunday at Volkshotel, Amsterdam or september 28th at Vogelfrei Playground, Utrecht.
New: “Porcelain Whispers”, a high quality print on 250 gram Tintoretto Gesso- paper, on A3 format. To purchase you can go to cliffvanthillo.com/shop, ór visit me at one of the two markets I’ll be joining this month: this sunday at Volkshotel (Amsterdam) or 28th at Vogelfrei (Utrecht).
Daily sketches, exploring figures and poses.
A selection of my work will be shown at Maximus Brouwerij till the end of October, opening this Saturday 16.00 with bubbles! 🎉

For this occasion I made this “Ouro Poser” figure.
I admire the way Efteling's able to create whole worlds full of detail, consistent design and atmosphere. I made this poster to showcase the admiration and chose Symbolica (a beautiful ride in the centre of the park) to orchestrate the characters, building and surroundings. It was not an assignment.
At Utrecht Queer Film Festival ‘s queer market. Next one will be at Eindhoven in two weeks!
Some of the sketches from the last couple of assignments. Sometimes I start out with red to ‘search’ and then blue to ‘define’. Not all of them turn out to be the final illustration, by my or the clients choice. But an idea is never thrown away. :)
Dinosaurs. Growing up, I couldn’t get enough of them. Especially the Jurassic Park movies were of big influence.
Niet mee eens. Ik zie de eenvoud en charme van een Kogeloog, van een Witte Paard, een Stationskoffiehuys, een Smulpaap, een Blauwe Reiger, het kinderbad hier zeker in terugkomen. Het is tijdloos, charmant en romantisch. De Efteling ademt 1 sfeer maar kent vele gezichten. Het is w.m.b. precies goed.
This year’s 25th edition of Pinkpop, a lot has changed in those years. Has this edition lived up to expectations? Some people argue the festival has lost it’s edge. With a new management Pinkpop wants to breathe new life. For @vpro.nl Image editor: @bramdirven.bsky.social 🙏
New in my webshop: “Solace”, a high quality print on 250 gram Tintoretto Gesso- paper, on A3 format.
Ik vind het ook triest dat hij het met z’n racistentengels maar niet kan laten van de Efteling af te blijven, met als resultaat dat extreemrechts gedachtengoed geassocieerd gaat worden met zoiets moois en liefs.
Wat mooi <3. Én die wordt ook niet weggeflikkerd, en kostte waarschijnlijk ook veel minder geld. Wat moet zo'n leerkracht nou met 12 bodylotions, 5 dozen chocola, 2 opblaaspoppen en 17 mokken? Echt welk probleem lost deze markt nou op.
Recycling toys for little children comes with a risk: toys, and especially those from before the 80’s, can contain toxic chemicals. For @trouw.nl ,image editors: Celine Kroon and Lotti Pronk
Omer Tuzkapan has won the second Marc Chavannes -writing competition by @decorrespondent.nl with an essay that perfectly captures legitimized anger ánd gives humane hope in a time where absolute biggots fire up the wrong and racist side of humanity.