I'm an aspiring illustrator living in southern Finland right next to the windy sea. My soul lives in the nature and I take a lot of inspiration from there. I like to illustrate for the children's market (books, products, etc.). My style is whimsical, colorful, creative and strange (in a good way, of course). I love to design characters through very empathetic and humorous eyes and celebrate their unique weirdness and their very own special gifts. I love patterns and details, expressive faces, quirky characters and beautiful color palettes. I work mostly digitally but I like to include textures there and there to add this warm and charming handmade or vintage look to my illustrations. You can see more of my illustrations on my Behance page: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

MariaJS

I'm an aspiring illustrator living in southern Finland right next to the windy sea. My soul lives in the nature and I take a lot of inspiration from there. I like to illustrate for the children's market (books, products, etc.). My style is whimsical, colorful, creative and strange (in a good way, of course). I love to design characters through very empathetic and humorous eyes and celebrate their unique weirdness and their very own special gifts. I love patterns and details, expressive faces, quirky characters and beautiful color palettes. I work mostly digitally but I like to include textures there and there to add this warm and charming handmade or vintage look to my illustrations. You can see more of my illustrations on my Behance page: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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I’m an aspiring illustrator living in southern Finland right next to the windy sea. My soul lives in the nature and I take a lot of inspiration from there. I like to illustrate for the children’s market (books, products, etc.). My style is whimsical, colorful, creative and strange (in a good way, of course). I love to design characters through very empathetic and humorous eyes and celebrate their unique weirdness and their very own special gifts.

I love patterns and details, expressive faces, quirky characters and beautiful color palettes. I work mostly digitally but I like to include textures there and there to add this warm and charming handmade or vintage look to my illustrations.

You can see more of my illustrations on my Behance page: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Adobe Photoshop
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Childrens Book Illustration
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Freehand Digital Illustration
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Illustration
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Artwork
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Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
Childrens Book Illustration
Beginner
Freehand Digital Illustration
Beginner
Illustration
Beginner
Artwork
Beginner
Character Design
Beginner

Language

Finnish
Fluent
English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

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    uniE621 Arbor - matching card game design (mockup)
    Arbor is a matching card game (mockup) where the players also learn fun facts about the trees of the world. The trees are imagined as a diverse bunch of characters with fancy attires. I illustrated the cards (24 character trees) and designed the logo and the packaging to hold the cards. The package also would include a little map that shows where each tree grows in the world. childrensmarket gamedesign gameillustration characterillustration characterdesign childrensbookstyle cardgamedesign digitalillustration illustration…