Commando Sketchbook » Bjørn Brochmann

Le Magnifique Méchanique

nico — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:59:18 +0000

Bjørn’s interpretation of the fragrance pyramid. Appearing in todays D2 magazine.

PDN Photo Annual 2011

nico — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:21:20 +0000

We are very proud to announce that Damian Heinisch and Bjørn Brochmann won the Adobe breakthrough photography award for their Photo Remix collaboration!! See all the winners here. See a few more pictures and read about the project here.

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No Country for Old Spice

nico — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:50:56 +0000

Lonestar Memories – lettrøkt parfyme for hardkokte menn. Bjørns parfyme anmeldelse i dagens D2.

Boa Constrictor – The Wicked Tuberose

bjorn — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:14:44 +0000

Sketches and final illustrastion for my perfume column in D2 Magazine. The subject of the article was the mighty tuberose, and included reviews of Carnal Flower, Tubereuse Criminelle, Fracas and Nuit de Tubereuse.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

bjorn — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:44:46 +0000

Happy new year! It is getting lighter everyday. To celebrate this, here are some sketches to cheer you up while waiting for summer. Hold on for just a few more months now!

The sketches were made for an illustration on rose geranium in D2 magazine.

Danke Schön, Merci Bien, Thank You!

bjorn — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:25:57 +0000

Here are some snapshots from the opening of PhotoRemix Heinisch vs Brochmann at Fotografiens Hus last Thursday. We were blown away by the crowd that showed up at the opening. Thank you all very much. Hope you all had a good time! Bjørn and Damian

The exhibition will be on display until Sunday, November 28th.

Exhibition: PhotoRemix Heinisch vs Brochmann

bjorn — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:00:24 +0000

Trolls are archetypes deeply burrowed in the Norwegian consciousness. As a consequence, the subject is exhausted commercially, especially in the marketing of Norway as a tourist destination. Packaged in dumb slogans or sold as objects in souvenir shops the trolls now feel tired and unfashionable. But as everyone who have wandered in the mountains at nightfall knows: They are still here, lingering.

Opening at Fotografiens Hus 4th of November at 19:30

The exhibition lasts from 4th to 28th November

Tue–Fri: 10-16 · Sat–Sun: 12-16 · Mondays closed

The Hills Are Alive!

bjorn — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:11:36 +0000

For our forthcoming exhibition, we performed some serious field studies of trolls in the their natural habitat, in an attempt to get a better understanding of their behaviour and ecology. We had a feeling we were on to something, but our findings surpassed our wildest expectations. As these extraordinary snapshots clearly show: Trolls do NOT explode or turn into stone when exposed to sun light. We could not believe our luck when a massive troll came striding across the valley at 11:40 in the morning, oblivious to, and apparently unharmed by the sun in his back! This is the final proof that everything you have heard about trolls and UV-radiation is myth and nothing but fairy tales. Our PhotoRemixes of trolls can be seen at Fotografiens Hus from 4th – 28th of November.

By the way, check out super talented 3D-artist Rune Spaans work on the trolls in the new movie The Troll Hunter. He has posted some really interesting “behind the scenes footage” on his homepage. See it here.

Type On Tracks

bjorn — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:01:26 +0000

Illustrations used in a campaign for NSB (Norwegian State Railways). McCann wanted a style derived from an illustration I did for the Flexus travelcard, initially commissioned by Scandinavian Design Group. It is very fulfilling when clients seize the opportunity to apply a consistent visual direction in their marketing (sounds rather obvious, but it is not as common as you might think).

The original Flexus travelcard illustration.

Girls With Guns

bjorn — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:49:31 +0000

In the “Mass Effect” illustration for the gardening column in D2 magazine I knew I needed three things: A mass of rubble, a stylish girl and a gun. People with guns are one of the most clichéd subjects I can think of, and a lengthy search on the internet did not do much to lighten my mind. Here are some basic woman+gun archetypes, clockwise from top right:

1) The disturbed suburban house wife Betty Draper from Mad Men

2) The disturbed vigilante mom Sarah Connor from Terminator 2

3) The disturbed redneck vigilante mom Sarah Palin

4) The absolutely fabulous safari huntress Veruschka von Lehndorff for YSL

The choice seemed pretty obvious, but a quick sketch revealed that the look sported by Veruschka von Lehndorff did not translate very well to an illustrated format. In the photograph she is an immaculate example on how to dress glamourously in khaki. In the illustration it did not look like smart khaki anymore. It looked like, well, dull plain khaki…

A few more sketches on the Veruschka theme.

I moved on to Betty Draper thinking that a baby doll could make for some interesting semitransparent effects. Below: Awkward posture, but the kimchi recipe is nice though…

Having already used the see-through effect in the “Marrakech” illustration, I felt it was to early to play the transparency card again. I left suburbia and headed into redneck territory, swapping semitransparent for semi-naked. I was really happy with the sketch to the upper left, but it bothered me that the keyword “stylish” was nowhere to bee seen anymore.

My pondering about female gunners came to a close. I decided a simple colour scheme had to do the trick. Basically red tights and lips, and a simple black and white striped dress. The watercolour to the left was transferred with a few alterations to the final illustration (bottom). Rock’n roll.