careerthoughts – Leonie's Art Blog

LeonieWrites about GCAP2023 (Days 1 & 2) – vlog & blog ramble!

By leonieyue Posted on 4 October 2023 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Photos, Reflection, Video Tagged with antisocial, ArtCareer, autisticallySocial, careerthoughts, complexFeelings, conflicting, crowdedEventsNoMasksScary, crowds, feelings, gamedev, gameindustry, games, games industry, gamesConference, gamesEvents, gamesWeek, GCAP, GCAP2023, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, homebody, homebodylife, hurt, LeonieRambles, LeonieWrites, leonieyue, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW2023, mixedFeelings, notgoodenoughFeelings, reflective, rejectionSensitiveDysphoria, rejectionSensitivity, sittingwithfeelings, social, socialAnxiety, socialEnergy, socialEvents, socialGroups, socialising, sociallyAcceptable, vlog

My 4.5 minute LeonieWrites vlog, recap and reflecting a bit more at the blog.

Leonie Ramble: My fortune cookie message last week & I’m going to GCAP2023 (Games Connect Asia Pacific)

By leonieyue Posted on 14 September 2023 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection Tagged with ActuallyAutistic, autisic, autism, autisticBurnout, bodypain, bodyPains, careerDirection, careerthoughts, changeIsConstant, ChronicallyOnline, chronicPain, concept art, ConceptArtist, connections, deadpan, depressed, depression, drained, faceMask, gamesConference, gloomy, GoalsPhilosophy, kneeInjuries, LeonieBlob, leonieyue, lifedirection, lowEnergy, lowkeystress, MountainsStudio, NotMakingGoals, overstimulated, PeopleMakeGames, personal update, physiotherapist, social media, socialAnxiety, socialEnergy, socialEvents, socialmedia, socialmediaAndArtists, SocialMediaVoid, tired, tomCardyMusic, uncertainty, venting, zoneOut

In this blog post:
– my regular self worth and social media vent
– reflecting about Mountains, concept art and art direction
– managing my negative feelings, life & goals philosophy
– my knee injuries and update with the physio
– I’m going to GCAP 2023 (Australian game developer conference) this year & preparing myself mentally eep

Study & sketch post / Portraits from imagination + Figure studies ❤️💙💛💜

By leonieyue Posted on 19 September 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with AIartDiscourse, art studies, ArtCareer, careerthoughts, comfortZone, DrawingFromImagination, EadweardMuybridgeFrames, EmptySoul, existentialEmptiness, fanart, figure drawing, figuredrawing, gestures, imagination, ImaginativeDrawing, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, mindlessdoodles, photoStudy, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, reflective, Shiver, sketchbook, SketchFromImagination, sketchpost, slowStudy, Splatoon3, Splatoon3doodle, studies, study, studyPost, sustainableArtCareer

Portraits from imagination + Eadweard Muybridge frame studies!
Reflecting on art brain dumps, AI art discourse & I continue to juggle life and trying to relax better :’)

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 347 / Overthinking and anxiety with a dash of denial + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 27 September 2021 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse Tagged with anxiety, ArtCareer, careerDirection, careerthoughts, comic, denial, germaphobe, germs, handEczema, Illustration, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, overanalysing, pandemicstruggles, paranoid, personalupdate, self portrait, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse

I doodled this during the before times too.

Germaphobe worries and reflecting on my art focuses :’)

Sketch for the day 02 / Pointing [pixivSketch 28/05/2021] + ramble on managing social media (LeonieArtRambles podcast #6)

By leonieyue Posted on 29 May 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, Podcast, Reflection, Sketches, Studies Tagged with algorithms, ArtChallenge, ArtForTheDay, ArtistBrand, ArtistStandards, artPrompt, AttentionEconomy, careerDirection, careerthoughts, contentCreators, creative, creativeRut, creativity, creativityRut, drawing, DrawingChallenge, existential, FindingANiche, influencer, LeonieArtRambles, loneliness, lonelyArtist, MentalHealth, niche, perfectionism, PerformanceAnxiety, personal, Personality, personalupdate, photostudies, photoStudy, pixivSketch, pointing, portrait, prompt, reflection, rough, sketch, sketchbook, SketchForTheDay, sketchpost, socialmedia, SocialMediaAddiction, socialMediaEngagement, tired, twitterAlgorithm, uncertainty

It’s my second sketch prompt!
Also Leonie rambles about feelings, managing social media, not wanting to post some of her art to twitter, mental health, perfectionism, niches, uncertainty, constantly evolving boundaries and how few people seem to read her blog 🙁

There’s also a podcast version of this blog post!

Patron only StudyPost 16 / Figures and fashion studies + reflecting on “positive arrogance” & these patron posts!

By leonieyue Posted on 10 May 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, ArtistStruggle, careerDirection, careerthoughts, drapery, drawingLifeSession, EthanBecker, existential, fashion, figure drawing, figuredrawing, FindingANiche, freelanceIllustration, freelanceLife, frustration, gestures, growingPains, Iamenough, impatient, imposterSyndrome, inadequacy, learning, learningJourney, leonieyue, notgoodenoughFeelings, PaperMario, PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, perfectionist, positiveArrogance, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, QueenOfTheDragonflies, reflection, reflective, selfAwareness, sketchbook, sketchpost, soloist, studies, study, vivian

Sketchpost 16 / Figures and fashion studies, Vivian timelapse + reflecting on “positive arrogance” & these patron posts [patron only]!

