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I was trying out a new sketchbook. What my favorite pencil looks like, and whether the Pitt Artist Brush (may green) would bleed through to the other side (it didn't). And I was amused by the fact that these quick, mindless scribbles seem to be a kind of new hairstyle. I'm thinking about changing it; I like it. Maybe not dyeing, butâŠ
My tired sun.
A ballpoint pen, some old felt-tip pens I wanted to use up, and an old red fine-tip pen.
These things were just as tired as that character.
I found my bullet journal/morning pages from 2022. I remember how nice it was to just sit and make those to-do lists. My planning was so simple back then.
These are the layouts from September and October. They're so adorable. Lots of manga and magazine pictures about diving (don't ask).
From what I can see, I was throwing a taco and roasted pineapple party for the family, playing Yuppi Psycho (why didn't I finish that?), buying Rebelle, and practicing my voice every day to be a good voiceover artist.
I was also focusing on writing a book, which is now on hold since I got a job. Man. I loved that project. Why didn't I finish it?
Paper food labels are terrible. They were already peeling off the page.
November 22
December 22
This was clearly my podcast month.
I found my bullet journal/morning pages from 2022. I remember how nice it was to just sit and make those to-do lists. My planning was so simple back then.
These are the layouts from September and October. They're so adorable. Lots of manga and magazine pictures about diving (don't ask).
From what I can see, I was throwing a taco and roasted pineapple party for the family, playing Yuppi Psycho (why didn't I finish that?), buying Rebelle, and practicing my voice every day to be a good voiceover artist.
I was also focusing on writing a book, which is now on hold since I got a job. Man. I loved that project. Why didn't I finish it?
Paper food labels are terrible. They were already peeling off the page.
November 22
I found my bullet journal/morning pages from 2022. I remember how nice it was to just sit and make those to-do lists. My planning was so simple back then.
These are the layouts from September and October. They're so adorable. Lots of manga and magazine pictures about diving (don't ask).
From what I can see, I was throwing a taco and roasted pineapple party for the family, playing Yuppi Psycho (why didn't I finish that?), buying Rebelle, and practicing my voice every day to be a good voiceover artist.
I was also focusing on writing a book, which is now on hold since I got a job. Man. I loved that project. Why didn't I finish it?
Paper food labels are terrible. They were already peeling off the page.
The final chapter of 'KsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłw' is about tansy. I wonât pretend otherwise â Iâd only ever seen this plant before. I had no idea that was what it was called. Its symbolism didnât really interest me much either. Iâll create a character based on it more out of a sense of obligation than any real need.
Polychromos pencils
I highlighted this interesting fact: Baths with tansy are said to attract a lover or bring a husband home. Thatâs a bit of a last resort. Iâm not sure itâs worth using magic to bring back someone who doesnât want to return of their own free will.
It gives me an idea for a very dependent, desperate character...
Pitt Pen Artist brush pens + Polychromos pencils
...but another interesting fact also suggests that the character is very appealing to others at first glance and they are naturally attracted to her, especially at the start.
'Donât bring in fresh tansy after dark, or something will come with it.'
Pitt Pen Artist brush pens + Polychromos pencils
Thereâs a lot of talk about longevity and the fact that the body doesnât decay. So perhaps a young character? Hmm...
Pitt Pen Artist brush pens + Polychromos pencils
'When carried in a red pouch, it protects against the evil eye.' So the character will be dressed in red clothes. Just like Little Red Riding Hood. I guess so.
Itâs not much, but all in all, you could build something interesting on this basis.
I think this is my least favourite chapter in 'KsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłw'. Iâm not interested in the symbolic significance of spruce trees. Generally speaking, conifers are a bit boring to me. I donât know why.
Polychromos. The spruce cones were so boring that I went a bit wild with the colours.
You couldnât stand under the spruce for long when you were angry. Because the spruce might âstop recognising youâ. Iâve no idea what that means, but the spruce would probably be an introvert.
The neon spruce needles. Hmmm...
Pitt artist brush pens + polychromos
This tree is silent, enduring, and remembers. Nothing special.
To be honest, itâs going to be a difficult character to come up with, because Iâm not inspired by it at all.
