I'm Simon! I'm employed as a developer and consultant for Magello, and I've been programming for close to decade now. Currently, I'm interested in the functional compile-to-javascript languages that have sprung up the last couple of years.
Recently, I also got myself a drawing tablet, and I'm learning how to make digital art.
This website is a space for me to collect my thoughts and project.
I've been interested in trying out PureScript for a while now, and during the Christmas break I finally got around to it. I made a fairly simple puzzle game, similar to nonograms.
The Swedish state has hired you to chart the archipelago. You contracted people to scout out all the islands, but they took off with the money leaving you with only loose clues as to where the islands are. Maybe you can somehow use these hints to finalize the sea charts?
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Early 2022 I got myself a drawing tablet. This is first large piece I drew, and the first piece I ordered as a print. There are a few words in Swedish that describe how wet or dry something is, this painting is an infographic ranging the words from the wettest on the left to the driest on the right.
Infographic indicating the wetness or dryness of adjectives in the Swedish language.
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I would like to be good at drawing people, but I haven't been able to get through a complete portrait. It's simply too difficult. Instead, I drew something simpler: just an ear.
For reference, I used a photograph of my girlfriend's ear.
Digital painting of an ear.
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The first image I painted. I googled a bunch of pumpkins that I used for reference, but I don't have a single reference.
Digital painting of a pumpkin.
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The second image I painted. Like the pumpkin, I googled a bunch of pumpkins that I used for reference.
Digital painting of a fennel.
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Me and my girlfriend did a paint-along to this youtube video.
Digital painting of a frog.
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I decided to do another vegetable, if mushrooms count as vegetables. You're not supposed to eat these ones.
Digital painting of a mushroom.
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I wanted to draw a pastry. This is a croissant.
Digital painting of a croissant.
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I wanted to draw something using just colour, no contouring. This is a mallard duck, I believe it's the most common duck in my hometown. I've almost exclusively used the Wet Bristles Rough brush in Krita.
Digital painting of a mallard duck.
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