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WIP - One with the Woods 2

2012-02-05T19:35:00.001+01:00

I haven't gotten any further in coloring this guy. I was unsure about his expression, and was busy with painting the model studies and the acrylic painting in the post below.
After staring at this guy again, I decided to finally change his expression...

There, much better... much more serene.
Hopefully I'll soon have time to grab my watercolors again and finish him up.

Threads of Fate

2012-02-03T07:38:00.000+01:00

Four weeks of painting classes, combined with nude model studies, has been great. I feel I've improved and evolved so much through just this short period of time. Talking to the teachers, all being well-known educated artists of different ages, has helped me understand my vision better and how I might be able to express it in a way that will come through to the viewer, while still keeping my own spirit in it.
It's been a roller-coaster ride, and this guy will remind me of the trials I've passed in only a few weeks.
Threads of Fate, acrylic on canvas, 45x60cm

Close-up.
The background has a bit of metallic paint in it too, shifting between a blue and rosy color, much like the man himself (except that he's not metallic... XD).

Next week it's graphic design. Art school's interesting, always something new to learn and explore...

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In a few weeks, I wish to clean up my blog a bit, and buy a new camera so I can take new and better photos of my artworks for the "gallery" section.
Blogger's still being an ass, I can't follow certain blogs and the new comment section doesn't work half of the time. That's why I had to change my comments to pop-up windows (it's awful, but at least it works). As such, I apologize for any inconvinience, and my lack of being able to follow and comment... T^T

Painting - live model study

2012-01-29T10:43:00.000+01:00

This week at art school, we've had a live model study.
Last year we had croquis classes, learning to see and sketching the model. Now we not only had to sketch the model, we had to paint it too (with a simplified background).

Used acrylics again, which I more and more enjoy working with! After six-or-so years of disliking it, suddenly I start to understand the medium...
Next week we'll study another model.

Some acrylics practice

2012-01-27T07:45:00.001+01:00

Working more with acrylics now alongside our nude model study classes.
This little chibi boy was one of the paintings I made last week;

(The background consists of 11 layers of different colors to get this effect...)

And here he is finished!
He's got metallic hair, so it's a bit hard to photograph, but looks interesting in real life.
It was a fun experiment, using my chibi style which can be seen in my webcomics such as ConCom for painting was fun... though I probably won't do it again, the style's simplicity works best for comics, while my expressive sad boys work best as paintings or drawings.

Wishing you all a great relaxing weekend!

EDIT: Since people have commented about not knowing what "chibi" is, here's a snippet from Wikipedia;
"Chibi is a japanese slang word meaning "short person" or "small child". It is a specific style of caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads."
Again, if you're fond of this style and want more, read my webcomics such as ConCom or Nerd Culture.

WIP - One with the Woods

2012-01-22T12:30:00.002+01:00

Art school has started with four weeks of painting classes. Two weeks have passed.
Image in the post below was my warm-up for this big guy here:

Inspired by my Crying Boy of the Woods, I wanted to make a "mature" take on a similar setting. As you can see, he's not finished yet though... His horns will sort of blend in with the forest, but hopefully be distinct enough to still be seen as horns.
Using watercolors, as I really dislike the sticky thickness of acrylics and oils. However I did make two acrylic paintings during these two weeks, one which I didn't like at all and didn't finish. Of course that's the teachers' favorite. =__= Well, fuck that, I'll continue working on this one.

The Daydreamer

2012-01-19T18:18:00.002+01:00

Sometimes he daydreams about being someone else,
and the adventures he could have.
Watercolors. Experimenting a bit with closed, half-closed or hidden eyes recently.
Random note to self: I need a new camera so I can take better pictures of my artworks (often they're too big to fit the scanner)... =___=

January 5th

2012-01-06T08:27:00.001+01:00

First artwork of the year (other than doodles). ^o^
Huge fluffy hair ftw. And I still don't know how to scan works done with colored pencils, lots of detail gets lost. Ah well... Had fun playing with colors.

Hope the new year's been treating you all well so far.

2011 Art Summary

2011-12-30T13:10:00.002+01:00

The year 2011 is almost over. Has it been a good year for you?
When looking at my artworks this year, I feel happy with my development.
Every year, I come closer to defining and expressing myself through my artworks.

(meme template found on DeviantArt)Click the months to see the full pic!
January - Unlike 2010, I wanted to work with more traditional mediums. I started in January, with this dry pastel and graphite drawing.
February - Same medium as in Jan.
March - Used watercolors on this one.
April - Tried dry pastels on wood, and loved the result! Here I also started drawing more realistic features.
May - Waldeinsamkeit, still being one of my favorites of this year. Dry pastels on grey cardboard.
June - Back to watercolors and more 'toony and cute look. I think I worked on ConCom vol.4 during this time as well.
July - Colored pencils. Enjoying my more realistic approach.
August - Graphite and colored pencils, and study of headphones. Started art school.
September - My dear wooden boys, made in a similar fashion as the April artwork of Blue Bracken. These guys were featured at the UngKonst exhibitions.
October - Fabric print, a repeating pattern of a crying boy of the woods.
November - Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was released in November. Me wishing they had kept the Twilight Princess graphics...
December - Last but not least, the year was finished with an animation and a movie, digging into my soul trying to explain why I create the way I do... What a perfect way to start a new year, knowing what's inside oneself.
With this in mind, I'm sure 2012 will help me create even better artworks than before.

Finished animation

2011-12-23T11:40:00.002+01:00

It's the busy holiday season, and here in Sweden we're all prepared for julafton (x-mas eve) tomorrow to have some jul celebrations!
We have a few weeks off from art school now, and I will relax and regain some lost energy... =w=
I finished the animation from the last post and it resulted in a short movie. Instead of posting the movie, here're some gifs from it along with the song I used in the finished movie.

