The Art of Heikala: Works and Thoughts
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Heikala
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Summary
The Art of Heikala: Works and Thoughts is the first major publication by popular Finnish illustrator Heikala。 Heikala’s artwork combines traditional watercolor painting and inks with a fresh， enchanting approach - fans love her charming characters and scenes that are largely influenced by Finnish and Japanese cultures。 This combined with her in-depth sharing of her processes and knowledge， has given Heikala a social media following of over 400，000 on Instagram alone; she also has growing audiences on Tumblr， Facebook and Twitter。
This visually appealing and coffee-table worthy， hardback art book not only includes Heikala’s sketches， works in progress and beautifully presented paintings that her fans will be familiar with， it also includes never-before-seen images from along Heikala’s creative journey; all new in-depth tutorials， thought processes and advice on watercolor painting; detailed how-to product design guides; and how she has built a successful career as an artist。 A valuable book for fans， budding artists and experienced illustrators alike
This visually appealing and coffee-table worthy， hardback art book not only includes Heikala’s sketches， works in progress and beautifully presented paintings that her fans will be familiar with， it also includes never-before-seen images from along Heikala’s creative journey; all new in-depth tutorials， thought processes and advice on watercolor painting; detailed how-to product design guides; and how she has built a successful career as an artist。 A valuable book for fans， budding artists and experienced illustrators alike
Reviews
Aurora
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There are a lot of very pretty artworks in here， but I especially loved the process talk。 It’s a really well-put-together art book。
Yana
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I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in arts。 Every page is filled with very beautiful illustrations。 I loved heikala’s biography too。 This is one of the best books i have bought in 2020。 I am in love with this book。
Daniella
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Heikala's art is always stunning so when I saw this at the bookstore I snapped it up。 Its primarily an art book but unlike alot of art books I've read in the past it puts a lot of emphasis on explaining the artists tools and techniques and is also largely biographical。 There's many tutorials and tips which are super helpful as well as well as manufacturing advice on making physical products。 The book itself is a work of art， the cover has a wonderful feel and has slight cutout indents on the bac Heikala's art is always stunning so when I saw this at the bookstore I snapped it up。 Its primarily an art book but unlike alot of art books I've read in the past it puts a lot of emphasis on explaining the artists tools and techniques and is also largely biographical。 There's many tutorials and tips which are super helpful as well as well as manufacturing advice on making physical products。 The book itself is a work of art， the cover has a wonderful feel and has slight cutout indents on the back for the birds and several types of paper as used for various sections to better convey the art， for example the sketching section as a wonderfully textures slightly rough paper reminiscent of sketch book paper。 Overall this is a lovely book to dip in and out of and Heikala's work always has a cosy and mystical feel which is so inviting。 。。。more
Crash
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Bien
Rebecca
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Absolutely beautiful！
Audrey
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Wow！ This book is so gorgeous！ I love Heikala’s art so much， and it was so rad to get to read a bit about her beginnings and her process while looking at some of her incredible paintings。
Suna
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It's a really beautiful artbook。 It talks about the artist's journey and art process。 It shows a lot of beautiful artwork and has some detailed and well explaned tutorials。 It was a well worth purchase！！ It's a really beautiful artbook。 It talks about the artist's journey and art process。 It shows a lot of beautiful artwork and has some detailed and well explaned tutorials。 It was a well worth purchase！！ 。。。more
Smashingp
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I am in love with her art， hope to follow her steps :>
Kat
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I don't how to review art books？？ I don't how to review art books？？ 。。。more
Jessica
