Meet "Plucky Puffin" :) (Patreon)

Hello everybody.

After two and a half months, it is finally done. :) The Plucky Puffin artwork was created with Krita and Blender. The name is inspired by the Ubuntu release 25.04, which is scheduled to be released on April 17.

Plucky means having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties. This piece was challenging, so Plucky fits on many levels well, but it was also very educational.

Puffins are very resilient. They must cope with harsh weather conditions, climate change, and habitat loss.

Therefore, I chose to give the Puffin a profession as a Sushi chef (Sushiya), next to taking care of the little puffy pufflings. It takes a long time to be good at making sushi, and a puffin's diet consists of a lot of fresh fish. A perfect fit! It is wearing a fancy chef's hat with intricate patterns.

We are witnessing a place in or near the ocean, in the puffin's element. The water clashes against hexagonal-shaped basalt stones inspired by Iceland, a region where these birds live (next to the UK, Norway, Greenland, and a few other places) to take care of their young ones.

In this scene, we can see the Plucky Puffin working hard feeding the pufflings of this place.

In the center, the Plucky Puffin chef rolls the next meal with the sushi bamboo mat. It is nervously looking at the puffling that studies the menu, unsure what to order.

With higher speed, the chef moves to the left side, checking if the "customers" are well cared for and tuning the radio if the music frequency isn't to everybody's liking. It also helps to entertain the chef while working. I chose to give the radio a "compass frequency" because wind and weather influence their lives.

Then the Puffin slides to the front right side, serving a very hungry but happy puffling its order. Other brothers, sisters, or friends' little ones are waiting for the last one to order or can't hesitate to enjoy these delicacies.

The Puffin moves in this manner from one place to the other.

The table is full of natural wooden bowls and kitchen utensils, rice, wasabi, ginger, different kinds of fresh fish, serving boards, and coral decorations. They are fake corals but made out of sustainable materials. The main table looks like driftwood. It is created to be as cozy as possible to let the little ones forget about the harsh world for as long as possible.

This place is wild and full of action. In the background, we can see a volcano erupting and thunder. The puffin does its best to protect all of their offspring.

It is crucial because Puffins were almost extinct, yet they remain plucky.

I hope I can show a few details or work-in-progress images soon, but after looking at it for over two months, it is time for a short break.

As always, many thanks for your support <3. I hope you are well and enjoying spring! :) Sylvia