The point of our movies was to reflect ourselves, dig into our core to try to understand why we are the way we are, feel the way we feel etc.
The movie also included my voice whispering the reasons why I create and what they mean to me (much which can be read at my profile), with "subtitles" appearing like a typewriter.

Hope everyone will have an awesome day tomorrow~ ^w^

Edit: btw, Blogger's been messing with me lately. My icon doesn't seem to show up on the blogs I'm following and whenever I change it, it quickly changes back to this grey "anonymous" icon instead... So if you know I'm following you but can't see my icon there anymore, I haven't unfollowed you.

Start of an animation...

2011-12-09T08:11:00.002+01:00

In art school, making movies is the current subject. I have little experience with this, so it's very interesting and fun. We're using stop-motion and other kinds of techniques.
Here's a small preview of my animation;

Blinking boy...
These graphite drawings are part of the animation.
I'm offended when people call my finished artwork "sketches". (a sketch is a drawing or other composition that is not intended as a finished work, but a preliminary exploration (Wiki).) My style might be rough, but these are not sketches. I'm sure it's a common misunderstanding calling a "drawing" a "sketch" though. Anyway~

Only one week left until our holiday break... I'm looking forward to it! ^o^

Suffocation

2011-12-04T11:42:00.001+01:00

You empty yourself, exposing your very core, hoping they will understand.
They don't understand, nor do they attempt to.
In your bare uncovered state, you suffocate.

UngKonst 11 - Vernissage in Malmö

2011-11-26T23:29:00.002+01:00

Malmö is the last stop of the UngKonst exhibition.
It's previously been at Dunkers Kulturhus in Helsingborg and Barbacka in Kristianstad.
The location of the exhibition had two small rooms, and there were quite a lot of people there!

Salty Boy, Sour Boy and Bitter Boy.
I would have liked them all on the same wall but ah well. I'm not in charge of the hanging.

If you're in Malmö and haven't had the chance to view the works of us six chosen artists, head on over to Galleriet (english: "the Gallery") on Erik Dahlbergsgatan 24 (here's a map!)
The exhibition is up until the 17th December.

Link - Skyward Sword

2011-11-25T07:26:00.000+01:00

character (C) NintendoThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was released last friday. Of course I was inspired to draw Link, the main character. ^-^
So here he is in my sketchbook.

Tonight I'll go to the vernissage of UngKonst 11 in Malmö to see my guys again.
Scroll down one post to see them at the exhibition in Helsingborg and here's the exhibition in Kristianstad. I'll try to get photos up from the Malmö exhibition this weekend!

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UngKonst 11 - Dunkers Kulturhus Helsingborg

2011-11-14T20:29:00.001+01:00

Went to Helsingborg to check out how my guys were "hangin'"...
As you can see, Bitter Boy and Sour Boy have switched places since the Kristianstad exhibition. They look fine like this too. ^-^
Dunkers Kulturhus (kulturhus = culture center) is a big and beautiful building, it was amazing to see one's art being displayed in their premises.
I also loved the bunny statues outside the entrance. XD

If you wish to take a look while UngKonst is in Helsingborg, do so before Thursday.
Then the exhibition will be moved to the final location: Malmö!

The exhibition is held at the following locations and dates:
Kulturhuset Barbacka, Kristianstad
15/10 – 27/10 2011

Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg
3/11 – 17/11 2011

Galleriet, Malmö
26/11 – 17/12 2011

Doodle dump

2011-11-06T12:12:00.003+01:00

Time for a li'l doodle dump from my sketchbook!

Thanks for visiting, and thanks to all my new (and old) followers too~ *bows*

Crying Boy of the Woods

2011-11-03T20:19:00.001+01:00

We've been printing on fabrics at Art School. We had to create a pattern to print which could be repeated all over our fabric of choice.
At the start of the week, I was out of ideas... I sat and doodled, with no good ideas getting out, so in my desperation, I started drawing crying boys. And inspiration came!

The boy who got lost in the endless dark woods, wandered alone for so long that
he soon became a part of it.
When the young one cried, the sky and the trees of the woods cried with him.

We're using screen printing technique. You might be familiar with Andy Warhol (who's works we saw at an exhibition last week in Denmark!), who used it very often in his works.
There's the crying boy pattern to the left, and to the right there's another frame featuring my ConCom characters, who I have special ideas in store for~

The boy being printed on natural linen fabric! I knew wanted this type of fabric when I designed the pattern, and I mixed the brown color manually to get the right shade.
We manually place the frame on the fabric and pull the color all over it, and then lift the frame and place it at the next spot and repeat. Lots of measuring if you want to get it all straight...

I loved working on fabric, being a cosplayer I'm used to, and enjoy, textile crafts...
And the printing was fun to do, the design was fun to do and well, these two weeks were just awesome. Overall, I'm very glad I was accepted into this Art School... ^-^

Waldeinsamkeit - Redux

2011-10-26T21:01:00.001+02:00

I seldom touch-up or redo artworks that I've finished. I let them stay the way they were when I finished them. Waldeinsamkeit however, was framed and hung up on the wall in my atelier so I could see him every day... Soon all the little things that bothered me had me take him out of the frame, fix it, and put him back. "There you go~"
Here's what he looked like before, and as you can see, I've defined his eyes better, worked a bit more on the shading etc.
Now he's back up on the wall, and I like this piece a lot better now.

Graphic content ahead!

2011-10-21T07:06:00.001+02:00

Now that I've got your attention, allow me to explain;
Graphic art includes printmaking, lithography, typography, silk-screen printing etc. That is what we've been working with these last two weeks. First, let me show you my best prints from the first week:
(click the italic techniques to read their wiki, click the names of my guys to see more of them!)
First I made Prison Boy to the right using the drypoint technique. Sailor Boy in the middle was created the same way, but with blue color instead of black, to represent his natural habitat. ;)
Next up was woodcutting, where I made the relief print of my trademark chibi self (seen often in my comic ConCom!). One can use color on these as well, but I haven't tried that yet.
Last but not least, to the left there's Link, created with photo-etching. I liked this misty one the most out of the three prints I made of him.

