creativeRut – Leonie's Art Blog

🌸🌼 Super Drill Princesses Peach & Daisy 🔩[Super Mario Bros Wonder] + reflecting how friendships & intimacy are hard.

By leonieyue Posted on 17 October 2023 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Timelapse, Video Tagged with adultFriendship, AnimeMovie, AnxiousAvoidantAttachmentStyle, art process, autism, autismfocus, autismFriendships, autismLife, BadFriends, BeyondTheDesperationOfSeekingFriends, boundaries, casualConnections, communication, complexFeelings, CreativeBlock, creativeRut, DetachmentLettingGo, DistancerPursuers, doubtful, EmotionallyAvoidant, EnergyDraining, EnergyImbalanceDynamics, energyLevels, fanart, fickle, freetochangeourmind, friends, friendsComeAndGo, friendship, FriendshipActivitiesCosts, FriendshipAttentiveness, FriendshipBoundaries, FriendshipCapacity, friendshipCompatibility, FriendshipEndedMeme, friendshipExpectations, friendshipGuilt, FriendshipMileage, friendshipMistakes, FriendshipReciprocity, friendships, FriendshipsAreHard, FriendshipStability, GoodFriendsWithoutExpectingIt, growingPains, humanscomplex, Illustration, insecurity, leonieyue, LevelsOfFriendships, limitedPublicSpaces, lowEnergy, ManagingEnergy, mario, MarioDrillAbility, MilkyWay, MillenniumActressMovie, ModernGamesGrinding, movieThoughts, mutuallyInterested, onlineFriendship, OutgrowingFriends, OutsideActivities, platonicFriends, preemptiveDistancing, princess peach, princessDaisy, PrioritisationWheel, pushpullconnections, PushPullStrategy, ReciprocityFriendshipCheck, SafeSupportiveAccepting, ScarcityFriendships, selfRespect, socialAnxiety, socialOutsider, socialreassurance, speedpaint, speedpaintcommentary\, SuperMarioBrosWonder, TextSpeedpaint, Timelapse, touchingGrassAdvice, toxicFriendships, true', TrueIntimacy, TwitterRecap, unhealthyAttachment, WheelOfLife, WrongFriends, youthBeauty, デイジー姫, ピーチ姫

In this blog post:
❧ the art & subtitled speedpaint!
❧ friendships are a disaster
❧ attachment, intimacy & friendship lessons
❧ first time watching Millennium Actress
❧ personal update & more!

StudyPost 18 / Figure studies & bubble tea + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 22 September 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with art studies, bicycle, clipstudiopaint, creativeRut, creativity, earthquake, familiarity, figure drawing, figuredrawing, FindingANiche, focus, gestures, Groose, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, mario, niche, OnlineContentConsistency, OnlinePopularity, overwhelm, patron, photostudies, popularity, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, socialCurrency, socialmedia, socialmediaAndArtists, socialMediaArt, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, socialmediaoverwhelm, stress, studies, study

Doodling people because I’m rusty.

Fanart / Absolutely innocent Tanuki from Crossy Road’s Japan update + timelapse! 🦝✨

By leonieyue Posted on 4 August 2021 Posted in CharacterDesign, Fanart, GiftArt, Illustration, LeonieYue, Reflection, Timelapse Tagged with character design, CharacterDesign, characterIllustration, creativeRut, creativity, creativityRut, crossy, crossy road, CrossyRoadJapanUpdate, doneIsBetterThanPerfect, existential, existentialEmptiness, fanart, giftart, gloomy, hamsterWheel, hipsterWhale, Illustration, leonieyue, perfectionism, progress, raccoon dog, reflection, resignation, sumo, sumoTournaments, tanuki, たぬき, 日本, 狸

Family friendly raccoon dog (:
And I reflect about my art, what I post and mixed feelings on “progress”.

