Steven Straatemans
@straatemans.bsky.social
Freelance frontend developer, aspiring comic artist, history fan, guitar beginner, podcast addict, reluctant runner and dad. https://straatemans.nl
A new @historyofnl.bsky.social art.
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A new @historyofnl.bsky.social art.
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended.
A follow-up to Episode 15 👀
#cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury
Reposted by Steven Straatemans
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New episode! We delve into Frisian Law and Frisian Freedom and how they developed in the 15th century. We then look at how conditions changed until in 1498 Frisian Freedom was stamped out by the very Emperor who was supposed to uphold it.
New episode! We delve into Frisian Law and Frisian Freedom and how they developed in the 15th century. We then look at how conditions changed until in 1498 Frisian Freedom was stamped out by the very Emperor who was supposed to uphold it.
Episode 55: Full-on Frisian Foray: Freedom & Foreign Frenemies in the 15th Century — Republic of Amsterdam Radio
Over the fifty-four episodes of this podcast so far, we have often found ourselves fixated on familiar fields of sphagnum, or ferocious fights in far flung foreign fields, but frequently we’ve failed ...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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New episode! We delve into Frisian Law and Frisian Freedom and how they developed in the 15th century. We then look at how conditions changed until in 1498 Frisian Freedom was stamped out by the very Emperor who was supposed to uphold it.
New episode! We delve into Frisian Law and Frisian Freedom and how they developed in the 15th century. We then look at how conditions changed until in 1498 Frisian Freedom was stamped out by the very Emperor who was supposed to uphold it.
8th of October 1573 is the day that the city of Alkmaar defeated the Spanish army in the #80yearswar. My cartoon shows Sept 18: Kitman’s heroic strike on the Spanish standard-bearer saved the day! 💪 #AlkmaarOntzet #Kitman #1573 #History
#ThisDayInHistory #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay
October 8, 2025 at 8:11 AM
8th of October 1573 is the day that the city of Alkmaar defeated the Spanish army in the #80yearswar. My cartoon shows Sept 18: Kitman’s heroic strike on the Spanish standard-bearer saved the day! 💪 #AlkmaarOntzet #Kitman #1573 #History
#ThisDayInHistory #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay
I thought I would do a quick drawing for the 8th of October (#alkmaar victory 1573)
But it became a big sketch.
It’s about the storming of the walls by the Spanish on the 18th of September #1573
Hope to get it done before the 8th. 🤞🏻
#80jarigeoorlog #tachtigjarigeoorlog #80yearswar #8oktober
September 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I thought I would do a quick drawing for the 8th of October (#alkmaar victory 1573)
But it became a big sketch.
It’s about the storming of the walls by the Spanish on the 18th of September #1573
Hope to get it done before the 8th. 🤞🏻
#80jarigeoorlog #tachtigjarigeoorlog #80yearswar #8oktober
The Spaniards are coming!
Hopefully a new project 🤞🏻
but at least it is good practice for the 500 episodes about the 80 years war with @historyofnl.bsky.social 😅
#80jarigeoorlog #1573 #tachtigjarigeoorlog #80yearswar #8oktober #alkmaarontzet #vierdevictorie #alkmaar #alkmaarsontzet
September 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Spaniards are coming!
Hopefully a new project 🤞🏻
but at least it is good practice for the 500 episodes about the 80 years war with @historyofnl.bsky.social 😅
#80jarigeoorlog #1573 #tachtigjarigeoorlog #80yearswar #8oktober #alkmaarontzet #vierdevictorie #alkmaar #alkmaarsontzet
The team portrait series draws its blade... ⚔️
Meet our code poet—where logic meets lyric, and every line strikes true.
A warrior of syntax.
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #CodePoet #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
Meet our code poet—where logic meets lyric, and every line strikes true.
A warrior of syntax.
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #CodePoet #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
July 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The team portrait series draws its blade... ⚔️
Meet our code poet—where logic meets lyric, and every line strikes true.
