Joël van Aerde is a Belgian artist, who works under the pseudonym Picksel. He was born in Etterbeek, where he grew up with a fascination for animated films and comics. He eventually specialized in digital illustration, worked for several multimedia companies, and participated in the production of educational video games. For Spootnik Éditions, he illustrated the book 'L'Hôpital des Fées', a book written to release children from their fear for hospitals. He has worked as a comic book colorist for several series, and succeeded Kitex as the artist for the 9th and 10th volumes in the series 'WaoW' of Éditions Physalis in 2012 and 2013. He is the artist of the children's comic 'Les Chroniques de Braven Oc' by writer Alcante, that is published by Kennes Éditions since 2015.