The worst part about this flu wasn't the fever or sore throat. It's this cough that refuses to go away. I have barely slept in two days and my muscles are starting to hurt real bad. My voice is almost completely gone too, which is pretty fun because I'm a part-time teacher. End me pls.

My second internship is now done, yay. I feel like this five months long marathon of learning new stuff and working has squeezed out every bit of energy from my body, but there's no rest for the weary, because I'll return to my part-time work next week. I would love to take a little holiday though.

I'm not a miniature painter in any way, but it's fun to paint something different every now and then. These feathered serpent minis are from Mansion of Madness second edition.

I was too busy/lazy to finish this earlier, but here's another golden dragon for you. This time I wanted to try something new with the pose and drew inspiration from heralrdry. Also, screw the ruler, drawing stuff freehand is more exciting. #dragon #traditionalart

I was too busy/lazy to finish this earlier, but here's another golden dragon for you. This time I wanted to try something new with the pose and drew inspiration from heralrdry. Also, screw the ruler, drawing stuff freehand is more exciting. #dragon #traditionalart

Look what I got today 👀 I had to wait almost a year for this boardgame to arrive here, so I really hope it's good. At least the art is pretty, and I think the mechanics have potential. I love the original Tales of the Arabian Nights too, so I can't wait to test this!

So yeah, today was my birthday. Life decided to start dropping its Oct-Nov-Dec plot twists early though, so I didn't really feel like celebrating it that much. Luckily 31st birthday isn't that big of a deal anyway.

Bountiful harvest

Finally, a good challenge for October 💤

Saturday morning WIP.

Rainy morning activities.

Ah, I have so many good memories from this campaign. Luckily I'll never forget it, because I took notes and ended up with over 1 000 000 characters in my document after rewriting detailed versions after each session (we had over 60 sessions total). I still should update my character art though.

I haven't drawn much since Smaugust ended because my brain capacity is needed elsewhere. I recently started my second internship at a local newspaper, so I'm doing some actual journalism this time. Hopefully I'll be able to doodle at some point, but in the meanwhile I'll post some older stuff again.

My favourite Smaugust piece this year was definitely this one!

Smaugust 2025, day 30: flute. This will be my last Smaugust post for now, because I have an idea for the last day, but not enough time or energy to draw it. Thanks everyone who followed my journey this year, I'm happy I managed to bring you all these doodles, and I hope you liked them too! #smaugust

Smaugust 2025, day 29: pencil. A small painting featuring my mascot and my old faithful mechanical pencil. I didn't have much time so the paintwork is pretty sloppy, but I wanted to add some colors into this. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 28: halberd. I wanted to try designing an armored dragon of my own, and I think it looks pretty cool. Smaugust officially ends today, but I'm still going to post last few doodles I have been able to finish. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 27: purse. A sneaky purse-toad dragon hybrid is here to steal all your coins. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 26: arrow. This themed Smaugust list have actually been pretty fun and easy to follow, because it's possible to draw so much inspiration from different objects and their shapes. I got this idea in the middle of the night and had to sketch its thumbnail immediately. #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 25: orb. Not many days of August left anymore, huh. I won't be able to finish the whole list within this month, but it's surprising that I have been able to finish this many doodles despite being super busy and exhausted. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Small things that piss me off: my bike needed fixing, so it was taken to a professional for the first time in these fifteen years I've owned it. Today it was returned to me and it's worse than before. Biking is my main way to travel around, so I'm pretty irritated.

Smaugust 2025, day 24: locket. Boy I'm happy I spent my spare time and motivation well and finished some doodles in advance because I'm really tired after editing job stuff for hours straight. This design is pretty simple, but I still like it. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 23: pipe. Have another semi-symmetrical headshot of an artficial dragon. I'm trying my best to find time for doodling so I won't have too many prompts waiting in September (it's going to be a really busy month too). #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 22: saw. I'm back from my break, so here's a new doodle. Gotta show some love for all kinds of dragons and draw at least one drake too. I couldn't imagine a beast like this with wings anyway. #smaugust #smaugust2025

I'm taking a little break from Smaugust this weekend. We spent two days in Vaasa, which was a very nice highlight for my internship, but as I'm going to our summer cottage today, I've traveled like 800 kilometers during last 1,5 days and I'm really tired. I need some time for recovering.

