ABOUT
PERSONALIA
My full name is Maarten Vander Cruyssen, but that doesn't really roll of the tongue, so Maarten is ok.
I'm an architect by trade, but from time to time the artist in me pops out.
This website is in English, but my first language is Dutch, as I'm from the tiny country of Belgium.
You can contact me at maarten[dot]vander[dot]cruyssen[at]gmail[dot]com.
ART
I love drawing.
As a child I went to art school once a week. But I drew whenever I could.
Now, having a full-time job, acting as an adult, and AI taking over, I try my best to keep drawing.
I specialize in drawings made with pen and ink, pencil, fine-liner, or whatever else I find laying around.
I mostly draw beautiful women, daily life, fantasy, science fiction, portraits, or anything else really.
I'd say my work is largely inspired by belle époque art, ukiyo-e art, fantastic art, and new media art.
Every drawing I make is fully hand-drawn and unique.
ARCHITECTURE
In high school, I looked for a study combining science and art, two of my passions, and thus ended up in architecture.
At the university of Antwerp I ultimately earned myself a master's degree in architecture with distinction.
I've been working full-time as an architect at multiple excellent architecture firms for well over a decade now.
I specialize in drawing building plans and building details, all in accordance with local building regulations, applying for building permits, calculating bills of quantities, writing building tenders, researching building materials, creating 3D models and visualizations, etc.
The firms I work for specialize in private and public housing, and large utility buildings like schools, hospitals, care centers, offices,...
I'm well-versed in all following software: nemetschek vectorworks, autodesk autocad, autodesk revit, epic unreal engine, trimble sketchup, adobe photoshop, canva affinity, microsoft word, microsoft excel, google docs, google sheets, geo-it lastenboeklink, sumaqua sirio,...
OTHER INTERESTS
Science (youtube edutainment)
Music (last.fm track scrobbles)
Movies (imdb ratings)
Games (steam page)
I also love my pets very much, and the outdoors, walking in nature.
I believe in moderation, kindness, craft, and thought.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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