this is a more of a general manifesto, not about video games specifically it's very short but I put quite a bit of effort into it

"Once Upon A Time" Undertale fan comic I did in 2021 (cont in replies)

as an animator i can't stress enough how important it is to take breaks and do activities that DON'T involve drawing read a book, watch a movie, play a game, learn how to knitt. you'd be surprised how quickly your creative juices get replenished by just enjoying yourselves

Creatives don't owe you shit. They fundamentally do not owe you shit. They made something. You saw it. There was never any responsibility involved. They don't owe you a "better version" of the work. They don't owe you "less problematic writing". They don't owe you more episodes. You deserve nothing.

go tell your favorite artists you like their work. you may think they hear it enough or your praise would be identical to someone else's so you say nothing, but i promise you they would love to hear it. and sometimes they need to hear it.

Seaside

#AdventureTime #FionnaandCake #HuntressWizard

Not gonna lie, Part 6 is my favourite Jojo part, second to none. And this is best Stone Ocean essay so far, and actually touches on stuff I couldn't verbalize previously incredibly well.

there is no such thing as canon ivysly.com/blog/there-i...

If all the worst people can live without shame for their destruction, then the good people should have no shame for creating.

Fandoms nowadays tend be so strict and literally tempted to blacklist anyone who has done mistakes in the past despite does not represent them anymore. What is the end goal here? Making things more miserable and so unnecessary that we don’t deserve it?

gm

Artist struggles

girl after 8 hour shift with 3 hours of travel: "ONCE IM HOME I WILL BE ARTING SO HARD I-" same girl once at home: gaming gaming gaming mimimimimimi

I avoided any and all content related to Smash Ultimate for 4 weeks because I didn't get it until Christmas 2018. I avoided any and all spoilers for Deltarune Ch. 3+4 for a few weeks because I was still playing thru UT and DR 1 and 2. You can avoid spoilers for TADC. It's hard, but it can be done

In a world where girls are still shamed for behaving or having any interests or personalities that deviate from gender norms or societies expectations of them I’ll always defend and adore characters like uzi

chronic procrastinator or executive dysfunction

incredibly difficult to focus this week, but i'm sure this is a personal failing and has nothing to do with the state of everything everywhere

Artist struggles

This is basically where I stand now. I don't like gen-AI garbage at all, but every day it feels like there's more people just declaring anything they don't like MUST be machine-generated, and unless the artist can provide proof that it isn't, then they're an Enemy Of Mankind. Let's not do that.

smth i wrote on tumblr

when I talk about getting weirder, I also mean not being afraid to share when you *are* excited for stuff! I don't care how odd you may think it is!

Seconding all of this. I don't often talk about big-budget games because they're already plenty spoken for and don't need my help, but they often very good! Even the live-service and MMO stuff. Even the occasional gacha game (which I exclusively play free) is part of my broad & healthy gaming diet.

the nicest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a small but dedicated cult following of kind hearted and politically shrewd weirdos & sickos that keep the fire going. the meanest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a large online fandom

I really can't execute any foolish action. I haven't entered my jester modus or the courtly exchange where you can criticize the king for wearing that really obnoxious yellow cloak. What does she think she is, a literary concept?

I didn't know it was a special day today, but just yesterday I put a bunch of new wall decorations into the game.

"Every good game I've ever seen has eventually found its audience!"

every day i feel more justified in my hatred of AI. i've had a deep interest and love for technology my whole life, but lately i don't think i've ever felt more cynical about it

pathetic that gamers are only just opening their eyes to the economic and enviromental harm AI has brought now console prices are going up since RAM prices are through the roof. Like people were telling you this shit was evil but now it's different becuase it suddenly affects your hobby? fuck offf

Invest in your friends’ OCs. It’s like being in a fandom, except you get the benefit of having the inside scoop, too. Yes, show me the “bad” sketch, pitch me the shower thought… I love it.

a thing I've come to realize is that as an adult I enjoy many of the same games I did as a kid, but *differently* as a kid there was magic and imagination and wonder and all those buzzwords as an adult I learn more about how the mechanics work, how to play them better... I play to *understand*

30 years of RESIDENT EVIL :)

did a dub of it :D #tadc #kinger #caine

quick shitpost ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My woke opinion of the day is tying art to capital, and capital to survival, is fundamentally anti-art It inherently compromised the artists vision from the roots. its financial success is a factor that will always exist in the creators mind - informed or opposed Want pure art? Kill capitalism

Holy shit.

I know we're having a moment here, but please don't use GenAI to make fun of GenAI 😑

Doodles ✍️

How’s that games industry that is obsessed with striving for photorealism to the point of completely disregarding art direction going

im feeling so moomed rn

Forgot to post this one here lol [ #solarsparkyart #murderdrones ]

Hair Logic

Good ol' 24

✹ WRATH MONTH NOW

I'm proud of the progress i made of a comic today, it just took a long break; one more page of lineart and color+shading left and i can post it. The plan is also to upload the One Small Change AU comic to bsky when the ch2 is done on Tumblr and then post them in parallel.

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