Assignment: design a series of portraits of European leaders (EU government, PM, Presidents, European Central Bank ECB, NATO, etc.). in a consistent style, to be used editorially or for political media. Not caricatures but a sober resemblance of their features. Solution: loose sketches, with a reduced palette, tied up with a consistent graphic style.
European leaders | Portrait illustrations | A self-initiated project
![](https://www.yvonnenelson.nl/wp-content/uploads/work/EU-leaders-illustrations/EU-leaders-Emmanuel-Macron-1.png)
![](https://www.yvonnenelson.nl/wp-content/uploads/work/EU-leaders-illustrations/EU-leaders-Ursula-von-der-leyen-2.png)
![](https://www.yvonnenelson.nl/wp-content/uploads/work/EU-leaders-illustrations/EU-leaders-Jan-Stoltenberg-1.png)
![](https://www.yvonnenelson.nl/wp-content/uploads/work/EU-leaders-illustrations/EU-leaders-Charles-Michell-1.png)
![](https://www.yvonnenelson.nl/wp-content/uploads/work/EU-leaders-illustrations/EU-leaders-Christine-Lagarde-1.png)