Comics & Art

1995, Norwegian/Swedish. Mainly an art blog, but occasionally posts other stuff as well.

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Made this last year and forgot to post it anywhere

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jobber du som illustratør?

Jeg prøver.

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September-october-november-december

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the carolean dragon captain idea is honestly just so incredibly cool, why do you think it is that that general time period gets so little use in fantasy media compared to medieval times?

Thank you!

I think this is an interesting question. I suppose it is partly a matter of convention - "medieval" fantasy settings have become something of a default/standard in the genre.

I think the medieval fantasy setting might have its roots in the romantic movement and its view of the middle ages a sort of idealised rural past, as well as the stereotype of the middle ages as the "dark age" which somehow stands slightly outside of the movement of time. The centuries after the middle ages each have their own quite distinctive "feel" in the public consciousness, and ancient civilisations before it all have their own share of stereotypes. The middle ages, however, tend to get muddled into this 1000-year long standstill.

So if one has encountered the generic medieval fantasy setting a couple of times, it is fairly easy to utilize without needing to think about any historical accuracy (fair enough, since it is fantasy and there isn't really any reason it needs to have accuracy - but as a i history nerd I love to spot historical details in any work.)

In reality, of course, quite a lot happened between 500 and 1500 - and one could probably create some rather interesting and unusual fantasy settings by drawing inspiration from a specific era, a specific place, or perhaps using some "lesser known" aspects of medieval life.

Personally, I love unusual fantasy settings - historical and otherwise. It is always really refreshing to dive into a well-crafted new world that isn't just a blueprint copy of "fantasy standard tm ".

I would love to hear what ideas and thoughts other people have on this topic, so feel free to reblog or comment!

Also, feel free to leave reccomendations of fantasy works with unusual or historical settings!

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Some concept art sketches I drew a couple of years ago.

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I got completely hooked on the Temeraire series this summer and self-indulgently decided to draw myself as a swedish carolean dragon captain.

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Wip

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Photo study from a couple of years ago

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The wine-dark sea

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A sketchbook page with some characters from a comic i’m working on

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Lost in thought part 4/4

part 1 part 2 part 3

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Lost in Thought part 3/4

Part 1 Part 2

part 4

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Lost in thought part 2/4.

Part 1

part 3

part 4

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Lost in Thought part 1/4

part 2 part 3 part 4

A comic I made for a digital zine back in 2020. I never heard from it since, so I suspect the project may have been abandoned.

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May-june-july-august

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My entry for Egmont norway's Epic comic contest back in 2021 - a comic about some young idiots in the 18th century going on a Grand Tour journey. It didn't win, but placed in the top 10.

I've been busy with other things since then - but haven't given up getting somewhere with this idea.

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Some sketches for a comic project I am currently working on