A warrior of syntax.
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #CodePoet #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
Meet our code poet—where logic meets lyric, and every line strikes true.
A warrior of syntax.
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #CodePoet #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
The team portrait series bends the knee. 👑
All rise for the king—every idea he backs turns to gold.
Vision sharp as a sword, presence heavy as a crown.
And today, we toast to his reign—it's his birthday, after all. 🥂✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #PortraitSeries #illustration #RoyalEnergy
All rise for the king—every idea he backs turns to gold.
Vision sharp as a sword, presence heavy as a crown.
And today, we toast to his reign—it's his birthday, after all. 🥂✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #PortraitSeries #illustration #RoyalEnergy
July 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The team portrait series bends the knee. 👑
All rise for the king—every idea he backs turns to gold.
Vision sharp as a sword, presence heavy as a crown.
And today, we toast to his reign—it's his birthday, after all. 🥂✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #PortraitSeries #illustration #RoyalEnergy
All rise for the king—every idea he backs turns to gold.
Vision sharp as a sword, presence heavy as a crown.
And today, we toast to his reign—it's his birthday, after all. 🥂✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #PortraitSeries #illustration #RoyalEnergy
The team portrait series sets sail once more... ☠️🏴☠️
Introducing our pirate queen—she doesn’t do meetings, she calls councils of war.
Sails by gut, fights by grit, and negotiates like a storm at sea.
#CreativePortraits #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration #CorporateCorsair #SeaWitchEnergy
Introducing our pirate queen—she doesn’t do meetings, she calls councils of war.
Sails by gut, fights by grit, and negotiates like a storm at sea.
#CreativePortraits #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration #CorporateCorsair #SeaWitchEnergy
July 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The team portrait series sets sail once more... ☠️🏴☠️
Introducing our pirate queen—she doesn’t do meetings, she calls councils of war.
Sails by gut, fights by grit, and negotiates like a storm at sea.
#CreativePortraits #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration #CorporateCorsair #SeaWitchEnergy
Introducing our pirate queen—she doesn’t do meetings, she calls councils of war.
Sails by gut, fights by grit, and negotiates like a storm at sea.
#CreativePortraits #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration #CorporateCorsair #SeaWitchEnergy
The team portrait series marches onward... ⚔️
Behold our digital berserker. He doesn’t debug—he conquers code like villages at dawn.
The saga continues. 🩸🌑
#CreativePortraits #VikingVibes #CodeWarrior #TeamIllustration #CharacterDesign #PortraitSeries #illustration #ModernViking #CodeAndConquer
Behold our digital berserker. He doesn’t debug—he conquers code like villages at dawn.
The saga continues. 🩸🌑
#CreativePortraits #VikingVibes #CodeWarrior #TeamIllustration #CharacterDesign #PortraitSeries #illustration #ModernViking #CodeAndConquer
July 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The team portrait series marches onward... ⚔️
Behold our digital berserker. He doesn’t debug—he conquers code like villages at dawn.
The saga continues. 🩸🌑
#CreativePortraits #VikingVibes #CodeWarrior #TeamIllustration #CharacterDesign #PortraitSeries #illustration #ModernViking #CodeAndConquer
Behold our digital berserker. He doesn’t debug—he conquers code like villages at dawn.
The saga continues. 🩸🌑
#CreativePortraits #VikingVibes #CodeWarrior #TeamIllustration #CharacterDesign #PortraitSeries #illustration #ModernViking #CodeAndConquer
In our team portrait series;
Behold our graphics Pasha—because when it comes to design, he rules. Master of layers, lord of layouts, sultan of spacing. 💻🖌️ #CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #DesignSultan
Behold our graphics Pasha—because when it comes to design, he rules. Master of layers, lord of layouts, sultan of spacing. 💻🖌️ #CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #DesignSultan
July 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In our team portrait series;
Behold our graphics Pasha—because when it comes to design, he rules. Master of layers, lord of layouts, sultan of spacing. 💻🖌️ #CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #DesignSultan
Behold our graphics Pasha—because when it comes to design, he rules. Master of layers, lord of layouts, sultan of spacing. 💻🖌️ #CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #DesignSultan
I thought I was going to be better with posting…but 🤷🏼
The team portrait series conjures on... 🔮
Next up: our spellbinding sorceress. She doesn’t code—she casts.
