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This is a sketchblog or an artblog or more precisely "what-ever-I-will-make-up-in-my-mind" blog of a one graphic design student from Lahti city, Finland. I love drawing, photographing, animals & nature, Batman, videogaming and russian nesting dolls but I hate bananas.

I own the copyrights to all pics, unless otherwise mentioned. Do not use them without my permission.

I'm always ready for work & commissions!
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Jenna Tähtinen
jenna.tahtinen{at}gmail.com
http://www.jennatahtinen.com/

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Here’s a little something I made this morning. Just wanted to test things and try something different. I was inspired by Shane Prigmore and especially his Coraline designs. Damn, it’s hard for me to make something simple enough. The pose was just too stupid and odd in the sketch so I decided to change it for the final version.

It’s A-ME, when I was about 4-7 years old. I think I was very lucky to live around woods and rocks. I was adventuring in them almost every day so it is certain that I got a lot of little injuries. When I didn’t have bandages, I used birch leaves to stop my wounds from bleeding. My father used to make me bows from a willow tree.

And I’m going to NYC on the next week! How awesome is that!

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Tässäpä jotain tänä aamuna tehtyä. Halusin kokeilla vähän jotain erilaista inspiraation lähteenäni Shane Prigmore ja eritoten tyypin Coraline leffan hahmosuunnitelmat. Kyllä se voikin olla vaikeaa yrittää tehdä simppelimpää kuvitusta. Luonnoksen asento osoittautui photarin puolella liian kummaksi.

Kyseessä siis omakuva, 4-7 ikävuoden kieppeiltä. Pidän itseäni edelleenkin todella onnekkaana siitä, että sain varttua metsien ja kallioiden ympäröimänä (siihen tulevaisuudessakin pyrin). Metsissä tuli riehuttua päivittäin, joten pieniä vammojakin tuli usein. Ne paikattiin koivunlehdillä silloin kun laastareita ei ollut tarpeeksi lähellä. Isäpapalla oli tapana väsätä jokaisena lapsuuden kesänä uusi jouskari pajupuusta.

Ja hei, meen ensi viikolla New Yorkiin! Kääk. Odotan kyllä jo innolla, että pääsen ottamaan kuvia paikasta.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Illustration I made for work. I’m not gonna give any more clues about it before it’s announced. More info then. :-) This was my last piece in the year 2012, click for little higher res.
I wish to you, my followers, awesome & creative new year 2013!
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Illustration I made for work. I’m not gonna give any more clues about it before it’s announced. More info then. :-) This was my last piece in the year 2012, click for little higher res.

I wish to you, my followers, awesome & creative new year 2013!

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Itsy bitsy sneak peek of something that I’m doing for work. :-D It’s a fun project really! I will make a post about the illustrations in it when i’m fully done with this brief.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Itsy bitsy sneak peek of something that I’m doing for work. :-D It’s a fun project really! I will make a post about the illustrations in it when i’m fully done with this brief.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

I’m trying to seek & edit the right mood for the photos that I took for school work.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

I’m trying to seek & edit the right mood for the photos that I took for school work.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Creating stuff to decorate my upcoming portfolio site.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Creating stuff to decorate my upcoming portfolio site.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Just testing a thing or two in photoshop.
I’m currently working on with my thesis. I have lots of books to read and lots of things to explore. I’m pretty excited about it.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Just testing a thing or two in photoshop.

I’m currently working on with my thesis. I have lots of books to read and lots of things to explore. I’m pretty excited about it.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Shit happens & er, I need practice with mah digital colouring & those hands, hrr. But good try!
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Shit happens & er, I need practice with mah digital colouring & those hands, hrr. But good try!

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Second version, without BG.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Second version, without BG.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

I love making twisted bodies.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

I love making twisted bodies.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Done. “Only” 35 layers! Still trying to learn to use backgrounds in my stuff. Clickity click for a little bigger version.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Done. “Only” 35 layers! Still trying to learn to use backgrounds in my stuff. Clickity click for a little bigger version.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

Playing with lasso tool is more important than sleep.
I suddenly got excited about my favourite season and then I started doing something Halloween related… BUT NOW, few episodes of Adventure Time and then to bed.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

Playing with lasso tool is more important than sleep.

I suddenly got excited about my favourite season and then I started doing something Halloween related… BUT NOW, few episodes of Adventure Time and then to bed.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

3. Draw a figure that’s in action, using a reference - link to reference
Perspectives like this are challenging but I enjoy “screwing” up with them anyway. Here’s the reference.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

3. Draw a figure that’s in action, using a reference - link to reference

Perspectives like this are challenging but I enjoy “screwing” up with them anyway. Here’s the reference.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

2. Draw a figure using a reference - link to reference
…I made it as a quick digital practise. Zatanna is definitely much cooler than this lame secretary in the reference pic I used for the pose. I admit that I was too lazy to do her tights.
Zatanna belongs to DC Comics.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

2. Draw a figure using a reference - link to reference

…I made it as a quick digital practise. Zatanna is definitely much cooler than this lame secretary in the reference pic I used for the pose. I admit that I was too lazy to do her tights.

Zatanna belongs to DC Comics.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

oviaukitaitapahtuuhirveita.psd
Random baseball bat chick from my sketchbook who needed some colouring. BLEH.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

oviaukitaitapahtuuhirveita.psd

Random baseball bat chick from my sketchbook who needed some colouring. BLEH.

(Jenna Tähtinen)

I’m by the way still working on this.
(Jenna Tähtinen)

I’m by the way still working on this.

(Jenna Tähtinen)