Our main task though, was to create something inspired by maps.
I thought of blueprints, and made this robotic dude with photo-etching, same technique as Link above.
Printed in sepia. I really wanted to print him in blue as well, to make the blueprint inspiration shine through, but I didn't have time... other students had to finish their projects as well, and we're using a huge, heavy manual print roller, so everything takes a lot of time... T^T

The original drawing of my robotic guy. Really loved designing all his metallic intestines and making them match his outer looks~

While many of these effects could be achived digitally with a bit of Photoshop, it's amazing to actually have hand-printed these and have all the blothes and imperfections there for real!

Scroll down one post to read about the exhibition my wooden boys are at~

UngKonst 11 - Vernissage in Kristianstad

2011-10-17T18:37:00.001+02:00

UngKonst (english translation: "Young Art") is a yearly exhibition, with the artists being chosen by a jury of people in the art industry.
I was happy to recieve the news that I, with my three wooden boys self portraits, was one of the six chosen!

The exhibition will be held at three different cities: Kristianstad, Helsingborg and Malmö. First stop is Kristianstad, and the vernissage was held Saturday the 15th October.

(eep, Salty Boy is hanging the wrong way! This is what it looked like when I came in. Luckily it was easily corrected, allthough he doesn't look too bad standing up either XD The most odd thing is that the night before I dreamt that something would be amiss about the hanging... @__o)

The exhibition will be held at the following locations:
Kulturhuset Barbacka, Kristianstad
15/10 – 27/10 2011

Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg
3/11 – 17/11 2011

Galleriet, Malmö
26/11 – 17/12 2011

Chibi Cain!

2011-10-16T12:43:00.001+02:00

A li'l chibi Cain, who adorns the back of the printed Candy Cain comic (available for purchase here!)! Now I even have a PayPal account, so buying is even easier than before! ;3
This is very much my ConCom style of drawing, except that it's graphite lineart instead of inked. Digital coloring in PS, made at the same time I colored the rest of the comic back in May or something.

On another note, the exhibition vernissage yesterday went well! I'll post some photos from the event in an upcoming post. ^o^

Painting of a resin guy. And exhibition coming up!

2011-10-14T07:14:00.001+02:00

About every two weeks, we learn a different medium or technique at art school. Our guest teachers are known and talented artists from around the country. It's pretty awesome if I may say so myself~
The last two weeks we've been painting, using either egg tempera or acrylics. For our own project I chose acrylics, as they've always been a pain for me to work with, never blending well with each other like oil does or looking the way I want it to look. We also had to work using a photo for reference, so this was a bit challenging but fun.

Work in progress photos are always fun to see, right?
Here he is, evolving bit by bit...

And here he is finished~

Really good practice if nothing else, and finally I think I understand acrylics a bit better. I think I'll give him a white wooden frame later.
My classmate pointed out the difference of our workspaces, hers being a creative chaos while mine is quite organized and neat. It was a fun observation. XD

Some good news, I've been selected for an exhibition of young artists, with the vernissage being this saturday!
I'll come back with a report of the event, as well as dates for the exhibition and locations (yep, it's plural, locations!)~

He could but only whimper

2011-10-09T09:45:00.001+02:00

I wonder if there's something lurking within which he senses, or if it's the darkness itself that frightens him...

Graphite drawing on textured paper.
The texture sort of looks like TV noise when drawing on it like this... I also added some vertical lines around him to frame him in a bit.

KodachiKun 2011 Report

2011-10-06T19:42:00.001+02:00

A small report from the small convention KodachiKun, which took place last weekend!

A hurried and blurry photo of my booth, while we're off to buy some food.
We sat behind it most of the time so this was the only time I got to see it from the front... XD

A part of the Think Ink crew were present, namely Amanda and Diana pictured here, and Fanny. ^o^
You can see a bit of Absolutely Scandalous Stories to the left here, in which Candy Cain was featured, in black&white though (it's full-color in his 'zine!).

Other than us artists selling at the Artist Alley, some merchandise shops were selling stuff as well! Here's some fun decoden, which you can use to pimp up your phone, DS, camera or anything you think would look better with some plastic sweets glued onto it.

Of course, what makes a con worth going to is all the beautiful people!
There were awesome cosplayers, as well as people in well-coordinated japanese fashion such as these sweet lolitas here. The curls of their wigs bounced as they walked, boing boing boing~ X3

Dark Link cosplay, by Metal MinishAaand here's me... ^-^;; Of course I must cosplay at any given chance.
Dark Link seemed like a fitting choice as Halloween is drawing near.
Dear fangirls, thanks for the love, and I'm sorry to those I scared with my red contact lenses.
Speaking of Link...

A sketch I made of Link in my doodlebook.

Now this was quite a photo-heavy post, but conventions are lots of fun so lots of photos are had.
A huge thanks to all of you visitors who came by the table, chatted a bit and bought some 'zines or prints! ^o^

Candy Cain

2011-10-03T12:23:00.000+02:00

Candy Cain
Price: 20sek

Released: September 2011
Language: The comic is mute/wordless, bonus pages include text in english
Print: Color

This is Cain. He LOVES hard candy.
Today he decides to enjoy a nice smooth candy cane... while riding the local bus.

Interested in buying a copy? Then send an e-mail to t_wadbro (a) yahoo.com, and I'll get back to you with the shipping costs etc. Payment to PayPal or my account at Swedbank.

Last but not least - Sour Boy

2011-09-30T06:34:00.001+02:00

The last artwork in my series of wooden selfportrait boys!
Done in the same way as the previous two; cut out using a bandsaw along the outlines, then colored with my favorite medium of dry pastels.

Quite a nice curvy lad!

Face close-up. Sticking his toungue out, as if he's tasted something sour... but he sort of looks like he wants more...

Here they all are, hanging around my workspace in art school!...
Say, I haven't shown my home atelier here on the blog yet! I should do that... hmm...
Anyway! It's Sour Boy first, Salty Boy lying in the window and Bitter Boy to the far right.
Here you can see the size of them better as well, they are about 30x80cm big.
I will try to prepare some prints of these to sell too. If there's any art of mine you'd like to buy as a print (or original), do let me know, it can probably be arranged!

Also, as said in previous post, Candy Cain is ready for purchase!
I'll be at a convention this weekend selling in the Artists Alley, go there to get some of my artsy goodies~

Candy Cain is ready for action!

2011-09-28T18:12:00.000+02:00

Finally, after such a long delay!
Candy Cain has been printed and is available for purchase~
The cover is printed on this awesome paper which sparkles blue in certain light! Oooh, fancy~

You can buy it online by sending an e-mail to t_wadbro (a) yahoo.com, or, if you happen to be in Lund this saturday, you can get it at KodachiKun (free entry!)!
Visit my booth in the Artists Alley, and you'll get a free candy cane when you buy Candy Cain!

Remember back when I worked on the line art of this? Well, this is what it all looks like finished and printed~

I will also be selling ConCom vol.3 and Prison Boy at the con~ ^-^

Salty Boy

2011-09-23T06:50:00.000+02:00

Last week I showed you the first painting of three "self portraits" on wood.
I hadn't figured out a name by then, but now I have! The previous painting is Bitter Boy, and today I bring you:
Salty Boy

Having cut out the basic shape, I've started coloring the hair and adding some shading to the body.

Finished, mounted on the wall. The wood's structure enhance the shapes of his abs and elbow. This guy has got quite a nice 3D-effect which can be seen IRL.

Close-up of his face. Gotta love those teeth... I dunno why, but I think they add great character.

Next time, I'll show you the last painting of this series: Sour Boy!

The site's back to it's more basic layout, as it seemed to confuse people with my intro page... Now you get to the blog part instantly instead of having to navigate to it. I'll work more on this layout later when I have the time...

Working with wood

2011-09-16T07:38:00.000+02:00

This week at art school, wood was our main material! To help us get started, we also had to make it into some sort of self portrait.
I thought of my Blue Bracken painting and wanted to evolve that idea further.
Using the schools newly arrived bandsaw, I began to saw!

It took four A3 papers to cover the motive I had in mind. So it's quite a big painting compared to li'l Blue Bracken.
Coloring was next, using my favorite medium: Dry pastels. It's perfect as I wanted the wood structure to show through.

Here he's hanging on the wall!

Face details...

The result of my self portrait (sort of) wooden boy!
I had some extra time, so I made and finished another one... and I'm currently working on a third. XD I'll show you those later, and hopefully I'll come up with a good name to this series of wooden self portrait boys...

Stereophonic

2011-09-09T07:06:00.000+02:00

As an additional task between our still life and croquis classes, we got to choose a personal item to study and draw in whichever setting one likes.
I picked a pair of headphones, as I enjoy listening to music and ignoring the annoying outside world. Worked a lot on the shading, but kept the hair simplistic and unshaded, and colored it brownish red.
The paper has a warm yellowish tone to it, which might not look too awesome against this white background on screen, but it really brings out the shading better this way than if I photoshop it completely white...

Ohoy, Sailor Boy!

2011-09-04T16:47:00.001+02:00

Getting used to the new layout yet?
I myself am slowly getting used to the tough schedule at the Art School I started last week. So far we're working with still life and croquis. It's hard work and many hours a day, but I'm glad.

This Sailor Boy has nothing to do with neither still life nor croquis. I was inspired when sailing with my father and my beloved.
He is also the first drawing in my new moleskine'esque doodle book. The first drawing must be something nice, or you don't want to open it... or is that just me?...

Cain - Honey Drops

2011-08-26T07:06:00.004+02:00

I hate seeing the amount of lost shading when scanning/photographing ones works... Ah well.

Here's Cain again, long time no see! His very own comic Candy Cain has been delayed in the printing process, and ConCom vol.4 is struggling through the same troubles. I apologize for this inconvienient.... I'll let you know once things are working again.

Good news though, look at the site! I finally got things to work the way I wanted, but do let me know if there's any troubles or dead links etc.

More good news, next week I'll enroll Art School! I was accepted to two schools this year, which feels amazing considering how hard it is to be accepted to any... I'm excited but nervous... @__@

Shredded Wings

2011-08-12T07:35:00.000+02:00

Finished the guy I posted as a WIP last time.
Traced him to this beautiful kraft paper (not sure if that's the correct term?...) and colored with pastels and colored pencils.

The blog has recieved a temporary make-over, I had grand ideas that failed, but I will retry later. Please excuse the slight mess...

WIP and upcoming blog updates

2011-07-31T16:20:00.001+02:00

Hey guys! Thanks for always visiting and leaving comments, I appreciate it a lot!

Thought I'd share my latest WIP, currently untitled but it'll come eventually.

It all starts with a face. Hello there li'l guy, welcome to my world~

Let's give him some hair and clothes. What's that, you still feel naked?

Grungy torn wings coming right up. Better now? Can't say he looks pleased, but...

Other than painting this guy into completion, I'll work more on this site with some updates soon, layout and such. So if stuff look odd, or if you can't access here at times, I'm probably in the middle of working on it! ^-^

Entropion

2011-07-29T08:06:00.003+02:00

Colored pencils and bad weather.

Edit: Guess I have to explain further.
1. This is a man. Since I'm quite androgynous myself my artwork reflects that, and as such I can understand the confusion.
2. Entropion - a medical condition in which the eyelid (usually the lower lid) folds inward. It is very uncomfortable, as the eyelashes constantly rub against the cornea. Entropion is usually caused by genetic factors and may be congenital. Trachoma infection may cause scarring of the inner eyelid, which may cause entropion. (Wikipedia)

Thank You, guest artists!