Stay tuned for more magic. 🧙♀️✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #WitchVibes #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
The team portrait series conjures on... 🔮
Next up: our spellbinding sorceress. She doesn’t code—she casts.
Stay tuned for more magic. 🧙♀️✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #WitchVibes #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
July 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I thought I was going to be better with posting…but 🤷🏼
The team portrait series conjures on... 🔮
Next up: our spellbinding sorceress. She doesn’t code—she casts.
Stay tuned for more magic. 🧙♀️✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #WitchVibes #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
The team portrait series conjures on... 🔮
Next up: our spellbinding sorceress. She doesn’t code—she casts.
Stay tuned for more magic. 🧙♀️✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #WitchVibes #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration
Spaceballs 2 - Official Announcement Teaser (2027) Mel Brooks
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June 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Another #mermay2025 post.
It is day 21: Aquarium theme.
#mermay2025 #mermay #mermaid #mermaidart #illustration #drawing
#drawingchallenge #characterdesign #digitalart #mermaidillustration
#artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #sketchaday #procreateart #fantasyart #cartoon
#mermay2025 #mermay #mermaid #mermaidart #illustration #drawing
#drawingchallenge #characterdesign #digitalart #mermaidillustration
#artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #sketchaday #procreateart #fantasyart #cartoon
May 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Another #mermay2025 post.
It is day 21: Aquarium theme.
#mermay2025 #mermay #mermaid #mermaidart #illustration #drawing
#drawingchallenge #characterdesign #digitalart #mermaidillustration
#artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #sketchaday #procreateart #fantasyart #cartoon
#mermay2025 #mermay #mermaid #mermaidart #illustration #drawing
#drawingchallenge #characterdesign #digitalart #mermaidillustration
#artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #sketchaday #procreateart #fantasyart #cartoon
Realized I never posted this piece from last year.
It was for a project and inspired by the #Simurgh. A mythical bird from Persian mythology.
Said to be as old as time, the Simurgh raised heroes, healed the sick. My take on a timeless legend. 🕊✨ #MythologyArt #Shahnameh #Illustration #digitalart
Said to be as old as time, the Simurgh raised heroes, healed the sick. My take on a timeless legend. 🕊✨ #MythologyArt #Shahnameh #Illustration #digitalart
May 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Realized I never posted this piece from last year.
It was for a project and inspired by the #Simurgh. A mythical bird from Persian mythology.
Said to be as old as time, the Simurgh raised heroes, healed the sick. My take on a timeless legend. 🕊✨ #MythologyArt #Shahnameh #Illustration #digitalart
Said to be as old as time, the Simurgh raised heroes, healed the sick. My take on a timeless legend. 🕊✨ #MythologyArt #Shahnameh #Illustration #digitalart
The team portrait series continues! 🎨🔥
Meet the next two legends from our team. The code-warrior and our wise genius, who basically invents things on the fly.
More coming soon! 😄👑
#CreativePortraits #ArtInspo #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #CharacterArt #PortraitSeries #illustration
More coming soon! 😄👑
#CreativePortraits #ArtInspo #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #CharacterArt #PortraitSeries #illustration
May 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The team portrait series continues! 🎨🔥
Meet the next two legends from our team. The code-warrior and our wise genius, who basically invents things on the fly.
