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Selvportrett Jofrid Sandgren Østenstad.j

About me

Jofrid Sandgren Østenstad, 1995, Oslo, Norway. 

Comic artist/illustrator with a degree in architecture.

In addition to a life-long love of drawing and inventing stories, I am also have a strong passion for history.  

At the moment I am looking to do more illustration/comic artist work. Feel free to contact me should you be on the lookout for an illustrator or comic artist. 

jofrid@sandgren.noTel: +47 923 733 94

Experience

  • Comic artist for two comics in Innovasjonsboka - Fornyelsens kunst (Innoco AS, 2023)

  • 2018: The End of the Swedish Empire. Comic, 36 pages, Self-published. Produced in cooperation with Halden Historiske Samlinger.

  • 2015: The Haunted House. Self-published comic.

  • 2014: The Sword of St Olav. Self-published comic

  • Participant of the Oslo 24h challenge 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023

  • Svaip Anthology: Lost in Thought, 2020

  • Bobla # 153, 154, 156, 159, 160, 161, 162 og 163

  • Illustrator/comic artist for the Student newspaper Osqledaren 2019-20. 

  • Poster design for the Kth School of Architecture Christmas Bazaar

  • Concert Posters for Bærum Pikekor 2014 and 2015

Education & courses

  • Engelsberg Summer school in classical architecture 2019, Sweden

  • MsC Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2015-2020

  • Art History A, Uppsala university, 2014-2015

  • Nordicomics Lore workshop (risograph printing), 2018, Finland

  • Nordicomics youth camp 2014, Finland

Accomplishments

  • Placed top 10 in Egmont norway's "epic comic contest" 2021 (One must see Europe)

  • 2nd place winner of the Stribefeber comic contest 2016 (Kontakt)

Tools and techniques

Software:

  • Adobe creative suite: Photoshop, Indesign & Illustrator

  • Clip Studio Paint

  • Procreate 

  • Paint tool Sai 

  • Autocad

  • Revit

  • rhino 3d 

Traditional art tools:

  • Watercolour

  • ink

  • pencils

  • acrylic paint

  • colour pencils

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