07-02-2026 Illustration of the ‘Corvette’ completed It went well, especially as the heatwave is now over. The longitudinal view of the corvette, based on a French model, is also finished. Although I had to improvise quite a bit because the … Read More
06-27-2026 Illustration: Frigate online The current heatwave has even made its way into my workplace. Nevertheless, I intend to add the next finished illustration to the gallery – a French-style frigate – as part of the series on ship types. … Read More
06-23-2026 Oh dear… No new post for over six weeks. But don’t panic. There’s always a bit of something going on – behind the scenes. Back in May, I finished the first illustration for the new series of posts on … Read More
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02-18-2026 Gallery für AI Last late summer, I started experimenting to see if I could use AI to give my illustration work for Nauticalfiction a new boost. The biggest impact was that I started doing the technical drawings for the … Read More
02-03-2026 Mission accomplished Done! The illustration of the armed cutter is finished, completing my series on small warships / non-rates. The image can now be viewed in advance in the gallery. I will try to create the corresponding data sheets … Read More
01-31-2026 Navy schooner ahead Another non-rate of the Royal Navy is currently entering the gallery with the navy schooner. These manoeuvrable little ships were used for light patrol duty, hunting pirates and occasionally as coastal privateers. Enjoy!
01-28-2026 Brig-Sloop enters gallery At the moment, I am making good progress with my illustrations for Inside Age of Sail. So good, in fact, that I can’t keep up with adding the drawings to the gallery. It’s high time to … Read More
01-10-2026 Ship sloop joins the gallery As promised, the drawing of the ship sloop will be arriving at the gallery today. I started the drawing for the brig -sloop today. Let’s see when there will be new data sheets for … Read More
09-18-2025 First illustration project completed The first series of new illustrations for Nautical Fiction has been completed. Today, the drawing of the first-rate ship of the line has been added to the gallery. But that was only the first step. … Read More