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Hey what's up

Unknown — Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Salma's the type of guy to greet you from a random tree that isn't even near a body of water just because he can and thinks it's funny.

Catching rays

Unknown — Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Mermay + meme pose (originating from a photo by Marina Choy) + experimental shading and composition style. I like how it turned out.

Solitude

Unknown — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A little painting for an exhibition organized by the local university students' art club. Its theme is "emotions", and naturally I chose my favorite of them all, that sense of absolute peace you can only feel when completely alone and in no hurry to go anywhere or do anything (for which, curiously, there's no word in the Finnish language, but "solitude" describes it well).

Getting sparkly

Unknown — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

An experiment using Schmincke aquarelle bronze powder mixed with gouache. It doesn't glitter so much in this scan, but you'll just have to believe me that it's quite fun to look at under a strong light.

Matching lace

Unknown — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A mixed media painting with gouache and ink, presenting for your consideration the idea of matching tattoo and lace pattern.

Fountain drinks

Unknown — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A gouache and digital mixed media piece that I entered for the graphic art compo at Instanssi 2026</a>. I also participated in the "fast graphics" compo with a time limit of 90 minutes and theme of "crab society" with the following ink sketch, titled "Ravunsilmälinssi" / "Crab's eye lens", which won second place (🥳):

Siren's gaze

Unknown — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Many generations have passed since the merfolk ended the practice of using seduction to procure food, but Aava still knows the art of the Look 👁 👁

Christmas greeting card 2025

Unknown — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The tradition continues, now for the first time in gouache.

Going art nouveau mode

Unknown — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Haze

Unknown — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

An experiment in minimalism using transparent gouache.

Sunbathing

Unknown — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Back home

Unknown — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Happy to report that Miriel made it back from her Inktober</a> adventures in one piece.

Inktober 2025

Unknown — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Another Inktober where I participated every other day; great fun as always! Featuring a little substory about Miriel's trip to an abandoned city, some less serious doodles depending on the mood of the day, and at least one appearance of every character I've designed so far.

Stuff with gouache

Unknown — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I've recently started learning to paint traditionally with gouache. Here's a few of my first personal paintings, presented in chronological order to show my progress, of which I'm quite proud so far :)

Art Fight 2025

Unknown — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I participated in Art Fight</a> for the first time, where I semi-accidentally ended up challenging myself to make as many drawings as I can without ever repeating a style. I've compiled my "attacks" and "defenses" on this page. Big thanks to everyone involved for making such lovely art and allowing me to post it!

Mermay inks (2025)

Unknown — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Portraits of Aava</a> drawn with ink on paper during the month of May, featuring some experimental use of colored inks.

Big fancy window

Unknown — Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The merfolk's architecture is just as needlessly dramatic as their fashion.

Olivia & Basil

Unknown — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

More imaginary nerds for my silly little worldbuilding project. Olivia and her little brother Basil, mathematicians who also happen to be fauns.

Night out

Unknown — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Sometimes you just want to paint a sexy pinup with no further story or justification and that's ok (but then it gets a story anyway because you don't know how to do abstract backgrounds, and that's ok too)

1910s dress-up

Unknown — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Some historical dresses from the 1910s (found via The Dreamstress</a>; original sources are various museums) worn by Miriel</a> because why not. Working my way out of a slump with some comfort zone portraits.

Blooming

Unknown — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ink sketches exploring the relationship between human and nature through varying degrees of body horror.

Christmas greeting card 2024

Unknown — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Very important application of dryad magic

Unknown — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The dryads are capable of powerful acts of creation and destruction, an important consequence of which is the ability to cook a marshmallow anywhere, at any time.

Cyber Hive

Unknown — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Inktober 2024

Unknown — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I did Inktober every other day again this year, incorporating colored inks for the first time to varying levels of success. I used the travel-themed prompts to explore Miriel</a>'s adventures and develop the world she lives in.

Of the Soil

Unknown — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

An experiment with abstract color and composition choices with rough sketchy brushwork, probably the first of many.

