#riikka posts

[saraminia]

An Indian snow leopard photographed by Prasenjeet Yadav

[hanavesinauttija]

Every day I hear more about Finnish politics and every day I want to live here just a little bit less

[artvaris]

Hi Riikka, I stumbled across your art recently and am just blown away. It's absolutely gorgeous! *0* I am pretty new to digital art and was wondering what procreate brushes/settings/textures you use, especially for sketching (but also for painting)? I tried searching around your blog/links to see if you've answered this before and couldn't find anything so I apologize if this is a repeat question. ^^;

Hello hello! I'm so glad you enjoy my artwork so much! Thank you so much for your kind words - I try my best to level up and draw cooler every day haha Now about my brushes: I mostly draw in Paint Tool SAI 2 actually (I currently only use Procreate for simple sketches), and I've been meaning to make my SAI 2 brushes available for purchase for some months now since you are not the first person to ask me this. I mostly use textured, bristled, and round brushes, often with a custom brush shape. Nothing super "fancy", just a few versatile and functional brushes. But this is still a work in process since collecting and organizing my rather messy brushes into a nice brush set takes time, plus I also tend to change my brush settings a lot depending on what I need. So I've been creating and saving the brushes as I work (plus I've been rather busy with freelance work as well).

I also use the same brushes for sketching and rendering, because the way I render nowadays is more like drawing than painting. At least that's how it feels to me. I just change the brush settings (opacity, size, tip tapering, texture intensity, etc).

But I will post about this when the set is finally ready! But I also sketch in Procreate, and lately, I've been mostly using:

B Rough - as my main sketching pencil - from this free set: https://ghkim0045.gumroad.com/l/FREE_PencilSet

JF Grungy dilute ink Wash - I use this to fill in light gray values - https://jasonheeley.gumroad.com/l/keasb?layout=profile

I have also been experimenting a bit with this "PSKI" set, mainly using "PSKI pencil large rough" (a nice hard/soft edge brush): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0vkcsrnf4wvtal5/AAAlVQYZGP4ZGHNMQ6kZwCTta?dl=0

I have also used the standard Procreate sketching brushes a lot, such as the 6B pencil (my favorite). I often like to amp up the texture intensity of my brushes though.

I have also used a brush called "DizzyTara's Oval Sketch 2" for sketching, but I've altered this brush a bit to fit my own taste (more texture and bigger max brush size). It's basically a pretty "basic" and textured oval brush, but often brushes like this are the best and most versatile tbh!

Other settings: In Procreate, I've also adjusted my pen pressure curve to be more sensitive so that I don't need to press so hard - this will save your hand and wrist as well!

[shreddedshoelaces]

Sometimes i forget it’s okay to post oc’s on here for some reason.

Anyway this is Riikka she works with plants.

[pyllymursu]

Figured I should post the photos from the cosplay contest of Nekocon 2023 before I go onwards the next conventions and cosplays- So, Fecto Elfilis again! Didn't win, but the experience was amazing anyway, the people who DID win deserved their prizes, and the audience went wild during my part, so I take that as a personal win haha First three photos: Photographer: @aadagraphy Director: @jansuttii Fourth photo: Mikael Peltomaa

Fifth photo: Photographer: Jasu Director: Riikka Savela Video footage of me on stage: @seepiasuomu And special thanks to my beloved @pupusukka who kept me fed and hydrated through the day ❤️

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[katinkulta]

ATTENTION!

I'm outing myself as a Kasper Strömman enjoyer

(posted earlier this year. I hope all the Greek people can stay safe rn 🙏)

Translation: Greece in colour[ed pictures], part 1

Greek philosophy

(the fun in this is DOCA, which is a slang word (verb) in Swedish* (spelled doka or dåka), that means to binge drink. It's also used in Finnish and then the infinitive is dokata)

*in Finland specifically

Translation: This e-scooter just warned me about the dangers of 5G and then it told me that NASA faked the moon landing

Translation: A good canal is like Loreen– colourless

The Grand Canal in Venice was coloured Käärijä green

I'll take my canals like my Eurovision winners, thanks

Translation: Loreen car

I appreciate this adaption to the current state of the market

My favourite:

Translation: I've got my hands on "riikka"'s official apology

[image]** SORY

POOP

PE-PE

The next time the assistant should proofread [the text] first

Context: a Finnish politician who currently is a minister was found to have commented racist shit on another politician's blog (back in 2008/9). She refused to apologise at first, but later she "apologised" (i.e. didn't apologise at all)

**it should read: anteeksi [sorry] and pippeli [pee-pee]

Note: Kasper is not a serious person, so these are all jokes and satire

[saraminia]

KESHA for Self by Jason Kim (June, 2023)

[kommunisti]

Tue 11th of July

Finland’s new rightwing government has been plunged into fresh controversy after the discovery of racist and sometimes violent blogpost comments apparently written by the far-right Finns party leader and finance minister, Riikka Purra. Purra, whose nationalist, anti-immigration party finished second in April’s elections and holds nine cabinet posts, has neither confirmed nor denied writing the posts, which date mostly to 2008, and said she had no intention of resigning. The comments, made under the username “riikka” on the blog of Purra’s predecessor as Finns party leader, Jussi Halla-aho, included uses of the Finnish equivalent of the N-word, other racial and anti-immigrant slurs, and threats of violence. Last month, another Finns party minister, Vilhelm Junnila, resigned after revelations that he had made jokes about “Heil Hitler”, given a speech at an event attended by neo-Nazis and called for mass abortions in Africa to combat the climate crisis. A third, Mari Rantanen, the interior minister – who is in charge of Finland’s intelligence services – has had to deny that she believed in the extremist great replacement theory after it emerged that she had hashtagged it in several tweets.

Connected to this, here is an article that was last updated 23rd of June, about Jussi Halla-aho, on whose blog Riikka posted these comments. He is currently the Speaker of the Parliament and has announced he will be running for president in the 2024 elections.

[yourdailyqueer]

LGBT+ European female footballers P2

The Women's World Cup is going on as of writing and so made a list of all the LGBTQ+ footballers posted here 2018 to present (2023).

Below are the professional female footballers from Europe (retired and current), who have been posted on this blog since 2018. Some posts may be out of date/innacurate and so if you see any errors please get in touch. Have gone through more than 14 pages of this blog to provide this list. Hope you like it.

Due to various technical issues I had to split the Europeans into two posts and some links may look weird so apologies for that.

Total below: 21

Magdalena Eriksson - Lesbian

Manuela Giugliano - Lesbian

Marie Dølvik Markussen - Lesbian

Maiken Pape - Lesbian

Melanie Garside-Wight - Lesbian

Nadine Angerer - Bisexual

Nadezhda Karpova - Lesbian

Natasha Dowie - Lesbian

Nathalie Geeris - Lesbian

Nilla Fischer - Lesbian

Pernille Harder - Bisexual

Pia Sundhage - Lesbian

Ramona Bachmann - Lesbian

Rannvá Andreasen - Lesbian

Rachel Corsie - Lesbian

Rachel Cuschieri - Lesbian

Stephanie Williams - Lesbian

Tinja-Riikka Korpela - Lesbian

Tone Haugen - Lesbian

Viktorija Budrytė-Winnersjo - Lesbian

Vivianne Miedema - Lesbian

[hanavesinauttija]

A brief overview of recent events in Finnish politics:

Vilhelm Junnila, a politician in the True Finns posts nazi-adjacent jokes on the internet for years and speaks at a neo-nazi event. Nothing much happens besides discontent from the left.

In the last election, the goverment coalition is formed by the National Coalition Party (a center-right liberal conservatist party), the True Finns (a right-wing populist party), the Swedish People's Party, and the Christian Democrats. This coalition is led by now-Prime Minister Petteri Orpo of the NCP.

Orpo assigns Junnila as the Minister of Economic Affairs.

Foreign media notes that the Finnish government has a nazi (or at least a nazi-sympathizer) as a minister.

Orpo states that nazi-sympathetic conduct is unacceptable of a minister.

The Finnish government holds a motion of confidence on whether Junnila should be removed from his position as minister.

Riikka Purra, Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the True Finns, threatens to break the government if Junnila is removed.

The motion of confidence is held. Twelve congresspeople in the opposition do not attend the vote.

The National Coalition Party votes unanimously to keep a nazi as a minister.

The True Finns vote unanimously to keep a nazi as a minister.

The Christian Democrats vote unanimously to keep a nazi as a minister.

Most attending congresspeople from other parties vote to remove the nazi as a minister. Three congressmen in the Swedish People's Party vote to abstain.

An exception to this is Ben Zyskowicz, a Jewish congressman in the NCP, who abstained from voting despite being present. Notably, he was assaulted in a hate crime during his election campaign this spring.

The motion of confidence ends at 95 for, 86 against. Junnila keeps his position as minister.

Further research into Junnila's history shows that he lied about his education and experience. He had never studied political science nor had he ever worked as an entrepreneur despite his claims otherwise.

After a total of 11 days in office, Vilhelm Junnila resigns.

[artvaris]

what brushes do you use? love your style :)

Hello! I shared my brushes on here a while ago, you can find the post here:

[ramonaflow]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals. 💌

Thanks for the ask Riikka ❤️🥰

[choicesmonthlychallenge]

Week Five: August 28—September 3

[August Prompt List] || [August Masterlists]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the August challenge. If I have missed any posts submitted, please message me ASAP so I can get them added!

⟢Blades of Light & Shadow:⟢

A Royal Portrait + Art [Mal x F!Human, Tyril x Elf] writing by @storyofmychoices ; art by ArtbyAinna (IG)

Mal + Daenarya Portraits [Mal x F!Human] submitted by @storyofmychoices ; art by cronchie-biscuit

⟢Crimes of Passion:⟢

Between Coffee & Cases: an unexpected day [M!Trystan x F!MC] by @storyofmychoices

⟢Crossover/Multiple Pairings:⟢

Répondez, S'il Vous Plaît ! 3 by @aallotarenunelma

Pairings: Dan Pierce x Riikka Yläkorpi (F!MC ILITW), Connor Green x Siiri Karvola (F!MC ILITW) | Parker Shaw x Pilvi Vance (F!MC ILB) | Lincoln McQuoid Aquino x Kanerva Leinola (NB!MC ILW), Abel Flint x Hilkka Noronen (F!MC ILW) | Cassius Harlow x Saini Rusanen (NB!MC Immortal Desires) | Ash Clark (M!OC ILITW) x Skylar Barnett-Lyons (NB!OC Immortal Desires) | Bryce Lahela x Kaisa Virtanen (F!MC Open Heart) (half-mentioned)