I will have to join ArtFight late; I managed to injure a nerve on my shoulder, and cannot do anything with my right arm. Pain is crushing. But, nothing permanent. Just a long recovery. I'm on week 2 now, 2 more weeks estimated for me to be functional, 4 weeks for pain-free, 6 for full recovery.

Wolf Bride - Summer is now out! Go read <3 #romantasy ylvanaar.itch.io/wolf-bride

Brand of Gold has all the July pages available on my ko-fi now! That's 8 pages and two intermission chapters which truly are my "duality of woman" in action.

If you are at Tampere today, please go check this work of art out! Nighte never ceases to surprise me with talent and kickass scenes, you don't want to miss this 🌟

I wrote about making long-form projects (3-10 years), about the importance of remembering to air them out, the importance of letting them grow with you, and about allowing yourself to grow as well. (Also a couple of blunders I made with Brand of Gold!) ko-fi.com/post/How-sto...

Hey, so there's this really cool FREE art zine available that is made by a really cool person, you might want to check it out if you're a fan of fictional scenarios, boys kissing, or fantasy/DnD ! pallaskissa.itch.io/fatebound

It is quite small and humble, but I made an ecohorror/bodyhorror zine about plants that grow on people and some poetry. ylvanaar.itch.io/summer-bring...

my tiny game "this game will end in 205 clicks" is in this bundle alongside some amazing other games!!!

our poetry collections, THE WATER ON STONE and THE LIZARD'S DANCE, are available in this bundle!! please check it out and get our books + literally 394 (wow!) more amazing projects by queer creators :D !!!

Support the Power of Pride Bundle 2026 ✨🍀 A bundle of games and zine created by queer creators You can find our visual novel: The Sweetest Con, made last year during the Sealed with a kiss jam 👀💖 The supernatural romance of two vampire thieves discovering that love is the greatest fortune of all.

It's here! The Power of Pride Bundle 2026 is now live on Itchio! All in support of 284 queer creators and their 396 creations. View the bundle on Itchio here (until July 6): $60 Bundle: itch.io/b/3682/the-p... $10 Pay-What-You-Can: itch.io/b/3684/the-p... #PowerofPride2026

Happy #pridemonth ! In case you're looking to treat yourself with some art, check the thread below. ❤️

Listen I don't want to see NSFW content on my feed and also I want people to be able to post, discuss, celebrate, and support NSFW content without their whole account being shadowbanned by puritanical tech bros trying to kick us back a century or two. These two positions are entirely compatible.

This morning, my drawing tablet died, so I took out my backup. It, too, was completely dead. I took out my old, old, old ancient drawing tablet, but I have lost the pen for it at some point while moving. So - hi! I thought I would take a break from doing #YCH commissions, but no! Read for more:

If you don't know what Feral Gentry is yet, I warmly recommend you go find out 👀 Or COME find out, at our table! I will bring the second part of "Evil Wizard's Journal", a.k.a. 36 more pages of Old Magic, an entirely new IT Raven comic book, and the second part of Brand of Gold at whopping 52 pgs!

It is quite small and humble, but I made an ecohorror/bodyhorror zine about plants that grow on people and some poetry. ylvanaar.itch.io/summer-bring...

Hey, so there's this really cool FREE art zine available that is made by a really cool person, you might want to check it out if you're a fan of fictional scenarios, boys kissing, or fantasy/DnD ! pallaskissa.itch.io/fatebound

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I didn't always like cats (1/4)

I made a public post on Ko-Fi about my May upload schedule, and what to expect from me in May! ko-fi.com/i/ID1D01YPD6I

A reminder that access to throwing harassment at developers is not included in the purchase of a video game. Many of us obsess over critique, but we know the difference between critique even if its worded emotionally, a streamer using us as a punching bag for clickbait, and someone harassing us.

Level 1 vs level 3 tokens, time to start working on the boy's level 6 art update #dnd

hey that's us!! 🎉🎉

Even if you follow me, you likely can't see my last repost: a Palestinian gamedev working on the lovely Dreams on a Pillow launched a promised follow-up crowdfunding campaign. But @moderation.bsky.app labeled him spam for daring to be Palestinian, so you can't see reposts, repost him, or tag him.