2011-07-16T11:55:00.000+02:00

Link and the Mushroom, by Metal Minish
Time's up everyone!
Thank you so much for all the cool and beautiful submissions for ConCom you've sent me~ It's been awesome opening my mailbox and seeing the entries drop in!

I also found one of submitter's artwork on DeviantArt allready (which of course you're allowed to do, you may post them wherever you like but a link back to me is always appreciated~ ;3), with an added description which wasn't in the e-mail I recieved. And I quote:

"and the awsome person in this picture is [links to me] he is one of the best artist/cosplayer i have evaa seen
go check his gallery out and be amazed !! :3
i called him the Prince of cosplay b'cause he is cosplaying prince marth and he is really good at cosplay ;) "

Haha, aaw... Special thanks to you, nienkiepinkie! Go have a peek at her submission here!
That, along with the other awesome artwork I've recieved, will be published in the printed version of ConCom vol.4!

Again, thanks to everyone who sent me art, you've made me one happy cosplaying artist~ ^o^

Black Sheep

2011-07-15T08:07:00.002+02:00

Finished the sketch I posted a while ago.
Painted her with pastels, and used some colored pencils for the linework.
I love to work on this old, thin and yellowed paper, the base color is always warm
and creamy... might not come across on-screen but IRL it shows well.

WIP - Black Sheep

2011-07-03T14:00:00.001+02:00

A little something I'm working on... Still deciding on how I should finish her. Time will tell!

ConCom takes up most of my time still, and I love seeing my comic strips develop into their final form! Soon to be printed, and today's the last day for the guest art feature, so if anyone else want to get your art published in the 'zine and recieve your own free copy, there's still time but hurry hurry!

Syenite

2011-06-24T11:33:00.001+02:00

After making cute chibis for weeks it felt really good to doodle a more realistic face again... ^-^
I colored him with some colored pencils. Some shading got lost in the scan, as usual. =__=

ConCom vol.4 WIP

2011-06-19T10:45:00.000+02:00

Those of you interested in getting your art featured in the printed edition of ConCom, you now have six days left!

Some Work in Progress shots of ConCom vol.4! Sketching and inking currently, then it's time to scan and color and add text.

Haven't read ConCom?
ConCom (Convention Comics) are comic strips based on true events that has happened to me in the world of cosplay and conventions.
Nerdy references, insider jokes and pure randomness await you! Read them all here, or support this artist and buy a copy~!
If you participate in the guest art section, you'll get your own free and signed 'zine of ConCom vol.4~

Faerie Boy

2011-06-17T08:01:00.001+02:00

It's summertime and as such nature is more inspiring than ever.
So here's a faerie boy with a cute big butt~
Watercolors seem to be my weapon of choice for bright fantasy artwork, as seen previously on the also butt-naked Foxglove and the shoulder-naked My Deer Fallow.
"Old paper" texture added in Photoshop.

Get your art featured in ConCom!

2011-06-09T22:22:00.005+02:00

Deadline ~~25th June 2011!~~ 3rd July 2011!!!
Wanna have your art featured in the printed edition of ConCom, and also recieve your own signed copy of the 'zine?
Of course you do! Here's how;

Draw an image of the main character (me), Teru!
In cosplay, or even casual!
Look at the reference above, browse through the comic strips available online, or look at my cosplay photos on my DeviantArt.

Style; Free of choice!
Chibi, realistic, cartoony, color, black&white, build a bronze statue... All submissions are welcome!

Send me your finished piece of art to t_wadbro @ yahoo.com
300dpi tiff or png -format is good, but I'm not limited to only that. I do need high resolution images if it's gonna look good printed.
Deadline ~~25th June 2011!~~ 3rd July 2011!!!

If you get featured in the fanzine, I will send you an e-mail asking for your adress so I can send you a copy once it's been printed.

Good luck, looking forward to see your images!

Inspiration from some artist featured in the previous fanzines:
~Vixie87 - Me and Vixie as Len and Rin
~Fannnyn - Link (and Fanny herself as maid) and me (without cosplay) with my BJD's
~styggelse - casual Mega Man and casual Link

Mega Man Tribute - Elysium X

2011-06-05T09:40:00.000+02:00

In Mega Man Zero, X has died and an evil copy of him has been created.
I always liked X much more than Zero, so while it was annoying that X was dead and Zero the main character in MMZ, it was very rewarding to finally see him as a hologram at the end...
Those who played Mega Man X5 might remember X's dream of Elysium... hence the title.

My second submission for Udon's Mega Man Tribute (scroll down one post or click here to view my first, featuring Axl).
I did think about submitting my Mega Man cosplay, but the Tribute was an art book and not a photo book so... XD

Character is © Capcom

Mega Man Tribute - Axl

2011-05-29T15:24:00.001+02:00

Hey bros, I guess I'm not the only one who've had problems with Blogger lately... I really appreciate all the comments and followers I get here and try to visit you when I've got the time. ^-^

So! Today I thought I'd share my first submission I did way back in January for Udon's Mega Man Tribute. There were bunches and bunches of awesome entries, chances were slim in getting featured, but being a huge fan of the Mega Man series (especially Mega Man X) I had to give it a go. As expected, I'm not in the book, but now when it's been published we're allowed to show our submissions!

Axl wasn't introduced until Mega Man X7, so I thought he'd get some attention for once! Graphite pen and Photoshop for colors, while keeping the style very manga-like to make the character look more like his usual self...

Axl himself making sure I'm sketching it right! Having a model as a reference helps a lot.

I also did another entry for the contest, which I'll post later... ^-^

Character is © Capcom

Waldeinsamkeit

2011-05-20T12:45:00.001+02:00

The feeling of solitude in the woods.
The wilderness tries to pull you in into nothingness.
The isolation and lonelyness of a living nightmare.

