GCAP – Leonie's Art Blog

💚🎂 Miku Birthday Festival 2025!🎉初音ミク生誕祭2025 💙

By leonieyue Posted on 1 September 2025 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, progressupdate, Studies, Timelapse, Video Tagged with 1to1CatchUps, 3Dmodeling, ArtCareer, BeingMisunderstood, blunt, characterIllustration, conflictAvoidance, DonkeyKongBonanza, emotionalDistance, emotionallyMutual, empathy, fanart, figure drawing, figuredrawing, FriendshipReciprocity, game industry, games, games industry, gamesConference, gamesWeek, GCAP, hatsunemiku, Illustration, juggling, jugglingAllTheThings, LindsayEllisYoutube, loneliness, lonelyArtist, lowpoly, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, mikuBirthday, MikuBirthdayFestival, mikuday, minimalSocialInteractions, misunderstandings, mutuallyInterested, overstimulated, paintingStudy, photoStudy, portrait, portraitStudy, quiet, QuietObserver, social media, socialInepitude, SocialInteraction, socialmediaAndArtists, study, Timelapse, 初音ミク, 初音ミク生誕祭2025

❧ art process & subtitled timelapse!
❧ figure study & personal update

🧁My 10 year art career & celebrating 10 years of MIGW / 10 Australian game characters for the Games Week Launch Party (cupcake fondant topper commission + LeonieArtRambles podcasty video)

By leonieyue Posted on 6 October 2024 Posted in Commission, Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Podcast, progressupdate, Reflection, Timelapse, Video Tagged with AgentARubyLaRouge, ArtCareer, asocial, autisic, autisticallySocial, CeriHutton, commission, covid19, COVIDzine, creativity, crossy road, crossyChicken, crossyroad, CultOfTheLamb, cupcake, earHealth, EnergyDraining, EnergyImbalanceDynamics, energyLevels, entitlement, envy, faceMask, FrogDetective, game industry, gamedev, gameindustry, games, games industry, gamesConference, gamesEvents, GamesShowcase, gamesWeek, GCAP, HollowKnight, Illustration, indiegamedev, KingOfArmello, LeonieArtRambles, leonieyue, lowEnergy, ManagingEnergy, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW2024, MovingOutGame, podcast, RATtestCovid, social media, socialAnxiety, socialEvents, speedpaintcommentary, StrayGods, subtitledSpeedpaint, textcommentary, UnpackingGame, UntitledGooseGame

In this blog post:
❧ about this project & art timelapse
❧ my little art career as a rambly podcast + art slideshow!
❧ I’ll add cupcake photos with credit at the blog if people share any :0
❧ COVID protection zine
❧ About not going to Melbourne International Games Week & the industry

💐💖 Happy Laur day [giftart], more GCAP reflections, first time watching Blade Runner & more! 🦄🌧️

By leonieyue Posted on 10 October 2023 Posted in Fanart, GiftArt, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Timelapse, Video Tagged with artprocess, autisticallySocial, birthdayBurpdoodles, BladeRunner, character illustration, digital illustration, dissociation, Enpoopfication, fanart, game industry, gameindustry, games industry, gamesConference, gamesEvents, gamesWeek, GCAP, GCAP2023, GCAP23, giftart, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, Illustration, insecurity, isolationlife, KinderWorldGame, LaurenClinnick, leonieyue, loneWolf, masking, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, movieThoughts, PatreonIssues, process, rejectionSensitiveDysphoria, rejectionSensitivity, sexualharassment, social media, socialAnxiety, socialEnergy, socialEvents, socialGroups, socialising, socialmediaAndArtists, Timelapse, twitter

In this little blog post:
❧ process rambling at my speedpaint!
❧ my first time watching Blade Runner (Final Cut 2007) + thoughts!
❧ reflecting & resting up from GCAP as an isolated, lonely homebody
❧ Patreon why?? And more!

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.