My ko-fi now has the next four pages of Brand of Gold! Topic is: difficult conversations about open relationship arrangements (by people who have no prior framework for it) What could possibly go wrong? ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y31TN8PU

I have a poll up on Wolf Bride Tumblr. The previous poll was about "Who do you think is the best romantic interest". This time I'm asking "Who is the most frustrating character"? www.tumblr.com/wolfbride-ro...

Artists! Show what built your art style. While a lot of this has seeped into my art style and nested there, these four pictures would also summarize what I try to do with my narratives, every time.

Think of how many games where the verb is violence. How many games (including the ones nominated for tonight’s BAFTA awards) where you shoot, fight, kill. But when games want to explore the topic of violence in a meaningful way, that’s the issue?

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

I think one of the reasons we don't see many 'mom' games (at least games ABOUT motherhood or about a mother) is that tasks and responsibilities that are considered 'dad' tasks are usually a lot more 'fun' or 'noble' than what we consider 'mom' tasks.

Found this on twitter so I thought I share it here

Progress time. April, too, is #WolfBride month for me - I want to get "Summer" done, and I'm not that far off! About to take a small tea break soon. Migraine set me back a little bit from writing for three days, but now I am back in action.

Hello, friends and others! My highest tier is feeling the power of spring, and as such, will be 3.50 instead of 10 until the 15th! What you will get: - Early Access on all my comics - EA on all game content I make - To see my sketchbook - To support my art! ko-fi.com/ylvanaar/tiers

I wrote about taking the leap of faith, chasing your dreams, and finding the "why" of making art. ko-fi.com/post/April-S...

Photos of Iran I recently discovered from scanning old negatives. I am full of so much grief and anger. I don’t have the right words.

Adore this review. butwhytho.net/2026/04/hous...

Oh, everyone is sharing their #artfight profiles? I have been looking forward to ArtFight approximately since last August, and am counting down months and weeks leading up to it. This year I'm thinking of making characters interacting with props/objects. Maybe? Maybe. artfight.net/~Ylvanaar

I made a public post on my ko-fi about what everyone can expect from me in the month of April! ko-fi.com/i/IO5O71WVLMO

What the fuck github

If I knew viewing Guernica would put money directly into the pockets of a still living Pablo Picasso, who had announced publicly that he would be using that money to terrorize, harm, and kill women, not only would I not go view Guernica, it would fundamentally change the meaning of Guernica as art.

Ever wonder why ants build colonies that last generations without trashing their habitat? Or how bees pollinate without poisoning the flowers? No intelligent species will destroy their environment in the disguise for development and profit—nature proves it.

It has finally happened. A day that was so thoroughly exhausting that I did not feel like writing, drawing or playing music after, only felt like playing Pokemon X and watching an episode of Shirobako. .. all it took was way too little sleep and feeling under the weather.

Everyone! Today is the LAST DAY to grab The Shimmering Moon tier (and the current parts of Summer Early Access) for the spring sales! Will there be more sales? Sure, in Summer, when Summer comes out. But that would mean waiting to read about Azar, and waiting is for patient people. #wolfbride

I wish we had irl movement tech for when people are in a rush to go somewhere, sprinting is op Would be hilarious to walk in a train station when a dozen people are using different movement techs to catch a train, one is jump canceling their backsteps, another is doing backwards long jumps etc

Did you know the City of Baghdad in the 8th century had fully functioning sewage systems, built on deep understanding of water and ground? Vienna was the first European city that achieved this honor, in the 18th century. Literally a whole millennium to realize poop sitting in open cesspits is bad.

Wolf Bride - Spring is out! ylvanaar.itch.io/wolf-bride (The Summer Early Access is also out, and for this weekend you can get it for a discounted price. See below for more:)

Wolf Bride - Spring launches the day after tomorrow, on Friday! For those of you who are into #romantasy and #werewolf romances, make sure to come check the launch out! There will also be a Ko-Fi sales weekend for the tier that will give you Early Access for the first part of Summer 👀 (👇)

I'm plugging Scrivener again today. This is not a subscription program; you pay a one-time license fee. The software is installed on your computer, and you don't need to be online to use it. It's worth the $60 but discounts float around. They once generously gave ficwip one for our writers!