Patron only StudyPost 13 / Figure studies + Dreams, prestige, hustle culture and purpose

By leonieyue Posted on 28 October 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with AdamDuff, art studies, artbusiness, ArtCareer, ArtCareerAdvice, ArtDreams, awards, burnout, CareerAdvice, careerthoughts, clipstudiopaint, competition, creative, creativity, Doodles, DrawingChallenge, DrawThisInYourStyle, dreamStudios, dtiys, entertainmentIndustry, fame, feelings, figure drawing, figuredrawing, freelanceLife, growingPains, Growth, HustleCulture, influence, leonieyue, ManagingEmotions, MentalHealth, music, overcompensatingWeaknesses, overwork, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, personalSpace, prestige, productivity, professionalism, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, purpose, recognition, redrawArt, reflection, reputation, self portrait, selfWorth, sketchbook, sketchpost, socialCurrency, socialmedia, stress, studies, study, sustainableArtCareer

Sketchbook 13 / Figure studies, doodles + ramble about dreams, prestige, hustle culture and purpose [patron only]

Patron only StudyPost 12 / Muscle studies + juggling art as a career and as a hobby

By leonieyue Posted on 21 October 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, ArtCareer, ArtHobby, careerthoughts, clipstudiopaint, freelanceLife, gestures, how to art career, juggling, legmuscles, leonieyue, muscle, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, personalProjects, power naps, productivity, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, StrengthTrainingAnatomyBook, studies, study, timeManagement, torso muscles, turtlePace, workingHours

Sketchbook 12 / Muscle studies + juggling art as a career and as a hobby [patron only]

StudyPost 06 / Calm gestures, Figure drawing & portrait sketches & embracing that I am terrible and have much to learn at art 🖤 + LEONIEARTRAMBLES E02

By leonieyue Posted on 2 September 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Podcast, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with AdamDuff, anatomy, art studies, ArtBlock, ArtHabits, artImprovement, burntOut, careerthoughts, clippaintstudio, clipstudiopaint, creativeRut, creativity, existential, gestures, gettingSupport, Growth, habit, helplessness, insecurity, LeonieArtRambles, leonieyue, MakingIt, motivation, NotPerfect, patron, podcast, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, protectingYourLight, reflection, self comparisons, self compassion, selfAwareness, selfdoubt, sketchbook, sketchpost, slowingdown, slowLearner, socialmedia, socialmediabreaks, studies, study, TerribleAtArt

Sketchbook / Calm gestures, figure drawing & portrait sketches + embracing that I am terrible and have much to learn at art 🖤

I ramble about artist block and motivation!

Character design + illustration / Kelly from Bowl of Mystery💪 + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 20 July 2020 Posted in Concept Art, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches Tagged with Art Anxiety, ArtStationBoxOfMysteryChallenge, BOMwild, BowlOfMysteryProject, careerthoughts, character design, character development, CharacterDesign, creativeRut, creativity, Illustration, LeonieUpdate, Narcissists, NotForBroadcastGame, OuterWildsGame, reflection

Character design + illustration / Kelly from Bowl of Mystery 💪 + LeonieUpdate and art making reflection!

Character design + illustration / Bowl of Mystery with Paw Paw + MondayLeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 29 June 2020 Posted in CharacterDesign, Concept Art, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies Tagged with AnimalCrossingNewHorizonsThoughts, ArtStationBoxOfMysteryChallenge, autism, birthday, BowlOfMysteryProject, careerthoughts, character design, character development, CharacterDesign, Emma2020movie, existential, games industry, Illustration, KnivesOutMovie, LeonieUpdate, metoo, MondayLeonieUpdate, MurderByNumbers, narcissism, PawPaw, progressupdate, reflection, relationships, shutdownEmotionalWithdrawal

Final illustration!

In this MondayLeonieUpdate:

— finished my Paw Paw character illustration from last week! 😀
— personal update: 2020 is a year of clarity! Also on narcissistic fathers & ramble on aspie shutdown and emotional withdrawal
— my birthday happened: reflecting on mortality, getting older, relationships & my career
— game thoughts on Crash 4, Min Min in Smash Ultimate, trailers and more
— Leonie’s Animal Crossing update + gaming shenanigans!

Fanart / Buddy & me! Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX demo thoughts & update

By leonieyue Posted on 8 March 2020 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection Tagged with artbusiness, careerthoughts, charmander, covid19, existential, fanart, freelancing, friendship, InterestingFinds, leonieyue, NintendoSwitch, pokemon, PokemonMysteryDungeon, PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeamDX, selfdoubt, squirtle, SundayLeonieUpdate

= Pokemon Mystery Dungeon demo thoughts
= Personal thoughts on covid19
= Interesting Finds
= Short ramble on “Is there purpose in life”?
= Personal ramble on art and business