Posts Tagged: Photoshop

Brainstorming
Here’s a new coloured piece I made based on a quick drawing in my sketchbook. :) -M

Night Cap
Hi! Here’s an illustration I just finished colouring. It’s an old sketch I found from my sketchbook and I thought it needed some colour. :) -Micke

Night Cap
Hi! Here’s an illustration I just finished colouring. It’s an old sketch I found from my sketchbook and I thought it needed some colour. :) -Micke

Another Ornament Skull
Hi all! Here’s a commission artwork for a friend of mine. :) -Micke

Grimy Skull
Hi all! Here’s a small piece I made lately. Vector + Photoshop in this one. :) -Micke

Ornament Skull
Hi all! Here’s a piece I made for a friend of mine. It was meant to be a tattoo design at first but ended up with a bit more detail than was intented. I still finalised it to be a

Ornament Skull
Hi all! Here’s a piece I made for a friend of mine. It was meant to be a tattoo design at first but ended up with a bit more detail than was intented. I still finalised it to be a

Magical Forest (in colour)
Hello again! Here’s the fully coloured version of this drawing which I published earlier. It took a bit of time to colour, but now it finished. :) (Click here for art prints) -Micke

Magical Forest (in colour)
Hello again! Here’s the fully coloured version of this drawing which I published earlier. It took a bit of time to colour, but now it finished. :) (Click here for art prints) -Micke

Happy XMAS!
Hi all! Just want to wish you all a happy XMAS. Hope you have a good time with your friends and family. :) -Micke

Happy XMAS!
Hi all! Just want to wish you all a happy XMAS. Hope you have a good time with your friends and family. :) -Micke

Rogue Robot (in colour)
Hi all! I finally finished colouring this robot themed illustration. A lot of details here so it became quite a slow process. The original is a pen drawing which I scanned and added colour in PhotoShop. You’ll find the black

Rogue Robot (in colour)
Hi all! I finally finished colouring this robot themed illustration. A lot of details here so it became quite a slow process. The original is a pen drawing which I scanned and added colour in PhotoShop. You’ll find the black

Freaky Halloween!
Have a nice Halloween all you freaks and friends out there! :) This happy one is available as art prints + more at my Society6 shop -Micke

Freaky Halloween!
Have a nice Halloween all you freaks and friends out there! :) This happy one is available as art prints + more at my Society6 shop -Micke

It’s Vacation Time!
Hi all! I just started my Summer holiday today and the weather here in Southern Finland is also finally starting to feel like summer. Here’s a small holiday-themed doodle I made using pens, paper, Adobe Shape CC iPhone app and

It’s Vacation Time!
Hi all! I just started my Summer holiday today and the weather here in Southern Finland is also finally starting to feel like summer. Here’s a small holiday-themed doodle I made using pens, paper, Adobe Shape CC iPhone app and

Chop Shop
Hi all! Here’s a car themed illustration I finished recently. Not my usual topic but was fun to draw. This one is drawn with Micron pens after sketching it first with a pencil. Then I scanned it and coloured it

Chop Shop
Hi all! Here’s a car themed illustration I finished recently. Not my usual topic but was fun to draw. This one is drawn with Micron pens after sketching it first with a pencil. Then I scanned it and coloured it

Online / Offline (in colour)
Hi! As promised, here’s the coloured version of this one. The original artwork is A5 in size and made with black pens on paper. After scanning I coloured it in PhotoShop. -Micke

Online / Offline (in colour)
Hi! As promised, here’s the coloured version of this one. The original artwork is A5 in size and made with black pens on paper. After scanning I coloured it in PhotoShop. -Micke

Part of Nature (in colour)
Hi! Here’s the final coloured version of this A4 sized drawing I made earlier. The process was quite slow but it turned out pretty nice in the end. :) Happy rest of the week! -Micke Ps: Art prints of this

Part of Nature (in colour)
Hi! Here’s the final coloured version of this A4 sized drawing I made earlier. The process was quite slow but it turned out pretty nice in the end. :) Happy rest of the week! -Micke Ps: Art prints of this

Part of Nature (coloring)
Hi! I’m soon going to finish coloring this A5 sized drawing. It has once again transformed the original paper version to something totally different. Hopefully I’ll get this ready next week. :) -Micke

Part of Nature (coloring)
Hi! I’m soon going to finish coloring this A5 sized drawing. It has once again transformed the original paper version to something totally different. Hopefully I’ll get this ready next week. :) -Micke

