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StudyPost / Kimodameshi 2022 Days 8 to 14 with more figure drawings!

By leonieyue Posted on 18 April 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with anxiety, Art Anxiety, art studies, ArtChallenge, careerDirection, DrawingChallenge, easterBreak, existential, existentialEmptiness, figure drawing, figuredrawing, foodpoisoning, Kimo, Kimo4, Kimodameshi2022, leonieyue, lifedirection, photostudies, photoStudy, portraitStudy, reflection, reflective, sketch, sketchbook, socialmediaBoundaries, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, studies, study, studyPost, stylisation, Timelapse

More figure drawing this week!

Reflecting on being slow paced and other anxious thoughts.

StudyPost / Kimodameshi 2022 Days 1 to 7

By leonieyue Posted on 11 April 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with figure drawing, figuredrawing, Kimo, Kimo4, Kimodameshi2022, learning, learningJourney, leonieyue, photostudies, photoStudy, portrait, portraits, portraitStudy, reflection, reflective, studies, Timelapse

Last month I started doing the yearly Kimo(dameshi) challenge where you post figure studies for 20 days.

Featured here was Day 1.

It goes downhill from here as I document & struggle with the 1st week :’)

Art from imagination / Floating with video games + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 4 April 2022 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Timelapse Tagged with ArtWorkerBee, clipstudiopaint, embarrassing, falling, fallingwithstyle, floating, games, Illustration, leonieyue, officechair, PJs, recreation, self portrait, Timelapse, videogames

Floating with video games
It’s so hard to make time to play :’)

StudyPost / Spooky Scary Skeleton Studies + ’til Death 💀

By leonieyue Posted on 28 March 2022 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, death, figure drawing, figuredrawing, gestures, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, MentalHealth, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, self portrait, skeleton, sketchbook, sketchpost, slowStudy, socialmedia, SocialMediaAddiction, socialmediaAndArtists, socialMediaArt, socialmediaBoundaries, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, studies, study, studyPost

Struggling with Skeletal studies!

And getting existential and gloomy from tracking metrics :’)

Fanart / Kirby and the Forgotten Land + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 25 March 2022 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, Timelapse Tagged with birds, fanart, Illustration, kirby, KirbyAndTheForgottenLand, leonieyue, nintendo, Timelapse

It’s out todayyyyyyy 🥺

Art from imagination / Mundane powers of a Dishwasher

By leonieyue Posted on 21 March 2022 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Timelapse Tagged with ArtForTheDay, complexFeelings, dishwasher, dishwashing, DrawingFromImagination, eczema, handEczema, hurt, Illustration, ImaginativeDrawing, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, mixedFeelings, personalupdate, rejection, rejectionSensitivity, self portrait, SketchForTheDay, SketchFromImagination, StreamOfConsciousness, Timelapse

I hand wash dishes a couple of times daily ;’D

And a personal update ramble.

SuperLeonieMode 352 / When you fall into existential emptiness and silence + timelapse

By leonieyue Posted on 14 March 2022 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, Reflection, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse Tagged with anxiety, anxiousLaugh, comic, complexFeelings, empty, emptyLaugh, existential, existentialEmptiness, existentialism, feelingNeutral, feelingNothing, feelings, headEmpty, howAreYou, Illustration, leonieyue, MentalHealth, mixedFeelings, NeutralDefault, NeutralMood, notgoodenoughFeelings, pause, silence, slow, slowLearner, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse

Not sure how to answer this question so I default to “okay”.
Reflecting about muted/neutral emotions & managing headspace.

Fanart / Happy Mar10 day with muffins (2022) + little timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 10 March 2022 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, Reflection, Timelapse Tagged with cakeMaking, Doodles, fanart, Illustration, leonieyue, luigi, Mar10day, mario, Mario bros, muffins, princess peach

Muffins please! 🍄🧁❤️

SuperLeonieMode 351 / Avoiding eye contact and how I manage my autistic, inattentive brain + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 7 March 2022 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse Tagged with ActuallyAutistic, autism, AutismAdulthood, autistic, badShortTermMemory, comic, communication, deadpan, distractability, emotionalEnergy, EnergyDraining, eyeContact, focus, forgetfulness, Illustration, inattentiveADHD, intensity, leonieyue, lowEnergy, ManagingEmotions, ManagingEnergy, managingInterruptions, ManagingStress, minimisingDistractions, neurodivergent, neurodivergentBrain, nonVerbal, productivityMethod, reflection, self portrait, slow, slowLearner, socialCues, socialising, sociallyAcceptable, sociallyExpected, sociallyOblivious, structureAndRoutine, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse, tunnelVision

I’m either deadpan staring or looking away ;D

Please I don’t want to stare into each other’s souls :’)

I did a bunch of online autism tests!

