TakingBreaks – Leonie's Art Blog

Pikmin 4 / Me, my pikmin and my space dog Oatchi!

By leonieyue Posted on 18 July 2023 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Timelapse, Video Tagged with animatedshort, ArtistHustle, ArtistStruggle, asexual, asexuality, AutismTrauma, bluepikmin, bluesky, existential, existentialEmptiness, fanart, finalfantasy16, frayromantic, glowpikmin, healthUpdate, HustleCulture, hyperfocus, icepikmin, Illustration, indiegamedev, instagram, leonieyue, neurodivergent, NintendoSwitch, Oatchi, overthinking, personalTraumas, personalupdate, pikmin, pikmin4, pinkpikmin, platonicRelationship, purplepikmin, redpikmin, reflection, reflective, rockpikmin, romance, romantic, romanticSpectrum, shortFilms, shoujoAnime, socialmedia, socialmediaAndArtists, socialmediaBoundaries, socialmediabreaks, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, socialmediaoverwhelm, SocialMediaReach, speedpaint, speedpaintcommentary, TakingBreaks, TearsOfTheKingdomUpdate, TextSpeedpaint, Threads, TransGenerationalFamilyTrauma, trauma, TraumaProjection, traumas, twitter, videoreflectivenotes, whitepikmin, yellowpikmin, youtube, オッチン, ピクミン 4

In this blog post:
– speedpaint text commentary for this fanart
– Twitter & social media woes
– not sure about my Thread account
– reflecting on some youtube videos, romance & asexuality, hustle culture, personal update & taking a break

Mario Strikers / Princess Daisy + timelapse! 🌼💪

By leonieyue Posted on 26 September 2022 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Sketches, Timelapse Tagged with character illustration, characterIllustration, distracted, distraction, doctor, fanart, Illustration, leonieyue, MarioStrikers, MarioStrikersBattleLeague, MarioStrikersBattleLeagueFootball, MarioStrikersSwitch, MarioStrikersWii, nintendo, onlinesecurity, patronThanks, personal, personalupdate, postingBreak, postingSchedule, princessDaisy, SocialMediaMetrics, Splatfest, TakingBreaks, Timelapse, youtubeMetrics, デイジー姫, マリオストライカーズバトルリーグ, ライブアライブ

On Mario Strikers, personal hermit update & taking a posting break next week!

SuperLeonieMode 333 / When you have slow health regeneration & recovery!

By leonieyue Posted on 16 August 2021 Posted in Comics, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, SuperLeonieMode Tagged with blob, comic, DisneyRayaAndTheLastDragon, emotionalEnergy, headspace, lazy, LeonieBlob, ManagingEmotions, movieThoughts, overwhelm, personalSpace, recovery, rest, slow, slowingdown, solitaryBreaks, SuperLeonieMode, TakingBreaks, turtlePace

Life of a low energy blob

And ramble about the Raya and the Last Dragon movie.

Patron only StudyPost 14 / Figure studies, my posting break times, notes on work modes, focus and cognitive biases + LeonieUpdate

By leonieyue Posted on 12 April 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with art studies, boundaries, clipstudiopaint, cognitiveBias, comedy, comedySkits, communication, contentCreators, contextSwitching, CryptoArtDiscourse, distraction, EggFriedRice, fanart, figure drawing, figuredrawing, food, foodpoisoning, heroesAndFans, InterestingFinds, Legend of Zelda, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, maker, manager, MelbourneInternationalComedyFestival, NFTdiscourse, onlineBoundaries, parasocial relationships, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, portrait, postingSchedule, Princess Zelda, priorities, procrastination, productivity, productivityMethod, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, rest, routine, schedule, sketchbook, sketchpost, standupComedy, streamers, studies, study, TakingBreaks, tension, Timelapse, timeManagement, UncleRogerYoutube, workingHours, workMode, Zelda

Sketchpost 14 / Figure studies, posting break times, notes on working hours, work modes, focus and cognitive biases, time management + LeonieUpdate in this post! [patron only]

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!!

