sleeping room process pt 2

in the last picture it's almost done. :) the rest follows after our holiday, also from 20.7. on.

sleeping room process pt 1

from the beginning. first there was nothing, then the wallpapers were taken down and cable canal were made and we got a new lamp.









more to follow later this week!

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illustration friday: poise pt 2

30.3. continuing to color parts of the sketch in black and red. the pens i wanted to use have dried out. it's already evening when i hear they can be opened and cleaned and filled again. that takes time so i decide to use a normal ink filler. but that has to dry overnight cause i had to wash it.

31.3. hands shake awfully. i leave parts of the picture sketchy, that's not because of laziness. O.o it's good that way. i'm pretty satisfied to how it looks like done. a little bit more contrast to make the black areas look even plus text, and i have it ready to post. in all this maybe took a little bit more than 3,5 hours to make. pencil, ink, marker and felt pens.

the characters name is Todd and his first appearence he had in Sunset people, originally written in '97. all attempts to re-write it in another style have failed. now Todd has become a part of the B-story (also sometimes called nvb, coming from the file name 'neuesvonbee') and is mentioned there plus in Beg-blog. last year Todd was on a rehab-clinic, many months, but the attempt to get away from drugs poorly failed. but he's young and he doesn't care. sometimes he seems a very lonely person, but then again he's cheered up by friends.

ok that's enough. i just had a electricity going off here and half the house is without it. it seems to be a giant problem as it happened yesterday also. good that i made it to save my pic on this computer. this is the only thing that still works. :P

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illustration friday: poise pt 1

27.3. the first idea is born before seeing the current IF-topic. the current IF-topic actually is a word i've never heard in my whole life. after looking into dictionary i decide to go with the meaning balance - in this case balance of fear, that is also the title for the pic. i decide to draw it manga-way.

28.3. after thinking a lot i decide to draw it manga-way BUT with left to right reading direction. i sit down and start to draw. "i'm not good at this", i think, but try anyway. 35-40 min later i have it done. it's a very rough sketch but i have ideas for the finish. the date for it is still open, guess i'll do it on Monday or Tuesday when i'm alone here. i decide to post the sketch and write a kind of story about it too. later i scan the sketch. end.

the story behind the picture i will post when i have it finished. it bases on a character of mine that is mentioned in many stories.

later: after thinking about this again, plus seeing some of the other IF entries, i think this pic also represents grace and beauty, in a sort of dark way, but my character actually is making kind of art of his life, although for the most of people it looks like a mere chaos of drugs, violence and prostitution. O.o

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illustration friday: subtract

this time i'm earlier, as this is just a digital collage.. the idea came, because the word for subtract in finnish can also be used as minimize.. like to minimize risk.. the picture used is from 2004 and describes something that happened in a story around 2002-2003. in deed, the person threatened in the pic actually stayed alive. in the background i used an example of the same story, describing something that happened maybe around 2000. i don't remember from which year the written text is. i guess 2004 also.

anyway, it's just fiction. :)

illustration friday: legendary

the legendary Iron Road led from the mountains down to the plains and trough the jungle into the giant ancient city of Miraka. (about 15 minutes, pencil and black marker. below the same with a background.)



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winter holiday

a view to sea from a hill. this wakes memories, and the feeling of a dark and cold evening in a city i love with people i love.


K-train. it's the local train that goes from Helsinki to Kerava (a city very close to Helsinki that's almost a suburban to it).


snow in suburban. it's beautiful but melts very fast.

i think often about my winter holiday. everything was perfect, and the depression after it awful. painful to have to leave people i love behind, and to know it takes a looong time til i see them again. but new holiday plans give hope, i'm going to be there this winter again, and fully enjoy it like last time. and hope it will be as perfect as well. (: