deadpan – Leonie's Art Blog

✨Lots of Zeldas! 👍The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom!!

By leonieyue Posted on 19 February 2025 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Timelapse Tagged with conflictAvoidance, coworkerFriendshipsHard, deadpan, drama, emotionalDrama, emotionalExpectations, emotionallyMutual, expectationsProjections, fanart, friendsComeAndGo, friendship, FriendshipBoundaries, FriendshipCapacity, friendshipCompatibility, friendshipGuilt, ghosting, Illustration, incompatible, leonieyue, LettingGo, lowEnergy, lowMood, ManagingStress, mutuallyInterested, overthinking, personal update, personalupdate, quiet, rejectionSensitiveDysphoria, rejectionSensitivity, restingPoutFace, sensitive, SensitiveSnowflake, sleepDeprived, SleepSchedule, sleepy, stress, structureAndRoutine

A subtitled timelapse & little personal update about stress & social capacity!

🐲Dragon from Mario Wonder! (Year of the Dragon + Smaugust 2024)

By leonieyue Posted on 29 August 2024 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Timelapse, Video Tagged with 4D, acquaintanceBoundaries, ActuallyAutistic, antiGenAI, anxiety, autism, AutismAdulthood, autistic, autisticallySocial, autisticMasking, autisticShutdown, behindInLife, BeingAnOutcast, beingPerceived, boundaries, comedy, ConfirmationBias, conflictAvoidance, contradictory, coward, creepy, deadpan, disinterest, doingOwnThing, dragon, everyoneHatesMe, existentialDread, existentialEmptiness, explicitConsent, fanart, feelings, genAI, genAIdiscourse, GenAIimpactInternet, genAIscams, humiliation, hurt, hurtFeelings, Illustration, leonieyue, ManagingStress, neurodivergent, NoPuttingPeopleOnAPedestal, onlineBoundaries, outcast, overstimulated, overthinking, parasocial relationships, passiveAggressive, personalBoundaries, petty, prettyUglyPrivilege, scapegoat, socialAnxiety, socialConformity, SuperMarioBrosWonder, surprisePartiesNoThanks, visualPresentation, YearOfTheDragon, YearOfTheDragonFanart

In this blog post:
❧ the art ramble & subtitled timelapse!
❧ Super Eyepatch Wolf’s video on Social Anxiety Horror
❧ personal update, Nintendo direct/indies & more!

🍄Toadette & Elephant time!🐘 [Super Mario Bros Wonder] On what genAI can’t do, personality tests, rejection & baby steps at cleaning

By leonieyue Posted on 16 April 2024 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Timelapse, Video Tagged with AchyKnees, AIartDiscourse, AIgeneratedWork, ambivert, anxious, Art Anxiety, art style, ArtCareer, ArtDirection, ArtistDesperation, ArtistHustle, ArtistStandards, ArtistStruggle, artSkill, ArtStyle, autistic, autisticMasking, autisticThings, babySteps, BeingAnOutcast, BeingMisunderstood, bigmediumsmallForms, bloodTypePersonalityTest, bodyDoubling, careerDirection, CareerPredictions, character development, cleaningShowerGrout, comfort zone, comfortable, compatibility, complicatedDesign, conceptArtIndustry, ConceptArtist, contradictory, deadpan, Designers, disinfectHome, disinfectingHome, dontTalkToMeAura, ElephantToadette, EmotionallyDistant, emotionalStorytelling, EmotionalSupport, emotionalTurmoil, entertainmentIndustry, expectationsProjections, friendship, functionalDesign, FutureImpactOfAIgeneratedArt, generativeAI, gremlinPreferences, HandlingBleachEep, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, highStandards, housework, HouseworkInBabySteps, humanCollaboration, illustrationCareer, IndustrialDesign, insecurity, INTJ, introvert, invisibleExpectations, learning, leonieyue, lifeIshardwork, lowEnergy, LowSocialEndurance, masking, MBTI, MouldCleaning, MutualInterests, mutuallyInterested, NoSocialLife, passionProjects, personalityTests, personalProjects, popularArt, processing, provingOneselfExhausting, quiet, rambler, rejection, rejectionSensitiveDysphoria, rejectionSensitivity, reserved, selfAnalysisTool, ShowerCleaning, socialmediaAndArtists, socialMediaArt, SocialProximity, StreamingAnxiety, stress, strugglingForward, SuperMarioBrosWonder, survivalArtistMode, TakingItNotSeriously, Timelapse, Toadette, trust, uncomfortable, unspokenExpectations, visual storytelling, VisualConsistency, whatGenAIcannotDo

Also in this blog post:
❧ art process & subtitled timelapse!
❧ personal update

🤛 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!