Waldeinsamkeit - A german word without a direct english equivalent.

Dry pastels and graphite pen on grey cardboard.

Foxglove in the Garden

2011-05-19T21:40:00.000+02:00

Decided to grab this guy and give him some more background and work a bit more on the shading etc.
I seldom pick up something I've once put away as finished... But he looked odd floating in infinite white space, so a li'l garden was added.
Watercolors are a pain to scan/photograph right. ;__;

The studio reported that SPX went well! Thanks to those of you who bought Prison Boy and Absolutely Scandalous Stories! ^-^

Candy Cain - featured in 'Absolutely Scandalous Stories' fanzine

2011-05-04T17:14:00.002+02:00

For those lucky enough to be able to visit this years' Small Press Expo, or SPX for short, this week, I have some news~
While I won't be able to attend myself in person, I was asked by the members of Think Ink, a comic-making group of five who've been active during my time at comic school and beyond, if I wanted to join the fun in their latest fanzine.
Now this was unexpected and right out of the blue, but hey why not?
So now Candy Cain is featured inside a fancy fanzine named Absolutely Scandalous Stories! The team of Think Ink might even bring a few copies of Prison Boy with them, so keep your eyes open~

But if you, like me, cannot visit SPX, do feel free to order the 'zines through me instead and I'll ship it to you! Contact me.

Candy Cain will not only be featured in Absolutely Scandalous Stories, but also get his very own fanzine, in full color much like ConCom and Prison Boy! The above image is the black&white version of the cover, as seen in Absolutely Scandalous Stories.
Working my ass off doing both this and other things, but it will be awesome in the end!

Blue Bracken

2011-04-29T08:24:00.000+02:00

Solemn boy on wood.
I slightly dyed the wood with tea and coffee to get a better base color before I started painting on it. Dry pastels and, my old faithful, propelling graphite pen.
I have painted on raw wood before, Audrey Kawasaki was the first painter I saw who mastered the medium.

Currently very busy working on getting Candy Cain ready for print, working on other artworks, preparing reprints of sold out fanzines and planning for ConCom vol.4 etc etc... @___@
Recently I've been asked for prints, and I'm really glad that people are interested! I'll update here once I've got it all figured out.
With all this going on, I will sadly not be able to attend SPX, Sweden's biggest comic festival for known and unknown comic artists. But no worries, one of my works will be represented anyways... I'll leave you with a cliffhanger on that, more to come later... ;3

KodachiCon and ConCom

2011-04-21T14:45:00.001+02:00

I was at KodachiCon this weekend! I originally planned not to go, but was invited as a cosplay judge at the last minute.
How could I refuse such an offer?

You guys were all so awesome! I watched you all while wearing my retro Link cosplay at the judges' seats... heck yes~

Thanks to all of you who bought my fanzines! Prison Boy was the best-seller at OkashiiCon, while the KodachiCon visitors prefered ConCom, so much in fact that vol.3 is now sold out! Wow...

I have been asked this a couple of times, and it came up again at the con.
Will there be a new volume of ConCom?
Why of course there will be! ConCom vol.4!
I will post more information about it later, but allready now I'm accepting fan art for those of you who wish to participate and get your own free copy of it once it's released~
For now, you can look at last year's submission post if you're itching to get started, but I will later make a new post with more references, deadlines and such too.
Looking forward to seeing your creations! ^-^

My Deer Fallow

2011-04-08T07:29:00.000+02:00

Finally he's finished! You might have seen the preview of this earlier.

I have this odd habit of naming things with a pun. Instead of "My Dear Fellow" this one is My Deer Fallow.

W.I.P!

Thanks for looking! ^-^ Now that you're here, take a look around~
Maybe watch my Prison Boy movie or read a few convention&cosplay related strips of ConCom... I miss the weekly ConCom updates...
Now I gotta get to making the cover for Candy Cain!

Another WIP - Candy Cain sneakpeek

2011-03-27T13:57:00.000+02:00

Candy Cain is now scanned in and ready to get colored, but here's a sneakpeek from earlier in the project~

As you can see there are no borders around the panels at this stage, but they're added now of course. (and excuse the odd light, I used my camera instead of scanning. It's just a preview after all~)
Here's Cain enjoying his candy a bit too intensively... on a local bus.

Really looking forward to coloring this comic and sending it off to print!

Floating Head

2011-03-20T15:51:00.000+01:00

Someone mentioned "zombie", but that was not what I had in mind... More of a creepy ghost, a floating head who just stares at you and will stay in front of you no matter where you turn or how fast you run.
Zombies are lame, ghosts are cool, and skeletons are awesome, being such a classic videogame & fantasy enemy.

Work in Progress - Deer Boy

2011-03-12T19:37:00.001+01:00

(Den e snäll! =3)
A little sketching in progress~ Once it's more finished, I think I'll paint him in watercolors or dry pastels.

In other news, I'm working on my latest comic Candy Cain. And no, that's not a typo, hence the main character's name is Cain. (find him around the blog here)
I am hoping to get it finished soon, as I've been invited to participate in a certain studio's publication...
More about that as it draws near. (lol draws, I made a funny! ergh...)

As always, thanks for visiting!

OkashiiCon 2011

2011-03-07T18:22:00.001+01:00

Last weekend I was at OkashiiCon, selling my fanzines Prison Boy and ConCom vol.3 along with some prints of my artworks.
A huge thanks to all of you who bought from me and talked for a while! You make me so happy, I was shocked by the warm reception I got from you visitors!
I sold quite a lot too, I think I'll have to send my 'zines to reprint because I only have a few copies of each left! So if you couldn't make it to the con, you can always contact me and I'll ship it right to you!
As for the prints, you can view these images (and more) in my gallery.

