Tuuli Hypén
Hello! I am Tuuli Hypén, a comic artist and illustrator from Turku, Finland with a Master's degree in Cultural History. As an illustrator, I am self-taught. My special interests include digital games, comics and history.
I have nearly 20 years of professional experience in customer-oriented and on-schedule illustration work. I enjoy trying out new drawing styles to suit the wishes of my clients. I am also fluent in English.
I specialize in comics, character design, game illustrations, nature-themed illustrations, illustrations for school books and illustrations for children. I prefer to work digitally. My tools include Photoshop, Clip Studio and Painter.
My clients include SanomaPro, The Finnish Nature Association (Luontoliitto), Lautapelit, Humak University of Applied Sciences, University of Turku, City of Turku, TYS, National Audiovisual Institute KAVI, The Finnish Red Cross, Naisten Linja, EHYT – Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention, Gamu ry. My comics have been featured in Helsingin Sanomat, Turun Sanomat and a few other Finnish newspapers.
"Veikka" children's book series / My project
Veikan metsäretki and Veikka ja talvi are children’s books illustrated and written by me and published by Arktinen Banaani. The books feature many recognizable animals, insects and plants from southern Finland.
"Veikka" children's book series / My project
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"Veikka" children's book series / My project
Veikan metsäretki and Veikka ja talvi are children’s books illustrated and written by me and published by Arktinen Banaani. The books feature many recognizable animals, insects and plants from southern Finland.
"Veikka" children's book series / My project
Veikan metsäretki and Veikka ja talvi are children’s books illustrated and written by me and published by Arktinen Banaani. The books feature many recognizable animals, insects and plants from southern Finland.
Food icons / Guider Game
Guider Game is a mobile game about Finnish culture, especially for young people with a refugee background, which can be played in several languages. The game has several different themes.
Food icons / Guider Game
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Coarse Cats / Personal Project
Coarse Cats is a cartoon-like picture book about misbehaving cats. It is published by Täysi käsi.
Coarse Cats / Personal Project
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Gaming skills / Ehyt ry
I’ve illustrated several learning materials about gaming and wellbeing for EHYT – Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention.
Gaming skills / Ehyt ry
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The Sailor's Gift / Non-fiction illustration
Illustration for Toisenlainen eläinkirja (A Different Kind of Animal Book) non-fiction book.
The Sailor's Gift / Non-fiction illustration
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The Sailor's Gift / Non-fiction illustration
Illustration for Toisenlainen eläinkirja (A Different Kind of Animal Book) non-fiction book.
The National Game Week 2019 / Kavi
Poster design for the National Game Week event in 2019.
The National Game Week 2019 / Kavi
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City Life comic / Turun Sanomat
A single panel comic published in the Ekstra supplement of Turun Sanomat newspaper.
City Life comic / Turun Sanomat
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Science as a comic strip / ForAC
The delfoi survey of the ForAC project of the University of Turku was carried out as a cartoon. The script of the cartoons is based on different scenarios set in the future. The cartoons deal with risk factors related to Finland’s security of supply.
Science as a comic strip / ForAC
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Science as a comic strip / ForAC
The delfoi survey of the ForAC project of the University of Turku was carried out as a cartoon. The script of the cartoons is based on different scenarios set in the future. The cartoons deal with risk factors related to Finland’s security of supply.
Science as a comic strip / ForAC
The delfoi survey of the ForAC project of the University of Turku was carried out as a cartoon. The script of the cartoons is based on different scenarios set in the future. The cartoons deal with risk factors related to Finland’s security of supply.
Science as a comic strip / ForAC
The delfoi survey of the ForAC project of the University of Turku was carried out as a cartoon. The script of the cartoons is based on different scenarios set in the future. The cartoons deal with risk factors related to Finland’s security of supply.