iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 2h

Redesigns are underway... I don't wanna change Gabu too much, just wanna tweak his color scheme a bit because now Mei will be taking up the black and white stripes space.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 4h

Do you like bugs? What about stories dealing with themes of mortality, what it means to live a 'worthwhile' life, and the burden of having to rely on others? Then you should check out my games! They're all free, but a small donation would mean the world to me right now <3 bugbytegaming.itch.io

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

One day maybe I'll finish this animation

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hey artists ! Post your women art ! Nikkos in the first pic belongs to @someblondedork.bsky.social ^^

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Okay after reviewing the thumbnail with friends and the other thumbnails on the channel I'm pretty certain this is AI generated. But also I'm crying at Mr. Hazbin x My OC. Hewwo.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Commission for @someblondedork.bsky.social! She wanted something with her OC, Nikkos, and asked if I had any OCs I thought might be fun to have interact with her. We wound up choosing Marble, my violet carpenter bee gal, and having the two hang out and gush about coding and architecture together ^^

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Now that the game is up I can share some sprites I didn't wind up using! I made way too many for Ash because he was just fun to draw expressions for lmao

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Progress is being made! I have 6 cgs left to do, and then it's all a matter of tackling putting everything into renpy... I have the text formatted, but I gotta insert all the sprites/bgs/music in the right places. If I have time I wanna do something cute with the gui, but we will see...

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

anyway I figured out how to get 4+ sprites on the screen at once without covering each other's faces!!

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Made way more progress today than I was expecting! Got a good batch of sprites to work with for 5 out of 6 of the cast, and got a base down for dragonfly boy to work on more later! Time to rest my wrist~

Digital drawing of a humanized ladybug. She had greyish-brown skin, and light grey hair in chunky pigtails. She's wearing a rusty reddish crop top and shorts. She looks a bit gruff, and unamused.

Digital drawing of a humanized aphid. She has orangeish-yellow skin, and light brown hair worn loose. She has small pink and white flowers in her hair, and is wearing a pale yellow dress. She has her hands clasped and is smiling gently.

Digital drawing of a humanized mosquito. He has dark gray skin, and pale ash blond hair tied up in a spiky ponytail. He is wearing a sort of tan shawl over a light tan shirt, and shorts. He looks anxious.

Digital drawing of a humanized dragonfly. He has chalk white skin with a few brown spots, and messy grey and brown hair. He's wearing a grey baggy tank top, and black shorts. He has condescending and smug expression.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I've started working on the Who is My Neighbor jam! 'Here Comes The Neighborhood' will be a short visual novel about a moth named Pepper, who wants to build a more diverse community in his local forest. Will feature 6 species native to Ontario, and real photos of the area. Stay tuned for more!

Pixelated photo of a a sky lined with trees. A pixelated font reads 'Here Comes The Neighborhood'

Colored sketch of a humanized moth and spider, named Pepper and Salt respectively. Pepper is white with black spots, Salt is black with white spots.

Colored sketch of a humanized ladybug and aphid, named Lala and Neri respectively. Lala is greyish brown, and Neri is orangeish yellow.

Colored sketch of a humanized mosquito and dragonfly. The mosquito is dark grey, the dragonfly is white with brown spots.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Randomly remembered these skeeter designs I made, couldn't remember if I'd posted them before so. Woe, skeets be upon ye!

humanized drawing of a psorophora longipalpus mosquito. He has purplish gray skin, medium length purple hair with yellow bangs, tied into two short pigtails, and is wearing a purple and yellow sweatshirt and short black shorts. He has a lot of bandaids, and mismatched socks.

humanized drawing of an aedeomyia catasticta mosquito. He has dark greenish brown skin, visible top surgery scars, curly olive green hair, and white stripes on his arms and legs.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#flashing cw flashing A birthday artfight attack for my friend @kitisplode.bsky.social !!! Of her oc Door. I really like door and I think it's a fun concept so I wanted to do a more serious pic of it hehe

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#artfight attacks of the week (so far)! Ch3rry_lemonade's Marisol, Onethingbob's unnamed snail, Sink-up's Pete, and K1TT3RZ Aphid!

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#artfight attack @licaijun99.bsky.social of their ocs, Yellow (Ye) and Melonrind (Mr)! I've wanted to draw Melonrind for awhile, so I was glad to have an excuse!!

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#artfight attack on mariaddity from itch, of their oc Nikolai! Love this polar bear boy ;w;

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#artfight attack for my good friend @number1mongrel.bsky.social, of their OCs, Cyne and Chalice! I love their designs and lore a lot so it was awesome to have an excuse to draw them x3

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#Artfight attack on my husband, @avicebro.bsky.social!! I drew one of his mastersonas, Zephyr, having a yaoi moment with his fav servant Yamanami :3c

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Commission for @irelandcoyote.bsky.social! He wanted a scene of Oggie coming across his woolly aphid mimic spider, Ilio, who isn't quite what she seems... Thankfully, it was all just a dream. Or was it... Thank you so much for commissioning me ^^/ I look forward to working with you again!

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#junebug2026 day 23! Tiger Beetle! These guys are gorgeous, so I was excited to draw one. Apparently they're quite the hunters, and will eat just about anything, including other beetles!

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#junebug2026 days 20-22! Japanese Emperor Caterpillar, Pink Cricket (grasshopper), and Oil Beetle!

