This lil' shop got started after I made a male pin-up calendar for my sister as a joke. Normally that's not really my thing, but I was reading the Eddas and just couldn't get over the fact that a Norse god was called an "ás." I felt "dat ás" was a pun that had to be made, and I couldn't think of what else I could do with it. (Note: I was recently made aware that the pronunciation is different in Norwegian which makes the pun much less applicable, but I was unaware of this at the time.) Additionally, my family has a tradition of spamming my sister with smut-themed birthday presents, and there's only so many used raunchy romance novels you can give a person. So I spent several weeks dutifully sketching, photoshopping, and punishing my eyes with endless pictures of bodybuilders and pin-up girls for the sake of a cheesy pun and a birthday joke.
Afterwards it turned out that more people enjoyed the calendar than I expected, and some requests were made to be able to buy copies. Thus, the reason for this shop.
HelloGround is taking a short break
Reviews
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Rebecca on Jan 20, 2023
5 out of 5 starsFairly basic in terms of general appearance, though I do love the artwork for all the goddesses. Really shows the fierceness of the Ásynja.
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All images are sketched and inked on paper, before being scanned and colored digitally. -
Adobe Photoshop is used for coloring, shading, and creating backgrounds for every page.
Shop members
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Natasha Sweitzer
Owner, Creator
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Costco
Newark, DE
All calendars are printed through the Costco photo center.
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