Summer night at the lake

Unknown — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Inspired by a late evening swim I had recently.

Mermay inks

Unknown — Thu, 23 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Foragers

Unknown — Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Mermaid but l o n g

Unknown — Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Don't forget to charge your moon staff

Unknown — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Demodemonini

Unknown — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

My submission for the graphic art compo at Instanssi 2024. Lines drawn in ink on paper, characters painted digitally with Krita, and animated effects written in Rust with wgpu. Source code on Codeberg</a>

Heather

Unknown — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Continuing my series of flower-themed, vaguely Art Nouveau -inspired illustrations from 2022 (previous entries: Lily of the Valley</a>, Poppy</a>, Cornflower</a>, Marsh Marigold</a>).

Self-portrait 2023

Unknown — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

New self-portrait and profile picture to show off my improved skills since the last one from 2020</a>.

Christmas greeting card 2023

Unknown — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

My annual Christmas greeting card, this time using traditional media.

Molenia of the Large Sword

Unknown — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This character again, this time from a recent Dark Souls 3 playthrough.

Inktober 2023

Unknown — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Quick drawings done every other day for Inktober 2023, all made with a Pentel Pocket Brush brush pen.

Wandering Sharpshooter

Unknown — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

My recurring RPG character Molenia (also featured in Irithyll Battlemage</a> and Nox Dragonslayer</a>), this time in their Diablo IV rogue gear.

Break in the Canopy

Unknown — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Mermay 2023

Unknown — Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Sketches exploring the idea of "wouldn't it be funny if merfolk wore regular human clothes" for this year's Mermay.

Void Sorceress

Unknown — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Demovelhon työpaja

Unknown — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

An exercise in combining 3D modelling and digital painting. The title is Finnish for "Demowizard's Workshop". This was my entry for the graphic art compo at local demoparty Instanssi, where it won second place!

Crystal Reaper

Unknown — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A "quick" doodle that I accidentally thought about too much and turned into a whole concept with multiple characters.

Infernal Butterfly

Unknown — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In an edgy dark fantasy kind of mood, trying out an edgy style to match.

Christmas greeting card 2022

Unknown — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Marsh Marigold

Unknown — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Flower series, part 4. Simultaneously experimenting with rougher, more textured painting and cleaner decorative shapes using vector tools. There's a certain tension between lines and painting that I'm finding very interesting.

Cornflower

Unknown — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Flower series, part 3. Continuing to challenge my sense of values with a strongly lit scene, as well as trying to push the complexity of my backgrounds.

Poppy

Unknown — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Flower series, part 2. A challenging lighting scenario that taught me a great deal about values, with the help of valuable feedback from some artists on Discord.

Lily of the Valley

Unknown — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The beginning of an Art Nouveau -inspired series based on flowers. Aiming to learn the shape language of plants and improve my abstract decorative designs.

Late Night Dip

Unknown — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

My standard art process: painting a cool background to distract from the fact that I just felt like drawing a pretty lady.

Bloodmage Mermaid

Unknown — Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Another cheesy murder-mermaid for Mermay 2022.

Heart Hands

Unknown — Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

A cheesy murder-mermaid for Mermay 2022.

Nox Dragonslayer

Unknown — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

My player character from Elden Ring with her coolest gear.

Irithyll Battlemage

Unknown — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

My player character from Dark Souls 3 with her coolest gear.

Isidora, Voice of the Dead

Unknown — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Fanart of my favorite boss from Blasphemous.

Christmas greeting card 2021

Unknown — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

A Cool Tree

Unknown — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Magmerm

Unknown — Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

A fun quick design for Mermay 2021.

Self-portrait 2020

Unknown — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Celebrating three years of daily drawing practice. A breakthrough in terms of style for me, introducing many features I still use two years later.

Severance Ceremony

Unknown — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

You're not afraid of the dark, are you?

Unknown — Sun, 17 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

For Mermay 2020. This was a huge leap in skill for me, both in linework and painting.

Biker Santa

Unknown — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Christmas greeting card for 2018, first one of these I ever made.

Self-portrait 2018

Unknown — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000