MÈLANÍ TUSMAIN
Illustration & more

IK KAN HET ZELF! /
I CAN DO IT MYSELF!
IK KAN HET ZELF! / I CAN DO IT MYSELF! was my graduation project at St.Joost, School of Art & Design.
It is a picture book that follows a young witch who is struggling to use her magical powers. The book teaches children from ages 4 and up that it is ok to ask for help.







SPELLBOUND: fieldnotes on the strange & magical
SPELLBOUND is a zine I worked on in semester 6 of St.Joost. The story follows 4 peculiar characters who each, for their own reasons, do research on magical plants found in the Spellbound forest. Together they find the answer to a big mystery.
I worked on this project with Sprout Studio (consisting of Robin de Cocq van Delwijnen, Isabelle van Esch, Romee van Ekeren & me).









OFFICE BEAR
OFFICE BEAR is a 2D-animation project I worked on during my minor development for visual storytelling. It was pitched as a tv-series about a bear who works an office job. However, because of the fact that he's a bear, the office life is a bit tougher for him than it is for his collegues. Which leads to him facing and causing a lot of problems at work.
I worked on this project with Nyala van Hus, Zerline van der Stel and Deanne Warnaar. And later with Jane van Wechem, Timon van der Wal and Salah Zeroual

animatic: me, sound: Timon van der Wal





design: Nyala van Hus, lineart + colour: me
design: Nyala van Hus, lineart + colour: me

ANISERUM
ANISERUM is another project I worked on during my minor development for visual storytelling. It was pitched as a 2D/3D-animated movie that was set in a future where DNA modification defines social status. A working-class man is chased for his perfect genes and becomes the reluctant leader of the rebellion against the big animal DNA industry.
I worked on this project with Zerline van der Stel, Jane van Wechem and Timon van der Wal.






design: Jane van Wechem, lineart: me, colours: Zerline van der Stel, background: Timon van der Wal
design: Jane van Wechem, lineart: me, colours: Zerline van der Stel, background: Timon van der Wal
design: Jane van Wechem, lineart: me, colour: Zerline van der Stel
design: Jane van Wechem, lineart: me, colour: Zerline van der Stel
