About me
My name is Daniel Lieske and I was born in 1977 on the edge of the Teutoburger Forest in Germany. I started my 'art career' quite
early by selling my first comics on the schoolyard. Since then I love to entertain people with stories and artwork and I'm on an ongoing journey to make my hobby my profession.
My wife, our two cats and I settled down in the small German city of Warendorf. There we live in a historical frame house in the old town. In a secluded corner I built my studio which
I inhabit in the late hours and at the weekends.
Here I draw and paint, read and write, listen to music or just surf the internet for inspiration.
I hold dear childhood memories of playing in the woods, climbing on trees and exploring gloomy places. When I was born, the first 'Starwars' movie hit theatres and I grew up with 'The Muppets'
and movies like 'Indiana Jones', 'Dark Crystal', 'Legend' and 'The Goonies'. All these and much more influences show up in my artwork today. They shaped the way I look at things and built
the foundation for my own imaginary worlds.
About my work
Today I'm working fulltime as a Digital Artist at a German computer and console games company. I do some freelance illustration, lectures and workshops about digital art
on the side. If you are interested in a cooperation, please visit my commercial online portfolio at digitaldecoy.de.
There you will find a wide range of commercial illustration samples and specific contact information.
My workspace is 100% digital. All my drawings and paintings are created on a PC with graphic tablets and pen displays from Wacom.
On the software side I mainly use Adobe Photoshop and Pixologic ZBrush
for my work. These are great tools for artists and working digitally gives me a lot of creative freedom and also speeds up the overall process of making images. By using graphic tablets I can still hone the traditional skills
of drawing and painting but without having to clean brushes or waiting for paint to dry.
About my activities
I'm the founder and one of the administrators of digitalartforum.de which is a German digital art community in
which we share thoughts about our artworks and organize yearly user meetings since 2001.
Groupshot from the digitalart Convention 2009
I also frequently contribute to several international CG forums and over the years my work was featured in international artbooks and magazines and
has received several community awards. A comprehensive list of my publications with further information and links can be found in my commercial online portfolio
at digitaldecoy.de
About this website
I created this website to show my private projects to the world. My job takes a lot of my time and surely gives me many opportunities to create artwork.
However, my personal style and the stories inside my head often have to step back in order to comply with commercial requirements. So, this website
serves as a save haven for my own ideas and I'm returning to it as often as I can. I invite you to take part in my creative journeys and I hope that you
feel inspired by them.
Contact
If you want to give me personal feedback, please leave me a comment on
my Blog or send me an email to 
@daniellieske.com
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