Robot Rampage (in color)
Hi! Finished it finally! Colouring was a bit slow with this one but in the end it really brought the drawing to life. Next one to publish is the B&W (and more detailed) version. :) Tools used: Pencil, Micron 005

Robot Rampage (in color)
Hi! Finished it finally! Colouring was a bit slow with this one but in the end it really brought the drawing to life. Next one to publish is the B&W (and more detailed) version. :) Tools used: Pencil, Micron 005

Robot Rampage (colouring)
Hi! Here’s this robot-themed illustration with some color added. The final one will look a bit different, though. Probably I’ll get this done + the detailed b&w version during this weekend. :) Tools used: Pencil, Micron 005 and PhotoShop. -Micke

Robot Rampage (colouring)
Hi! Here’s this robot-themed illustration with some color added. The final one will look a bit different, though. Probably I’ll get this done + the detailed b&w version during this weekend. :) Tools used: Pencil, Micron 005 and PhotoShop. -Micke

Graffiti Santa
It’s xmas! I made this one for Stickerbomb this year. Have an awesome Christmas and remember to relax and enjoy time with your family and close ones. :) -Micke

Graffiti Santa
It’s xmas! I made this one for Stickerbomb this year. Have an awesome Christmas and remember to relax and enjoy time with your family and close ones. :) -Micke

Macrocosmos (in colour)
Hi! Here’s a coloured version of one of my previous drawings. It took quite a while to finish but it turned out pretty nice. Multiple dimensions meeting in this one. :) This drawing is also featuring on www.stickerbombworld.com where I’m a

Macrocosmos (in colour)
Hi! Here’s a coloured version of one of my previous drawings. It took quite a while to finish but it turned out pretty nice. Multiple dimensions meeting in this one. :) This drawing is also featuring on www.stickerbombworld.com where I’m a

The Resistance
Hi! Here’s a new drawing featuring a bunch of “post-apocalyptic beings”. It has seemingly been inspired by all the zombie+scifi series I’ve been watching lately. :) Tools used: Black marker, Microns and Photoshop (for colouring) -Micke

The Resistance
Hi! Here’s a new drawing featuring a bunch of “post-apocalyptic beings”. It has seemingly been inspired by all the zombie+scifi series I’ve been watching lately. :) Tools used: Black marker, Microns and Photoshop (for colouring) -Micke

Stickerbomb: Dia de los Muertos
Hi all! I was invited to be a guest blogger at http://www.stickerbombworld.com. I’ll be posting some of the stuff here on my own blog too – and vice versa. As my first post there I posted an illustration related to

Stickerbomb: Dia de los Muertos
Hi all! I was invited to be a guest blogger at http://www.stickerbombworld.com. I’ll be posting some of the stuff here on my own blog too – and vice versa. As my first post there I posted an illustration related to

Rainman (b&w + colour)
Hi! Here’s this film-noir “slash” autumn-themed drawing finally finished! I made the original version with black pens on paper and the coloured version with a little help from Photoshop. I might start colouring these more again, because they turn into

Rainman (b&w + colour)
Hi! Here’s this film-noir “slash” autumn-themed drawing finally finished! I made the original version with black pens on paper and the coloured version with a little help from Photoshop. I might start colouring these more again, because they turn into

The Rover
Hi! I decided to use a “little bit of Photoshop” in this one. The original was drawn with a blue ball point pen and it started out as plain doodling.. :) -Micke

The Rover
Hi! I decided to use a “little bit of Photoshop” in this one. The original was drawn with a blue ball point pen and it started out as plain doodling.. :) -Micke

Emerald City
Hi! Here’s a drawing I finished yesterday. It’s about 21 x 21 cm in size. :) I used a black marker and Micron pens. -Micke Ps. Art prints available at Society 6!

Emerald City
Hi! Here’s a drawing I finished yesterday. It’s about 21 x 21 cm in size. :) I used a black marker and Micron pens. -Micke Ps. Art prints available at Society 6!

