Eelis Nilukka makes comics

A promotional banner for the webcomic In Suitable Conditions. In the middle there's a black-and-white panel from the comic with two characters siting on a sofa. One of them is holding an ukulele. They're looking at a TV off-panel. They hear music playing on the TV. Below the panel, there's the series logo, author credits "by Eelis Nilukka", and the platforms where to read the comic: Tapas and Webtoon.

One more time (for chapter 3)! Lissa and Maria need to talk... 😶‍🌫️

In Suitable Conditions updated on:

👉 Tapas (English) tapas.io/episode/3642...

👉 Tapas (suomi) tapas.io/episode/3642...

👉 Webtoon (English) www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/in...

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Promotional banner of the webcomic In Suitable Condition. On a white background there's a comic panel where hands squeeze a toilet; it drips dirty-looking water. Under the panel there's the series logo, the name of the artist Eelis Nilukka, and the names of the platforms where the comic can read - Tapas and Webtoon.

Part 2 of chapter is out now! 🆕

Read this newest update of In Suitable Conditions on:

✨ Tapas (English) tapas.io/episode/3628...

✨ Tapas (suomi) tapas.io/episode/3628...

✨ Webtoon (English) www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/in...

#webcomic

Promotional banner for the webcomic In Suitable Conditions. It looks like a polaroid photo with a black-and-white sample comic panel in the middle. The series logo, the author's name Eelis Nilukka and the webcomic platforms Tapas and Webtoon have been added below the image.

Webcomic update!
Part 1 of chapter 3 from In Suitable Conditions is now available to read for free!

Read it on:
✨Tapas (English) tapas.io/episode/3612...

✨Tapas (Finnish) tapas.io/episode/3612...

✨Webtoon (English) www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/in...

The commenting option sounds really nice!

Happy hear your experiences on different platforms, whether you're a creator or a reader!

Setting up a shop should not be complicated operation but takes some hours, so I wish to make an well-informed decision on the platform. So that I don't have to repeat the process any time soon. 😁

Another option (or maybe even an additional option) is to sell via Patreon. I have a page and a modest followership there, so it's an attractive option for me as a creator to start selling products in addition to monthly memberships.

I need some help deciding which platform to sell my comic PDFs on. 🙋‍♂️

I have a Gumroad store that I opened years ago, but would some other platform suit my themes better (mental health, LGBT+...)? I have the image itch.io for example has lots of content like this and users interested in them.

Tbh in my case, the first lifestyle was the result of debilitating anxiety and avoidance of the real world, while the second one is a result of healthier decisions.

But I still wonder, what could I achieve if I just focused on comics for some time...

I'm not sure which lifestyle I prefer, to single-mindedly focus on one thing and make it really good (my BSandL era), or to experience different facets of life and spread my energies all over the place.

😮‍💨 Phew it's been quite long since the previous update of the comic.

I feel I'm switching between my interests a lot - and while it's nice to have multiple hobbies, it's impossible to dedicate much time and attention to any one of them.

Details of a black-and-white comic page and panels each showing different body parts of a character.

A comic panel showing a black silhouette of a torso on a white background. Inside the torso is a twisting tube that looks like a tree branch and runs in the place where a human's digestive system would be. On that is overlaid a text that says, "have to have to have to have to".

A black-and-white comic panel where the character looks down, seeing their own right leg and shoe (probably a Converse shoe) and their distorted reflection on a rainwater puddle. Leaves are floating on the puddle and they have eyes that look at the character curiously.

A promotional banner for the webcomic In Suitable Conditions, with the series logo and description: "A webcomic about a uni drop-out trying to avoid the anxieties of the world, by Eelis Nilukka". The banner encourages the viewer to read the webcomic on Webtoon, Tapas and Patreon.

Preview time! The next episode of In Suitable Conditions will publish on Tapas and Webtoon this Sunday.🎆

Honey, the cleaning crew is here!

Synopsis:

After dropping out of university, Lissa's determined to become an artist on her own terms.

Too bad that her bestie wants a roommate who can afford rent and makes her get a real job!

Lissa finds work in cleaning, and that should be a suitable job for an introvert... Right?

In Suitable Conditions updated!

Tapas 🇬🇧 tapas.io/episode/3442...
Tapas 🇫🇮 tapas.io/episode/3442...
Webtoons 🇬🇧 www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/in...

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When I write comics, I write the dialogue last (usually).

This's a method I picked up relatively recently because I found I got stuck in what the characters say, not what happens and how it should feel. IMO dialogue is a servant to action/emotion.

Gym life
(Art from 2023, animation from 2025, and joke from like 1998.)

Really! I did a little research on tablets for drawing some time ago and it seemed like iPad is the only one worth to even consider, so thank you for sharing this!

