Rik Jottier was born in Tisselt and attended the Academy in Mechelen. He has made illustrations for magazines like Tam-Tam, Horizon, Humoradio, Haardvriend, Kuifje, Zondagsvriend, KZV, Puzzelt u Mee?, Okki, Taptoe, Zonneland, Zonnestraal, Zonnekind and internatonal publishing houses like Casterman, Zwijzen, Fleurus and Deike Bilder.
In Tam-Tam he drew the comics 'Pa Lou Wang: Vergeet Het Nooit Mijn Jongen', 'De Avonturen van Tipo' (1950-51), 'Het Koperen Trompetteke' (1951-52), 'De Avonturen van Kobeke' (1952-53), 'Wopsie: De Avonturen van een Bewaarengeltje' (1953-57), and several short stories. Some of his work has also found it's way to Japanese, Italian and American magazines. In Zonneland he made the comic series 'Vet Molletje', 'Oetchiepoe' and 'Brammetje Zwam'. The comic 'Seppeke' and the serial 'De Broeders van de Groene Draak' (text by Opsinjoorke, 1950) appeared in Kleine Zondagsvriend.
