Here's a drawing I did to celebrate him.
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Showing posts with label My artwork. Show all posts
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Nils the Cat in B&B 199!
Frequent visitors may have noticed the lack of regular updates the past ...um... year or two...
I havn't been lazy if that's what you think. No, no, no.
I've actually been writing and drawing comics more than before. One of the regular things I do is Nils the Cat (Katten Nils) togheter with my colleauge Johanna Kristiansson. Recently we were asked to do the cover for Bild & Bubbla #199, and last week it arrived!
If you can read Swedish and are interested in comics for kids this issue is something for you.
BTW: Here's my original inking for the cover, before we colored it.
(My layout sketch can be seen HERE, and Johanna's pencils can be seen HERE.)
/Joakim.
I havn't been lazy if that's what you think. No, no, no.
I've actually been writing and drawing comics more than before. One of the regular things I do is Nils the Cat (Katten Nils) togheter with my colleauge Johanna Kristiansson. Recently we were asked to do the cover for Bild & Bubbla #199, and last week it arrived!
If you can read Swedish and are interested in comics for kids this issue is something for you.
BTW: Here's my original inking for the cover, before we colored it.
/Joakim.
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Where Are We Now?
Feels like I havn't been drawing much these past three years. Most of my time has been spent writing and scribbling. And relaxing. Will have to do something about that.
Like... drawing more.
BTW: I really enjoy the new David Bowie album. I've been listening to it for a week now and it just gets better and better. I haven't had this feeling when listening to an entire album since Brett Anderson released Black Rainbows back in 2011. Go check it out!
BTW: I really enjoy the new David Bowie album. I've been listening to it for a week now and it just gets better and better. I haven't had this feeling when listening to an entire album since Brett Anderson released Black Rainbows back in 2011. Go check it out!
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Hedvig – the Angry Li'l Unicorny
Last summer I spent a few days in the countryside,
together with my girlfriend Hedvig.
Besides relaxing, making red currant pie and working in the garden we found a drawer filled with drawings she did as a kid.
And next to those we found a box filled with ponies cut out of paper.
There were thousands of them! No joke.
I got to pick one.
And I chose the one she had namned after herself. :)
An angry little unicorn pony.
Today is her birthday so I decided to do a version of my own for her.
Happy birthday, Hedvig!
/Joakim.
( To see her more recent artwork check out her blog vixiearts or her deviantart. )
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together with my girlfriend Hedvig.
Besides relaxing, making red currant pie and working in the garden we found a drawer filled with drawings she did as a kid.
And next to those we found a box filled with ponies cut out of paper.
There were thousands of them! No joke.
I got to pick one.
And I chose the one she had namned after herself. :)
An angry little unicorn pony.
Today is her birthday so I decided to do a version of my own for her.
Happy birthday, Hedvig!
/Joakim.
( To see her more recent artwork check out her blog vixiearts or her deviantart. )
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Thursday, 5 May 2011
SPX 2011
[Edit: All of these books are now sold out. ]
Tomorrow I'll be heading to Stockholm together with Hedvig. Small Press Expo at Kulturhuset this weekend and we'll be selling newly printed stuff there.
Hope to see some of you there!
/J.
Tomorrow I'll be heading to Stockholm together with Hedvig. Small Press Expo at Kulturhuset this weekend and we'll be selling newly printed stuff there.
/J.
Sunday, 3 April 2011
E&S #8
Just printed and the latest issue of Emma & Sara in the studio.
It will be released May 7 at Small Press eXpo in Stockholm. As usual we've only printed 30 copies that will be sold on a first come, first served basis at our table.
This issue covers all of the E&S pages made in 2008 and Hedvig has made a brand new cover.
It will be released May 7 at Small Press eXpo in Stockholm. As usual we've only printed 30 copies that will be sold on a first come, first served basis at our table.
This issue covers all of the E&S pages made in 2008 and Hedvig has made a brand new cover.
Friday, 29 October 2010
Update - Alfapojken
Back in May I showed a glimpse of the project I and Hedvig were working on. (And we still are, just trying to squeze in a page every now and then in our busy scedules.)
Now it can be told what it is.
It's a chapter in Daniel Ahlgren's next SH3 book! And here are a few pages from that story as a teaser:
Besides me and Hedvig there are a few other artists on board this project. Lars Krantz and Jimmy Wallin will also do one story each and Daniel will illustrate one chapter himself.