I guess the price is the greatest issue. An iPad will cost hundreds of euros even if it's second-hand.

I can afford it, but what if something comes up and I'd need the money?? I'd be so bummed if I'd spent it on something so frivolous!!

I've rediscovered my love for traditional drawing, so I've been filling sketchbooks when I'm away from home or too fed up to sit at the desk.

But some things I prefer drawing digitally.

To buy an iPad for digital drawing or not?

I have a Wacom, but I have to sit at my desk if I want to draw digitally... An iPad would give me more freedom.

I could take it when I travel, to a café or library...

Yep, no one's giving out points for effort xD

Comic panels illustrating what I did during each hour. Panel 1, 15-16: Went on a walk to enjoy the sun before the clouds swallow it for another week. Panel 2, 16-17: yoga and eating. Panel 3, 17-20: working on the next episode of In Suitable Conditions and Patreon content. Listening to ASMR while I work - it's my "white noise" :D. Panel 4, 20-21: editing a video with my art and an amazing joke. Panel 5, 21-22: Listening to my BF rewind their day. Panel 6, 22-23: Getting ready for bed and going to sleep. Good night ~~~

#hourlycomicday part 2.
Was a good day!

Comic panels drawn on a sketchbook page. Hand-drawn title: "Hourly Comic Day 1.2.2025. Eelis Nilukka". First panel: 7-8 Woke up. Second panel: 8-9 breakfast with my boyfriend. Third panel: 9-10 drinking coffee, chatting, reading. Fourth panel: 10-11 getting ready, taking out trash, etc. Fifth panel: 11-12 going to my barber to get a fresh undercut, then lunch at a café. Sixth panel: 12-13 picking up some groceries, marvelling at the sun on my way home. Seventh panel: 13-15 filming my inking process. It's the first time I use a camera (instead of a phone), so setting up takes time. I hope it turned out well!

My first time participating in #hourlycomicday!

I only started drawing in the afternoon, but it seems I'm not the only one, so I guess it's fine. 😆

I started to read Charles Dickens' Two Cities (Kaksi kaupunkia) - the style and language are delightful (I'm reading the Finnish translation) and it feels like a mystery story, so if you'd like something a bit different and set on 1700s, I recommend checking that out.

I hope similar relationships and engagement will form around my new webcomic In Suitable Conditions.

It's quite a different story to BSandL, but if you liked my storytelling style in BSandL, you may like ISC too!

I can say that working on the comic is similarly thrilling for me. 😙

Making BSandL was so fun, and when I was going through my digital archives, I was reminiscing all the joys and sorrows I felt with the characters.

And appreciating the enthusiasm that readers showed in comment sections. 😍

A 4-panel comic. An apartment, night time. First panel: A young black-haired man lies on his bed and watches another young white-haired man who's sleeping next to him on a mattress. Second panel: a pillow lands next to the white-haired man, waking him. Third panel: the black-haired man lays down on the mattress to sleep next to the white-haired man, whose facial expression is surprised but he makes room for the other man. Fourth panel: the men are spooning on the mattress and looking very peaceful.

Throwback to 2017! 🤪

If you're not familiar with these guys: they're from my first ever long webcomic called BSandL, and you can check it out on Tapas and Webtoons (scifi/drama; it's a completed series).

Tapas: tapas.io/series/BSand...

Webtoon: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/bs...

I actually make these posts monthly, so if you'd like to support my work and read my musings in return, head on to my Patreon 😊

(You can also support by sharing my posts!💜)

Black and white drawing. A character pulls down his hood, revealing his hair. He says, "Ta-dahh! My hair's long enough to tie into a ponytail!"

Black amd white drawing. A character looks at a comic panel and says, "Maybe I'm happy because I've come so far? Nowadays, I'm able to hold a conversation despite feeling quite anxious. I'm a living proof that you can, in fact, learn social skills. While Lissa's still on her journey to realising these things."

Black and white drawing. A character leans on a strip of comic panels, all of which contain a thoughbubble that read, "Arrogant?" The character comments on the panels, "Here's another realisation: When you're socially anxious and closed up in your own inner world, you shut others outside... You're putting up this wall. You're so preoccupied with your own emotions and thoughts that you're not showing attention to anyone or anything outside yourself."

Today's behind-the-scenes Patreon post started with an exciting announcement...

I can tie my hair into a ponytail! 🥹

That's nothing to do with the post's content, but it's kinda relevant!

👉https://www.patreon.com/posts/120895078?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share

In her original design, she had a short bleached hair and wore large earrings ans lots of colourful floral dresses. But the more I got to know her, I realised that she prefers plainer, more practical clothes (think of a capsule wardrobe) and a natural hair style. She'd hate to stick out of a crowd.