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Into the Unknown

GUYS, WE DID IT! 🎉 Today is the last day of No Northvember! 30 days of adventure and a lot of hard work went into every piece the participants did for this incredible month!

I never thought that so many people would want to take part on this challenge. This was hands down the best part of my whole year, and I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I had, how many wonderful people I got to know and how far I feel we’ve all come together! Seeing the characters of No North coming aliv...

Brother

How long have I known you, brother
Hundreds of lives, thousands of years
How many miles have we wandered
Under the sky, chasing our fear

EY GUYS!

Howdy?

So here's day 29, Brother!

This was super inspired by Lord Huron's masterpiece of a song, Brother. 

I can't help it, I always think of them while listening to it. 

Today is also my own brother's b...

Safe

Hey guys!

Here's day 28, Safe! 

I decided to have a little bit of fun with this one, a classic moment between these two!

And don't worry, it's perfectly safe. Obviously. 

I also took the chance to test out a different painting style, I have a lot of fun doing lineless work! 

I'd LOVE to hear what you think! You guys are too awesome!

Wanderer

Hey guys!

Here's day 27, Wanderer! And today is a very special day - It's Steban's birthday! 

This boy is 9 years old today and it's been such an amazing adventure sharing this big part of my life with him! 

I did this one listening to the beautiful song by Fleet Foxes, Featherweight.  

This song means so much to me, the lyrics send shivers all over my body every time I h...

Fire

You'll hear me howl by the light of the moon
That's how you'll know that I'm coming for you
Gonna find you alone in the dark of night
When the World Ender comes better run for your life

The World Ender, Lord Huron

Hey guys!

I'm so late today, I hope you're all doing wonderful!

So here's something a bit different. The Bull King is one of my favorite characters from No North and I always have a lot of fun drawing him. He's always "too much" and...

Better

Ey guys!

Here's your daily No Northvember drawing! Day 25 - Better

Curtis' life improved so much since he found the neglected garden. And it got even better when he met his dear friend, Delilah. 

Painting grass is hard! But I had a lot of fun with this one :) I hope you guys enjoy it!

Thank you again for all of your wonderful comments and support! <3

Ghost Town

Day 24 - Ghost Town ☠️
Song: Ghost Town - Adam Lambert 

EY GUYS!

Here's the "something special" I told you about <3

Is this real? Or could it be just another bad dream? Steban had a lot on his shoulders after Shut Eye.

You might remember I posted a few paintings and concept art for this animatic last year. I’ve had a story for this song stuck in my head for a very long time. I hope I can make the whole thing someday (things get way more intriguing, but...

Lost

EEY GUYS!

How are you today?

Yes, another day of adventure! Today is day 23, Lost.

Danny knows he isn't supposed to go there, but he still does. He always does. 

I ran out of my stack of finished drawings and I'm now trying to catch up again! Tomorrow there will be something special in store, (which was the reason I fell behind!) so get ready, hehe

I really hope you guys enjoy this one! You all give me so much life and strength! 

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Bones

Hey guys!

Here's day 22, Bones!

A bit later today, but I still hope you enjoy it <3

I experimented with a more cartoonish style for the background this time!

You're awesome and I'm so grateful to have you all. Thank you for your wonderful support!

I Don't Dance!

Day 21 - I Don’t Dance! 

#nonorthvember 

I’m so excited to finally share this one 😂 it was challenging to animate, but I had too much fun! Martin really hates dancing, but someone doesn’t seem bothered by that. I would LOVE to hear what you think of this one! 

Thank you guys SO much for your incredible support! You're wonderful!

Reverie

Heys guys!

Here's day 20 of the challenge!

Wohoo! We reached 2/3, only 1/3 to go now! Congratulations to everyone who took part and to everyone who came this far!!!

Here's Ms. Mushie in the waterfall. You've probably seen other drawings from this scene because again, I'm really avoiding spoilers! 

I hope you enjoy this one, I wish you guys the most awesome weekend ahead! 

All the best <3

Hurt

EY GUYS!

How have you been?

Here's your daily painting for No Northvember - Day 19, Hurt. 

Avoiding spoilers during the challenge has been very hard! This is an actual scene, just not from the first book.

I did this one while listening to Bibio's amazing song, It's Your Bones  

I hope you like it, I'd love to hear what you think! Thank you guys so much for taking part an...

Strange Trails

HEY GUYS!

How are you today?

Here's day 18 of the No Northvember challenge, Strange Trails! <3

I had a lot of fun with this one. 

I'm currently working on the No North official site and it's been crazy trying to keep up with the challenge! But really, this is currently being the highlight and best part of my whole year! Thank you guys so much for joining and for all of your support! You people are awesome <3

Treasure

Hey guys!

How are you today?

One more day of spamming you with art! 

Here's day 17, Treasure. Because that's the only thing we take with us on the long run. 

I really enjoyed working on this one. Appreciate the people in your life who care about and love you! <3 

I really appreciate having the chance of meeting you guys. You make my life an adventure! 

Puppyhood

Hey guys! 