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#artfight is rapidly approaching... Here's a sample of my roster! If you're a game dev, or have bug inspired ocs, give me a follow and I'll follow you back! 🐛💗

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#junebug2026 days 16 through 19. Missed a few days beccause I've been working on comms, so had to play catch up again haha. Here we have the striped horsefly, cucumber spider, tiger leech, and phantom crane fly ^^

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A commission for a friend's dnd setting, a visual guide of various troll and goblinoid species- with maybe more to come~ If you'd like something similar, or any sort of character reference related art, please feel free to message me here, or at joshnekuu on tumblr! #characterdesign #dnd

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#junebug2026 day 15! Snake caterpillar! I chose the spicebush swallowtail, because I love the little 'tongue' they make. This lil fella is trying hard to be scary... please pretend to be scared? 🥺

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#junebug2026 day 14, lace bug! Redrew one of my oldest bug character designs ^^

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Finally made a ref for Bean for Artfight! Any fellow game devs who are taking part, lmk so I can give you a follow ^^ artfight.net/~BugByteGaming

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#junebug2026 days 12 and 13! The feather millipede, and the sabertooth longhorn beetle ^^

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#junebug2026 day 11! The Giant wētā, specifically the Bluff wētā subspecies. They're known for being very good at climbing vertical, rocky surfaces, so that's what this fella is doing~

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Decided to take part in gooberthesquishyartist's #junebug2026 art challenge over on instagram! I found out about it late though, so I spent today playing catch up. It was fun doing little character designs though, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the list ^^

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

i can't believe i never posted this one on its own. happy pride from life cycles 🏳️‍🌈

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Hello everybuggy! I'm opening commissions! If you want a reference sheet for an OC, even if that OC doesn't have a solid design yet, or just an illustration of an OC or favorite character or ship, please consider commissioning me! You can contact me through dms here, or at joshnekuu on tumblr ^^

Black and White character reference, $15 per drawing/angle. Colored character reference, $25 per drawing/angle. Flat color illustration, base of $20, plus $5 per additional characters. Shaded/rendered color illustration, base of $30, plus $10 per additional character. Intricate or Highly Detailed designs may cost extra.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Happy #Mermay! I wanted to try doing a properly rendered piece with one of my many fish boy ocs~ This here is a frilled shark, floating in the deep... #ocsky

An anthropomorphic frilled shark. He has muted brown scales, and pale, fluffy brown hair, with large, reflective eyes, and a dull expression on his face. He is floating deep underwater, where it's dark.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Trying to decide who I want to draw for Maid Day this year... I have had a couple of bug boys on the brain, and was gonna draw them, but I've got more immediate plans for my gazelle and African wild dog duo, so I'm wondering if I should draw them instead...

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Aphids are now in stock on Bugworld Island….

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

☘️Art Train! #artshare☘️ Repost with your green art! Most of these are just character references haha, oops

Character reference sheet of an anthro butterfly with bilateral gynandromorphism.

Character reference of a pale green anthro damselfly. His left leg and right arm have been amputated.

Picture of Oggie, an anthro aphid, dressed in a bunny-themed outfit, holding a giant carrot. He is smiling, but looks a little embarrassed.

Picture of Harmonia, an anthro ladybug, holding up Oggie, an anthro aphid by his overalls. Harmonia looks smug, Oggie looks annoyed.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Character reference sheet for a friend of mine, of their shark girl Marka! She's normally depicted as bipedal, but they wanted a mermaid form for her ^^ If you're interested in getting something similar, feel free to shoot me a message!

Character reference sheet of a shark mermaid, Marka, front and back. She has messy, pale blue hair, pale skin, and a long pale blue tail with several scars across it. She has a tired expression on her face.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Played the Tomodachi Life 2 demo and made the Life Cycles boys! Actually crying because Bean immediately fell in love with Oggie after talking to him once. True to life… #tomodachilife #lifecyclesgame

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Like! Look at this gorgeous little dude! Photo by Jonghyun Park: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Photo of a male Japanese Amazon ant- a black ant with pure white antennae, legs, and wings.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I just found out it's Marten Day (Mar10)!!! And I just happen to have a marten character! My yellow throated marten, Nishant ^v^/ #martenday #ocsky

A yellow throated marten kemonomimi. He has shaggy black hair with a yellow underside, black fur on his legs, and a long black tail with a yellow tip. He has a smug expression.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Found the first Harmonia and Oggie drawing I did... before I had any idea what I wanted to do with the characters... I don't remember if I posted it before so I'm gonna share it anyway lol Awkward bug baby pictures (Oggie's design went through some minor tweaks that I kind of wish I'd kept lol)

3 digital sketches of Harmonia, a humanized ladybug, smiling with various levels of deviousness. One of the sketches is colored, and has Harmonia teasing Oggie, a humanized aphid, who looks very flustered.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

bugbytegaming.itch.io/endless-gene... Endless Genesis, an RPG Maker Horror Game for the Endless Ocean Game Jam is live! Play as Muse, a jellyfish, as they wander the ocean, pulled along by currents and dreams... will you escape the clutches of your memories, or succumb to the abyss?

Screenshot of a map from an RPG Maker Game. A small, pixelated jellyfish stands in a black void, with glowing computer screens and orbs of light.

A small, pixelated jellyfish stands in a pale blue void, surrounded by other pastel jellyfish.

A small, pixelated jellyfish stands by a hospital bed in a pastel colored coral reef.

A sketch of a young shark merman, eyes wide and sparkling, grinning toothily at the viewer.

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BugByteGaming @bugbytegaming.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

CGs are tentatively complete... would you let him into your heart?

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