What does the JP stand for?
- Jussi-Pekka.

What the are those strokes you draw over your characters’ cheeks?
- Call it emphasizing the cheek bones or whatever. I don’t know really. It’s a style I guess. It has something to do with the way I sketch out a character, align the nose, eyes, mouth etc. Sometimes the face looks a little “empty” afterwards, so I add them. Due to large bewilderment, I've tried to leave them out nowadays. :)

What materials do you use when working?
- I always begin with pen and paper. I’ll surely never leave them. Although I work a lot digitally (mainly with Adobe programs), I usually ink or pencil the drawings on paper first, scan them and then colour in Photoshop. I’ve come to like Sakura’s Micron -markers and Canson or Daler-Rowney heavy weight paper. I recently found the Copic Multiliner which has a nice brush tip, and I’ve been using that a lot lately. But I really do want to use other methods and materials aswell when working.

Is there a certain style that influences your art?
- Not a style necessarily, but a sort of mentality, I guess. My sense of humour is pretty absurd, although I also use absurdity and humour when dealing with my fears and other issues. I've always thought my clients not only want my style, but also a little of my persona. I’d say I get influenced by music a lot. I try to listen to all kinds of music, and I always try to find the right “soundtrack” for whatever work I’m making at the time.

Where do you work?
- I work at a studio space I share amongst other Kaiku Collective members. We're still organizing our website and studio, but feel free to pop by. You'll find us from Näsilinnankatu 34 B, Tampere, but please make an appointment first. Thanks.