It's day 16, puppyhood! 

I couldn't resist drawing Steban and Theo playing together! And of course, their older brother Mitchell, who I really need to give more love to. He isn't much of the playful type and gets confused or irritated when his brothers go overboard with their roleplaying. 

I had a lot of fun with this one!

I hope you guys enjoy it, thank you again for all of your wonderful support! 

No Way Out (2.0)

Hey guys!

Here's the alternative version I told you about!

Featuring none other than Delilah, trapped in her beautiful garden. "Oh, but the gate is open"! Yes. Yes it is. *dramatic song starts playing* what good is an open gate for a trapped mind? No one can impose limits on us. We do this ourselves, and cease to see the way out. 

Delilah loves her garden, though. I feel like I've been painting her looking melancholic too often, but then again, she does have mo...

No Way Out

Hey guys!

How are you today?

One more day of spamming y'all with these paintings! 😂Here's one for No Way Out, featuring Edgar in an actual scene from the comic. 

He feels very trapped in Oddwind by his father and his community. He'd give anything for a chance to finally get out and live his life the way he wants to, but he can't see a way out. 

There's an alternative version for this illustration featuring another character, and I'll be posting it very soo...

Mighty

Hey guys! 

How have you been?

This is for day 14 of No Northvember: Mighty!

I was greatly inspired by the absolutely marvellous song Heard Them Stirring by Fleet Foxes 

I have a special place in my heart for cumulus and cumulus nimbus clouds. I get chills all over me when I see them and have a history of bumping into things because of not looking straight. 

Some of ...

Cursed

Hey guys!!

Howdy?

Here's the painting of the day for the prompt Cursed! I didn't actually realize today would be Friday the 13th, what a magical coincidence 😂 

So here's your boy, Balt, overlooking his beloved town of Oddwind. He knows things about that town that most dogs don't, and he'd do anything to rid it from its curse. 

I actually made an alternative painting for this, using the skull guy from Shut Eye! But it somehow ended up looking a bit too spoo...

Time to Run!

Hey guys!

Here's one for day 12, Chase has gotten himself into some classic trouble. Lets just hope running straight into the desert is a good idea!

This was based on the song Time to Run by Lord Huron, which was actually one of my biggest inspirations for creating this character! 

I hope you enjoy this one, have an awesome day!

Enchanted

Hey guys! <3

I'm here with yet another day of No Northvember - Day 11, Enchanted!

Featuring little Sherry in awe with the world around her!

I hope you have an epic day ahead!

Music

Hey guys!

How have you been?

Here's day 10 of No Northvember - Music!

And Steban is doing one of the things he loves most - singing and playing his ol' guitar! 

Always inspired by the songs on the No Northvember playlist  , but this one influenced the drawing even more - It's 2020-11-10 11:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Hold Me

HEY GUUYS!

Here's day 09 - Hold Me <3

I'm trying very hard to avoid spoilers, so here are two characters we don't see too often... Do you know who these two are?

Check out more amazing No Northvember entries!  

Thank you so much for your amazing support this month!

Misfortune

Hey guys!

Here's day 08 - Misfortune! 

Martin's been getting wet a lot during this challenge haha!

I'm LOVING your entries so much!! Thank you all who have been taking part, or supporting the artists who are taking part <3

Check out the amazing entries! 

Thank you for everything, guys! You're amazing!

BRAWL!

Heeey guys!

This is day 07 of No Northvember - BRAWL!

I can't lie, I had too much fun with this one! Some of you might remember this from our last haunting on Discord! 

My brother compared this to Picasso's Guernica  and I can't unsee it haha!

I would absolutely love to know what you think of this one!

Thank ...

Garden

Hey guys!

How are you?

Here's Day 06 - Garden. 

I couldn't not draw Delilah <3

I would love to know what you guys think of this one!

Thank you all for your amazing support! 

Two Roads

Hey guys!

It's day 05 - Two Roads! 

They come from such opposite worlds, but life has a funny way of playing with fate and making the most different people come across each other - sometimes changing each other's  lives forever. 

I'll explore this concept a lot during No North, and it's just something I love thinking about. 

I hope you guys enjoy this, I'm absolutely LOVING your entries!!!

Have an awesome day ahead!

The Wind Rose

Hey guys!

Here's day 04 - The Wind Rose!

I had so much fun drawing this one. This challenge is a great excuse to try out new things!

I'd LOVE to hear what you guys think! 

Than you so much for being here!

Wet

Hey guys!

Here's my Day 03 of No Northvember!

I'm having a blast with all the AMAZING entries we're having so far!

You can check them all out here! 

Thank you so much for your amazing support. You guys are awesome!

Spoopy Night - Join me on DISCORD!

Something unimaginably spooky will happen tonight - After disappearing for months, Skailla, the haunting of the adventure Wagon, is back on Discord! 

Join me for a night of chatting, art-sharing,  and exclusive previews for what's coming ahead! 

I'm sorry I was gone for so long! As always, thank you guys so much for sticking around. You're incredible! 

 Will I see you there? <3