Artist Creates Wholesome And Soothing Comics That Might Brighten Up Your Day (30 Pics)
Interview With ArtistWe believe you may be in need of something soothing and uplifting at this time when the days are getting darker and dreary. Well, we might just have that! Let us introduce you to John Euclid Templonuevo, an artist from the Philippines who is better known as "Arkitekyuklid".
John's illustrations can be described as a warm blanket, a cup of hot chocolate or just any thing that makes one forget about all the hardships and worries. Even if it's just for a minute. With his works, the artist spreads a message that it's ok to feel down and reminds us that it is crucial to listen and love yourself.
Some time ago, John shared his illustrations depicting superheroes during quarantine. You can check them out here!
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Very wise. I dig this. But someone could say that as the only light, you’ll get all the glory for being the only bright one…despite the fact that it’s darker overall. That works for some people, I’m afraid.
Don't hang around people constantly trying to steal your flame, either.
John introduces himself as a Christian from the Philippines. The artist believes that it is his primary duty to share the good news with everyone. He is currently studying BS Architecture and he is in his last semester. Good luck to him!
Every. Single. Loudmouth coworker who "just has to" announce 'mistakes' they see in your work (which are often not even mistakes, just things that they don't understand).
My friend's now ex-husband used to tell her not to crouch/slouch/hold her head down/look at the ground but instead be like him & hold his head up high...until I told him, "That's easy to do *when there's nothing in there*!" Seriously, he had not a single thought in his head & only regurgitated what his father, online groups or tv shows had told him 🙄 so pretentious 🤮
I used to have a boss that would complain that I had to wash my hands too often. I was like, "Yeah, that's because I'm actually doing something to get them dirty."
How long of a rest do you need though...I feel like I need another 50 years
We asked John about how his journey as an artist started. He shared that he started doing traditional drawing (pen and paper) when he was a kid. "I love to watch anime and it inspires me to draw. I usually copy anime from posters and I try to perfect it. Through practice, I memorized all the possible positions of the body of the character I'm drawing. As the years went by, I got amazed by the style of 'Adventure Time' and 'Rick and Morty'. That motivated me to transition to digital drawing. I invested in having a drawing tablet in order for me to digitize my drawings. At the moment, I try to combine the art style of Rick and Morty with Adventure Time and that is my current drawing style."
Architecture is another form of art that John is currently practicing. He told us that he also loves to do origami. Interestingly, the name "Arkitekyuklid" is the combination of his name and his soon-to-be profession. "I changed the spelling to create a 'quirky' name."
In fact, I often upvote because they were brave enough to share their opinions.
Load More Replies...If you have the energy, you should comment your different of opinions, politely and with empathy of course. The world is wonderful and fascinating because of it's variety. Algorithms on social media funnels like people with like. Meaning people end up in an echo chamber, convinced that their way is the only way and they are right about everything. When given the opportunity, if you can, don't just scroll on and disengage, you never know what impact you've had on the other scrollers. *Your mental health is important, so check with yourself first to see if you have the capacity. <3
There's a time and place for everything. Seems everyone nowadays has forgotten the whole "pick your battles" thing.
Feels like that one comment needs to be here about doing the same on boredpanda
This is exactly what I do as well unless the post is particularly hateful or nonsensical. If I do feel the need to download something in order to let The person posting it know that I disagree with him or her, I will do that and explain why. Otherwise, I just leave it be.
Ohmagawd I literally saw a pinterest post abt a ship and a comment was just "i hate (ship name)" with a bunch of crying emojis at the end. I didn't do anything I just scrolled past it because people have opinions and opinions are very important to a society
Ignorance is bliss...most people forget that the root word is "ignore" & isn't reflective of their intellect (ie: stupid, etc) but the fact that they're choosing to ignore something; "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" & "The only thing evil needs to succeed is for good to do nothing" could very well apply here.
Surviving is just as hard sometimes. To be able to live through another day
Some days that is all we can do. The artist is absolutely right: “the One who created the universe” is the only one who can give us the capability to survive every day, anyway. Leaning on Him is more than enough all the time!
Surviving was my entire childhood and life up until this point. When do I get to thrive? Never? Ok...
The artist revealed that his life is a living testimony of how "real God is". "When I was in high school, I didn't pay attention to my life. I wasted a big part of my life doing foolish things because before I thought my life didn't have any purpose. Then, a schoolmate shared about Jesus and how God can help you change your life. A lot of inspiration/ideas/motivation you see in my social media accounts are coming from my devotion when I read the bible. I'm not a religious person, I just love the one who created the universe."
Absolutely! A wide person told me that anything worth doing is worth doing. That is to say, in moments of depression, don't focus on what's considered the right way, just do it the best you can. For example, if you're too depressed to take a shower, at least wash your face. Or if you're hungry but don't have the energy to cook a big meal, you can at least throw a sandwich together or snag a bowl of cereal. It's about baby steps. Any step forward is progress, no matter how big or small, as long as you aren't staying stuck in the same place forever.
And always remember, you can never get out of a dark tunnel if you keep turning back around. The only way out is to get through it, and you can do it. 💖
Sometimes a dark shadow may be cast upon you, but you're still there ready to shine. 🥰
The most challenging part of the creative process for John is that thing called "procrastination". "I always write my ideas and I have a lot of them. The problem is, I don't draw a lot because of my laziness. I dunno. I think a lot of artists would agree with me that procrastination is the biggest enemy we are facing."
Yes…that’s why I love my cats. They recharge my batteries and my mood.
Very prevalent in Chinese culture. My grandparents broke it and my parents followed suit. I'll need to make sure I help smash that cycle too later on.
I have broken the alcoholic, abusive cycle! My mom slept all day and got drunk as hell. When she was awake during the day she not always but sometimes was abusive and jackass step dad was too alcoholic and abusive. When I was a teenager I got so mad at my mom and yelled in her face that I would NEVER be like her. I can't stand the smell of beer🤢🤮
One of the reasons John is creating these illustrations is to encourage a lot of people. "The world right now is full of negativity, especially on social media. By encouraging other people, making them smile with my puns, or lighting up their day, I am giving them a sense of hope that regardless of the negativity, life is still beautiful. I also want to emphasize in my drawings that sometimes, people, including me, experience life's ups and downs and it is wonderful to share that with everyone so that no one will feel alone in this world."
Paranormal activities, ghosts, imaginary friends. WE can all do this together...
If I looked into a reflective body and suddenly saw a crowed I’d probably freak the f out!
Love is why I'm alive. The girl I love saved me from depression. The day I met her was the day I planned to end it. I was going to a DnD campaign, and was going to say goodbye to my friends. Then I saw her. All that darkness and depression was gone. Replaced by Love for her. Now everyday I wake up with a purpose. To make her life better
I blurted out with laughter 😂 Silly pun hit me unprepared 😊
Load More Replies...Giving up on doing things to sleep instead is a major symptom of depression.
Because the feeling of being in love does so much to one, it is amazing.
When it comes to his future plans, John's dream is to create an architectural firm. He also wants to pursue his career as an animator and continue doing illustrations to inspire everyone. "In my heart, I know God wants me to be an architect. I'm still going to continue doing illustrations, maybe create comics, do commissions, etc."
My therapist made me a little sign for my fridge that says, "Failure is an event, not a person." Helps me, a lot!
Thank you for sharing this. I'm still waiting for it to sink in - reading it here helps
Load More Replies...i wish ppl would stop villainizing failure. if you fail a test, is it the end of all humanity as we know it? if you fail to meet a selfset goal, does that mean you're horrible and beyond help? isn't failure how we learn? yea sure the feeling of failing sucks a*s but it doesn't have to be a be all end all like society depicts it as.
Basically that no matter the path you go on, and you keep going, it's progress in life. The bottom one without the arrow shows that the person stopped whatever progress they were doing and, in a way, failed in the end.
Load More Replies...While I do tend to agree mostly, they're missing the graph that only trends downwards. It's not necessarily failure to give up when all you're doing is wasting time, energy and money. Sometimes not quitting soon enough is worse.
I needed this my entire life, people have tried to tell me, but it helps to see it actually visualized.
In the words of Mr. Rogers, "I like you just the way you are,"
Load More Replies..."A wizard is never late, Mr baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he intends to". We are all wizards, with our own particular spark of magic. :)
I don't waste time with fake people, and neither should you. I've gone through my fair share, and it's not fun or easy. You will be okay, you will get through this. <3.
Up vote for stolas. And this is true. Sorry you had to go through those friends in the first place.
Load More Replies...So very, very true. You will always know who your true friends are whenever you have a problem.
Fakes and phonies are a shade upon your life, they only want to be there to bask in your light and pretend it's theirs. Only keep the people who shine with you around, even though that's harder than it sounds.
Do you today, @Deutschland Mädchen? Because I'm commenting so that you'll get a notification and you'll see this again, just in case you needed to again. (Or the whole list!) Have a great day! 😊💖
Load More Replies...This isn't the case for too many though...so be compassionate where able.
My thoughts exactly. I may not be having a life I want, but I can try to help others have the one they want.
Load More Replies...When that bad day is 4 or 5 days a week though its hard not to believe its just a bad life
It starts to feel like a bad life if you have to many years of bad days.
It's not a bad life, it's just one bad day followed by another....and another and another and another....
Many forget this. But those of us who need someone around tend to forget that not everything needs to be spouted too. It's just...a very fine line.
For Some reason I read this as “you are my comfort person “ (like a comfort animal) and I think mine might be better
I really needed this confirmation ppl today just kept yelling at me when I asked if they were ok 🤕🤕
True... you worked so hard and put everything aside just to achieve a success. The effort, the work, the time that you have spent on things to make it work, etc. You've been ignoring your family, games, friends, just to achieve a success. I don't think it is wrong to celebrate!
Load More Replies...And then there are those people who refuse to ever be humbled by ... making sure eeeveryone knows the mistake was completely and totally someone else - always.
With achievement, u can be an arrogant person at very least but mistakes, is very often let people think that they are just a failure and it may also led you mind into many other negativities
What if you're so broken that you're falling apart? 😢
Load More Replies...I'm broken in every way form and fashion. And look at me, I glow so bright I stick out like a sore thumb.
Ok. *Breaks back in multiple places* I see the light but It's not me lol
It also reveals the dumbness and reality within the bold n shiny exterior
I like the message but white crayons really are useless 😔 IM SORRY DON'T DOWNVOTE ME
White crayons/pencils are there to blend. You just have to wait for the right artist who understands this.
Wow...love all the replies to "But Nobody Came" comment. Never let anyone make you feel useless, just because they don't see your value!
White crayon shows up on the coloring book pages that are off white. Most of them are. Also in black paper and for using it as wax.
I love using white cry ones cuz it makes me happy beause I feel like a white crayons,useless,unworthy,unspecial,But all my friends and family use me for something(not in money)
It's not polite. But some people are just fillers in the bigger picture.
I would rephrase. If you value your love over gratification of desires, then it's easy to be faithful. Those who are driven purely by their appetites will always hurt the ones they love.
Love is the willingness to sacrifice. If they aren't willing to sacrifice, do they really love?
Load More Replies...Well, this is between the people. It's all about your personal agreement. If both of you agree that $ex isn't personal and your relationship is for children and assets then that is your agreement. If you both agree to monogamy, then that is your agreement. It doesn't matter what your agreement is, as long as you make it together and keep it.
That is not true. Beeing faithful is always a desicion. It is not about feeling. Sometimes its easy, sometimes it is not. Thats life.
I would say that love is a partnership where both people need to value the other's needs just as much as theirs for it to work. Too often this isn't the case. People take their partner's needs for granted because those particular needs don't seem as important to them.
Oh in that case I wonder how many times I've been unfaithful to myself
Two broken people don't make one whole one. Always remember that. You must work on fixing and loving yourself first.
🤔...I don't get it, is it yours or the other person's? The broken heart, I mean 🙂 because it's a surface-level cute idea, but it loses me the more I think of what it's actually trying to say, either way it's trying to say it 🤓
Freedom. But also money. But I also need freedom to make money. But I need money for freedom. See how it's a cycle
Disagree. If the soul needs to be healed, healing cannot take place without sleep. Sleep alone cannot heal that hurt, but it is an essential component of the process.
Problem is she is meaning depression. She is right. Some clinical signs of depression is constant sleep which is not helping. That person needs a more fulfilling outlet. Sleep doesn't fix depression
Load More Replies...This is so me...🥲😭 this is equivalent my song. Tiredness and boredom are perfect duo in my life. Oof. 😑😐
It really doesn't. Freedom does. Freedom creates peace, and peace created happiness.
ohhhh that nail-hammer to the just-below-and-behind the intestines feeling... arrrrgh....
Well, not every girl; trans girls and girls who don't menstruate for whatever reason are valid too! But I feel this picture viscerally 😂
And trans men, gender fluid, non-binary, etc. can have it too.
Load More Replies..."Every *girl*"??!? 😐 Excuse me, I'm a single dad & I face these same struggles...at a quick glance it looks like these are generic kids meant to represent "struggles" & it's only looking again to see the kid hammering cramps into her midsection & the other one drawing red onto her pants shows that it's supposed to represent menstruation; otherwise it just looks to me like something that children do day in & day out 😜
She's got a fever! A lot of people who get periods get fevers with em! Sooo he's probably cooking lol
Load More Replies...I wish this could happen to me, but when I look in the mirror I only see a useless stupid nobody who can’t properly use punctuation and who worry’s about everything
Instructions unclear, got arrested for "shoplifting" at Walmart. Which is dumb because I didn't lift the shop, it's a whole a*s building and I'm not that strong
Okay, the "mirror/me roar/I am woman" was just this side of clever but this "whisk" one falls short & could probably be better served as a cooking meme instead of an uplifting meme 😀
There are an estimated 5-10 million different species in the world. Not only could they not fit on an ark 300 cubits long, like 50 wide and 30 tall, but he would've had trouble fitting even all the animals from his region. How did he get all the animals from the Amazon on? How did any of the species survive with only 1 male and 1 female? How are we humans here if we all came from 1 family? I believe in God. But I also know the dangers of taking everything literally. The Bible is one of the most complex pieces of literature out there. If you take it literally, you will quickly find yourself contradicting what's known, and even contradicting what's in other parts of the Bible.
Load More Replies...I am an aethist and don't really get bible references but this one I understand and still agree with the message 😌👍
This one. Don't let your future fizzle out because someone else doesn't see it working for you. I am learning this the hard way, right now lol.
There was a Hitler guy that also thought he was right even if most of the world told him otherwise. Blind faith is always dangerous
That is the problem that many have with eating and weight control. They eat because they're bored, not hungry.
Load More Replies...I LOVE cooking. I LOVE eating. I HATE to decide what to cook or what to eat. I've outsourced the rough meal planning to my husband, who can prioritise his preferences from an in-calendar list of all the things we like/eat regularly, and then I only have to choose what's doable/what I want for the next week. It has sooo eased my Sunday-stressing. And before anyone disses my husband: He does try to cook etc., and hes getting better at it, but it's not the same as the days when I cook.
Me too. Sometimes I forget to eat though so that's nice.
Load More Replies...It's a sweet sentiment, but the pencil still looks concerned, and I can understand how he feels, I mean, I would have the same reaction if someone said that to me.
I can’t help but think of the Plumb song that starts exactly like this! She is a phenomenal artist if you haven’t had the opportunity to listen to her music!
Yes... we need a real leader... one who leads for the people not for popularity
Load More Replies...If only everyone in America could realize this.... But no, they blindly let the media and political parties divide us in any way they can and pit us against one another, rich vs poor, black vs white, left vs right, male vs female, hetero vs etc...
My wife and I now joke about the few months of overcooked food I had to endure when we first moved it together. But bc of that she never lost her desire and now cooks amazing food always.
I wouldn’t have said that i like it tho. I might have gotten more… purposefully
I swear, it's so creepy how our phones listen in on and monitor everything we do in order to target us with specific advertising... And God only knows what other things that information is being used for. We have practically, and most of the time blindly, accepted these terms and conditions too exchange much of our privacy so we could access social media, which has done a lot to destroy the mental health of many people
I know how that is. I'm the type of person that will set myself on fire to keep others warm
"It shall grow into a gianormous tree...."
Load More Replies...Get a dog! I am married over 20 yrs, and can say he loves me to the moon and back (it's mutual), but no human has ever always looked as adoringly as my rescue Dachshund. All ten years that I was blessed to have her in my life.
I don't know about that, because I do a lot to coffee so it suits my taste. I'd hate for someone to try and change me to suit their self
It's like a broken bone. When it heals, it is stronger. Same can apply to a broken heart! ❤️
doesnt a bone has a higher chance of being broken again if it was already broken? i get your point tho
Load More Replies...It can go either way, really. It's all in how you deal with it. What doesn't kill you can either make you stronger or cripple you for life.
THERE MAY BE PAIN IN THE NIGHT BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING.... ALL TOGETHER NOW...
I don't put up walls, I have created a maze. I don't necessarily want to keep people out, but challenge them to get to know who I am. It's my way of weeding out the fly by night, fairweather people and see who genuinely wants to know who I am. So you better have some breadcrumbs if you wish to navigate through the many twists and turns to get to the treasure of my friendship
You sound like me. Though i am a scorpio and find it the most easiest way to weed the bad ones out. I don't like wasting my time when i am picky to begin with
Load More Replies...Yes you can! If you just show people that you can be successful, you can get the job that you want! You don't always have to be in a hopeless situation.
Load More Replies...I think it means that if one listens to all opinions, they eould be taught or learn something (like school)
Load More Replies...This is a missed opportunity!!! "Head, shoulders, mayonnaise, mayonnaise..."
I love these! But they remind me of how big of a worrier and failure I am. Like I, like these but I am just a useless nobody 😭😞
Fun and wholesome, plus the artist is a Christian and put an anime reference. I love this one :D
I love these! But they remind me of how big of a worrier and failure I am. Like I, like these but I am just a useless nobody 😭😞
Fun and wholesome, plus the artist is a Christian and put an anime reference. I love this one :D