The story I and Hedvig are working on (Alfapojken wich is Alfaboy in english.) will be released as a single issue in the spring.
Now it can be told what it is.
It's a chapter in Daniel Ahlgren's next SH3 book! And here are a few pages from that story as a teaser:
Besides me and Hedvig there are a few other artists on board this project. Lars Krantz and Jimmy Wallin will also do one story each and Daniel will illustrate one chapter himself.
The story I and Hedvig are working on (Alfapojken wich is Alfaboy in english.) will be released as a single issue in the spring.
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Update
In case you wonder why there are so few updates, I'm working on a freelance assignment with a deadline today. (See half inked image below. Just to prove that I'm actually working on something. Not just writing this because I'm too lazy to post stuff...) But as soon as that job is finished the blog will resume it's frequent activity again!
Friday, 10 September 2010
E&S revisited
A quick update if anyone wonders what I'm up to right now, this very moment at a café in Gothenburg, drinking coffee and eating blueberry muffins.
I'm currently working on the 8'th issue of mine, Emma's and Hedvig's "Emma & Sara". This issue will feature all the pages we made in 2008 and sporting a brand new cover by Hedvig. (I hope. Please, Hedvig!)
It will be in black and white with color covers as usual.
If everything falls in to place it will be released at SPX in 2011. :)
I sure miss working with Emma and Hedvig on this bi-weekly page.
It was fun. But nine years is quite a long time for a comic to last nowdays, anyway.
Here are some sample panels in color, from 2008.
I'm currently working on the 8'th issue of mine, Emma's and Hedvig's "Emma & Sara". This issue will feature all the pages we made in 2008 and sporting a brand new cover by Hedvig. (I hope. Please, Hedvig!)
It will be in black and white with color covers as usual.
If everything falls in to place it will be released at SPX in 2011. :)
I sure miss working with Emma and Hedvig on this bi-weekly page.
It was fun. But nine years is quite a long time for a comic to last nowdays, anyway.
Here are some sample panels in color, from 2008.
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Comics exhibition in Gagnef
If you happen to be near Gagnef, Sweden this summer you should visit the Ottilia Adelborg museum.
Why? There's a comic exhibition there showing some of the current Swedish comics made for kids. You'll be seeing finished original art, pencils, rough idea sketches etc.
All lent to the exhibition by the following creators: Annika Giannini (Tivoli), Hedvig Häggman-Sund & Adam Blomgren (Bamse), Joakim Lindengren (Strumpmysteriet), Johanna Kristiansson & Joakim Gunnarsson (Katten Nils), Lena Furberg (Mulle), Lisa Sjöblom & Richey Wyver (Tails from the Burrow), Natalia Batista (Mjau!), Sara Olausson (Loranga), Susanne Fredelius (Doris), Tina Landgren (Helmet Girl), Yokaj Studio (Teckna manga).
The exhibition is presented by Gagnef kommun and the comic book Tivoli. It's open June 19 to August 15.
Why? There's a comic exhibition there showing some of the current Swedish comics made for kids. You'll be seeing finished original art, pencils, rough idea sketches etc.
All lent to the exhibition by the following creators: Annika Giannini (Tivoli), Hedvig Häggman-Sund & Adam Blomgren (Bamse), Joakim Lindengren (Strumpmysteriet), Johanna Kristiansson & Joakim Gunnarsson (Katten Nils), Lena Furberg (Mulle), Lisa Sjöblom & Richey Wyver (Tails from the Burrow), Natalia Batista (Mjau!), Sara Olausson (Loranga), Susanne Fredelius (Doris), Tina Landgren (Helmet Girl), Yokaj Studio (Teckna manga).
The exhibition is presented by Gagnef kommun and the comic book Tivoli. It's open June 19 to August 15.
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Bamse off-model
Sometimes I just can't resist drawing Bamse off-model. Just to see what it would look like if he was drawn in a more "dynamic" way than usual.
Now, time to log out and rush to work. Got a zillion things to proof read, edit and compile today, so I better get going.
Now, time to log out and rush to work. Got a zillion things to proof read, edit and compile today, so I better get going.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
A sneak peak. Holy cow!
Lack of blogposts you say?
Well, I'm currently working on a hush, hush, secret project together with Hedvig. I'm lettering and inking, while Hedvig does the pencils, from a script by one of Sweden's most well known "indie" writers. Will take some time to finish but it's fun, fun, fun to work on it! Will hopefully be available next year.
Without revealing too much what it's about, here's a sample piece from one of the pages.
The great graphic novel about cows? Ah sez nuthing! ;)
Well, I'm currently working on a hush, hush, secret project together with Hedvig. I'm lettering and inking, while Hedvig does the pencils, from a script by one of Sweden's most well known "indie" writers. Will take some time to finish but it's fun, fun, fun to work on it! Will hopefully be available next year.
Without revealing too much what it's about, here's a sample piece from one of the pages.
The great graphic novel about cows? Ah sez nuthing! ;)
Saturday, 22 May 2010
Sunday, 2 May 2010
Old stuff from the closet
Flashback to the late 90's. I had just finished artscool and wanted to become a Disney artist. Unlike most other wannabees my goal wasn't to draw the ducks. No, my goal was to write and draw Li'l Bad Wolf like Harvey Eisenberg and Mickey Mouse like Gottfredson and Scarpa. And maybe, maybe try to draw Donald Duck, but more in the style of Taliaferro than Barks. I felt there were already so many Duck artists out there doing the Barks thing that I felt I couldn't compete anyway.
But as things turned out I didn't end up as a Disney artist. Instead I began working more and more for BAMSE and I still am...
Today I was going through some envelopes and found the stuff I did back then. Thought I should show you some of it. A drawing inspired by an old Scarpa story and then some sample pages. Some inked and some half finished. Aw, how much fun it was doing these...
Now, time to put these back in the closet and get some work done today. Have to dump some electronic junk, clean up in the studio, write some scripts and a zillion other things.
But as things turned out I didn't end up as a Disney artist. Instead I began working more and more for BAMSE and I still am...
Today I was going through some envelopes and found the stuff I did back then. Thought I should show you some of it. A drawing inspired by an old Scarpa story and then some sample pages. Some inked and some half finished. Aw, how much fun it was doing these...
Now, time to put these back in the closet and get some work done today. Have to dump some electronic junk, clean up in the studio, write some scripts and a zillion other things.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
SPX and stuff
Finally back home after a trip to Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Gothenburg to join Hedvig and Stockholm for Small Press Expo.
We spent Saturday in our small booth selling sketchbooks, prints and Emma & Sara comics. Hedvig's sketchbook went fast and by the end of the day we had nothing left to sell. So the Sunday was spent relaxing in Stockholm, walking around, eating icecream in the sunshine.
This means that Hedvig's sketchbook 2010 and Emma & Sara #4 & 5 now are all sold out.
Hedvig made small drawings in the sketchbooks for those who asked, and while I wish I could have made copies of them all, here are two of them.
For some photos from SPX check out Hedvig's blog.
Didn't pick up much comics myself (Hedvig bought a ton of fanzines and books...) but there are two I really want to mention here. First we have the last album in the Valhall series by Peter Madsen & Co. ( Published by Ekholm & Tegebjer. )
A great finale to this album series that has been 30 years in the making. The gods are facing Ragnarok and all things practically goes to hell in this book. Great stuff! Peter Madsen was kind enough to make drawings in all albums. Mine below:
The best looking mini comic at SPX was IMO "Din Själ För En Saga" (Your soul for a tale.) By Daniel Westman. A well told short story (8 pages) with great artwork. Just see for yourself:
I want to see more of his stuff. Much more!
Also got the Jetta book when I got back.
This is the way a reprint book should be done! The reproduction is great and most important of all: the paper quality is perfect, perfect, perfect for this kind of book! Did I say it's perfect?
I hope other publisher sees this and finally stops using glossy paper for reprints of old stuff. (Usually the people choosing paper quality seems to think the shinier and more glossy paper they can get the better...)
To end this post here's mine and Hedvig's pin-up from the Jetta book.
In color!
On perfect paper. :)
Gothenburg to join Hedvig and Stockholm for Small Press Expo.
We spent Saturday in our small booth selling sketchbooks, prints and Emma & Sara comics. Hedvig's sketchbook went fast and by the end of the day we had nothing left to sell. So the Sunday was spent relaxing in Stockholm, walking around, eating icecream in the sunshine.
This means that Hedvig's sketchbook 2010 and Emma & Sara #4 & 5 now are all sold out.
Hedvig made small drawings in the sketchbooks for those who asked, and while I wish I could have made copies of them all, here are two of them.
For some photos from SPX check out Hedvig's blog.
Didn't pick up much comics myself (Hedvig bought a ton of fanzines and books...) but there are two I really want to mention here. First we have the last album in the Valhall series by Peter Madsen & Co. ( Published by Ekholm & Tegebjer. )
A great finale to this album series that has been 30 years in the making. The gods are facing Ragnarok and all things practically goes to hell in this book. Great stuff! Peter Madsen was kind enough to make drawings in all albums. Mine below:
The best looking mini comic at SPX was IMO "Din Själ För En Saga" (Your soul for a tale.) By Daniel Westman. A well told short story (8 pages) with great artwork. Just see for yourself:
I want to see more of his stuff. Much more!
Also got the Jetta book when I got back.
This is the way a reprint book should be done! The reproduction is great and most important of all: the paper quality is perfect, perfect, perfect for this kind of book! Did I say it's perfect?
I hope other publisher sees this and finally stops using glossy paper for reprints of old stuff. (Usually the people choosing paper quality seems to think the shinier and more glossy paper they can get the better...)
To end this post here's mine and Hedvig's pin-up from the Jetta book.
In color!
On perfect paper. :)
Monday, 12 April 2010
Dan DeCarlo's Jetta
Hot of the presses: Dan DeCarlo's Jetta!
For the first time all three Jetta comic books from the 50's are collected in one large full-color hardback volume! You know you want it! ;)
Editor Craig Yoe asked me if I wanted to do a pin-up for the book.
And how could I say no to that?
Here's my first concept rough:
And then a more clean pencil sketch:
Followed by the final inked version:
The drawing was then colored by my girlfriend, Hedvig for inclusion in the book.
Our pin-up is not the only one in the book. No, 37 (!) artists joined the project and here's a list of them all! I bet I'm not the only one posting Jetta artwork today, so follow the links and explore the blogs and websites to get a fix of some great artwork. Enjoy!
Alan Gutierrez alangutierrez.com
Andrew Pepoy pepoy.com
Becky Dreistadt tinykittenteeth.com
Ben Tan bentan.bellefree.com
Bill Morrison littlegreenman.com
Bill Presing billpresing.com
Brandon Ragnar littlecartoons.com
Colleen Coover colleencoover.net
Clizia Gussoni CliziaGussoni.com
Craig McCracken craigmccracken.net
Danny Hellman dannyhellman.com
David Reddick davidreddickstudio.com
Dean Yeagle http://cagedbeagle.com/
Dominic Marco dominicmarco.com
Fabrizio Pasini fabriziopasini.ptibook.com
Jay Stephens jaystephens.com
Jenny Lerew blackwingdiaries.blogspot.com
Hedvig Häggman-Sund vixiearts.blogspot.com
Justin Ridge justinridge.com
Kali Fontecchio kalikazoo.blogspot.com
Katie Rice funnycute.blogspot.com
Leslie Cabarga lesliecabarga.com
Luke McDonnell comicartfans.com
Mark Frauenfelder boingboing.net
Mike Maihack cowshell.com
Molly Crabapple mollycrabapple.com
Paul Guinan boilerplaterobot.com
Robert Ullman ullman.lurid.com
Ryan Hungerford ryanhungerford.com
Scott Tolleson stolleart.blogspot.com
Stephanie Gladden stephaniegladden.com
Stephen Silver silvertoons.com
The Savanella Sisters savanellasisters.com
Tracy Mark Lee tdog-art.com
Some of the great pieces of artwork you will find in the book:
[Pin-ups by Andrew Pepoy, Scott Tolleson, Brandon Ragnar and Jay Stephens.]
Now what are you waiting for? Go get it! :)
For the first time all three Jetta comic books from the 50's are collected in one large full-color hardback volume! You know you want it! ;)
Editor Craig Yoe asked me if I wanted to do a pin-up for the book.
And how could I say no to that?
Here's my first concept rough:
And then a more clean pencil sketch:
Followed by the final inked version:
The drawing was then colored by my girlfriend, Hedvig for inclusion in the book.
Our pin-up is not the only one in the book. No, 37 (!) artists joined the project and here's a list of them all! I bet I'm not the only one posting Jetta artwork today, so follow the links and explore the blogs and websites to get a fix of some great artwork. Enjoy!
Alan Gutierrez alangutierrez.com
Andrew Pepoy pepoy.com
Becky Dreistadt tinykittenteeth.com
Ben Tan bentan.bellefree.com
Bill Morrison littlegreenman.com
Bill Presing billpresing.com
Brandon Ragnar littlecartoons.com
Colleen Coover colleencoover.net
Clizia Gussoni CliziaGussoni.com
Craig McCracken craigmccracken.net
Danny Hellman dannyhellman.com
David Reddick davidreddickstudio.com
Dean Yeagle http://cagedbeagle.com/
Dominic Marco dominicmarco.com
Fabrizio Pasini fabriziopasini.ptibook.com
Jay Stephens jaystephens.com
Jenny Lerew blackwingdiaries.blogspot.com
Hedvig Häggman-Sund vixiearts.blogspot.com
Justin Ridge justinridge.com
Kali Fontecchio kalikazoo.blogspot.com
Katie Rice funnycute.blogspot.com
Leslie Cabarga lesliecabarga.com
Luke McDonnell comicartfans.com
Mark Frauenfelder boingboing.net
Mike Maihack cowshell.com
Molly Crabapple mollycrabapple.com
Paul Guinan boilerplaterobot.com
Robert Ullman ullman.lurid.com
Ryan Hungerford ryanhungerford.com
Scott Tolleson stolleart.blogspot.com
Stephanie Gladden stephaniegladden.com
Stephen Silver silvertoons.com
The Savanella Sisters savanellasisters.com
Tracy Mark Lee tdog-art.com
Some of the great pieces of artwork you will find in the book:
[Pin-ups by Andrew Pepoy, Scott Tolleson, Brandon Ragnar and Jay Stephens.]
Now what are you waiting for? Go get it! :)
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Not only penguins
I'm not only drawing penguins. Yesterday I managed to crank out a cowboy too...
This week I'm having a "vacation", wich today means spring cleaning. Wohoo! (That's an ironic wohoo. Just so you know.) The whole apartment gets dusted and papers gets sorted. And plenty of stuff, comics and assorted things to be photographed and sold. And some to get junked. Got waaay to much stuff on my shelves, in my closets and drawers.
Now: Off to get Hedvigs next sketchbook to the printer. Then some workout and then maybe I'll post something rare on blog in the evening.
Busy as a bee. Wadda vacation.:)
This week I'm having a "vacation", wich today means spring cleaning. Wohoo! (That's an ironic wohoo. Just so you know.) The whole apartment gets dusted and papers gets sorted. And plenty of stuff, comics and assorted things to be photographed and sold. And some to get junked. Got waaay to much stuff on my shelves, in my closets and drawers.
Now: Off to get Hedvigs next sketchbook to the printer. Then some workout and then maybe I'll post something rare on blog in the evening.
Busy as a bee. Wadda vacation.:)
Monday, 22 March 2010
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
A parrot and a page
Has been a doing this and doing that day today. But at least one drawing was finished. A "Disco Parrot"...
Since a disco parrot doesn't make a blog post, here's an oldie but goldie.
An Emma & Sara page from 2005.
And in english too! Do I have to mention that I like penguins?
[Click to enlarge.]
Now, it's 20.00 here in Sweden. The country of snow, it seems. We haven't had this much snow in the south of Sweden since 1979, they say. And I believe them.
Thinking about leaving the Studio for the evening. At least my stomach tells me to go home to get some food. But it's warm and cozy here and outside ... Brrr...
Hold on!
Just went over to Johan Kimrin's cubicle here in the Studio and spoke to him about some Modesty Blaise related stuff, when I saw that we, without knowing it, had published an alternate, previously unpublished panel by Jim Holdaway in the latest issue of Agent X9!
Will show it here later this week. :)
Since a disco parrot doesn't make a blog post, here's an oldie but goldie.
An Emma & Sara page from 2005.
And in english too! Do I have to mention that I like penguins?
[Click to enlarge.]
Now, it's 20.00 here in Sweden. The country of snow, it seems. We haven't had this much snow in the south of Sweden since 1979, they say. And I believe them.
Thinking about leaving the Studio for the evening. At least my stomach tells me to go home to get some food. But it's warm and cozy here and outside ... Brrr...
Hold on!
Just went over to Johan Kimrin's cubicle here in the Studio and spoke to him about some Modesty Blaise related stuff, when I saw that we, without knowing it, had published an alternate, previously unpublished panel by Jim Holdaway in the latest issue of Agent X9!
Will show it here later this week. :)
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