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varokai · 1 year

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dead leaves

and not enough to fill it

what were they doing with these spaces?

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varokai · 1 year

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Moomin, Down the Well

a (complete :) fan-comic done with genuine love and all the haste that only comes with daily stream-of-consciousness sketching.

THE END :)

1 strip or drawing (almost) every day

iPhone 13 + my favorite cheap little stylus/ballpoint combo

Adobe Fresco (color panels)

Autodesk Sketchbook (B+W strips)

I do not do this for a living but wish that I could

I was reading Moomin for the very first time while drawing this and feel quite lucky to be experiencing this wonderful world now. I can only imagine that it hits much differently than if I had read it as a child.

I adore Moomin now.

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varokai · 1 year

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strange the ground

when the surest steps are unpaved

suddenly an open world is yours

and the forests will wait

as long as it takes to wander

to wander back in

and wonder

“why not stay?”

#snowstorm #snowcore #photographers on tumblr #photogtraphy #shot on iphone #original photography #winter aesthetic #snow aesthetic #blue aesthetic #peaceful #calming #wandering #short prose #short poetry #varokai

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varokai · 1 year

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"...and you're sure it's the only way?"

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varokai · 1 year

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Moomin and Snufkin may not fully understand the language of the cave bats, but they know trouble when they hear it. If only there were somewhere for them to hide!

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#moomin #snufkin #moomintroll #wow i definitely have a new appreciation for the people who do this for a living. hat's off to you!#spelunking #cute bats #bats #bats speaks #yes those two bats are talking in unison that's a thing they're going to do #QUAMBLI!!!!!! gets a little confused sometimes....#breakfast #hot breakfast #moomin's eyes are still difficult to get right. so expressive in the books.#FUN FACT: most real bats frequently use the phrase “Hot Breakfast” for their echolocations. Just ask them literally any question!#echolocation #half-making it up as I go along #tove jansson #varokai #fan comic #i hope my sketch does justice to moomin #action #thriller #adventure #danger #thrills #scares #cave #lost in a cave #this was nearly impossible to draw at a car dealership but I got a really good deal on the one I wanted. Tricked them into extras as well ;

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varokai · 1 year

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it appears as though Moomin and Snufkin may have found someone(s) that know(s) what's going on! do they know a way out? what might they want in exchange?

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#moomin #snufkin #moomintroll #spelunking #continuing story #fan comic #tove jansson #varokai #oh wow this took much longer than I had hoped on my tiny little phone #future installments will find pride and style in their learned expedience #who can resist moomin? apparently not me #pipesmoking #tobacco #cute bats #bats speaks #i'm learning a little more each time and experimenting with techniques #yes those two bats are talking in unison that's a thing they're going to do #light is fun to find together - maybe their are windows to pass behind that dapple a space in color

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varokai · 1 year

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"I don't think I remember falling this far..."

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varokai · 1 year

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Unaware that their beloved son is lost and wandering a cave (miles?) beneath them, Moominpoppa flexes his industriousness!

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varokai · 1 year

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any train is a ghost train if you ride it late enough. by then the destination has been removed and the only other passenger is yourself in the other car.