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<blockquote data-quote="Michael O'Brien" data-source="post: 9164792" data-attributes="member: 6807727"><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/lords-of-the-middle-sea-cover-ossi-smaller.png" alt="Lords of the Middle Sea cover art by Ossi Hiekkala" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/ossihiekkala-1-.jpg" alt="Ossi Hiekkala headshot" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable fr-fir" style="width: 423px" /></p><p>Chaosium Inc, publisher of the <em>Call of Cthulhu</em> and <em>RuneQuest</em> tabletop roleplaying games, welcomes acclaimed artist <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/ossi-hiekkala/" target="_blank">Ossi Hiekkala</a> to the Chaosium team.</p><p></p><p>Ossi has formally joined the company as Staff Artist, working with fellow Staff Artist <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/loic-muzy/" target="_blank">Loïc Muzy</a> and Staff Cartographer <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/matt-ryan/" target="_blank">Matt Ryan</a> as part of the company's internal art team.</p><p></p><p>Based in Finland, Ossi studied graphic design in Rovaniemi, Lapland, followed by three years studying illustration in Japan. After almost <a href="https://www.archipictor.com/" target="_blank">20 years illustrating</a> in the commercial world for advertising and packaging, and having achieved acclaim for his art in <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameartist/19023/ossi-hiekkala" target="_blank">boardgames</a> (<em>Flamme Rouge, Honshu and Hokkaido, Nanga Parbat</em>, etc), Ossi has ventured into illustrating for tabletop roleplaying games for Chaosium.</p><p></p><p>Ossi says that RPGs were an essential element of why he turned to illustration: "In my early teens, <em>RuneQuest</em> was the first roleplaying game I ran. <em>Call of Cthulhu</em> was the second. <em>Stormbringer</em> may have been the third or fourth."</p><p></p><p>Ossi's work for Chaosium includes the covers for the <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-starter-set/" target="_blank">RuneQuest Starter Set</a>, <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-weapons-equipment-hardcover/" target="_blank">RuneQuest: Weapons and Equipment</a>, and the forthcoming <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/bloglords-of-the-middle-sea-rpg-update-the-cover-art-a-workinprogress/" target="_blank">Lords of the Middle Sea</a> (shown above). He is also working on the official movie poster for our blockbuster actual play series <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaosium/graveyards-of-arkham" target="_blank">Graveyards of Arkham</a>.</p><p></p><p>You can also see Ossi's art inside <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/basic-roleplaying-universal-game-engine-hardcover/" target="_blank">Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine</a> (shown below, top), and titles in the new <em>Cults of RuneQuest</em> series including <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-runequest-the-earth-goddesses-hardcover/" target="_blank">Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses</a>, <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-runequest-the-lightbringers-hardcover/" target="_blank">Cults of RuneQuest: The Lightbringers</a>, and most recently, <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-runequest-mythology-hardcover/" target="_blank">Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology</a> (shown below, bottom).</p><p></p><p>Ossi currently has a slate of art commissions underway for <em>RuneQuest </em>(below, middle)<em>, Call of Cthulhu, Pendragon</em>, <em>BasicRoleplaying</em>, and <em>Lords of the Middle Sea </em>that will appear in coming releases<em>.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>OSSI HIEKKALA <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/ossi-hiekkala/" target="_blank">COMPANY BIO</a></strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/ossi-brp-illio.png" alt="Ossi Hiekkala art - BRP" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/mercenary-rq.jpeg" alt="Ossi Hiekkala - Raveena the Mercenary (RuneQuest)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/rq-marriage-vows.jpeg" alt="Ossi Hiekkala - RuneQuest Mythology illustration" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael O'Brien, post: 9164792, member: 6807727"] [CENTER][IMG alt="Lords of the Middle Sea cover art by Ossi Hiekkala"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/lords-of-the-middle-sea-cover-ossi-smaller.png[/IMG][/CENTER] [IMG align="right" width="423px" alt="Ossi Hiekkala headshot"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/ossihiekkala-1-.jpg[/IMG] Chaosium Inc, publisher of the [I]Call of Cthulhu[/I] and [I]RuneQuest[/I] tabletop roleplaying games, welcomes acclaimed artist [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/ossi-hiekkala/']Ossi Hiekkala[/URL] to the Chaosium team. Ossi has formally joined the company as Staff Artist, working with fellow Staff Artist [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/loic-muzy/']Loïc Muzy[/URL] and Staff Cartographer [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/matt-ryan/']Matt Ryan[/URL] as part of the company's internal art team. Based in Finland, Ossi studied graphic design in Rovaniemi, Lapland, followed by three years studying illustration in Japan. After almost [URL='https://www.archipictor.com/']20 years illustrating[/URL] in the commercial world for advertising and packaging, and having achieved acclaim for his art in [URL='https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameartist/19023/ossi-hiekkala']boardgames[/URL] ([I]Flamme Rouge, Honshu and Hokkaido, Nanga Parbat[/I], etc), Ossi has ventured into illustrating for tabletop roleplaying games for Chaosium. Ossi says that RPGs were an essential element of why he turned to illustration: "In my early teens, [I]RuneQuest[/I] was the first roleplaying game I ran. [I]Call of Cthulhu[/I] was the second. [I]Stormbringer[/I] may have been the third or fourth." Ossi's work for Chaosium includes the covers for the [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-starter-set/']RuneQuest Starter Set[/URL], [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/runequest-weapons-equipment-hardcover/']RuneQuest: Weapons and Equipment[/URL], and the forthcoming [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/bloglords-of-the-middle-sea-rpg-update-the-cover-art-a-workinprogress/']Lords of the Middle Sea[/URL] (shown above). He is also working on the official movie poster for our blockbuster actual play series [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaosium/graveyards-of-arkham']Graveyards of Arkham[/URL]. You can also see Ossi's art inside [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/basic-roleplaying-universal-game-engine-hardcover/']Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine[/URL] (shown below, top), and titles in the new [I]Cults of RuneQuest[/I] series including [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-runequest-the-earth-goddesses-hardcover/']Cults of RuneQuest: The Earth Goddesses[/URL], [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-runequest-the-lightbringers-hardcover/']Cults of RuneQuest: The Lightbringers[/URL], and most recently, [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-runequest-mythology-hardcover/']Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology[/URL] (shown below, bottom). Ossi currently has a slate of art commissions underway for [I]RuneQuest [/I](below, middle)[I], Call of Cthulhu, Pendragon[/I], [I]BasicRoleplaying[/I], and [I]Lords of the Middle Sea [/I]that will appear in coming releases[I].[/I] [B]OSSI HIEKKALA [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/ossi-hiekkala/']COMPANY BIO[/URL][/B] [CENTER][IMG alt="Ossi Hiekkala art - BRP"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/ossi-brp-illio.png[/IMG] [IMG alt="Ossi Hiekkala - Raveena the Mercenary (RuneQuest)"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/mercenary-rq.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Ossi Hiekkala - RuneQuest Mythology illustration"]https://www.chaosium.com/product_images/uploaded_images/rq-marriage-vows.jpeg[/IMG][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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