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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · 7d

After Midnight 🌷 Something darker for a change 😊
#art #fairy #fantasy #illustration

Digital illustration of a dimly lit scene. Long haired girl walks amongst tulips and ferns three times her size, while carrying one blue tulip lazily in her right hand. She wears a white short dress and looks into the distance away from the camera.

Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · 12d

Hei everyone 🌿 Here’s my schedule for the last events of the year~ Turun Sarjakuvafestivaalit has free attendance.
Come and say hei, I'd love that 🌷

#turunsarjakuvafestivaalit #poniconi #kotaeexpo #fundesignmarket #artistalley

A poster listing 4 events that the artist: Janikainen will be attending: Poniconi in Espoo on 4th of October, Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit in Turku on 18th of October, FunDesign Market in Helsinki on 8th and 9th of November and Kotae Expo in Tampere on 22nd and 23rd of November. At the bottom it says "Come and say hei!"

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · 17d

Little Fellas 👻 sticker sheet that features plenty ghostly characters for your enjoyment ✨
#art #ghost #vinylsticker #sillyart

Photo of a sticker sheet laid flat on a purple paper background. The sticker sheet has stickers depicting ghosts.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · 24d

"I am neither false nor fake. I am simply me." 🌼 Rei Ayanami

#新世紀エヴァンゲリオン #NeonGenesisEvangelion #art #digitalart

Portrait artwork of Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She stares at the viewer with red eyes. There are blue peony flowers blooming around her body, red eyes inside the buds. Two EVA helmets are pertruding from her head.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · 28d

Voi kiitos 🙇💕

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎉 circus is in town 🎉 Colorful little vinyl sticker 😊 I had such a fun time playing with ideas for this design!

#vinylsticker #clown #art #illustration

Photo of two vinyl stickers laid flat on a yellow background. The sticker has a colorful drawing of a cat dressed as a clown with the text "circus is in town I'm the main act" around it.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Sep 7

Reposted since a typo managed to slip through 😭💔

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Sep 7

My piece for the Yokai art show held during Tracon, organized by Pelätyt ja Palvotut ✨ I chose Bakeneko as my inspiration 🐾

#pelätytjapalvotut #art #cats #fantasyart

Illustration of a yokai named bakeneko licking its lips whilst drinking oil from a shattered lamp. The illustration is colored with a bright pink background and white and lavender hues on the bakenekos body.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Kuromi & My Melody 🖤🎀🩷
#sanrio #art

Digital illustration of the Sanrio characters: Kuromi and My Melody. The two are sitting and giggling together with white bows on their ears.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Aug 22

Sticky note featuring a grumpy angel 🪽💕 I'm so happy with how the colors turned out! You can find these and more at Fun Design Market next weekend in Helsinki 🥰
#art #fundesignmarket #stickynote

Photo of a sticky note that has an angel design.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Aug 16

Various panels from Dream About Me, my (currently) 8 chapters long webcomic ✨🙇 I've been trying my best to convey emotion better in my comics, I hope it shows through! 😊 #DreamAboutMeComic #webcomics #sarjakuva

Reading links 📖💕
janikainen.com/dream-about-me-webcomic

One panel from the comic: "Dream About Me" under the panel there is text describing it still being ongoing and it being a fantasy webcomic.

Two panels from the comic: "Dream About Me" under the panel there is text describing it being free to read online.

Two panels from the comic: "Dream About Me" under the panel there is text describing it being updated every Sunday.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hei, tässä Janika ja #OlenKuvittaja
Kuvittamisen ohella teen myös graafista suunnittelua ja sarjakuvia 😊 Väreillä leikkiminen, uteliaat hahmot ja tarinankerronta kuuluvat työnjälkeeni 🌼

Kiinnostaisiko tehdä taikoja yhdessä?
✦ janikainen.com
✦ [email protected]

An image collage depicting works and illustrations of the artist. There are photos of products such as fabric patches, stickers and sticky notes. There is also a list of comics created by her: Heavy Hearted, Dream About Me and PEPTALK.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Aug 6

Poor Nightmare, chapter 8 in Dream About Me has been a little uneven…but fear not, it will even out eventually 🌙☀️

#webcomic #DreamAboutMeComic #digitalart

Short comic strip of how Nightmare has had less screentime than Daydream in the webcomic: Dream About Me.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Jul 31

Sticker sheet that has a few of my favorite things on it 🍭🌸🎀
Realized I never posted photos, so here it is 🥰
#stickersheet #vinylsticker #art

Photo of a sticker sheet laid flat on a purple paper background. The sticker sheet has stickers depicting ghosts, candies, flowers and girly accessories.

Close-up of one ghost sticker from the sticker sheet.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Jul 24

“You're so delicate, like glass” 🌺 Nagisa Kaworu

#新世紀エヴァンゲリオン #NeonGenesisEvangelion #art #digitalart

Portrait artwork of Nagisa Kaworu from Neon Genesis Evangelion. He stares at the viewer with red eyes. There are red peonies blooming around his neck with splatters of red paint across the canvas.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Jul 24

Ah how wonderful! They get to enjoy the sceneries 😊☀️ Thank you kindly 💕

ToriSohva @shironeko.science · Jul 22

slapped a couple more stickers on my water bottle and helmet (the new ones are from @janikainen.bsky.social )

photo: a helmet with two stickers, one with a bsod screen, one with a sakura motif witch

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Jul 17

Hei everyone 😊 Here’s my current event schedule for what's coming next! Come and say hei at my table if you happen to visit any of these events 🌷🥰

#ropecon #fundesignmarket #sarjakuvafestivaalit #korttientarinat #zinefest

List of events that the artist: Janikainen will attend: Ropecon in Helsinki through July 25 to 27, Fun Design Market in Helsinki on March 30 to 31, Korttien tarinat in Hämeenlinna on September 13, and Zine Fest in Helsinki on September 20.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Jul 7

🍬 my sweetness is not a weakness 🍬
#vinylsticker #illustration #pekochan #art

Photograph of a pink vinyl sticker that says "My sweetness is not a weakness". On the sticker there is an illustration of Peko-chan character and two candies.

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Janikainen @ Turun sarjakuvafestivaalit @janikainen.bsky.social · Jun 23

Extra for the newest update of Dream About Me 🌺 We are at 281 pages for this story 🥰 Thank you for all your support, it truly means the world to me!

If you're interested, here are the readings links!

#DreamAboutMeComic #art #digitalart #webcomic