Illustration / Relaxing Monstera Plant for Lauren + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 12 October 2020 Posted in GiftArt, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection Tagged with AGDAs2020, AnimalCrossing, AnimalCrossingNewHorizons, AnimalCrossingNewHorizonsThoughts, anime, autism, autistic, birthdayBurpdoodles, boundaries, contentCreators, discord, emotionalDistance, FreeplayParallels, friendship, friendships, gachaGames, games industry, GCAP, gcap2020, GuggukYoutuber, HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity, Illustration, InterestingFinds, introvert, kindness, KnivesOutMovie, LastOfUsPart2, LaurenClinnick, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, ManagingEmotions, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, migw2020, MinecraftSteve, monsteraPlant, MrSakurai, music, narcissism, Narcissists, networking, nintendo, Parallels20, parasocial relationships, pikmin, PikminShortMovies, professionalRelationships, professionalVSpersonal, shortFilms, smallTalk, SmashBrosUltimate, social, socialAnxiety, socialEvents, socialising, sociallyOblivious, socialmedia, unrequitedLove, Vtubers

Illustration / Relaxing monstera plant for Lauren + LeonieUpdate, hanging out at the AGDAs & Parallels streams, keeping an emotional distance from the games industry, small talk as an autistic person, gacha games and Vtubers (need of boundaries) & other interesting finds!

SuperListenMode 295: Matching energy levels

By leonieyue Posted on 14 February 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with ambivert, extrovert, friendships, GCAP, GCAP18, introvert, leonieyue, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW18, sensoryOverload, socialEvents, socialising, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode

Rambling about energy and socialising.

Hey, I don’t have many extrovert friends but good ones are super pleasant, understanding, positive, entertaining and fun to be around! ♥

SuperListenMode 294: “We get you!” with Siv & Georgie

By leonieyue Posted on 7 February 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with comic, GCAP, GCAP18, Georgie, introvert, JessWatson, leonieyue, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW18, Siv, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode, TeaWithGeorgie

More Leonie rambles!
Thank you; they were all lovely, understanding, supportive and helpful company! ♥ I was humbled when Siv and Georgie said they read these.

SuperListenMode 293: Heart to heart with Jess Watson

By leonieyue Posted on 31 January 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with communication, friendships, GCAP, GCAP18, introvert, JessWatson, leonieyue, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW18, quiet, socialising, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode, teamwork

Leonie rambles about her communications GCAP barrier talk!

SuperListenMode 292: “I am enough”

By leonieyue Posted on 24 January 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with findingYourPeople, friendships, GCAP, GCAP18, Iamenough, introvert, leonieyue, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW18, MyriadGamesStudio, self compassion, selfCare, selfdoubt, selfLove, socialEvents, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode, TakingBreaks

Leonie rambles about feelings of not being enough.

I have this at home, at work, on my phone cover and digital reminders too :’)

SuperListenMode 291: Po-pu-lar

By leonieyue Posted on 17 January 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with GCAP, GCAP18, leonieyue, MattTrobbiani, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW18, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode

Hey it is true that Matt Trobbiani [Orann] has a huge following!

Leonie rambles about metrics and online popularity.

SuperListenMode 290: Shenanigans with Matt and Jacob

By leonieyue Posted on 9 January 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with GCAP, GCAP18, JacobJanerka, jokes, leonieyue, MattTrobbiani, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW18, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode

When you’re too literal and don’t find most jokes funny…I need the shared context haha

Featuring Matt [Orann] and Jacob [JacobJanerka]

SuperListenMode 289: Chilling with Kalonica + another Friendships ramble

By leonieyue Posted on 3 January 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with friendships, GCAP, GCAP18, KalonicaQuigley, leonieyue, MelbourneInternationalGamesWeek, MIGW, MIGW18, socialEvents, socialising, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode

Leonie rambles about socialising at GCAP and levels of friendships.

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.