Illustrators
Very Tales works together with various illustrators, each with their own style, story and budget. These passionate and talented illustrators ensure that every story becomes magical in a style that suits you. Below is an introduction to who they are, the work they do, and the illustrations they've created for Very Tales.
Natalia Nazarian
Natalia lives with her husband, son and daughter in Toronto, Canada. She is a former architect who rediscovered her love for children’s book illustrations while reading books to her daughter. She decided to give illustration another chance. When she did, she realised that she loves telling stories and inventing new worlds. She prefers traditional materials such as watercolours and pencils because of the feeling you get when you create something with your hands. Her inspiration and motivation are her children, who have taught her to be patient and never give up.
In addition to being the illustrator of the corporate identity of Very Tales, Natalia has also illustrated the very first book.
Linde Faas
Linde is a Dutch illustrator, animator and artist who now lives and works in Norway. 350 kilometres above the Arctic Circle to be precise. The wild, untamed nature of the Arctic is an immense source of inspiration. She likes to go out into nature to observe the silent world around her and can sit for hours next to a fire with her sketchbook drawing everything she experiences. In her work, Linde likes to focus on the small details that are often overlooked in real life. She likes to experiment with different materials and combines all kinds of techniques in her work.
Linde has won countless prizes for her colourful and narrative illustrations. She has illustrated the children's books 'Gozert', 'De kikkerbilletjes van de koning', 'De jongen en de walvis', and 'Kom met me mee'.
Amy Lane
Amy is an English illustrator based in Kingston-Upon Thames. She graduated in Illustration from the University of Creative Arts and prefers to draw animals and people. She specialises in portraits, narrative illustrations and children's books. She has illustrated 'The boy and the boat' and her illustrations can also be seen in 'The Little Trailblazers'.
Rixt-Marieke, Getekenddoorzusje
Rixt-Marieke is a sister who likes to draw. She lives with her boyfriend in Leeuwarden, and together they run Getekenddoorzusje. If she doesn't illustrate, you'll find her as a primary school teacher. She wants to make people happy with her illustrations. She loves authentic pencil drawings, detail and elements from nature. Despite the fact that she has started to draw more digitally, she thinks it is important to retain the feeling of a pencil or coloured pencils.
Nienke Vletter
As a little girl, you’d often find me drawing (while singing along with music at the same time). When I grew up, I also got really interested in people and their behaviour. That’s why I studied communication science before becoming an illustrator. Now I draw people’s stories for a living. And what an honour it is that I get to draw such personal stories!
I’m a huge believer in living your life with attention and true to your values. That’s why I love working together with Nicky on the Very Tales stories. All these elements come together when I grab my coloured pencils and watercolours and put these extraordinary stories onto paper.
Tessa, Ditisdenboef
Tessa is an illustrator and an enthusiast. She graduated at the Artez Art Academy. With black and white and a little colour here and there, she combines recognisable illustrations with abstract elements and above all a good bunch of humour. As an artist, she does a variety of things, such as illustrations, model drawings and tattoos. She has also illustrated the beautiful collection of poems Krekel by Djoeke Baelde Jansen.
Emma Sajben
Emma is a Hungarian creative soul who lives in the Netherlands with her partner and their four-legged friend. She fell in love with drawing, painting and illustrating 4 years ago. Since then, she has worked and experimented to improve her skills. She believes in the good of people and wants to share her work where it can have a positive impact on the lives of others. She also loves dancing, improvisational theatre, pizza, vintage clothing, pizza, the smell of freshly ground coffee, children's books and even more pizza.
Jenya Hitz
Jenya is a freelance illustrator originally from Moscow, but now living in Zurich. She graduated from the Zurich Art Academy and regularly worked for high-end fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, ROX Jewelry and Grace Fine Chocolate.
Her dreamy and vivid illustrations reflect a sense of beauty and the enchanting inner world of this artist. Over the years she has experimented a lot with different techniques, such as watercolour, pencils, chalk, ink, oil and digital. She is always open to trying new ways of working, mixing realistic elements with abstract situations. In between illustrating, she likes to travel the world to meet people and see nature.
Sofie Krete
"Creating works of art inspired by the colourful people I meet" - that is the passion of Sofie and her working method as Visual Personal Creator. Sofie creates custom artworks. During her fashion education at the art academy Artez in Arnhem and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, she experienced during various art subjects that art is personal, but can also be made personal. She is currently studying Cultural Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. Within her artwork, fashion, culture and personality come together. As a Visual Personal Creator, she thinks it is essential to get to know the person for whom she makes the artwork so that she can visualise as much as possible what someone finds important, but also what he or she might still dream about. Her artworks are therefore inspired by personality and values.
Natalia Skripko
Natalia studied at the University of Moscow Printing Arts and specialises as a graphic artist. Previously, she has worked for several children's book publishers and is now a freelance illustrator and artist. In addition to a multitude of digital techniques, she still likes to use watercolour and pencil every now and then.
Ekatherina Utena
Ilina Ekaterina is an artist and illustrator from Saint Petersburg, who is now based in Tbilisi. Ekatherina loves to create beautiful illustrations. She is a self-made artist without an art education, who has worked for 10 years as an artist, muralist, and restorer. She has illustrated six children's books, amongst which 'Brave Little Crab' and 'Be One of a Kind'.