Fanart / My entry to Albabbgg’s DrawThisInYourStyleChallenge + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 22 February 2021 Posted in Comics, Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection Tagged with ACNH, AlbabbggArtist, Albabg150k, AlbaBGArtist, AnimalCrossing, AnimalCrossingNewHorizons, AnimalCrossingNewHorizonsThoughts, animated, artprocess, attentionResidue, BigJoelYoutube, clipstudiopaint, contextSwitching, Contrapoints, DavidFSandbergPonysmasher, declutter, DisasterDayofCrisis, DisneyCruellaMovie, distraction, DrawingChallenge, DrawThisInYourStyle, drawthisinyourstyleAlbabbgg, DrawThisInyourStyleChallenge, FamicomDetectiveClub, fanart, focus, goddess, HanaKimura, humidWeather, HyruleWarriors, HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity, InterestingFinds, introvert, JasonDiazYoutube, JKRowling, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, managingInterruptions, ManagingStress, MarioGolfSuperRush, MattMcMusclesYoutube, nintendo, NintendoDirect, onlineBoundaries, personalupdate, portrait, process, processPost, procrastination, productivity, shortFilms, Skyward Sword, sleepDeprived, SmashBrosUltimate, snake, sonder, Splatoon3, stress, SuperMario3DWorldBowsersFury, SuperMarioAnniversary, TakingBreaks, TerraceHouseShow, Time, timeManagement, Unity, VsauceYoutube, xenobladeChronicles2, YoutubeCorporation, YoutubeCreators

Fanart / My entry to Albabbgg’s DrawThisInYourStyle Challenge, process steps + LeonieUpdate, Nintendo Direct thoughts, staying productive by minimising context switching and more in this blog post!

Fanart / Week of Marina from Animal Crossing + last LeonieUpdate of 2020!

By leonieyue Posted on 21 December 2020 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection Tagged with AccentedCinema, ACNH, AnaIsabelYoutube, AnimalCrossing, AnimalCrossingNewHorizons, artvsartist, ArtVSartist2020, authenticity, cheerleaders, crossy, crossy road, cuteartwork, DrRamaniYoutube, eczema, EndOfYear, fanart, feedback, freelanceLife, hipsterWhale, housekeeping, Illustration, LEGOdinosaurBuilding, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, LouieZong, luigi, ManicPixieDreamGirlTrope, Marina, mario, Mario bros, MrMiyamoto, narcissism, Narcissists, octopus, OneWingedAngel, progressupdate, pteranodon, reflection, socialmediabreaks, SuperNintendoWorld, TakingBreaks, top9, topnine, topnine2020, TRex, xmasSeason, あつまれどうぶつの森, タコリーナ

Fanart / Week of Marina from Animal Crossing, last LeonieUpdate of 2020!
Personal update, reflecting on my art, plans for next year and more!
Catch you next year!

SuperLeonieMode / Carnival pizza time [CrossyRoadCastle Spooky Tower update] + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 19 October 2020 Posted in Comics, Fanart, GiftArt, Illustration, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with alienatingYourself, ambivert, anime, autism, autistic, AutoTune, boundaries, casualConnections, CatPeople, CocoDisney, comic, comicstrip, communication, CrayonShinchan, CreepyCarnival, CrossyRoadCastle, disrespectful, DogPeople, ego, emotionalMaturity, EmotionalSupport, empathy, extrovert, friendship, friendships, ghosting, goodbye facebook, halloween, honesty, InterestingFinds, introvert, japanExperiences, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, ManagingEmotions, masking, music, narcissism, Narcissists, nostalgia, oldAnime, Personality, pizza, power naps, psychology, recovery, sensitivity, sociallyOblivious, SpookyTower, SuperLeonieMode, TakingBreaks, Vampire, Witch

SuperLeonieMode / Carnival Pizza Time [CrossyRoadCastle Spooky Tower Update]!
LeonieUpdate and ramble about: cat vs dog people, how to lose friends and alienate yourself as an aspie and other interesting finds!

Fanart / Sailor Venus♀️ + LeonieUpdate!

By leonieyue Posted on 17 August 2020 Posted in Fanart, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate Tagged with 3DMariogames, autism, BeMoreChillMusical, fanart, grief, IlluminationAnimatedMovies, Illustration, InterestingFinds, LastOfUsPart2, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, lineart, MinakoAino, narcissism, postersofeastasia, process, recovery, sailorScouts, sailorSenshi, SailorVenus, sketch, SkywatchSciFiShort, solitaryBreaks, TakingBreaks, TimMinchin

Fanart / Sailor Venus♀️, progress shots + LeonieUpdate!

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

Self portrait experiments

By leonieyue Posted on 12 August 2019 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, Merch, Reflection Tagged with avatar, icon, Illustration, leonieyue, MentalHealth, NewPixels, NewPixelsApp, patreon, self portrait, stickers, TakingBreaks

Lots of self portraits, playing with the NewPixelsApp and made stickers.

SuperListenMode 301: Quiet Recovery Bubble

By leonieyue Posted on 28 March 2019 Posted in Comics, LeonieYue, Reflection Tagged with comic, leonieyue, quiet, recovery, selfCare, socialising, socialmedia, socialmediabreaks, socialmediaoverwhelm, super listen mode, SuperLeonieMode, TakingBreaks

Ignore social media and group social things sometimes, focus on occasional 1 to 1 catch ups & activities with my few, kind friends, do what I can with job hunting, freelancing and retreat into my bubble to learn and take care of myself.