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

Young Cricket the meat dumplings lover! [Warioware: Get It Together!]

By leonieyue Posted on 6 June 2023 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Timelapse Tagged with adultFriendship, aloneTime, alonewithcompany, anxiety, autism, autismFriendships, autismLife, autisticBurnout, AutisticFidgeting, BeingMisunderstood, burden, burnedBridges, comfortZone, commitmentfear, communication, confusion, connections, contentCreators, coworkerFriendshipsHard, deadpan, defensive, delayedProcessing, demiromantic, DemiromanticAce, disappointment, dumplings, emotionalDistance, emotionalEnergy, emotionalIntimacy, emotionalLabour, EmotionallyAvoidant, EmotionallyDetach, emotionallyDraining, emotionallyImmature, emotionallyProcessing, exhausted, expectationsProjections, fanart, flowers, friendsComeAndGo, friendship, friendshipCompatibility, friendshipGuilt, friendships, gaslighting, ghosting, heartbreak, humanConnection, Illustration, incompetence, inconvenience, influencer, isolated, jawPain, jobsAutism, judgement, kungfu, leonieyue, LettingGo, LevelsOfFriendships, limerence, limerenceProjectionFantasy, loneliness, lonely, lowEnergy, MakingVideo, ManagingStress, manipulative, martial artist, martialartists, masking, meat buns, meat dumplings, monkey, neurodivergent, neurodivergentBrain, NeurodiversityWorkplaceAccommmodations, nintendo, nonVerbal, notlookingautistic, Online:urker, onlineAcquaintances, OnlineContentConsistency, onlineFriendship, OnlineLurker, onlinePersona, OutgrowingFriends, passivereactions, PerformanceAnxiety, personalSpace, personalTraumas, personalupdate, personalZone, phonecalls, platonicFriends, publicpersona, rechargeTime, reflection, reflective, rejectionSensitiveDysphoria, rejectionSensitivity, resentment, RomanticProjection, scapegoat, ScriptingAutism, SensoryIssues, sensoryOverload, socialAnxiety, socialGroups, socialising, sociallyAcceptable, socialMediaPoll, socialNeeds, SocialNorms, socialOutsider, socialreassurance, socialrecluse, socialValidation, speedpaintcommentary, StressEat, structureAndRoutine, stubbornness, subtlety, textcommentary, TextSpeedpaint, Timelapse, tired, toxicFriendships, TraumaProjection, unavailablepeople, WarioWare, WarioWareGetItTogether, writtencommunication, youngCricket, youtubevideo, ヤングクリケット

In this blog post:
– back to text commentary speedpaint
– commentary, youtube analytics & video making woes
– autism thoughts: masking, not looking autistic enough, scripting, “selective” mutism, burnouts, jobs/workplace accommodations, social faux pas, friendships & intimacy
– social media & personal update

Warioware: Get It Together! / Eye of newt, Ashley casts a hex on you! Happy Spooky Halloween! 🎃

By leonieyue Posted on 31 October 2022 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Timelapse Tagged with Ashley, BlackCat, candy, cats, character illustration, characterIllustration, deadpan, digital art, externalRewards, fanart, food, grumpy, halloween, Illustration, instagram, instagramAlgorithm, learningJourney, leonieyue, lonely, lonelyArtist, nintendo, pickyEater, pomodoroMethod, productivity, productivityMethod, socialmedia, socialmediaAndArtists, socialmediaBoundaries, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, solitary, spooky, spookySeason, Timelapse, timesheets, toxicProductivity, twitter, WarioWare, WarioWareGetItTogether, Witch, witchcraft, アシュリー

Happy SPOOKY season!
OooooOoo

In this week’s blog post:
the art timelapse,
reflecting about twitter, instagram & social media
and why I hate the pomodoro method, external rewards or timesheets for productivity :0

SuperLeonieMode 348 / Even if it is hard to believe, let’s do what we can right now [self portrait]

By leonieyue Posted on 2 May 2022 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse Tagged with ArtCourse, comic, deadpan, fatigue, help, Illustration, leonieyue, lowEnergy, ManagingStress, overwhelm, personalupdate, self portrait, slowLearner, slowStudy, stress, SuperLeonieMode, Timelapse, tired

Head empty, doing your best one small step at a time.

Also busy busy busy juggling and stressing

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 🧠

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 :’)

SuperLeonieMode 340 / Me and my little Leonies! On expressing & interpreting mixed, subtle feelings.

By leonieyue Posted on 5 July 2021 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, SuperLeonieMode Tagged with ACNH, adultFriendship, adulthood, AnimalCrossing, AnimalCrossingNewHorizons, AnxiousAvoidantAttachmentStyle, art style, autism, AutismAdulthood, autistic, awkward, BeingMisunderstood, birthday, bittersweet, BodyLanguage, comic, complexFeelings, deadpan, disappointed, earningTrust, emotionalDistance, emotionalEnergy, emotionalIntimacy, emotionalIntimancy, emotionalLabour, EmotionallyAvoidant, emotionallyDraining, emotionalMaturity, EmotionalSupport, emotionalWalls, empathy, existential, facade, facialExpression, feelingCaredFor, feelings, frustration, GutFeeling, HappyFacade, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, hotColdBehaviour, internet, interpretation, jaded, juggling, LeonieBirthday, leonieyue, littleLeonies, making comics, ManagingEmotions, masking, MentalHealth, microexpressions, misunderstandings, mixedFeelings, not, notgoodenoughFeelings, personal, personalupdate, photo, reflection, reflective, rejectionSensitivity, self portrait, selfAwareness, selfCare, sensitive, sensitivity, sleepDeprived, SleepSchedule, sleepy, smallTalk, socialCues, socialHierarchy, sociallyAcceptable, sociallyExpected, sociallyOblivious, socialmedia, socialmediaBoundaries, socialmediabreaks, SocialMediaMetrics, socialmediaoverwhelm, SocialNorms, socialrecluse, SuperLeonieMode, tactless, ToxicPositivity, trust, trustIssues, twitter, validation, vulnerability, WorkingOvertime, あつまれどうぶつの森, あつ森, どうぶつの森

I ramble about my sappy mixed feelings and expressing & interpreting them in this blog post.

When I can’t really express how I’m feeling through words, through my awkward body language and my deadpan facial expression :’)

And reflecting on my birthday (which was over a week ago!) Please keep it to this blog; I don’t want to mention it on social media.

Fanart / Getting dessert with Kirbyroth + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 8 March 2021 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection Tagged with AccentedCinema, acting, age, AlexMoukalaMusic, AnnaAkanaYoutube, autism, autisticBurnout, BeingMisunderstood, busynessParadox, cake, cancelCulture, communication, completionBias, DarylTalksGamesYoutube, deadpan, dessert, fanart, hazardReductionBurningYoutube, hermitLife, hikikomori, kirby, Kirbyroth, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, longswords, ManagingStress, masking, Personality, pickMeBoy, pickMeGirl, productivity, psychology, selfDiagnosisAutism, Sephiroth, shame, SmashBros, SmashBrosSP, SmashBrosUltimate, socialrecluse, ssbu, strawberryShortcake, stress, SuperSmashBrosUltimate, TaraMookneeYoutube, UncleNgManTat, workaholic, カービィ, スマブラSP, スマブラ画, 星のカービィ

Fanart / Getting Dessert with Kirbyroth, its creative process + LeonieUpdate & interesting finds in this blog post (:

Fanart / Sephiroth portraits + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 1 March 2021 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Sketches Tagged with acceptance, animated, AnimatorSalary, animatorsInJapan, anxiety, artprocess, AtrocityGuideYoutube, autism, autismInLadies, autistic, autisticBurnout, boundaries, communication, concept art, ConceptArtist, D'AngeloWallaceYoutube, DaftPunk, DailySchedule, deadpan, DeepWork, distraction, EnergyDraining, existential, fanart, FinalFantasy7, FinalFantasyAdventChildrenComplete, FinalFantasyVII, FinalFantasyVIIremake, FloatPixarShort, Illustration, InterestingFinds, jobsAutism, KittensStudio, KonekoNoStudio, LegoRewind, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, lifedirection, LindsayEllisYoutube, lowEnergy, ManagingEnergy, MarsPerseveranceRover, masking, mindfulness, music, NathanZedYoutube, neurodivergent, neurotypical, NewPokemonSnap, NierReplicantver.1.22474487139..., OneWingedAngel, persona, PersonalLimitations, Pixar, pokemon, PokemonLegendsArcaeus, PokemonPresents, process, processPost, procrastination, productivity, programming, rejection, rejectionSensitivity, SchaffrillasProductionsYoutube, schedule, selfAcceptance, Sephiroth, shortFilms, Sia, SiaMusicMovie, SmashBros, SmashBrosSP, SmashBrosUltimate, stress, TakingBreaks, ThomasFrankYoutube, TianasoaYoutube, TimeAnxiety, timeManagement, ToeiAnimation, TracklibYoutube, whiteLies, WindPixarShort, workCulture, workingHours, workSatisfaction, スマブラSP, スマブラ画, セフィロス

Fanart / Sephiroth portraits, process steps + LeonieUpdate, communication vent, notes on time anxiety, daily schedule, existential life questions and more in this blog post!!