EMMI-RIIKKA VARTIAINEN

EMMI

EMMI-RIIKKA VARTIAINEN

FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Contact: emmi.riikka.vartiainen@gmail.com

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Anonymous: this might sound like a silly question, but on your coloured images, what do you use for the coloured outlines? do you draw and then edit them digitally? xx

Hi! I first draw all the lines by hand in b/w and then colour them with Photoshop. =)

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Anonymous: i love your linework, it's so organic and beautiful! may i ask what your tools are?

Ahh thank you very much, you’re very kind! For traditional drawing I currently use these for inking: Copic multiliners, Molotow basic blackliners, Staedtler pigment liners and Pilot drawing pens, usually in 0.05 or 0.1 thickness. I usually stick to one brand of pens for a while and then change it up randomly… For sketching, any pencil and eraser will do, or a mechanical pencil with a 0.5 lead and H or HB hardness.

2 notes - 22 May, 2013

Anonymous: Your art is absolutely perfect! You are pure talent. I live in Lahti too, kind of? And I'm desperately trying to become an artist because that's what I've been trying to accomplish all my life, but lately I have given up on art completely.. I get depressed every time I try to draw and just throw my sketchbook on the floor etc. and nearly start crying because I feel like I'm never going to be an artist and it makes me want to die. Have you ever had this same problem? And how'd you cope with it?

Hello, it took me a while to get to this question, sorry for the wait! But yes, I have had these kinds of days too, and sometimes it’s been very bad. Self-hatred and hatred towards one’s own creations is a terrible, mind-consuming thing. But art should be fun and enjoyable, not a struggle, at least not all the time.

If I’ve felt that producing work has become a struggle, I’ve usually taken a break from it and focused on other things that make me happy, like baking and reading. Taking a break from art is completely alright if you’re not feeling up to it right now. Everyone needs a break sometimes.I think it’s also important not to compare your work to other people’s, as everyone’s artistic talent is unique, and art shouldn’t be a contest.

These are things that have made me feel happier about my own work and more confident in what I’m doing. I’m not certain if this was a very helpful answer, but I’m sure you’re a great artist, don’t be too hard on yourself. You will do great.