Itâs time for the chapter on marigolds in "KsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłw"! Iâve never really been interested in this flower, either in terms of its appearance or its symbolism. It doesnât remind me of anything.
polychromos, white gel pen
It was known as the âsun of the gardenâ because it opened at first light. If it didnât open in the morning, it was a sign of rain. That leads me to believe it will be a very optimistic character.
Sailor brush pens, shikiori
Its petals are used to make ointments for wounds, swelling and burns. It was also associated with fire for its ability to reduce fever and pain.
Polychromos, water-soluble graphite pencil, white gel pen
As a tea, it helped with menstrual problems. So itâs a bit like a guardian, a healer. Someone who cares for others and is always there to help.
Pitt artist brush pens and polychromos
He also lightened freckles and soothed insect bites.
I have a fairly simple concept in mind. An optimistic character who helps out a lot, but if something goes against her wishes, she wonât even look at the situation and wonât get involved.
Poppies are very distinctive and a pleasure to shade. Thatâs why I was delighted to find a chapter about them in 'KsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłw'.
Watercolor pencils DĂŒrer + white gel pen
I checked whether the pentel brush sign pen twin would bleed through by drawing âpoppy fields at nightâ.
The moon goes perfectly with the poppy. A poppy doesnât just lull you to sleep. It entices, enchants and lets you forget your worries. Just like the night, when you donât have to worry about a thing.
Pentel brush sign pen twin
Of all the interesting facts about poppies, this was my favourite: grain demons turned naughty children into these flowers.
I love the phrase âgrain demonsâ.
The petals - fineliners (glitter and regular). The shadow and center - graphite pencil. They're so expressive. I really like this combination. Yellow background - ink pad, stems - watercolor pencils.
Another interesting fact: the souls of the dead were said to be hidden in poppy seeds. So is that high you get from taking opium just a form of possession? I love that idea â Iâve got to use it somewhere!
Pentel brush sign pen twin
It was given to people who had been through a difficult time to âcalm their heartsâ.
So a character inspired by a poppy would be a good listener and could give good advice.
Pentel brush sign pen twin - mixed with water or not. Shadows are made with a graphite pencil, which also dissolves in water (from carand'ashe). Bright highlights - white gel pen.
Poppies and cornflowers often grow together, so it goes without saying that these two characters will be friends.
A punk duo! One is more provocative and fearless, whilst the other (the poppy) is sombre and weary, as if sheâs only just woken up. Sheâs a good listener and offers people solace with her words. But⊠perhaps those words are slowly destroying everything.
The next chapter in the book "KsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłw" focuses on the rowan tree. I like the way it looks, but for some reason it has never meant much to me. Symbolically, I associated it with songs about being forced to grow up, which I donât like.
Polychromos
Personally, I associate it with some kind of danger or unpleasant situations, but apparently itâs supposed to protect homes, pets and children. Thatâs quite a contradiction in my mind.
Pitt Artist brush pens, dots â Clean Color Dot (Kurotake), rowan berries â Polychromos. They seemed too pale to me, so I added a red Pitt Artist brush pen afterwards.
The fact that Iâm not a fan of rowan trees allowed me to experiment more with the colouring pages. Perhaps I was also influenced by my experiments with the wild rose pages. As well as the dotted leaves above, I tried colouring with fineliners (a very successful experiment). I also tested how my other brush pens behaved. I like everything, but I was most surprised by the grey (815 Zig Art & Graphic Twin - Kuretake). I didnât like these brush pens; I prefer Tombow ABT (the other rowan berries and leaves), but here this shade captivated me.
âDonât eat rowan berries from someone elseâs tree, or youâll take on their worries.â What vindictiveness!
âDonât cut it, or it will take offence and bring illness upon youâ
âDonât burn it, or youâll attract more than youâll ward offâ
The leaves are made with glittery fineliners.
The first rowanberry was a sort of truth serum.
Polychromos
Rowan twigs were placed in the sick personâs bedding so that âsleep would return and anger would fleeâ.
Polychromos â I really like how these dark colours look.
'She remembers the names of everyone who stood beneath her.' Ooh, that sounds menacing.