Smaugust 2025, day 21: helmet. A tiny doodle featuring some fan art from Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign we finished earlier this March after four years of adventuring. I really like this Chardalyn dragon design (concept art was made by April Prime I believe). #smaugust

Smaugust 2025, day 20: scissors. Here's a simple little doodle for today. I'm on a work trip again, so I had to draw at least something in advance in order to keep posting. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 19: map. Today's dragon is a bit extra, but I wanted to experiment a little with inks. My first thought was a star map, so why wouldn't I try something different and colorful? Anyway, I think this design looks pretty fancy. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 18: chest. Just a sneaky little kobold carrying a treasure chest it stole for its dragon overlord. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 17: wreath. I first thought about drawing some flowers, but I had other things to do, so I just made this fast doodle. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 16: ring. Just a small, rather random doodle today because I'm tired and feeling pretty gloomy. I was inpired by ringtails when I started drawing this, but added some extra rings to the wings. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 15: own choice. Here's a little Zehresera doodle for you. I'm honestly surprised I have been able to keep up with the schedule this well, because Smaugust is already half done. Maybe it helps that I lowered my standrads. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 14: bottle. Posting a bit late today because I'm on a work trip. This piece is giving some sad vibes, but I couldn't think about anything else. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 13: bell. Finally a drawing I'm actually happy with. It's fun to doodle symmetrical headshot pieces like this, but also completely ignore the existence of a ruler or other helpful tools. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, days 11-12: cup & teapot. Even the mightiest, most ancient dragons need a break sometimes, and I prefer to take it with a nice cup of tea. I combined two days because there's work trips incoming and I can't draw during them. I'm still trying to finish some doodles in advance though.

Me repeating the banger openings and endings of this summer anime season like:

Smaugust 2025, day 10: needle. Just a lineart today because I messed up the shading. I still like this design though. #smaugust #smaugust2025

100 followers! It has been kinda refreshing to start from zero after dealing with IG so long. At the moment I'm pretty much shadowbanned there, because the visibility of my artworks has dropped drastically during Smaugust. I don't draw to gain likes and followers, but IG is still a big meanie.

Smaugust 2025, day 9: hat. It's a komodo dragon with a fedora. Don't ask why, it's an old inside joke and I was requested to draw it. I tried copics + color pencils for the first time though, and it works pretty well. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 8: statue. Another pretty simple doodle, but those textures look kinda nice. My Koi coloring brush pens did wonders here. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Yay, I got my first scammer in Bluesky today, woohoo (why can't there be a safe haven anywhere).

Smaugust 2025, day 7: flag. Still trying my best to draw dragons based on objects. This kinda looks like a pokemon, but I guess it's not s bad thing. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 6: gun. The prompt plays the smallest role possible in this drawing, but I'm pretty happy with how this design turned out. This is probably the most nonsensical robot dragon ever, but hey, at least it looks kinda cool. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 5: plushie. I don't usually draw cute things, but today's prompt made me do it. Though,who knows, maybe it's actually a mimic that will open its toothy maw and bite you the moment you turn your back? 👀 #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 4: mirror. This doodle turned out better than I initially thought. It's a bit hard to pick up the pen after 8 hours at work, but let's hope I'm not going to fall behond the schedule just yet. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 3: hammer. I first thought I'd try to draw something inspired by a hammerhead shark, but I ended up choosing a different route. The hammer looks a bit more like a cannon, but the shape is otherwise pretty nice. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust 2025, day 2: clock. I'm really trying to draw dragons based on objects rather than dragons just interacting with them, let's see how long I can keep this going. Toned paper is still a lifesaver. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Day one of Smaugust! Doing my best to keep up with the prompt list from @maahismaaria.bsky.social ! - #dragon #book #smaugust #illustration

Smaugust 2025, day 1: book. I cheated a little and doodled first dragons in advance because I'm out of town this weekend. It's a shame that I didn't have time or energy to draw something more fancy, but this idea of a possessed book was the easiest one to do. #smaugust #smaugust2025

Smaugust starts tomorrow, are you ready? 🔥