Petra Polane-Loijenga is a Dutch illustrator, designer and art director. Together with Jasper Polane, co-owner and founder of Polanimation and Quasis Publishers. In addition to providing support, she makes illustrations and covers for the books.
After her education at CIBAP, studying advertising and presentation, she studied Image and Media Technology at the University of the Arts in Utrecht. Obtained her Bachelor’s degree as an animator in 2002. From her company Polanimation, she was able to immediately start working on her best-known work, the cartoon series Dip & Dap, after her studies. Polanimation is where she still works as a senior Art Director, as well as under her own label Petra Polane.