Again, thank you~ ^o^

The Legend of Zelda - 25th Anniversary

2011-02-21T10:06:00.002+01:00

25 years ago, a courageous lone man walked into a cave. He was greeted by an old man saying "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this."
The young man recieved a simple wooden sword, and set out on an epic adventure.

This is how many Zelda-fans, including myself, first made acquaintance with Link.
Nowadays, his appearance and personality differs from game to game, but the name remains. For me, Link is the guy we met back then in the very first The Legend of Zelda.

So happy birthday to you Link, and say hi to Princess Zelda as well. Tell her that Mario gets cake and a kiss whenever he rescues the princess, and it's time Zelda did the same to you.

Foxglove

2011-02-18T12:20:00.000+01:00

Digitalis, or foxglove, is a flower adorned with many bell-shaped flowers on one stem. The name "foxglove" made me think of foxes putting the flowers on their paws like gloves, and hence my imagination continued to spin and the above image is the result.
I call him Rövräven...

Work-In-Progress:

First I sketched out the base pose. Continued on to add features. In the third image I've changed his expression a bit, and defined his hands, tail and overall finishing the lineart. I then traced it onto watercolor paper and got my watercolor pencils out.
Color, color, and more color.
In the end I also added a doily, which I scanned in and digitally applied in Photoshop for a more interesting background.

Silent Screaming

2011-02-13T13:08:00.000+01:00

Work-in-progress, sketching the lineart...
(I was told this guy looks like me... I take it as a compliment that I look like a robotic fox-boy, so maybe I should make him my mascot XD)

And the finished image.
I imagine him being shut down at this very moment, his final words never escaping his frozen lips.

ConCom - Game Over

2011-02-12T07:10:00.004+01:00

And that was all the strips from vol.3! Thanks for reading! ^o^
Buy ConCom vol.3 here~

Blank Stare

2011-02-08T13:52:00.000+01:00

I never seem to understand.
The time, the place, and who I am.
Define a way to stay alive
It’s like I’m living a lie.

In Flames - Free Fall

Morrowind Shopping (storyboard)

2011-02-06T12:37:00.001+01:00

So while playing Morrowind, you sometimes find Moon Sugar which is some sort of drug. You can use it on your character to temporarily gain Speed (I think?) or sell it to certain few vendors, mostly khajiit. Other sellers don't even want to show you their goods if you have some on you, so you'll have to either sell it to some willing khajiit, put it in a box or in some other way get rid of it.
So this seller asked me to get rid of my Moon Sugar, only to later reveal that Moon Sugar was the only thing she was selling... WTF?! So if I buy from you and try talking to you again, you'd ask me to get rid of the Moon Sugar? Videogame logic.

The image shows basicly how my storyboards look like. Very rough and quickly done, but clear enough so you know what's going on and their expressions.
Not sure if I will draw, ink and color this strip, but it's good to have in one's stash of storyboards if inspiration is getting low.

ConCom - The Game Master

2011-02-05T13:11:00.001+01:00

(yeah, I know... This is very much an insider-joke, but it was a must for ConCom! I hope some of you at least will know a bit of what's referenced here...)

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

mori

2011-02-01T18:40:00.000+01:00

Androgynous beauty

ConCom - It's so Bad

2011-01-29T07:26:00.003+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

hey Cain!

2011-01-24T03:36:00.000+01:00

hey Prison Boy!

2011-01-23T12:06:00.000+01:00

ConCom - True Colors

2011-01-22T07:15:00.003+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

Link

2011-01-18T13:41:00.001+01:00

Similar to this image I made last year...

Character is (C) Nintendo

ConCom - It's Showtime

2011-01-15T07:10:00.003+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

Welcome back!

2011-01-12T16:45:00.000+01:00

Whew, long time no see!
Here I thought I was just making a small update, yet it resulted in all my posts being deleted! That's not too awful though, luckily I have my back-up... or so I thought. Blogger wouldn't let me upload my back-up file. So I had to manually re-write and copy-paste my old posts. @__@ Hence, all comments are gone.
But at least now the site is back up again, with improvements!
ConCom will be up and running again this weekend. ^-^
Until then, let me share these images I've drawn recently.

Thanks for visiting, check back soon!

ConCom - The Oldest Trick

2011-01-08T07:12:00.004+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

ConCom - It's not very effective

2010-12-25T13:30:00.004+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

ConCom - No Sheathing

2010-12-18T13:29:00.004+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

ConCom - Okkusenman

2010-12-11T13:28:00.003+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

ConCom - Judged by the cover

2010-12-04T13:27:00.005+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

ConCom - Tasty

2010-11-27T13:26:00.004+01:00

Buy ConCom vol.3 here

ConCom - Hellu~

2010-11-20T13:25:00.004+01:00

ConCom is back! ^o^
Buy the latest volume here

Special Fernando Print

2010-11-12T15:23:00.002+01:00

The image I made for the exhibition.
Order Swedish Comic Sin here!

SCS - Exhibition Vernissage

2010-11-05T07:22:00.002+01:00

Would you like to order Swedish Comic Sin? Click here!

You might have read the news yesterady in Metro, the biggest newspaper mag in Sweden~

The vernissage of Swedish Comic Sin was held yesterday at Makeriet in Malmö

(alchohol-free of course )

Candles were lit, bringing a comfy and sexy mood to the room.
(and look! The newly made Fernando print~ Await a close-up soon)

The smaller room with red lights contained some of the more graphic images.

See this post for opening hours, the exhibition is up 4-21 november.
Would you like to order Swedish Comic Sin? Click here!

Swedish Comic Sin - Exhibition 4-21 November

2010-10-25T15:18:00.004+02:00

Exhibition during the AltCom festival, 4-21 november at Makeriet in Malmö

Vernissage: 4th november 17-20
Open: thu 17-20, sat 13-17, sun 13-17

During the exhibition, you'll be able to buy the book Swedish Comic Sin (if you can't wait, order one here!), as well as limited prints and originals from us artists!
I've readied a yummy special Fernando print, newly created for this event~ Do not miss!

