Jan A. Birck (JAB) / Artist / born in Munich in 1963

Over 30 years ago – at a time when Photoshop did not even exist – JAB began (after graduating from the Munich „Fachoberschule für Design“) his creative work in Munich as a freelance and professional illustrator for renowned advertising agencies: Photorealist, storyboard artist, comic illustrator and art director.

In his later career he was a professional landscape painter for animation productions where he created the worlds in which animated characters experience their adventures (background paintings).

At the same time he worked as a cover illustrator before he additionally entered another artstic field of activity: Children’s book illustrator – with many awards and successful themes such as Germanys ‘Die Wilden Kerle’ (filmed 6 times, licensed in over 20 countries).

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JAB’s work was presented on International book faires and related cultural events; his work is published hundreds of times in advertising campaigns, on covers and in books.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Birck

But JAB doesn’t just work as a professional Illustrator for others. Because he is an artist (and can’t help himself) he is also a painter on his own inner mission: