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Johis
@johannatarkela.com
Finnish illustrator in the UK 🌸 All human made art 🌸 Clients: HarperCollins, Macmillan, Scholastic, Purina & more 🌸
✉️ [email protected] (@johisart)
Looks so good!!!
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hahah same, I have so many half finished things and ideas that I just can't finish so it's nice to have a place for them! Another bonus for sure
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
But mainly I'm not gonna hold back posting my stuff and advancing my career in fear of something that might happen tbh, most of my previous work from years ago is probably already fed to all kind of machines, sucks but can't change it anymore now. :'c
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Probably, but I also prefer showing my sketches and process to show that I'm not generating my work. Been accused of it before already and having some consistent work in progress pictures on show helped. I do usually put my work through Glaze too, even if it didn't fully help anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Or the final work they ask for is perhaps a bit less rendered, and I put stuff like that in my 'sketchbook' as well. It's been so worth having that up in my portfolio! I would go as far as say that more work started coming in when I put it up.
Mine if you want to see: johannatarkela.com/sketchbook/
Sketchbook - Johanna Tarkela Illustration
Sketchbook Sketches, concepts and characters.
johannatarkela.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Nearly every client I've had lately has in some way shown me some of my sketches and roughs as examples of what they'd like, or my sketches are included in their moodboards, and in general it's a good starting point for the client, people like to see how you sketch!
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Thank you!! My immune system better be top notch for the rest of the season now hahah 😤
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I was just thinking yesterday would be so fun to make youtube videos or something again if not streams, always loved matching music to the art 🥺🥺

And likewiseee!! Hope all is good 🩷
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Classic Johis piece!!! That makes me so happy haha love ittt 😭😭🩷 <3 THANK YOUU
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The way that exact post is above this one in the Discover-section 🫠 but yea also never been a fan of the hourly/daily random animal-accounts for the same reason, just full of the same old "photos belong to their photographer" if even that.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thank youu!
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thanks!! :D
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🥺 thank you so much!!
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thank you!! <3
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Got a gorgeous song to work to as well, always loved the concept of getting some inspiration music to go with a character! www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

(I'm not currently open for commissions)
TAMER - BEAUTIFUL CRIME [Official HQ]
YouTube video by TAMER OFFICIAL
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
the leggy one??? oh god nightmare fuel, I thought it was a glitch first
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
:DD do I sense a new Reyna form 👀 I'm def up for it (as soon as I'm done with the current work flood hahah hhh)
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I mean I wouldn't blame them as it's getting harder and harder to distinguish and people were taking part with multiple names, but it's a shame if that's the case :( loved seeing the entries (and taking part too even though even I got blamed for AI last time as well XD)
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM