creativity – Leonie's Art Blog

🤛 Kung Fu Peach [Princess Peach: Showtime is out!] Autistic feelings, “authentic content” & Nimona movie thoughts

By leonieyue Posted on 22 March 2024 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection Tagged with 1to1CatchUps, acquaintanceBoundaries, ActuallyAutistic, adultFriendship, algorithms, antisocial, anxiety, authenticity, autisic, autism, AutismAdulthood, AutismEmployment, autismfocus, autismFriendships, autismLife, AutismTrauma, autistic, booktok, ContentCreationProblems, ContentHustle, contentVoid, creativity, deadpan, envy, fanart, fastfoodcontent, fightFlightFreezeSurvivalMode, FriendshipBoundaries, friendshipc, FriendshipCapacity, friendshipCompatibility, FriendshipMileage, FriendshipReciprocity, FriendshipsAreHard, grassisGreenerOtherside, grumpy, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, historyofbooks, IdealSocialSituation, Illustration, intrusiveBadMemories, KungFuPanda, leonieyue, lowEnergy, LowSocialEndurance, masking, MinimallyVerbal, movieThoughts, niche, NimonaMovieThoughts, OnlineContentConsistency, overstimulated, overwhelm, personalBranding, rejectionSensitivity, resentement, reserved, sensitive, SensitiveSnowflake, sensitivity, sensoryOverload, socialAnxiety, socialEnergy, socialEvents, solitary, solitude, zoningOut, プリンセスピーチショータイムPrincessPeachShowtime

In this blog post:
❧ the art ramble!
❧ reflecting on autistic feelings
❧ thoughts on the Nimona movie & not watching Kung Fu Panda 4
❧ reflecting on “authentic video content” & what do I do ahhh
❧ personal feelings & more!

⭐Happy Mar10 day 2024!! 🍄👑 On being a hermit

By leonieyue Posted on 10 March 2024 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection Tagged with BeingAnOutcast, bummed, creative, creativeControl, creativeFulfillment, creativity, cute, DesireToProveSelfConstantlyExhausting, disappointed, disappointment, envious, envy, expectations, feelings, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, hurt, Illustration, Kimo, leftbehind, leonieyue, luigi, Mar10day, mario, Mario bros, missedKimo, mixedFeelings, movingForward, nintendo, personal, princess peach, princesspeach, protectArtCreativeProcess, reassurance, resentment, SelfReassurance, spiraling, unaware, ピーチ姫, ルイージ

Little personal blog post and ramble!

🫧👑 Bubble Princess Daisy & Peach!✨☁️ [Super Mario Bros Wonder] + on social media/”content” creation

By leonieyue Posted on 27 February 2024 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Timelapse, Video Tagged with 3DMariogames, ActuallyAutistic, addictiveEscapism, AIethicsLegality, AIgeneratedWork, AIimageGeneratorsSteal, algorithms, ArtistStruggle, authenticity, autisic, autism, beginnerMindset, bubblePrincesses, chasingTrends, CleaningFollowerAccounts, ContentCreationProblems, contentCreators, ContentHustle, contentSlop, contentVoid, creativity, CreativityIncEdCatmull, fanart, fastfoodcontent, generativeAI, Illustration, InternetTrends, leonieyue, mario, nintendo, notgoodenoughFeelings, OnlineContentConsistency, onlinePersona, OnlinePopularity, OnvideoEssays, overstimulated, princess, princess peach, princessDaisy, sleepDeprived, social media, socialmedia, SocialMediaAddiction, socialmediaAndArtists, socialmediaBoundaries, socialMediaEngagement, socialmediaIsASlotMachine, socialmediaIsRigged, SocialMediaMetrics, socialmediaoverwhelm, SocialMediaReach, SocialMediaVoid, SuperMarioBrosWonder, Timelapse, YoutubeAlgorithm, デイジー姫, ピーチ姫

In this blog post:
❧ the art
❧ indefinite break from making small subtitled timelapses / youtube videos
❧ manually removing 475 twitter followers & 30 instagram ones
❧ vent about social media & how its falling apart
❧ exhaustion and ethics of consuming and making “content” & more!

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.

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]

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]

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

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!

Illustration / Hot Chocolate Girl love! + MondayLeonieupdate

By leonieyue Posted on 8 June 2020 Posted in CharacterDesign, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate Tagged with autism, boundaries, burntOut, character design, CharacterDesign, creativity, creativityRut, gaming thoughts, hotchocolate, HotChocolateGirl, Illustration, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, MondayLeonieUpdate, MusicalThoughts, narcissism, Narcissists, personalupdate, SixTheMusical, TomHollandUmbrella

In this MondayLeonieUpdate:
— Hot chocolate girl again!
— personal update, burn out & creativity as an artist
— more therapeutic thoughts about dealing with narcissism & having autism
— and other interesting finds!

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

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