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Bringing Sketches To Life With Digital Magic: My 8 Creations
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Bringing Sketches To Life With Digital Magic: My 8 Creations

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For a digital artist like me, getting those unique ideas for my images is one of the most important things. I see them in my dreams, when I read a magazine, or pretty much anywhere I go. When I get an idea, I need to sketch it out fast in my notebook so I won’t forget it.

Here you can see some of my projects with sketches I have drawn in my notebook. There are always some tweaks to the concept or the image itself, but my sketch and final image are often a one-to-one match.

In my notebook, there are many more similar sketches just waiting for their time to be created as a final image.

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Leaving Home

I have been a professional photographer and digital artist for over 14 years. Before that, I did lots of graphics and content development. I have been using Photoshop for around 26 years.

My ideas come from various places, dreams, music, articles, and surroundings. I have tried to develop my own style to include my own photography and retouching background.

Running Out of Time

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The time it takes to create one fully finished piece of artwork varies depending on the work. Sometimes I can finish a piece quickly in hours, but sometimes it takes days to get to the finalized image with all the aspects of the image just the way I like.

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I think coming up with ideas is always the hardest part of the creative process. There are moments when I just don’t have many ideas, creative block, I might say. And I will try to push through that moment. I even wrote an article about that, which you can read here.

The Edge

I enjoy all the aspects of creating these images, from making the idea to photography, and retouching. But I also enjoy writing content and blogs to tell people where the idea came from and how the images were done.

I love telling stories. I try to tell my stories visually. I hope when people look at my images they stop and think about what the image is about and reflect on what they feel when they see the image.

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Antti Karppinen

Antti Karppinen

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Digital artist, photographer, retoucher, an educator from Finland. Two-time Gold medalist at World Photographic Cup (WPC) and Best European Professional Photographer of the Year 2021(FEP).

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Antti Karppinen

Antti Karppinen

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Digital artist, photographer, retoucher, an educator from Finland. Two-time Gold medalist at World Photographic Cup (WPC) and Best European Professional Photographer of the Year 2021(FEP).

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Gabrielė Malukaitė

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Hi there! I'm Gabrielė, but you can also catch me responding to Gab, Gabi, Gabert, or Gabe – take your pick. Professionally, I'm the senior community manager over at Bored Panda, helping people share their awesome work and connecting artists with a worldwide audience. Beyond work, you'll catch me traveling, listening to vinyl and diving into movies, art exhibitions, and concerts. I'm a culture buff at heart, always eager to explore and embrace the richness of the human experience.

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Gabrielė Malukaitė

Gabrielė Malukaitė

Moderator, BoredPanda staff

Hi there! I'm Gabrielė, but you can also catch me responding to Gab, Gabi, Gabert, or Gabe – take your pick. Professionally, I'm the senior community manager over at Bored Panda, helping people share their awesome work and connecting artists with a worldwide audience. Beyond work, you'll catch me traveling, listening to vinyl and diving into movies, art exhibitions, and concerts. I'm a culture buff at heart, always eager to explore and embrace the richness of the human experience.

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Paul C.
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could easily do the first sketches. Sadly, not the finished artwork because they are brilliant.

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Clandestine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love seeing the sketch turn into reality. This artist is really talented

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NevadaJo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is lighting a fire in my creativity room in my head. It's been awhile since I created something

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onitsuka
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are great, and a nice change from the various Midjourney posts that are attempting to get onto the front page. Art is just as much about the process as it about the finished product.

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Paul C.
Community Member
1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could easily do the first sketches. Sadly, not the finished artwork because they are brilliant.

katrinaim avatar
Clandestine
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love seeing the sketch turn into reality. This artist is really talented

johnchenvert avatar
NevadaJo
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is lighting a fire in my creativity room in my head. It's been awhile since I created something

veritech-pilot avatar
onitsuka
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are great, and a nice change from the various Midjourney posts that are attempting to get onto the front page. Art is just as much about the process as it about the finished product.

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