Toksi's box

This is a dumb artdump blog where I aim to dump my creations regardless of their level of "artfulness", to finally get over my ever lasting artblock. To see my main blog, click here.

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Great egrets, no regrets.

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Just as any average Finn the endangered Saimaa ringed seal loves to be left alone.

Seals usually avoid curious spectators, but as the lake’s ice cover melts they can be seen sunbathing on rocks, which helps it molt. However, seals get easily disturbed by onlookers, who get to close, and are forced to dive away. This causes the animal unnecessary stress.

If ever boating on Saimaa, please remember to take your binoculars with you, so you can enjoy the rare opportunities to watch this unique creature (they are super cute!). If you see a seal lifting its head and tipping its whiskers in the water, you are already too close!

These are some of the pieces i made for the South Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. I’m still trying to get used to digital art. I think I like how these turned out! What do you think?

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Last year I was lucky to get to work for the Our Saimaa Seal LIFE project, producing brochures among other PR related tasks. I was happy to get to use my hobby in it as well.

The first picture is a part of a bigger photo demonstrating a potential nesting place for a seal.

The Saimaa ringed seal is endemic to the Lake Saimaa in Finland, and is one of the most endangered seals in the world. In the winter they dig a burrow under the snow, where the females have their pups. Especially the mothers and the pups are vulnerable to disturbances caused by human activity. The mother visits its pup to nurse a few times a day, but any noise or disturbance may drive it away, disturbing the pup’s feeding rhythm and growth, which can have drastic effects on its survival of its first year.

People walking, skiing, tour skating or riding a snowmobile on the ice need to pay attention to shores, banks or capes where the seal might have their burrows. In addition to human activities, climate change threatens the survival of this seal, as they depend on a thick ice and snow cover.

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Spring time, full of magic and new adventures

For a friend of mine who moved away to another city. Safe travels!

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Spring in the spring

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Lanterns in the mist

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Like night and day

I had forgotten about this! I wanted to try out some water-solutable pencils I haven't really used and tried to use as many contrasting colours as possible.

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The nearby forest stream has its own secret life when nobody's looking...

I realised I hadn't posted this here yet! A painting of one of my favourite places from last autumn. Maybe I should paint a spring or summer version next?

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Happy Mother's Day!

Long-tailed tit is one of my mom's favourite birds, which she sadly doesn't get to see too often, so I wanted to make her happy!

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The eyes on your back...

I wanted to do something quick with a brush pen and watercolours, and after a quick sketch of the pose, this is what it turned out to be. It's a bit messy, but i kind of like it. I haven't been able to enjoy drawing for a long time so it was fun to just do something without thinking too much.

The paper I used had a very slippery surface that I wasn't used to but I think works fine for mixed media. A bit grainy, though.

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The Great Crested Grebe

A great bird and a great parent

I can’t believe it has been a year or so since I’ve last posted here??

So, here’s a little painting I made for Father’s day!

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Hokuto no Snake

Nani?!

Okay so I wanted to draw more Snake and this kind of started happening and I couldn't stop. (I know Rover would work better with this caption but I'm not clever enough to come up with good lines so here we go)

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Another AC doodle, this time of my favourite villager of all time: Snake!

Boy that silly face makes me happy everytime I see it. What is he up with that sword? Who knows! Maybe he doesn’t even know it himself! A man of mystery.

(what doesn’t make me happy is the fact that I have completely forgotten how to computer art)

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Beep boop, says the machine.

A doodle I made a while ago, but haven’t posted it here. Del is one of my first villagers in my acnl town, and will always have a special place in my heart.

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Some villager designs (with poor quality colours, sorry for that!)

I really, really wish for some new species of villagers. Many are rooting for bats - which are cute as heck!! - but I hope there’d be some lizard villagers :’>

@silisboo suggested the shark villagers, hehe.

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There is no such thing as "too many unicorns".

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I did a thing! A redraw of this beautiful comic I once doodled in my sketch book. It is about unprobable unicorn plushies.

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After hearing the previous episode of Hello from the Magic Tavern I just had to draw the sticky gummy Baby Arnie.

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