...and thank you for taking the time to visit my site. My name is Sami Rouhiainen and what you will find here is a lot of images created with various mediums over the years. The site is as much of a tool for me to see how I've progressed with my skills over the years as it is a way to share the artwork.
I’m a digital painter and I enjoy letting my imagination run free to create visuals that are beyond the reality we live in. Characters, portraits, captured moments and expressions are also subjects that inspire me.
Art is my passion, and I've been painting and drawing since I was a little kid.
Among the comics, cartoons and movies I grew up with, my biggest sources for inspiration and wanting to learn more have been the works Shoji Kawamori, Syd Mead, Masamune Shirow, John Byrne, Jim Lee, Bob Ross and his forever happy trees.
I hope you enjoy going through the site. If you have any questions or thoughts regarding the images, then please do contact me. :-)
Thank you for your time.
p.s. If you have professional interest at my work, please continue to the Portfolio section of the site or to the Contact page.
Remembrance
First speedpaint of the year, with my thoughts lost in years past and in stories heard.
Snowfall
*sigh* more snow, more witches. -____-
Witch of the Forest
A moody piece for a snowy, dark day.
The Anvil
Space can be a dangerous place... unless you are armed and armored to the teeth. This was my entry for the Deviant art EVE-online contest.
Classic Beauty
A semi-speedpaint of Anouk Aimee from 1964. A stunningly beautiful woman. <3
Jupiter Rising
I read a book called the 'Two Moons' by James P. Hogan early 2011. It was good, old-school mystery science fiction. This a speedpaint of one of the scenes.
Titan
Getting back to the speedpainting routine after a break... by painting giant robots, of course.
Salvage Crew
I love painting SF themed images! 2010 was filled with Sci-fi. ^__^