Tag: Nightwish

2014, Other Artworks

Angel of Grief

Miss Escapist

“I wish I had an angel
For one moment of love
I wish I had your angel tonight”

Nightwish – Wish I Had An Angel

Part 3 of my Nightwish inspired drawing obsession in spring 2014.

Frustrated by the previous experiences that I had made with drawing Tarja I decided to quit drawing faces for a little while. Instead I took the album cover of Nightwish’s “Once” and used the depicted Angel of Grief as a reference for my next drawing. It’s really more a sketch than a proper drawing and I didn’t spend too much time with it.

Paper size: A5

Materials: Faber Castell blacklead pencils

Time: approx. 30 minutes

Reference photo used for the drawing: cover of the album “Once”

2014, Portraits

Tarja Turunen of Nightwish

Miss Escapist

“Think of me long enough to make a memory, come bless the child one more time”

Nightwish – Bless The Child

Part 2 of my Nightwish inspired drawing obsession in spring 2014.

I drew this portrait of Nightwish’s former vocalist Tarja Turunen only a few weeks after I had finished the Tuomas portrait. I still remember struggling a lot with this drawing. Tarja’s face and the perspective really drove me crazy as I had nearly no drawing experience. Nowadays I think that this is probably the crappiest thing that I’ve ever created but I wanted to include it in here nevertheless.

I tend to be a very critical person and always look for things to improve in my drawings. That’s not necessarily bad but from time to time this habit prevents me from seeing the good things in my art. So this Tarja portrait is an important reminder for me that I shouldn’t be too critical with myself and that I’ve actually achieved a lot since I started drawing.

Paper size: A4

Materials: Faber Castell blacklead pencils, charcoal

Time: approx. 4 hours

2014, Portraits

Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish

Miss Escapist

“Virgin snow beneath my feet
Painting the world in white 
I tread the way and lose myself into a tale”

Nightwish – Escapist

How it all began…

Back on a sunny day in 2014 I sat on my balcony, enjoyed the sun and listened to my favourite band Nightwish. I suddenly felt the urge to create something that was dedicated to them – as a sort of tribute. So I got myself a sheet of paper and a few pencils. I quickly decided that my darwing should be a portrait of Tuomas – as he was the bands founder, composer and mastermind. I wasnt really sure how to begin as I had rarely ever drawn portraits before. I started scribbling nevertheless and ended up with this.

That portrait had started a fire in me that still keeps burning today and I got strangely “obsessed” with drawing my favourite musicians.

Paper size: A4

Materials: Faber Castell blacklead pencils, charcoal

Time: approx. 4 hours