The Daily Escapist

Welcome to my fan art blog! I'm an elusive but friendly artist who loves chocolate and antique singing robots. 27, lives in Sweden. Goes by nickname Sakie.

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- Turn back at once, goldie. The Gate is no place for adventures.

Jumbo, guardian of the Gate to the 8th Dimension of Absolute and Infinite Terror.

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"Four little vleeds has found shelter in a candle-lit frozen fortress. Night falls as they share a chewy treat and heroic stories of the past."

This subspecies (?) of the vleeds was drawn in 2013.

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Where did I go?

Dear followers - I have some bad news.

At the end of November my computer decided to break down. 5 years of artistic work was on that thing, and no backup. While already dealing with stressful conflicts in the family and worries for my future, this tragedy hit me in the gut with a tremendous force. I was heartbroken, to say the least. Not only that, but so many of you are waiting for new eye-candy, and I hate to disappoint :(

Luckily, a friend of my father came by and fixed the computer to the point where I could burn all my important files to DVDs, and then reinstall Windows. But unfortunately the hard drive seem to be faulty, and might need to be replaced. It will take a long time before I can return to digital painting again, but at least all my hard work is saved.  

Hopefully you, dear followers, will still be here when I return with more art. I’m dying to show you what I have in store!

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Teaser! I have both active and dormant projects on my plate. Here's a taste.

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Time is up! Thank you everyone for participating in my very first giveaway. It's been great seeing your excitement during these past seven days, and now it's my turn to be excited to announce the winners!

But first a review of the prizes: I will be making digital character portraits in bust format with simple backgrounds. Each winner will choose an OC or fan character they want me to draw for them. 5 winners will be picked randomly, and the first one out will get two portraits while the following 4 will get one each. The winners have the right to use their character portraits for personal purposes*.

1. piupiu-littlebird

2. lunchbox-philosopher

3. civil-anarchy

4. dixiedeadshake

5. hatchy-boy

Congratulations, all of you! I will contact you soon with details :D And once again; a great and heartfelt thank you to all my followers for staying with me on this artsy adventure.

* Detailed terms will follow

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A tribute to Un Monstre á Paris. Truly a beautiful and endearing tale.

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This remake was bound to happen sooner or later :)

[Original]

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... and thus the curious new housemaid ran away and was never seen again. [x][x]

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One moonlit night on the bayou a silhouette The air was sweet and the fog was violet The gators were all drinking tea, in a dreamy pantsless glee I saw a suspendered man, a banjo holstered in his hands. [x]

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These were made for practise and to be a part of my reference archive. I'm still learning, but I think it looks good enough to be shared with you fellow artsy robot enthusiasts. :)

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I love this song! :D

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Happy Halloween! [x]

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It's happening again. That sickening noise from the laundry room echoes through the walls. No one dares to speak of what took place down there.

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Additional spooky sound effects: [X]

For the SPG haunted house. This is based on a real place. It's located in the basement of an old house from the 1940's where I rented a room during 2 years of school. The laundry room is cold and barren, and you never feel quite alone in there.

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Let's draw SPG: Balboa Park.

Full size and more info! :D

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Steam Powered Warfare by *Sakalah

My very first piece of SPG fanart. (2012)

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*GASP*

Began sketching today. Why am I doing this to myself? I've got other time-consuming projects to complete already T-T

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A lost soldier is found in the muddy wastelands of the First World War as the cold night gives way to the unveiling dawn.

---- My second contribution to the Let's Draw SPG project. Based on the Danish social realist painter H. A. Brendekilde's "Worn Out" (1889). This painting always invoke such sadness in me. I also referenced this photo from 1917. I never want to depict a muddy landscape ever again.