“Double Exposure” Pics
Hi! I went through some pictures on my computer and came up with an idea to combine two simple pictures with each other. I used Photoshop to make a kind of “double exposure” effect. So these are not actual double

“Double Exposure” Pics
Hi! I went through some pictures on my computer and came up with an idea to combine two simple pictures with each other. I used Photoshop to make a kind of “double exposure” effect. So these are not actual double

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hi! This one is dedicated to a very special woman in my life. :) Happy Valentine’s day! -Micke

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hi! This one is dedicated to a very special woman in my life. :) Happy Valentine’s day! -Micke

The Yarn Man
Hi! Here’s a new piece I finished drawing last week. It’s made with a Micron 01 on A5 sized paper. The background is coloured in Photoshop. Made a few different colour variations. :) -M Ps. Black and white version on

The Yarn Man
Hi! Here’s a new piece I finished drawing last week. It’s made with a Micron 01 on A5 sized paper. The background is coloured in Photoshop. Made a few different colour variations. :) -M Ps. Black and white version on

The Conquest
Voilà! I finished this A4 sized drawing just yesterday. A nice amount of details made this one really fun to draw. :) The finished piece is at the end of this post after some “zoom pics” and a collage of

The Conquest
Voilà! I finished this A4 sized drawing just yesterday. A nice amount of details made this one really fun to draw. :) The finished piece is at the end of this post after some “zoom pics” and a collage of

Four Cities (in colour)
Hi! I decided to do a quick colouring to a recent illustration. There’s also the original one included in this post if you haven’t seen it before. :) -Micke

Four Cities (in colour)
Hi! I decided to do a quick colouring to a recent illustration. There’s also the original one included in this post if you haven’t seen it before. :) -Micke

Autumn Advancing
Autumn is rushing on here in Finland and changing our nature as it prepares for winter. It’s both a colourful and grey time of year. Let these pictures be a small portrayal of that.. :) I took two photos in

Autumn Advancing
Autumn is rushing on here in Finland and changing our nature as it prepares for winter. It’s both a colourful and grey time of year. Let these pictures be a small portrayal of that.. :) I took two photos in

20.000 views!
Wow! :) 20.000 thanks to all followers, friends and fellow bloggers for checking out my Artzy stuff! -Micke

20.000 views!
Wow! :) 20.000 thanks to all followers, friends and fellow bloggers for checking out my Artzy stuff! -Micke

New [di: unru:] Gig Poster
The band [di: unru:] asked me to make another gig poster a few weeks ago.. They liked one of my existing drawings so much that it was used as a base for the poster.. So, here it is, the drawing

New [di: unru:] Gig Poster
The band [di: unru:] asked me to make another gig poster a few weeks ago.. They liked one of my existing drawings so much that it was used as a base for the poster.. So, here it is, the drawing

Mmmphh..
Pencil on paper + some editing in Photoshop. This is an older drawing, from 2001.. If I can recall. Couldn’t think of a better name for this fellow.. :) -M

Mmmphh..
Pencil on paper + some editing in Photoshop. This is an older drawing, from 2001.. If I can recall. Couldn’t think of a better name for this fellow.. :) -M

Entangled (in colour)
Black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. Available as a small art print here: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/Entangled-BAv

Entangled (in colour)
Black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. Available as a small art print here: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/Entangled-BAv

Summer Man (self-portrait)
Black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. This one is based on a photo taken this summer. Decided to draw a “kind of self-portrait” while suffering a slight lack of inspiration. :) -Micke

Summer Man (self-portrait)
Black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. This one is based on a photo taken this summer. Decided to draw a “kind of self-portrait” while suffering a slight lack of inspiration. :) -Micke

The Unit
Black pen on paper + colouring in photoshop. Just got this one finished. :) This one is available as art prints in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/The-Unit-nng

The Unit
Black pen on paper + colouring in photoshop. Just got this one finished. :) This one is available as art prints in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/The-Unit-nng

The Invasion
Just got this one coloured. :) Made with black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. This one is available as an art print in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/The-Invasion-X4W

The Invasion
Just got this one coloured. :) Made with black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. This one is available as an art print in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/The-Invasion-X4W

The Detective
Black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. Finally got this one finished. :) Available as art prints in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/The-Detective-59v

The Detective
Black pen on paper + colouring in Photoshop. Finally got this one finished. :) Available as art prints in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/The-Detective-59v

Must. Compute – – –
Black pen on paper and colouring in Photoshop.

Skull Ornament
Black Pen on paper and colouring in Photoshop. One to combine my latest two pieces. :)

Skull Ornament
Black Pen on paper and colouring in Photoshop. One to combine my latest two pieces. :)

Skull of Life
Black pen on paper and colouring in Photoshop. This one is available as art prints in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/Skull-of-Life

Skull of Life
Black pen on paper and colouring in Photoshop. This one is available as art prints in Society6: http://society6.com/MickeNikander/Skull-of-Life

Laboratory (in colour)
Black pen + Photoshop. Decided to colour an older drawing. :)

Live & Love
One more for Valentine’s Day. :) Black pen on paper + Photoshop.