Lore of Blood

I’ve been doing some mighty fun things recently~ Doing abstract things is so relieving every once in a while…

 One can see more of these here~

New store in Redbubble

Greetings yet again!
 Finally, after  long and meticulous ponderings and preparings I have opened a new webshop for my prints, and even other, more daring things! In the end settled upon Redbubble, since the posting fees of Finnish post office are so vile no one (abroad) should endure them...
 But alas! Enough yammering, here have a look at my brand new shop!

Haltijakäpälä on Redbubble

And a thank you to all who came and said hi at the alley! I had a lovely day, hopefully you all did too!

Desucon is so soon

 I forgot to post a treasure map for Sunday last time, so here is a key to finding our table next weekend!

And here's more prints for Desucon!

This one is unfortunately not as big as I originally dreamed, but a manageable size nonetheless, I hope that in the not-so-distant future I'll have truly big prints of this darling:

 It's been a while since my last alley so I'm ridiculously excited!  Apart from the Alley excitement, I'm hella busy with my (unfortunately non-artistic) summer job and (unfortunately non-artistic) summer courses...
 But I'm planning on a new, yet tiny, art book, and resurrecting my old, old comic. I'll keep you posted! Plus I'm trying to re-open my printshoppe as soon as possible too, but I'll probably migrate it to someplace other than Storenvy so it will take a bit... I'll keep you all posted on that too.

 ps. I'll be taking preoders until 7 pm on Saturday the 6th! So message me either in tumblr or to haltijakapala [å] gmail . com before that ^^

Artists' Alley!

 Me and my partner in crime, the lovely Pihlajatar, got a table at the Artists' Alley of Desucon! We will share a table on Sunday the 7th, from 9 am to 4 pm (different artists each day)

  Look at all these stickers~

 And new prints too, Laughter here is a small print

  If someone sees something they definitely know they want, feel absolutely free to contact me at haltijakapala [å] gmail.com or my askbox in tumblr, for it will make my alley preparations easier!

 There will be more stuff coming up, soon~

Nargwhanal

Trying to redesign Nargwhanal, one of the main characters in That Comic I Used to Draw. A sickly little princeling of the Shindran realm, prone to dizzy spells, bruising for no apparent reason and pains that keep one bedridden for many spans. In the barren, black wasteland that is their realm, such physical weaknesses are not a desirable traits in a direct descendant of the pact with Living Darkness.

Also Nargwhanal is a completely and desperately undrawable bastard. No matter what I do, it never comes out right :’> Plus I need better paper for painting

Trees

I like to take a lot of pictures of trees, and I though I’d share them. I mostly post them on Instagram for some reason, I use the exact same name I do everywhere else xD

 Also I am struggling with getting reacquainted with nibs and the fine art of inking with them. When and if I start resurrecting my comic again, it will happen with these bastards. Definitely. And it will hurt

plus a bonus pictuar of my (unfinished) inspiration wall ;>

Hold on

pencil, ink & Sai; 2015

 It is easy to lose your friend in the eternal darkness of the abyssal zone of the oceans. Makes me a bit cold and lonely just looking at this piece now...

 This is going to be a print, and a big one if I can help it. This is the biggest thing I've done in years.

ps. I'll send stickers to the one who recognises the sea creatures these darlings are based upon ^^