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 15 / DTIYS illustration timelapse, figure drawing & portraits + letting go of results & perfectionism

By leonieyue Posted on 26 April 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with AkimboPodcast, animation, anxiety, art studies, autism, autistic, Awkwafina, BadFriends, beauty and the beast, blogging, clippaintstudio, clipstudiopaint, ColossalMovie, concentration, creative, creativeRut, creativity, creativityRut, doubts, empty, existential, failures, FeminineGaze, figure drawing, figuredrawing, FilmJoyYoutube, focus, friendships, hopelessness, housekeeping, HowlsMovingCastle, hyperfocus, InterestingFinds, KungFuPanda, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, LettingGo, lifesuffering, LoishArtist, MaleGaze, MarvelShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings, MollieBowmanYoutube, Nihilism, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, perfectionist, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, reflective, results, RKFT1Youtube, SagesRainYoutube, self compassion, selfa, selfAcceptance, selfAwareness, selfCare, selfdoubt, selfImprovement, SethGodin, shortFilms, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study, success, suffering, TaikaWaititi, TheGreatAceAttorneyChronicles, witandFollyYoutube, yakuza, YharaZaydYoutube

Sketchpost 15 / DTIYS illustration timelapse, figure drawing and portraits + letting go of results, perfectionism & final interesting finds in this blog post [patron only]

StudyPost 09 / Figure drawing, magmastudio doodles, final LightBoxExpo 2020 Online thoughts & making most sketchbook posts patron-only again

By leonieyue Posted on 24 September 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with acceptance, anatomy, art studies, artExperiment, artistCommunities, clippaintstudio, clipstudiopaint, creativeRut, creativity, enjoyingArt, entertainmentIndustry, experiment, feedback, gestures, helplessness, LBX2020, LBXOnline2020, leonieyue, LightBoxExpo, LightBoxExpo2020, MagmaStudioApp, ManagingEmotions, muscle, music, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, photostudies, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, self comparisons, self compassion, selfAcceptance, selfAwareness, SelfConfidence, selfdoubt, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study, TylerEdlin, TylerEdlinArtist

Sketchbook 09 / Art, final LightBoxExpo 2020 Online thoughts & feedback and why I’m making future sketchbook posts patron-only again

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!

Fanart / Sailor Mercury☿️ & Sailor Jupiter♃ + LeonieUpdate about art making, habits and breaks!

By leonieyue Posted on 10 August 2020 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate Tagged with arting, autism, creativeRut, creativity, creativityRut, fanart, focus, habit, headspace, hermitLife, Illustration, InterestingFinds, LastOfUsPart2, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, lineart, MentalHealth, narcissism, Narcissists, personalupdate, process, procrastination, productivity, relationships, SailorJupiter, SailorMercury, sailorScouts, sailorSenshi, sketch, TakingBreaks, TimMinchin

Fanart / Sailor Mercury☿️ & Sailor Jupiter♃ + LeonieUpdate:
★ process for my fanart ;D
★ personal update about art making, habits and breaks, on youtube videos plus interesting finds

Illustration / Heat🔥💙 [July theme for CharlieRed] + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 23 July 2020 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate Tagged with CharlieRed, clipstudiopaint, cooking, creativeRut, heat, Illustration, InterestingFinds, leonieyue, LoveAndKindness, productivityMethod, RussianDollSeries, selfLove

Illustration / Heat🔥💙 [July theme for CharlieRed], process shots + LeonieUpdate!

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!

Fanart / Nooo!! I’m ded in Kirby Air Ride! Poor yellow Kirby! My first visit to the Immigration Museum & update

By leonieyue Posted on 1 March 2020 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection Tagged with comic, creativeRut, creativity, entertainmentIndustry, freelancing, ImmigrationMuseum, kirby, KirbyAirRide, leonieyue, melbourneCity, PatchGaming, personalupdate

= Kirby’s Air Ride ramble
= My first visit to the Immigration Museum & noms!
= SundayLeonieRamble time! Personal update and slow progress
= Redoing Patreon tier art

SuperListenMode 282: Don’t give a hoot about showing sketchbook mileage

By leonieyue Posted on 28 February 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with comic, creative, creativeRut, creativity, leonieyue, sketchbook, socialmedia, socialmediaoverwhelm, stamina, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode

Leonie rambles!
I’ve come across so many reputable artists talking about keeping sketchbooks all the time. Filling them, doing deliberate practice, studying and learning at tremendous speeds. That you have to have a sketchbook with you at all times. Fill up X number of pages a day, week, month, year.

That you *should* do this and that if you want *this career*.

SuperListenMode 288: Sparkly nail art with Rhiannon

By leonieyue Posted on 26 December 2018 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with creativeRut, feelings, games industry, GCAP, GCAP18, leonieyue, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MightyRhiannon, MIGW, MIGW18, paintedNails, sadness, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode

Leonie reflects!

Sometimes the negativity, drama, shady, sad and hard times in the games industry and in the world leaves me tired, frustrated, hopeless, indifferent and makes me want to focus on other things.