More coming soon! 😄👑
#CreativePortraits #ArtInspo #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #CharacterArt #PortraitSeries #illustration
More coming soon! 😄👑
#CreativePortraits #ArtInspo #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #CharacterArt #PortraitSeries #illustration
🌊 It’s #Mermay2025! Kicking off with a mermaid & surfer soaking in dreamy ocean vibes 🧜♀️🏄♂️✨
#Mermay #DigitalArt #MermaidArt #SurfArt #OceanVibes #ArtChallenge #Illustration
#Mermay #DigitalArt #MermaidArt #SurfArt #OceanVibes #ArtChallenge #Illustration
May 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🌊 It’s #Mermay2025! Kicking off with a mermaid & surfer soaking in dreamy ocean vibes 🧜♀️🏄♂️✨
#Mermay #DigitalArt #MermaidArt #SurfArt #OceanVibes #ArtChallenge #Illustration
#Mermay #DigitalArt #MermaidArt #SurfArt #OceanVibes #ArtChallenge #Illustration
New project! 🎨 I reimagined my teammates as historical figures — classic poses, dramatic flair. Had a lot of fun doing them 👑🖼️
Dropping them over the next few posts. Stay tuned! 👀✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamArt #HistoricalStyle #ArtSeries #cartoon #characterillustration #illustration
Dropping them over the next few posts. Stay tuned! 👀✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamArt #HistoricalStyle #ArtSeries #cartoon #characterillustration #illustration
May 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
New project! 🎨 I reimagined my teammates as historical figures — classic poses, dramatic flair. Had a lot of fun doing them 👑🖼️
Dropping them over the next few posts. Stay tuned! 👀✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamArt #HistoricalStyle #ArtSeries #cartoon #characterillustration #illustration
Dropping them over the next few posts. Stay tuned! 👀✨
#CreativePortraits #TeamArt #HistoricalStyle #ArtSeries #cartoon #characterillustration #illustration
For some reason, previous post was removed.
New artwork! For the @historyofnl.bsky.social latest episode, showing the 1500 baptism of Prince Charles in #ghent — with the Belfry dragon really breathing fire during the ceremony. 🔥🐉
#CharlesV #HistoricalArt #ArtCover #PodcastArt #DigitalArt
New artwork! For the @historyofnl.bsky.social latest episode, showing the 1500 baptism of Prince Charles in #ghent — with the Belfry dragon really breathing fire during the ceremony. 🔥🐉
#CharlesV #HistoricalArt #ArtCover #PodcastArt #DigitalArt
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
For some reason, previous post was removed.
New artwork! For the @historyofnl.bsky.social latest episode, showing the 1500 baptism of Prince Charles in #ghent — with the Belfry dragon really breathing fire during the ceremony. 🔥🐉
#CharlesV #HistoricalArt #ArtCover #PodcastArt #DigitalArt
New artwork! For the @historyofnl.bsky.social latest episode, showing the 1500 baptism of Prince Charles in #ghent — with the Belfry dragon really breathing fire during the ceremony. 🔥🐉
#CharlesV #HistoricalArt #ArtCover #PodcastArt #DigitalArt
First post! 👋
I’m a comic artist who’s historically bad at posting (pun kinda intended).
Trying to change that—starting with some work I did for the @historyofnl.bsky.social podcast.
More comics and characters coming soon!
#cartoon #history #historyofnetherlands #characterillustration #illustration
I’m a comic artist who’s historically bad at posting (pun kinda intended).
Trying to change that—starting with some work I did for the @historyofnl.bsky.social podcast.
More comics and characters coming soon!
#cartoon #history #historyofnetherlands #characterillustration #illustration
April 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
First post! 👋
I’m a comic artist who’s historically bad at posting (pun kinda intended).
Trying to change that—starting with some work I did for the @historyofnl.bsky.social podcast.
More comics and characters coming soon!
#cartoon #history #historyofnetherlands #characterillustration #illustration
I’m a comic artist who’s historically bad at posting (pun kinda intended).
Trying to change that—starting with some work I did for the @historyofnl.bsky.social podcast.
More comics and characters coming soon!
#cartoon #history #historyofnetherlands #characterillustration #illustration