A (digital) rose for the ladies =)

International Women's Day was a good enough reason to grab the Wacom drawing tablet from my closet and make this simple drawing of a rose - or something resembling it. I like drawing nature related stuff because no matter how you draw it, it usually looks "correct". A still-life of a machinery doesn't allow much errors or artistic freedom.

Going wild with colors has never been my thing, but in digital art it seems much more pleasant to use vibrant colors as it is in comparison to traditional coloring pencils and such. Additionally, filling huge areas with color is so much faster and pleasant when done digitally. In this drawing I like the fresh and lively colors and their contrast. Hope the ladies like it too! ;)

Season's greetings

Sending out e-Christmas cards to my friends has been a tradition of mine for something like 10 years already and the card has always contained a drawing I have made (If you're interested, there's more of my art at my homepage). This is my second year when I have used a Wacom Bamboo drawing board to make the drawing directly to a digital format. The subject of the picture this year is the old town hall of Rauma, my lovely home town.

I only wish we had this much of snow. Last year at this time we had plenty - this year: nada. But let's not let the lack of snow turn our spirits down, ok? =) I wish my blog readers a very pleasant and joyful Christmas and all the best for the coming year!

Warm wishes, - Juho