Sailor brush pen shikiori; Polychromos
When it comes to a character inspired by this plant, I picture someone dressed in dark, sombre colours. Someone menacing. A guardian, perhaps, but a fierce, vengeful one. Because she knows peopleâs names; if anyone takes something from her, she forces them to tell the truth or sends troubles their way. So maybe a guardian with a weapon that poisons insidiously. Iâve already got an idea of what she might look like! Iâm really excited.
The part of the book about the dog rose (Rosa canina) was a real surprise to me. I was already familiar with most of the trivia (after all, itâs quite a common plant in culture) but when it came to the colouring pages, I had a lot of fun and I think theyâre my favourite creative pages.
For the flowers, I used Caran d'Ache Supracolor watercolour pencils. The green parts - brush pen Sailor Shikiori, colour âWakauguisuâ. I also used a lot white gel pen. I wanted the plant to look as though it were still wet from a recent rain shower.
The stickers I used to cover up the text go really well with the pages with roses.
I used a Pitt artist brush pen for the leaves, and for contrast, lots of highlights with a gel pen (I told you I like that). This time, I used Albrecht DĂŒrer watercolour pencils from Faber-Castell for the flowers. Iâve got some really lovely bright shades. I did a lot of mixing the colours on the palette rather than directly on the paper.
We had dog roses at my parentsâ house. Pale pink, with deep green leaves. As a child, thatâs I saw in my mind whenever I heard the word âroseâ. For a long time, I never saw any other kind in real life.
Albrecht DĂŒrer watercolour pencils, which I havenât fully activated. The centre is a sepia fineliner. Sepia suits the rose very well.
Things Iâve learnt about the wild rose: the root was used to treat rabies, and the petals were added to wine to ward off negative thoughts (Iâd bet the key ingredient was the wine, not the petals).
Brush pens + Albrecht DĂŒrer watercolor pecnils + graphite penciel
That little colouring page above really sparked something in my mind! A graphite pencil goes so well with the rose. So... Next try. For contrast, a flat pink highlighter. The shadows and leaves in graphite pencil, the highlights in white gel pen. I just love this combination!
And suddenly, it was as if something inside me snapped. A flat application of colour can look good too. And if thatâs the case, what about a pink glitter pen???
With the last one, I really had fun with the colors. The line art was quite geometric, so it was easier.
Sailor Shikiori
The character thatâs taken shape in my mind is more closely linked to these colouring experiments: glitter, highlighter, pencil. Iâve got fewer ideas for her personality in terms of trivia. Probably something with rabies and wine, because thatâs what Iâve learnt. This one will be a bit harder to create.
The next plant in âKsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłwâ: cornflowers. My favourite wildflowers, they remind me of my favourite season.
I was obsessed with using Pitt Artist brush pens and white gel pens with these colouring pages.
This plant is not afraid of storms or fire. It's not afraid of anything! It protects and gives courage. Sounds like a character with a shield, doesn't it?
Cool page, something new.
A wreath of cornflowers protected girls from unwanted suitors. Tea prevented bad dreams. The cows were fumigated with its smoke so that their milk wouldn't disappear.
But apart from protection, there is a lot of provocation in this plant. After an argument, people would bathe in it. It reminds me of some kind of war ritual. It was forbidden to dry it with nettles, because it caused fights, arguments and conflicts.
I really like its colour and this combination of provocation and protection. A very cute idea for a character: cannot be harmed, but provokes things around that cannot touch its.
This character design will be important to me.
A quick, small autumn-birch collage. It occupies the bottom of the page, so it takes up little writing space.
The next plant described in "KsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłw" was the birch.
Most of the coloring pages were filled with leaves. I'm not surprised.
Pitt artist brush pens
They were more boring, so I played around with a lot of unusual shades.
Sailor and pitt artist brush pens
Sometimes I just added stickers. Birch trees make a nice backdrop. I like how they look in real life, but they're a bit boring on their own.
Here's some fun. Colorful sketches of birch trees in different lighting. A winter morning, a spring afternoon, an autumn sunset.
The birch isn't a tree for decoration, but for protection and transformation. The first tree after the glacier retreated.
A birch wreath protected against the evil eye and brought luck in love.
Sailor brush pens + neon green irojiten
Here, I can design a character who is somewhat naive, delicate, hungry for love and protection, but someone is watching over her.