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Generous， stunning， inspiring
Chie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book is amazing。 The journey the artist shared from the time she was sure of what she wanted to where she is now is so inspiring and relatable to artists who are going through what she had gone through。 The book has tips and tutorials that watercolour and ink artists would find very useful。 The art printed in the book is so pleasing to look at it’s a shame I can’t frame it！ This book is a must have for artists who are wavering with their trade and for those who want some inspiration。
Tatiana Dengo
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I bought this art book at a physical bookstore， but if you buy it directly from Heikala’s website， it also comes signed by the artist。 Heikala is a Finnish artist who has gained popularity in recent years through her series of Inktober paintings and process videos。 This book includes sketches， processes and finished pieces ranging from 2015 to 2018， plus some scattered pieces from her earlier years as a student。 I’ve followed her work on Inktober for the last three years or so， and I hadn’t yet I bought this art book at a physical bookstore， but if you buy it directly from Heikala’s website， it also comes signed by the artist。 Heikala is a Finnish artist who has gained popularity in recent years through her series of Inktober paintings and process videos。 This book includes sketches， processes and finished pieces ranging from 2015 to 2018， plus some scattered pieces from her earlier years as a student。 I’ve followed her work on Inktober for the last three years or so， and I hadn’t yet seen a lot of the pieces in here。 She clearly breaks down her media of choice （watercolor and ink）， and is also very systematic about describing the challenges and advantages of each one， and how these affect her artwork。 The middle of the book pauses to showcase 16 pages of sketches from her sketchbook， and is followed by two of her paintings printed in a huge fold-out paper。 （However， these cannot be detached from the book to use as prints， and I would NOT recommend that you try， lest the adjoining pages fall out。）The last section includes tutorials for watercolor and ink techniques， as well as the process of designing an enamel pin。 That last one was very eye-opening， as she addresses the unique design considerations that a pin requires， such as: the less colors the better， using the metal as one of the colors can sometimes be a good design choice， and the less empty spaces， the better。 Highly recommended to anyone interested in Heikala’s art; both seasoned and beginning artists can find something to love and learn about in this art book。 It feels very nostalgic and will leave you feeling peaceful and fulfilled in your heart。 But I would especially recommend it to high school students who might be considering going into a career in the arts。 Heikala is very clear and straightforward about her path to running her business as an artist and how you need to be creative and enterprising in more than just the surface of the paper。 。。。more
BreAnna （Bre'sBooks）
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Didn't read， just looked at the art 🤷♀️ Didn't read， just looked at the art 🤷♀️ 。。。more
Amelia Laughlan
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Beautiful guide to the work of Heikala。 Even though I am not an artist， I really enjoyed the tutorial section included towards the end。 Love this treasure of a tome！
Polina Poluekt
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Enjoyed this book a lot。 It was very interesting to learn more about Heikala's thought process and inspiration behind her art。 Also， I found the process tutorials very helpful as I am trying to learn more about painting with coloured inks。Definitely one of my favourite books I read this year。 Enjoyed this book a lot。 It was very interesting to learn more about Heikala's thought process and inspiration behind her art。 Also， I found the process tutorials very helpful as I am trying to learn more about painting with coloured inks。Definitely one of my favourite books I read this year。 。。。more
rêveur d'art
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I've been flipping through this a lot lately。 The illustrations are lovely and feel good in style。 I've been flipping through this a lot lately。 The illustrations are lovely and feel good in style。 。。。more
Riani Halim
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Heikala's art is so beautiful and calming。 I like to imagine the story told by each illustration。 Sadly， there are some of her artworks that I loved was not included in this book。 I hope they would be in her next artbook。 Heikala's art is so beautiful and calming。 I like to imagine the story told by each illustration。 Sadly， there are some of her artworks that I loved was not included in this book。 I hope they would be in her next artbook。 。。。more
Una Anguila
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El trabajo de Heikala se me hace muy bueno， porque， a pesar de que dibuja personajes parecidos y brujitas desde hace tiempo， no sólo su técnica al dibujar ha ido evolucionando， también su narrativa， así que sus ilustraciones no llegan a cansar y te permiten imaginarte cientos de historias al verlas。Recomiendo este libro para fans de su trabajo y para personas que quieren dedicarse a la ilustración， porque cuenta cómo es que inicia su camino a volverse profesional y te comparte tutoriales de su p El trabajo de Heikala se me hace muy bueno， porque， a pesar de que dibuja personajes parecidos y brujitas desde hace tiempo， no sólo su técnica al dibujar ha ido evolucionando， también su narrativa， así que sus ilustraciones no llegan a cansar y te permiten imaginarte cientos de historias al verlas。Recomiendo este libro para fans de su trabajo y para personas que quieren dedicarse a la ilustración， porque cuenta cómo es que inicia su camino a volverse profesional y te comparte tutoriales de su proceso creativo。También， su manera de escribir es muy sencilla y entendible， por lo que no tienes que ser un experto para poder disfrutar de su libro。 。。。more
Rachael Kosinski
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A wonderfully beautiful and instructional book！ I learned tiny little tips about watercolors that hadn't really occurred to me before， but it didn't read like a manual。 A wonderfully beautiful and instructional book！ I learned tiny little tips about watercolors that hadn't really occurred to me before， but it didn't read like a manual。 。。。more
Lise Hopland
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Beautifully designed and made。 I really enjoy how she takes us through her artistic journey as well as seeing her pretty illustrations。
Vanya Prodanova
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Книгата е красива сама по себе си， без да я четеш。 Само да прехвърляш страниците и да се наслаждаваш на рисунките е достатъчно да се размажеш от удоволствие。 Но！ Ако я и прочетеш， отиваш на едно по-различно ниво на удоволствие и благодарност към авторката， че е положила толкова усилия и любов да сподели своя път като професионален илюстратор。Heikala ме накара да видя цялостно колко комплексна е работата на един илюстратор и въобще всеки човек， решил да поеме пътя да бъде артист。 Повечето хора с Книгата е красива сама по себе си， без да я четеш。 Само да прехвърляш страниците и да се наслаждаваш на рисунките е достатъчно да се размажеш от удоволствие。 Но！ Ако я и прочетеш， отиваш на едно по-различно ниво на удоволствие и благодарност към авторката， че е положила толкова усилия и любов да сподели своя път като професионален илюстратор。Heikala ме накара да видя цялостно колко комплексна е работата на един илюстратор и въобще всеки човек， решил да поеме пътя да бъде артист。 Повечето хора си мислят， че да може да рисуваш е достатъчно， но не е。 Имаш нужда от комбинация от толкова различни умения в толкова различни сфери， че понякога е изумително， че един илюстратор успява да отдели време и за доста рисуване。 Heikala не навлиза в някакви сериозни подробности， разказвайки за своя път като професионален илюстратор， но е достатъчно да видиш нещата като цяло。 Мда， знаела е от много малка каква иска да бъде （но истината е， че всички знаем от рано какви искаме да бъдем， просто някъде по пътя се отказваме） и е имала подкрепата на близки， приятели и учители да преследва целта си。 Това са важни неща， но начина， по който споделя своята история， те кара да видиш отвъд това， че всъщност най-важното е неизчерпаемия извор на любов към това， което правиш。 Бонус в книжката е споделянето на много добри трикове и уроци за всеки， който се интересува да използва водни бои и мастило в своите илюстрации。 :） 。。。more
Isa
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Un libro precioso sobre una de las ilustradoras que más me gusta。 En él comparte su viaje artístico， todo lo que ha llegado a aprender y cómo su estilo y su carrera han ido evolucionando。 Escrito de manera que parece que te está hablando en confianza， se hace muy ameno y agradable。 Además， cuenta con bocetos， explicaciones， tutoriales y más de un truco práctico a aplicar。 Sin duda， una preciosa referencia a releer y a tener en mi estantería。
Elena Varg
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I’m so happy I got to Kickstart this book！！ The mere quality of it is incredible and the contents of it are all so beautiful and insightful。 I highly recommend this to everyone， artists and art collectors alike！！
Sarah
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