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Birds Who Sing by the Graves
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Jiena 🌿

#oc #ocsky #comic
Traditional and digital mixed media artwork depicting a human character sitting on a tree trunk in a forest. She's wearing viking era style clothing. She's looking down, contemplating.
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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I wanted to research for accurate trousers for the time period and turns out their seams can look somewhat silly, but it is what it is.
#oc #ocsky #comic
Traditionally drawn and digitally colored artwork depicting a shirtless human male character, wearing viking era style trousers. There is a small black bird sitting on the character's shoulder.
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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My favourite couple 💚
I've been so busy doing other stuff, I miss my comic so much...
#oc #ocsky #comic
Traditionally drawn and digitally colored artwork depicting two male characters with their foreheads gently touching, eyes closed. Surrounding colours are soft summer greens.
October 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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I'm nonbinary + ace and make historical/fantasy comic about a group of people living in a weird village.
It's still on hiatus while I build a buffer, but I'm planning to continue updating this year!

(My main account is @tuonenkalla.bsky.social but I think for the starter pack this one's better.)
Partial preview of a comic page, showing a group of people discussing.
April 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Did some croquis to practice clothing and especially all those folds of the fabrics - they're so stressful sometimes!
#art #sketch #croquis
Traditional pencil sketches of different human characters in various poses, all wearing viking era style clothing. Traditional pencil sketches of different human characters in various poses, all wearing viking era style clothing. Traditional pencil sketches of different human characters in various poses, all wearing viking era style clothing.
March 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Rauno-Kai and his flock of hooded crows 🐦
#art
Artwork of a human character sitting beside a tree, accompanied by hooded crows. Traditionally made lineart, digital colors. The human has a face mask-headress made of a deer skull and feather "pelt" covering his hair and neck. His face is not visible at all. He has green shirt in a viking age style, dark brown trousers and lighter brown shoes. He has 6 hooded crows around him, one sitting in his lap and one landed on his hand.
March 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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I'm not going to lie, these two are my personal favorites among the comic's characters. There are a lot of sad and oppressive themes through the story so it's soothing to have at least some who are mostly happy with their lives.
#art
Artwork with traditional lineart and mixed media digital colors, depicting two human male characters laying down on the bed, without clothing. Not much is shown, blankets cover both well and the focus on their loving gaze to each other.
March 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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KAARLO is a young boy who is as quick on his feet as he's mysterious. Few of the villagers can understand him but he's well loved.

ALEKS is the moral leader of the town. While the townsfolk are equal and democratic, some guidance is never a bad thing - or is it?
#comic #introduction
Artwork with traditional lineart and digital colours depicting two different human characters: On the left is Kaarlo, a young boy who is light skinned with dark, short hair in a small ponytail. He's sitting, leaning back eyes closed, and he has beige shirt, brown pants and terracotta and lighter brown shoes. His clothing are viking era style. A black bird is sitting on his shoulder. On the right is a portrait of Aleks, who is light skinned with long open white hair and beard. He has light brown shirt and bronze brooch to held it closed.
March 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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SAARNI is slow to warm up and keeps to themselves, but are nice when you get to know them!

IVAR keeps the spirit of everyone high, he's always active, inventive and social.

JOONATAN is another introvert of the town, a gentle giant with steady personality and strong loyalty.
#comic #introduction
Artwork with traditional lineart and digital colours depicting three different human characters: On the left is Saarni who is light-skinned with braided dusty beige hair, they have warm light brown viking era style clothing. They're turning toward the right side of the image. In the middle is Ivar who is light-skinned with blonde long hair, braided on the top and side shaves. Also some beard on his shin. He's shirtless and on his side an ornamental tattoo can be seen. Ivar is sitting down and leaning on a table, facing left. On the right is the third character Joonatan who is light-skinned with dark curly hair open and reaching his shoulders. He also has beard. It's a side portrait image of him, facing left, and he has dark shirt.
March 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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INGER can be strict but she's resourceful and always on time and ready, often handling work of others as well. She takes care of Kaarlo.

SALMA is a sunshine, trying to find positivity wherever she can. She's capable and fast to act when she sees opportunities to better her life
#comic #introduction
Artwork with traditional lineart and digital colours depicting two different human characters: On the left is a portrait of Inger, who is light skinned with yellowish-reddish hair going gray. Her hair is on a bun, and she wears green and yellow viking era clothing. On the right is Salma, a colored woman with dark brown curly medium-length hairpartly tied with a braid. She's smiling. She's also wearing viking era clothing in the shades of green and terracotta.
March 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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INGA is the grandma of the whole village, always happy and making sure everyone is comfortable. She can be a little forgetful, but means well.

UNTO is the grumpiest of the villagers, and he will always be displeased with absolutely everything! These two can't stand each other.
#comic #introduction
Artwork with traditional lineart and digital colours depicting two different human characters: On the left is grandma Inga getting firewood, on the right is old man Unto. Inga is smiling, Unto looks very displeased. Both are wearing viking era style clothing.
March 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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JIENA is the character through whom we start exploring the new world. She's confused and unsure of her surroundings, but who wouldn't in her shoes?

RAUNO-KAI is the first person - or creature? - she sees after her arrival. His ominous appearance raises more questions.
#comic #introduction
Artwork with traditional lineart and digital colours depicting two different human characters: On the left is sitting Jiena, who is light skinned and white haired, wearing viking era style clothing. She appears to be sad and in her own thoughts. On the right is a halfbody portrait of Rauno-Kai, a person who hides his face and head behind a deer skull and feather headress. He's leaning onto a tree, and wears green viking era style shirt.
March 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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The comic is still on hiatus and the pages on Webtoon and Tapas are back from 2018 when I still drew it... ancient!

But I want to give a sneak peek of the process I'm making right now. I won't start updating them before I have enough of a buffer, I hope it won't take long... 💚
Sneakpeek piece of comic page (without texts in the bubbles)
January 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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BIRDS WHO SING BY THE GRAVES is a comic about group of villagers trying to figure out their lives in a world where concept of time and space aren't what expected.

Genre: Historical / Fantasy

Read on Webtoon and Tapas:
www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/bi...

tapas.io/series/Birds...
Traditionally drawn pencil art: Logo for Birds Who Sing by the Graves webcomic.
January 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM