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An illustration of a pink figure with red hair, their face obscured by two large pink hands. One hand covers their eyes while the other pulls open their mouth to reveal a row of white teeth.

An update from ace Dutch illustrator Eline Van Dam, aka Zeloot

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Date
20 March 2015

Look at the giant bulbous characters! The boy clamping his hand between his own giant gnashers! The tiny hairy willy floating in mid-air with a bunch of other body parts! This collection could be the work of one woman only and that woman is Eline Van Dam, aka Zeloot, a Dutch illustrator with a taste for the funny, the weird and the generally brilliant. She’s been hard at work of late with a stack of commissions for the likes of Vrij Nederland and The New York Times among others, all of whom are thoroughly enamoured with her unique style. As are we.

An illustration of several figures in a surreal, fragmented composition. The characters wear bold, geometric patterns in red, blue and black, with one person hugging a large red dog.
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Zeloot: Illustration for Vrij Nederland

An illustration of a film set where a person sits with their hands pressed together, covered in red liquid. A person with headphones holds a boom mic over them, while a camera on a tripod films the scene. A bucket labelled “BIO Ketchup” and a crate of vegetables sit nearby.
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Zeloot: Illustration for Vrij Nederland

An illustration of a person with red hair seen from behind, wearing a black suit and red shoes. They stand on a swirling blue and white mass, looking out over a green landscape dotted with smoking cooling towers.
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Zeloot: Illustration for Vrij Nederland

An illustration of a pair of black boots standing on a bright green surface. Below them, a deep, narrow white void cuts through layers of colourful, undulating strata in purple, pink, orange and yellow.
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Zeloot: Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin

An illustration of a person sitting in a pink armchair, knitting a red DNA double helix. They wear a purple checkered robe and black boots, with an open science book resting on their lap.
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Zeloot: Illustration for Vrij Nederland

An illustration of various disembodied body parts and clothing items scattered across a dark grey background. The figures and objects feature bold red, green and blue stripes alongside textured white skin.
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Zeloot: Illustration for Vrij Nederland

An illustration of a pink figure with red hair, their face obscured by two large hands. They appear to be shouting or grimacing, with a row of white teeth visible. A single white marshmallow sits on a blue plate atop a blue and black checkered surface.
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Zeloot: Illustration for The New York Times

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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