Prison Boy - The Movie

2010-10-16T18:18:00.002+02:00

Special presentation today!

Buy Prison Boy here!
Video presentation of Prison Boy, created by T.Wadbro

A dark short story about an imprisoned boy.
On this fateful day, he'll be visited by someone, or something, that will change his life...

Music: Bôa - Older, Lacuna Coil - Distant Sun

ConCom Remake - Rainbows & Clouds

2010-10-09T13:17:00.003+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

Cain - Character Design

2010-10-07T21:10:00.005+02:00

My latest character, which I hope to continue working with.
He's also seen here.

ConCom Remake - Best buns of the con

2010-10-02T13:10:00.003+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

ConCom Remake - Damn, boku

2010-09-25T13:09:00.003+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

ConCom Remake - This is Madness!

2010-09-18T13:05:00.003+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

ConCom Remake - Final Furry Fantasy

2010-09-11T13:05:00.004+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

Make-up Artist

2010-09-07T14:04:00.001+02:00

Hairstylist

2010-09-06T13:03:00.001+02:00

ConCom Remake - Not an elf

2010-09-04T18:02:00.003+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

It's a beautiful sunny day...

2010-08-31T16:01:00.001+02:00

Sums up yesterday. We all have days like this once in a while.
Doodled with ink pen, some PS colors added.

ConCom Remake - The tiny fan

2010-08-28T13:59:00.003+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

ConCom Remake - Famous Notorious

2010-08-21T13:52:00.003+02:00

Remake, published in ConCom vol.3

ConCom Characters

2010-08-14T17:43:00.002+02:00

Return of ConCom! ConCom vol.3 has been recieved well and is almost sold out! Thanks everyone who's bought and like my works~

Time to get back on track again with weekly publishing, I'll start with the remakes of strips from vol.2, which are included as a bonus in vol.3. ^-^

Hope you enjoy! Stay nerdy!

Candy Cain

2010-07-04T18:06:00.001+02:00

Well excuuuuuuse me

2010-06-20T14:39:00.001+02:00

My Hero.

Character is (C) Nintendo

Midna

2010-06-16T12:37:00.001+02:00

Midna from Zelda: Twilight Princess, for Tomas.
Trying to tackle some requests and art trades I have recieved from friends...

Character is (C) Nintendo

End of Comic School

2010-06-15T21:35:00.001+02:00

And there's my corner of the exhibition which was held this weekend. The end of an era, both for Malmö Comic School, and for us students.
I'm very glad to have been a part of both the tenth generation (Serie X, my beloved class during 2008-2009. We were awesome, the best!!!) and the eleventh and last generation at Röda Huset. I wonder how the school will change now with the new premises.

End of Comic School for me does not mean the end of creativeness! Rather the opposite!
I believe that now I have totally free hands to create whatever I want, without the feeling of always being watched and expected to reach certain invisible goals...
So keep visiting, I'll keep this blog updated as usual!

Final Countdown, part 2

2010-06-09T23:26:00.001+02:00

Working on the exhibition!

Cleaning out the studios... Looking like a mess here... @.@

Doodled a slightly wonky Prison Boy on the wall next to where I used to sit...

The end is near...

It's the Final Countdown...

2010-06-08T15:24:00.001+02:00

Everything is "final" lately...

What's currently going on at Comic School?
Everyone's getting ready to leave. A huge truck greeted me outside the building this morning, filled with old furniture... "our" old furniture.

My corner of the studio before I started taking stuff down today...
Some Prison Boy and ConCom next to me, Weegee glaring behind me... And that's my bag, with the Super Mario emblem.

Bye-bye to this view. Forever. No comic artists will look out at these busy streets anymore. Nope... Bye-bye Röda Huset.

The first-graders are busy preparing for the exhibition...

Comic School Final Exhibition 2010

2010-06-07T19:00:00.001+02:00

The yearly exhibition at Comic School Malmö is getting near!
Last chance to take a look at the old school before it's moved to their new premises, and a chance for you to take a look at this years awesome artists. And don't forget to grab the Yearbook, for free!

This week 11-13 June between 12.00-18.00 each day.
Vernissage on Thursday 10th, 19.00-21.00.

Final examination

2010-06-03T21:21:00.001+02:00

Well, today was the day.
The second graders from Comic School Malmö showed their works at Stadsbiblioteket (City Library) in Malmö. Our examinatior from Denmark didn't show up though, so... it was basicly the first graders asking us second graders a few questions... Meh.
I decided to show my works as a "movie" of some sorts, displaying my comics frame by frame set to music and sound effects. I might upload it for everyone to see. Maybe. If I feel like it.

I didn't say much... I wanted my comics to do the talking.
I got a few questions and suggestions, mainly about ConCom. Fernando got some attention as well. But Prison Boy, which is my most loved project and the so far first and only comic I feel is entirely "me" in my style, was... I dunno, no one asked anything about it. That made me a bit sad. Maybe I should be happy, I'd be heartbroken if someone said something bad about my beloved Prison Boy.
ConCom is my most popular comic after all so I'm not surprised it got the most attention. I'm really glad that it sells so well, so many read it and give me comments (not so much here though, but on Smackjeeves foremost). I'm really glad people enjoy reading my crazy convention adventures! XD
Fernando is still something I made for fun. A joke at school's breakfast break turned into this. The result is quite fun, but it's nothing I will continue working on. Porn, sure, currently doodling on a Zelda doujinshi hentai, but not Fernando.

Afterwards, I went with Diana and Fanny for some "shopping". Or they shopped, I watched. XD
It felt a bit like the good old days in first year of Comic School, when we, along with Robin, always hung out. Felt good... a good way to end this year...
We don't have the school break-up until next week, but we will probably start taking our stuff home tomorrow allready.
So I guess today really was the last day in a way............