Heikala is an artist hailing from Finland who produces magical art that blends both European and Japanese folklore. She’s an enchanting traditional artist who has gained extra attention during October’s Inktober trend by with her masterful art progress videos. She uses watercolors, ink, and a few clever techniques to make her calming art.
Inktober day 21, Cartographer pic.twitter.com/ONbKIjqWbz
— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 21, 2017
Process of Cartographer pic.twitter.com/15NbpRr7Pc
— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 22, 2017
Inktober day 20, Ghost Queen pic.twitter.com/6LAn4ABAOY
— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 20, 2017
Process of Ghost Queen pic.twitter.com/24D9XRx2z4
— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 21, 2017
Inktober day 7, Prayer Slip
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— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 7, 2017
Process of the Prayer Slip✍️️ Going to have first batch of originals up in my shop at 5pm UTC✨
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— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 8, 2017
Fans of mythical creatures, ghosts, and witches no doubt have seen Heikala’s art on their social media feeds before. Non-horror fans can embrace this art since it focuses on the cute, almost slice-of-life side of these fantastical creatures.
Inktober day 11, Load Game
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— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 11, 2017
One of Heikala’s videos is standing out above the rest with 220,000 likes and almost 100,000 shares. It’s her Ghost Migration process video of a young witch flying over a city. It may give you Ghibli KiKi’s Delivery Service feels.
Inktober day 6, Ghost Migration☄️☄️ pic.twitter.com/iwODam5Qkr
— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 6, 2017
Process of Ghost Migration✨ pic.twitter.com/4aw29tp6IF
— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 7, 2017
Fans were quick to praise Heikala’s work in Ghost Migration and marveled at the use of liquid frisket to aid in drawing the backgrounds. Liquid frisket is a water-based latex used to protect certain areas of a painting to prevent accidental mixing.
OHH MAN WHATS THAT PEELY STUFF CALLED I NEED SOME OF THAT
— its the dollar store how good can it be
(@fader0gue) October 7, 2017
(@fader0gue) This looks fricking awesome!!! What is that plastic liquid that you used to protect the characters while painting the background?
— . (@felipebarcc) October 7, 2017
I'm happy I'm not the only one who inks first. So many people ink after and I don't know how to live in a world with that kind of chaos.
— Dani Duck (@DaniDuck) October 8, 2017
That masking compound you peeled off the ghosts is a REVELATION to me! Never knew something like that existed.
SO MUCH ART LEARNING!— FANG-dog (@Usige_Beatha) October 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/kapkapsaja/status/916674388442865670
Like most artist, Heikala started her Inktober with a goal in mind.
Hoping to learn and improve this Inktober✍️️ pic.twitter.com/y1cbQeWmEx
— Heikala (@heikala_art) September 30, 2017
If you think she’s reached her goals, maybe let her know on her Twitter and her personal website. If you want the aesthetic to be part of your life, she also sells prints, pins, and shirts on her tictail.
Inktober originals now available at https://t.co/vPunKl8LoA ✨
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— Heikala (@heikala_art) October 8, 2017