I go reflect how I currently manage my hyperfocus, rejection sensitive dysphoria, executive function struggles, attention & emotional dysregulation with my inattentive, autistic brain 🧠

StudyPost 21 / Leonie draws over five hundred boxes + rambles about tracking habits and progress

By leonieyue Posted on 28 February 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, ArtDreams, ArtWod, CreateLearnInTheMoment, DrawABox, gestures, HabitTracker, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, Krenz, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, MarshallVandruff, ModernDayJames, NotMakingGoals, PerformanceAnxiety, photoshop, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, RoutineTracker, sketchbook, sketchpost, socialmediaBoundaries, StevenZapata, studies, study, StudyingFromArtists

Reflecting on boxes, not worrying about art goals/dreams and tracking habits & progress.

SuperLeonieMode 350 / Quiet & head empty + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 23 February 2022 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse Tagged with absentminded, apathy, BeingMute, comic, deadpan, Illustration, indifferent, leonieyue, listening, lowEnergy, nonVerbal, noThoughts, overstimulated, presence, processing, quiet, QuietObserver, self portrait, sensitive, slow, sociallyAcceptable, sociallyExpected, sociallyOblivious, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse, tired

Most people aren’t comfortable when you don’t speak and with a deadpan face :’)

Happy 36th Legend of Zelda anniversary with Princess Zelda, reflecting on the process + 22 minute timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 21 February 2022 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, Reflection, Timelapse Tagged with ArtCareer, ArtSignature, browsers, careerthoughts, cintiqWacom, existential, failFast, failingFast, failures, fanart, Firefox, Illustration, learningJourney, Legend of Zelda, leonieyue, Princess Zelda, reflection, reflective, socialmedia, socialmediabreaks, Timelapse, Zelda, ZeldaAnniversary

I reflect on making this Princess Zelda illustration, on my favourite Zelda games, I question my purpose like a frustrated artist and more :’)

SuperLeonieMode 349 / When people think you’re a spooky ghost + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 14 February 2022 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse Tagged with backgroundCharacter, boring, comic, existence, ghost, Illustration, invisible, leonieyue, LoveDay, notNoticeable, passiveAggressive, quiet, self portrait, selfLove, sonder, stealthy, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse, underTheRadar

I wasn’t even trying to be stealthy

And happy day, week and year of love to you!

SuperLeonieMode 342 / Not actually ready for art + timelapse! Reflecting on purpose, energy, context switching and focus

By leonieyue Posted on 7 February 2022 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, Reflection, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse Tagged with ArtistHustle, autism, AutismAdulthood, autistic, burnout, cintiqWacom, comfortZone, comic, contextSwitching, creative, creativeEnergy, creativity, emotionalEnergy, energy, focus, Illustration, leonieyue, lowEnergy, ManagingEnergy, ManagingStress, neurodivergent, neurodivergentBrain, personalart, productivity, productivityMethod, reflection, reflective, self portrait, slow, slowLearner, SuperLeonieMode, tea, Timelapse, tired, tunnelVision, why art anymore

Creative brain started to float away
oh no my creative & energy levels!
Thoughts on context switching, struggle with focus & questioning art purpose.

Wishing you lots of happiness, luck, strength, love, good health, heartwarming feelings & prosperity during this Year of the Tiger! (Art for the day timelapse)

By leonieyue Posted on 2 February 2022 Posted in CharacterDesign, Illustration, LeonieYue, Timelapse Tagged with Animal, ArtForTheDay, cantonese, character design, CharacterDesign, Chinese New Year, design, food, foodThoughts, Illustration, impromptu, learningLanguage, leonieyue, Lunar New Year, peanutChineseCandy, SketchForTheDay, tiger, YearOfTheTiger, yearoftiger

Celebrating the Year of the Tiger with this deadpan, fed up expression ;D

Fanart for Ōkami 大神 / Happy Lunar New Year of the Tiger 2022 + hey I’m back! 🧧🐅🎆

By leonieyue Posted on 1 February 2022 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection Tagged with brainfart, Celestial Brush God, crossy road, CrossyRoadCharacter, CrossyRoadUpdate, fanart, Gekigami, hipsterWhale, HipsterWhaleAnniversary, Illustration, leonieyue, lightning, Lunar New Year, neurodivergent, neurodivergentBrain, neurotypical, okami, okamiden, OkamiLunarNewYear, reflection, reflective, thunderstorm, tunnelVision, yearoftiger, zodiacAnimals, zodiacPredictions, 凍神, 大神, 虎

Hey I’m back!!
I talk about the Tiger zodiac reading for fun & reflect on (technically) my Hipster Whale 1 year anniversary…