I Made a Women of Finnish Mythology & Folklore Coloring Book

I made a new printable coloring book. It's a combination of the women of Kalevala (the first ones I've drawn) and other women from Finnish folklore. The PDF includes a cover image, 8 coloring pages (with black and gray lineart) and a summary page with the names and short explanations of the characters. You can find the Women of Kalevala Mythology & Finnish Folklore coloring book in my shop.

I made a new printable coloring book. It's a combination of the women of Kalevala (the first ones I've drawn) and other women from Finnish folklore. The PDF includes a cover image, 8 coloring pages (with black and gray lineart) and a summary page with the names and short explanations of the characters. You can find the Women of Kalevala Mythology & Finnish Folklore coloring book in my shop. I've already posted these coloring pages individually on Patreon, where my new coloring pages go first. 


WOMEN OF KALEVALA INCLUDED

  • Aino
  • Maiden of Pohjola
  • Louhi
  • Kullervo's sister


FOLKLORE WOMEN INCLUDED

  • Easter witch
  • Kekritär, harvest festival goddess
  • Elf girl and yule buck (the original Santa Claus)
  • Ghost of Blue Maiden


Here are some shots of how I made the coloring book:


1) Maiden of North listing photo



2) Sketching Kullervo's sister


3) Editing the listing photo of Blue Maiden ghost in GIMP



4) Sketching Louhi


5) Editing the cover image in GIMP

6) Putting together the coloring book PDF in Canva


7) Editing the listing images in Canva


8) Some more clips from sketching and inking my "women of Kalevala and Finnish folklore" coloring book pages.



9) Inking Kullervo's sister for my Women of Kalevala and Finnish Folklore coloring book.


Kalevala: Aino


🇫🇮 Tein uuden tulostettavan värityskirjan Kalevalan naisista ja suomalaisista kansantaruista. Mukana Kalevalasta on Aino, Pohjanneito, Louhi ja Kullercon sisar. Muita kansantarujen naisia ovat pääsiäisnoita, sadonkorjuujuhlan jumalatar Kekritär, tonttutyttö ja “alkuperäinen” joulupukki tai kekripukki sekä Haiharan kartanon kummitus: Sininen neito. 


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