Karri Flinkman
Greetings! I am Karri Flinkman, a researcher in architecture and social sciences in Japan. Although most of my recent assignments have been very technical and detailed (scientific/textbook) illustrations, my great love is comics and simplistic illustration. I am interested in almost anything and everything, and a picture is worth a thousand words.
I am interested in all kinds of projects, and I always try to adapt my style to the requirements of each project. I firmly believe in ideation and communication between the client and the illustrator as a source for the best possible illustration. I want to help both find and develop the very image that the client has in mind
Thank you for your interest!
Best regards
活理
Textbooks: WSOY, Sanoma Pro
Science books: SYKE, Paasilinna
Universities: University of Helsinki
Organizations: FSDA, Mediexpert, Espoo Taido
Self-portrait
Self-portrait with ink and brush. The original size is 2cm from the toes to the top of the head.
Self-portrait
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Zostera & typical fauna / University of Helsinki
Educational material for the University of Helsinki. Especially noteworthy is the 50 cent coin, that was added to help conceptualize the size of the various fauna.
Linework was done traditionally by hand, colors were added digitally.
Zostera & typical fauna / University of Helsinki
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Logo / FSDA
A logo design for FSDA diving academy.
The logo was drawn by hand and digitally edited into vector format.
Logo / FSDA
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Own Research
Illustration for my own doctoral research.
A representation of how population density increases exponentially while the perceived urban environment changes linearly.
Done by hand, and later digitally edited into sepia-tone.
Own Research
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VELMU - Treasures of the Sea / SYKE
Illustration for a book published by SYKE (Finnish Environment Institute)
The project included illustrations of various types of seabed habitats in the Baltic Sea. This is the ”deep sea” one.
Linework was done by hand, otherwise the piece is entirely digitally made.
VELMU - Treasures of the Sea / SYKE
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Reserve Officer School - Course 241 - "North Star"
Course poster for the 241st Reserve Officer School Course, ”North Star.”
The front is watercolor, the background has been digitally added.
Reserve Officer School - Course 241 - "North Star"
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谷・鐵太郎 Tani Tetsutaro
Ink-wash of my Master.
谷・鐵太郎 Tani Tetsutaro
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The Last Voyage of Vrouw Maria
Historical reconstruction for the book ”Vrouw Marian viimeinen matka” (The Last Voyage of Vrouw Maria).
The book has two parts. First, there is a historical account of the world in the time of Vrouw Maria, and second, a depiction of modern research diving. While the modern part has plenty of photographic evidence, the historical part had to be created from scratch. For this purpose we consulted with numerous experts on the rigging and the shape of the ship.
The illustration is entirely hand drawn, using a combination of ink, watercolor, and gouache techniques.
The Last Voyage of Vrouw Maria
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241st course of Reserve Officer School, "Northern Star"
Each company had their own comic ”caricature,” in this case the Headquarters and Signal Company. The main subject is a semaphore, an old piece of telecommunications technology predating electric wires.
241st course of Reserve Officer School, "Northern Star"
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A Japanese Speaking Event
Illustration for a poster for a yearly Japanese speaking event. This illustration ended up not being used because of its intensity. This is an ink drawing with watercolor effect.
A Japanese Speaking Event
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Darwin's notebook
Illustration for middle school biology textbooks; the starting image of a chapter on evolution. The challenge was to find a theme/subject that would simultaneously depict the idea of evolution and the history of evolution, and still fit in one spread. After quite some pondering, the sketches of early scientists on evolution ended up solving the problem.
Ink wash painting with digital effects.
Darwin's notebook
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