Johis
@johannatarkela.com
Finnish illustrator in the UK 🌸 All human made art 🌸 HarperCollins / Macmillan / Scholastic / Purina / Hain Celestial, Coolabi & more 🌸 ✉️ contact@johannatarkela.com (@johisart)
Having a lot of fun lately filling a physical sketchbook again! I'm trying to figure out which tools I enjoy the most and gouache is definitely on top of the list at the moment. Also inks! Did an assortment of bird drawings after visiting a bird park last weekend 🪶
Just noticed a project I worked on last year is out! I got to make the box illustration for a new Celestial Seasonings tea! :D made both the front art of the otter, and ingredient spot art for the back. Packaging art has always been one of my favourite types of jobs, loved making this too.
Today’s artwork is of Tigerstar! “Tigerstar was a super fun cat to paint, we tried to emphasize a strong and muscular stance, clearly a different build to the other cats.” - @johannatarkela.com www.instagram.com/reel/DYvrGWU...
Today’s artwork is of Scourge! “I love painting the contrast of shiny black fur, and Scourge’s icy blue eyes made the contrast even cooler to work on.” - @johannatarkela.com instagram.com/p/DYtGTrYE81I/
Today’s artwork is of Squirrelflight! “You can never have too big or fluffy of a tail when it comes to Squirrelflight 😀” - @johannatarkela.com www.instagram.com/reel/DYrTMHJ...
Today’s artwork is of Tawnypelt! “Fun fact, Tawnypelt has the special role of having her face closely referenced from my own dear cat!” - @johannatarkela.com www.instagram.com/reel/DYpCjPy...
Today’s artwork is of Jayfeather! “With Jayfeather we tried to lean into the slightly more oriental cat/lanky popular look with fan work, which I really like too!” - @johannatarkela.com www.instagram.com/reel/DYmUzRx...
Next up is Brightheart! “Brightheart is one of my personal favorite cats, I was really enjoying painting her and aiming to give her a very sweet and hopeful vibe.” @johannatarkela.com www.instagram.com/reel/DYiiTgn...
Today’s artwork is of Graystripe! “Graystripe went through a few sketches as I tried to nail the playful pose, hope you like the final result too!” - @johannatarkela.com www.instagram.com/reel/DYhtqUS...
Big reveal time!! Something I've been working on since last year.... I am an official artist for Warrior Cats! ✨️ Here's the first one that's been shared today, Firestar! There will be a new illustration shared every day for about a week now on the Warrior Cats social media accounts 👀
Been getting back into traditional art lately on my free time, painted a tiger yesterday! Painted on approx A3 size Arches hot press 300gsm paper with watercolour, the whiskers and eye highlight are gouache though.
New official Renegades art is up on the official Renegades instagram! Meet Luna, Willow, Violet, and Jay Saxton, illustrated by the wonderful @johannatarkela.com!
Seems the news has broken out so I'm gonna take the time to voice that yes, it's true that the Odd1s team was retired. Now more than ever I'd like y'all to please support my coworkers ❤️❤️ This came as a shock & they deserve ALL the support. Here's a thread to all their work 🔽
O hey, I realised I have a fire horse painting too! Done as a cover commission for a book series, but this particular painting didn't end up getting used as the direction changed a bit and I made an alternative cover in the end. I still like it though!
I have two ink originals left for sale! They're drawn on a 300gsm watercolour card, A5 size (5.8 x 8.3"). 70 GBP each, will post anywhere, tracked shipping included. Email me at johiscomms@gmail.com if you'd like to grab any :)
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
Thank you all who visited my den table! Had a great time and my bag is 10 x lighter to carry home so my back appreciates that 😎👌 I have 2 originals left, will post them up later! Should be able to ship anywhere.
Johis@johannatarkela.com · 7mo agoI'll be at Scotia in a few weeks, dealing Saturday-Sunday! This will likely be the last con I'll be dealing at for quite some time, so if you're there and want to grab anything last chance 👀will have the usuals; prints, my wooden keyrings and some original art.
Been working on some A5 originals again, they will be available at Scotiacon this weekend! Here's a selection of some I've made.
Book cover reveal! I worked on the cover wrap, a lot of interior illustrations and a map for this book. One of my favourite projects recently, I really liked portraying all the characters and locations, can't wait to share more art later on :D Published by Macmillan us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
I'll be at Scotia in a few weeks, dealing Saturday-Sunday! This will likely be the last con I'll be dealing at for quite some time, so if you're there and want to grab anything last chance 👀will have the usuals; prints, my wooden keyrings and some original art.
Scotiacon 2027: Massive in the Metropolis@scotiacon.bsky.social · 7mo agoHey everyone! Our Dealers' Den is back for another year and we're delighted to have another wide variety of dealers joining us to sell their goods and commissions. Want to plan your spending spree in advance? Our Den map is now online here: www.scotiacon.org.uk/attending/de...
So what's the way to go at the moment if I wanted to record a digital painting process video? Don't need to stream, just record (windows & photoshop). Haven't done it in quite a few years, is OBS still the best option?
Trying to fix post holiday sleeping patterns like
a white cat with a sad look on its face is being held by a person .
Alt: awake but at what cost?
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