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August Sketchbook tour

August Sketchbook tour

My schedule got completely messed up last month. While I was in Bali, I realized I hadn’t scanned all the drawings I wanted to post beforehand. Then the trip itself became a distraction. I was enjoying it and was sketching a lot. But when I returned, that quiet guilt came back too — why am…

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October 8, 2025October 8, 2025
August reading recap

August reading recap

I read a lot. If I could do only two things in my life, it would be making art and reading books. Art books, specifically, are one of my biggest sources of inspiration. And while I read other genres too, I want to reflect here only on books that are either about art or directly inspire…

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September 7, 2025
Reframing my travel experience: Turning anxiety into inspiration

Reframing my travel experience: Turning anxiety into inspiration

I thought I’d love this – waking up slowly in Bali, having breakfast alone while romantically gazing through the window, sitting by the beach and listening to waves… It sounded like a dream. Especially for an introvert like me. I was looking forward to this trip. But reality turned out differently. Instead of peace, I…

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September 1, 2025September 1, 2025
Creating art in a noisy world: finding a quiet path

Creating art in a noisy world: finding a quiet path

It’s been a while since I posted anything here.  After every big break, I make a new plan: “From now on, I’ll post every Sunday.” And it works… until it doesn’t. One Sunday passes, I tell myself I’ll skip just this one — and suddenly it’s been almost three months. What always bothered me is…

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August 24, 2025August 25, 2025
My first comics festival: Copenhagen Comics 2025

My first comics festival: Copenhagen Comics 2025

One of the perks of moving to Malmö is that I now live just a short train ride from Copenhagen, which means I can finally go to all those cool cultural events that used to feel far away. Yesterday, I attended Copenhagen Comics, my very first comics festival. I’ve been a fan of comics and graphic…

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June 8, 2025
Living in the North

Living in the North

I wrote this short personal essay a few months ago while I was still living in the north. Now that I’ve moved south and summer is creeping in, it feels strange to share it — like I’m dragging a snowstorm into a sunny room. But this was my January. My slow, grey, coffee-scented winter.I’m not…

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May 24, 2025June 8, 2025
Is drawing important for CG artists?

Is drawing important for CG artists?

I’ve been in love with sketching for a while now. Ever since I took a dynamic sketching course 2 years ago. I’m not particularly good at it, and because my main focus is 3D environment art, I often find myself asking the question:How much time should I really be putting into this? There is always…

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April 26, 2025September 16, 2025
Why I decided to quit college (again)

Why I decided to quit college (again)

As 2024 was coming to an end, I faced a difficult truth: I was stuck. There I was, 30 years old, studying again, living in a small town far away from everything. A year and a half ago, I thought I had finally figured it out—found my passion, gone back to college, set myself on…

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January 19, 2025August 7, 2025
Why do we need bad days?

Why do we need bad days?

You wipe away your tears, breathe in deeply, exhale slowly. You feel hollow yet overwhelmed, as if you might burst. The questions haunt you: Why am I feeling like this? What’s the point? Is any of it even worth it? The answer is simple: Yes, it is. Lately, I’ve been struggling with some tough decisions…

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December 9, 2024April 27, 2025
Project: Stylized Weapon

Project: Stylized Weapon

Last week I had a university assignment: to create a stylized weapon using multiple software tools and following a high-poly to low-poly workflow. At first, the whole concept felt overwhelming and foreign. We had some exercises to introduce us to the process, but it didn’t really click, and I jumped into the project without fully…

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November 2, 2024August 7, 2025
How to learn Houdini?

How to learn Houdini?

Starting my second year meant diving deeper into technical subjects, which was both terrifying and exciting. Already expected high pressure and demanding schedule also meant I needed to mentally prepare for a new challenge: learning Houdini. I had no prior experience with the software, but I had heard plenty of stories about how difficult it…

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October 13, 2024August 25, 2025
My first year of Computer graphics at LTU (Pt. 2)

My first year of Computer graphics at LTU (Pt. 2)

Note: This is a continuation of my previous post, which you can find [here]. After winter break, I was ready to get back to work—at least, I thought I was. I had taken the time to rest, maybe a bit too much. In hindsight, I should have prepared better for what was coming. Once again,…

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October 5, 2024August 7, 2025

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Render & Roam

Render & Roam

Malmö, Sweden

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