Starter Pack

I know I'm late for the Starter Pack trend, but I had to participate and support my fellow artists who fight against AI in art. Instead of using AI like others, they created their "starter packs" using their own artistic skills, so this is my try. I believe AI could be helpful in many other areas, just leave art alone. 😡

I consider myself a self-taught digital artist, and I've been using Clip Studio Paint for several years now to create illustrations of everything that seems interesting, from superheroes and other pop culture references to personal projects.

As for my looks in this drawing, I usually have a beard, but I often change my style and appearance (at the moment I'm letting my hair grow and I have a moustache). I often wear hats and clip-on sunglasses. I rarely leave the house without a bag because there are too many essentials and not enough pockets. 😄

As you can also see in this drawing, I often carry a drawing tablet, a sketchbook, and an MP3 player with standard wired earphones (not that novelty wireless earbuds) - not just to save my phone's battery life, but also because of nostalgia. ☺️ I don't believe that everything that's momentarily trending should be used just because it's available - and as I already said, that also includes AI, especially in art where it definitely doesn't belong. And please, let's replace the term "AI artist" with "AI manipulator." It's more accurate. 😉

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Mermay 2025

My drawing for the Mermay 2025 challenge. The inspiration came from a fascinating documentary about water buffalos I came across some time ago. I also used some elements from Aquaman and Namor.

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Just A Number

What is age but just a number?

I found this photo from my birthday party so cool that I decided to cartoonify it. All by myself, using my skills and Clip Studio Paint - without AI involved, of course. 🤮

And no, I'm not concerned much about my age, the pose was just a joke. I just wish I was healthier, that's pretty much all... for now. 😉

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Eurovision 2025

The highlight of Eurovision 2025: Baby Lasagna (@the_baby_lasagna_, Croatia) and Käärijä (@paidatonriehuja, Finland) performing the mashup of their songs "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" (ESC 2024) and "Cha Cha Cha" (ESC 2023) and their new song "#eurodab".

I started to draw them the moment I found out about their music collaboration, using what I call my "raid area 51 style" and referencing their original costumes, so when they turned up on the stage on Saturday wearing the new ones, the main part of my drawing was finished and I didn't have much time to change anything. 🤷‍♂️ But I hope you like it, as well as this drawing style.

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SFeraKon 2025

Once again I celebrated my birthday weekend at SFeraKon, a famous Croatian sci-fi and fantasy convention (just a year younger than me!). It might seem a strange opportunity for a birthday celebration, but it's my favourite geeky highlight of the year.

Please visit @sferakon and see what it's all about! ❤️ This year I brought my tablet with me and used some free moments to draw my avatar, combining it with real photos. I drew my first SFeraKon related illustration in 2018, and then again three and two years ago, but why not make it another tradition? This time it was fun to explore unusual perspective and blending the finished drawing with one of my photos. Hope you like it!

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Thunderbolts (Old costumes)

 Here's my digital art collage for the Thunderbolts movie. I didn't plan to draw anything because I'm busy with some other projects, but I already had some characters from previous movies, hence the "old" costumes (and also slight differences in drawing style). Ghost and Taskmasker were already good to go, and Bucky, Yelena and John needed a bit of a redesign, so I only had to draw Red Guardian and The Void from scratch. I mean, The Void in this form wasn't a challenge at all, but I was happy to use anything I could because of lack of time.

Please, no spoilers, I haven't watched the movie yet. 🙏

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MayThe4th 2025

May the 4th be with you! Here's a collage of my random Star Wars fan art from different eras (starting with 2016) and drawn in different programs (Paint Shop Pro, Inkscape, Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint). Happy Star Wars Day!

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