Patrick Schoenmaker | Character Designer & Visual Development Artist

Rip Digman expression studies next to a Digman! poster with the title character, a lemur, an explorer and a helicopter in a jungle setting.

Digman! character lineup with Rip, an explorer girl, a pilot, a red-haired scientist and a lemur creature, above sketches of the creature.

Digman! sketches of Rip and the explorer girl alongside key art of a lava-filled volcano chase and a frozen ice cave.

Miss Moxy concept art: a title poster, a painted statue of a calico cat, a girl hugging her cat, a purple line drawing and a sheet of cat expressions.

Character lineup for Miss Moxy with a woman walking a small dog, two pigeons, a large bulldog and a row of six cats.

Character design for the animated feature film Miss Moxy, showing a cat and dog in a garage and a rainy city street.

Color and line sketches of Snorri, a blue octopus mascot wearing a horned viking helmet, plus a sheet of facial expressions.

Pencil-style sketches of the Snorri octopus mascot surfing, floating in a fishbowl helmet and reacting to a starfish.

Expression sketches of cartoon crabs with big eyes, moustaches and shells.

Two friendly dinosaurs running through a jungle, surrounded by small flying creatures.

Design sketches of a young panda with a staff, a dragon and an orangutan.

Character lineup of pandas, a red dragon, a lion, a crocodile, a monkey and an ostrich.

Indiana Jones and a companion recoil from a glowing skull in a dark cave.

Character sheet for Indiana Jones with expression sketches, a color turnaround and a coiled snake.

Story panels of Indiana Jones fighting a soldier, facing a glowing skeleton and exploring a tomb.

A photo of Patrick with a drawn-on moustache and glasses, next to a doodle of a thumbs-up arm.

About me

Hi, I'm Patrick. I’m a Dutch character designer and illustrator specializing in animation and toy-focused projects.

I create characters with broad appeal, a touch of humor, and a strong sense of cinematic adventure.

My past work includes designing the mascot character for Europa-Park, developing a series for CBS/The Lonely Island, and contributing to character design on two animated feature productions. I am also the creator of a YouTube animated series that has reached over 1.7 billion views, giving me a broad perspective on designing characters that connect with large global audiences.

From early concept exploration and visual development to production-ready turnarounds, expression sheets, and key art, I build characters that are both appealing and functional for production.

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Patrick Schoenmaker | Character Designer & Visual Development Artist

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