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Hi there, My name is Lohan Grobler, I'm an Illustrator. I've been drawing ever since I was able to hold a pen. Once I was able to put pen to paper, my purpose for being on this planet became clear. I'm able to illustrate my dreams, feelings, passions, fantasies, and even other peoples ideas or stories to paper. Pencil to paper was the way I was able to express myself. I don't talk much... I let the pencil do my talking. Being able to draw very well is the perfect platform to be able to make use of today's state of the art computer applications. I studied Graphic Design and soon realised the awesome power of technology..."Artist, meet application... from now on you will be best friends!" And so a beautiful relationship started with me and my Apple Macintosh with all it's applications. This talent of mine, being able to do an interpretation of words into an artwork, was soon recognised by art directors and creative directors working for advertising agencies. So... this is how I make a living. These creatives tell me their ideas and stories, and all I do is make it a reality with my artwork. Pretty simple.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Wie's Bang? Comic Book now vir almal, verniet!

9:18 AM | Posted by Lohan | | Edit Post
Wie's Bang?... The first 3 comic books are now available to download for FREE! Proud Creations illustrated the 3rd comic book for Van Coke Kartel. The firs two was co-written by Lohan from Proud Creation and the dialogue was refined by Blink Stefanus and Griffin from www.watkykjy.co.za. Download the first 3 Wie's Bang? Comic Books: HERE!
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Friday, September 30, 2011

Wie's Bang? Van Coke Kartel comic by Lohan Grobler

12:23 AM | Posted by Lohan | | Edit Post
Proud Creations (The mother of all awesomeness) is illustrating a comic book for Van Coke Kartel. The brain child behind the whole project is Marais Janse van Rensburg (Guru of Kiefness) from Wondermutt, has put together 5 illustrators to illustrate 5 different comic books... No 1. Says Who... No. 2 Merwe Marchant... No. 3 Proud Creations... No. 4 Don't know?... and 5. Jagerboy's son, Chimpboy...

The storyline for the comic books goes something like this... The band is on the road in the Karoo after the launch of a biography. They stop at a local bar and is attacked by hill billy zef locals... The miraculously wake up in the same bar not knowing what happened to them. No brain, Kurt Cobain, welcomes them with a drink and gives them the news that their souls belong to him... Various outrageous events unravel as they try to perform at all their gigs.

Da shit is wack like yo grandpa on crack... so don't miss this, yo. Keep it real.

Check out: http://www.proudcreations.com
http://www.facebook.com/ProudCreations
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wonder-Mutt/162311313827983
http://www.watkykjy.co.za

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Illustration done for Brrr Campaign

12:57 AM | Posted by Lohan | | Edit Post
The Illustrations that I did for the Coca-Cola Brrr Campaign...

This is the first logo device I designed and Illustrated for the campaign





And another logo device...








Soccer promotion for the local garages.


Christmas theme illustration.



Win a one of a kind Brrr cooler bag promotion illustration.


Find the shivering can and win a Nokia cell phone promotion illustration.


Stand a chance to win a retro-cooler promotion in local stores promotion illustration.



Enter and win appliances at local store promotion illustration.


Some filler illustrations with all the different promotions.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Pitching for the Coca-cola Brrr campaign

7:07 AM | Posted by Lohan | | Edit Post
The Brrr Campaign's main characters are the "Mayor" and his "Servant". The first TV ad was about the "Mayor" walking in the town streets on a hot summers day with his "Servant" and a crowed following them. The heat is overwhelming and the "Mayer" enters a nearby cafe in search of something to quench his thirst. The till clerk hands him a Coke. The "Mayor" takes a sip... his whole body shakes as his body cooles down immediately and the Brrr! sound escapes from his month!
View the video.


So, at first the brief was to Illustrate these 2 characters in promotion and prize giving situations.

A style was described to me where I had to over exaggerate body parts. Making the illustration appear as if it was viewed through a sort of a fish eye lens, but still keeping it relatively conservative, so the public will still be able to identify what is illustrated.

I first draw a sketch. When I'm happy with the sketch, I scan it in and start tracing and doing the colour and shading in Adobe Illustrator.

This is the illustration I did as an example for the advertising agency. This is allot of hours spent on own risk, but when done well, pays off in the end... seeing that I got the job.

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