I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember, and capturing someone’s character in a drawing has always been something I loved to do. I enjoy it even more if the drawing actually works out well, which is not always the case, but I’m totally happy if it does!

What inspires me is seeing other people being passionate about the stuff that they do — I don’t know how to describe it otherwise — but seeing people put their heart and soul into something, it motivates me to do the stuff that I love, too.

Frederike Bil is a 22-year-old from the Netherlands. She’s a fourth-year student in Japanese and is currently on an internship in Japan. Next to drawing, she also loves nature, dinosaurs, and making music. If you’re interested in her work, you can find her on DeviantArt and Facebook.