I even have a cool idea.
The water nymphs liked to hang out on their branches, so maybe I'll sneak some water color or symbol into the design.
I really liked the neon irojiten pencil in the coloring page above. I don't know why, but the word "birch" has neon colors in my head.
2025 was a good year for me.
I tried so many things.
I realized that just because I like something and find it easy, it doesnât mean I want to do it for money for others (like video editing, creating social media content).
I discovered that coloring books are a wonderful way to try out techniques and tools Iâm afraid to use on my own drawings, so I donât ruin them.
I finished the anatomy course I had been putting off for a year.
All year long, I wrote my book every day, even when it was hard.
We completed the first strip of our webcomic.
I set my priorities.
For two weeks now, Iâve had my own studio (Iâm in the process of moving things in).
Most of the year, I organized family relaxation days on Wednesdays to take care of my loved ones.
There wasnât a week when I didnât read a book.
I drew so much and stuck to the weekend challenges I set for myself.
We finished an RPG session, which was awesome.
I changed my sleep pattern to one that gives me energy.
I survived December (which turned out to be very traumatic) by letting go and allowing myself to be weak. I regret nothing.
For 2026, I donât have specific goals I must achieve at all costs. I have plans for actions I want to continue, plus a bingo that I donât have to complete but would be nice to do.
Actions:
Continue writing my book daily
Take on creative weekly challenges, e.g., draw with charcoal for a week; use a journal for a week; edit videos for a week
Keep monitoring my state in a journal and maintain a creativity journal
Read as much as I do now, maybe even more!
Coloring books. This brought a lot of relaxation during tough times and many ideas for combining techniques that I transfer to my drawings. It gave me so much joy that I even created a challenge for 2026 to make it even more fun!
Use my studio. A lot. This is already happening, even if itâs not ready yet, so I have a lot of hope.
Share more things online. Now, in the age of AI, the greatest value is the process itself. A finished work isn't enough. To create, you also have to be present and build connections. Unfortunately.
My little optional bingo. No pressure:
1 â one themed feast for my friends (game, movie, fruit? IDK yet) 2 â two coloring books fully colored (I can do it) 3 â making three cakes, including one with candies inside (completly new for me) 4 â four new projects created in the studio (Iâll finish these quickly, but thatâs good. Easy points) 5 â five large videos edited. They donât have to be published. What matters is that they exist.
5 - writing five poem 4 â four video games completed 3 â three board game days 2 â two new webcomic chapters 1 â one board/card game fully designed
I'll draw these bingo and hang them on the wall to remind me. My brain likes games. It'll love this.
January went well.
Author of books on the significance of plants in culture (I greatly admire her) published something unexpected last year. A book that is a collection of interesting facts, tasks, and colouring pages from... Shutterstock and Wikimedia (what a pity).
I bought "KsiÄga roĆlinnych szeptĂłw" blindly. I didn't feel it was valuable, so I wasn't afraid to play with it (for example stick stickers on it). It wasn't so âseriousâ. Perhaps that was the key to my enjoyment.
The first one was black eldeberry.
Polychromos crayons - I love my leaves.
This one isn't as good, but I like berries. Polychromos too.
There was a superstition that you couldn't cut black eldeberry without saying a word (I assume an apology). Because then it would take revenge with pain in your bones or bad dreams.
A vengeful plant! I love it for that. Any fantastical creature inspired by it would be a sneaky bastard. Because it doesn't take revenge with great harm and tragedy, but with something annoying that strikes at your basic needs - your sense of self and your well-being.
Here is the same image being used. I wonder if the publisher knows about this? But I'm not mad. It was fun to colour. Pitt artists work well with this paper.
Black elderberry was a symbol of transformation, death and rebirth, duality.
I'm not surprised.
Its berries are so dark and frightening, and its flowers so charming and innocent.
I have no idea if I'll use this in a story or character, but I like this observation.
At one point, I became obsessed with white gel pens. Not here yet, but it will get worse.
I want to design something based on what I know about this plant now. Some kind of dualistic, vengeful villain.
This book really fuels my imagination and I'm having a lot of fun with it.
I'll try to focus on it this week.
Some cards made in 2025.