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Maartje van Denderen

@maartjevandenderen.bsky.social

Scientific Illustration Student in Maastricht maartjevandenderen.nl

Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Read my latest newsletter here! Where I talk a bit about my thesis projects, and what the future holds for me now, after graduation. maartjevandenderen.substack.com/p/long-overd...

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Long Overdue

An update on my thesis and life after graduation

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Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I just posted my november newsletter! Head on over to substack to read

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Noticing the quiet shifts

in nature and the studio

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Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I've started a biweekly newsletter over on Substack! Subscribe if you're interested in hearing what I've been working on

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Showing up the best way I know how

Well, here I am, writing my first ever newsletter.

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Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Lately I've been getting into colored pencils. I used to struggle with it, but after getting some tips from classmates and watching a bunch of tutorials, I feel like I understand it a bit better. What do you think? #entomology #scientificillustration #coloredpencil #sciart #chrysolina

A colored pencil drawing of a chrysolina beetle on a gnarled branch

Close up of a colored pencil drawing of a chrysolina beetle on a gnarled branch

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Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I digitally colorized the graphite drawing I did. I really enjoy this way of working. #digitalart #birds #sciart #pigeon

A digitally colorized version of a graphite drawing of a pigeon, with a light sage background.

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Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Relaxing after a week of making drawings by... making more drawings! Also, I treated myself to my first ever Moleskin sketchbook. Let's see if it lives up to the hype. #sciart #moleskin

A hand holding a sketchbook with a graphite drawing of a pigeon

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Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I'm learning how to do 3D modeling in Zbrush. This is a model of a human scapula!

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Maartje van Denderen @maartjevandenderen.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Hi! I decided to try Bluesky so I don't have all of my eggs in the Instagram basket. I'll probably mostly post about the masters program in Scientific Illustration that I'm doing, but I'm still figuring it out! This pencil drawing was made in a 1:1 scale, and then digitally colored

Scientific Illustration of a human skeleton

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