Reposted by OrcaRadiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bad news: I just got laid off due to budget cuts. 10+ years exp Hire me for: 👥 Production 🎙️ Voice Acting 📝 Narrative 🎨 2D Art 🔆 UI Art 📱 Marketing 👨💻 Design 🤳 Influencer 📸 Journalism ♿️ Accessibility 🎮 QA Lead 📄 Contract 🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁 DM or email radiantgbusiness (@) gmail (.) com #IndieDev 18380335
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I've heard that artists get into weird copyright issues with Pokemon fan merch at cons, is that really a thing? Can you not make any?? 220
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 10/09/2026What kinda of merch do people usually expect at artist booths in game cons?? I've only done art/craft markets where I've focused on prints/stickers, but idk if I should make more physical merch like keychains or something?? 100
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Austin August 2, Day 17: I debated making this the last pic of the month, but I made this right after I left my job in Dec. 2021, and it was p much vent art of how I felt at the time. But that was also the beginning of my journey with Mind Games/my art as most of you know it, so I think it's fitting 081
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Austin August 2, Day 16 (belated): I forgot to post something yesterday, so here are two pieces for the price of one! I will just post the last pic of the month tomorrow (Also, I typo in the previous day below *Austin August not Austin Austin LOL, that's my state of mind right now) 052
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Austin Austin 2, Day 15: Back in 2020, Mind Games was going to be a game, but it didn't get very far for many reasons. But I did make some sprites of Austin, and animated some walk cycles 072
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Austin August 2 Day 14: Did you know Austin has a girlfriend? And her name is J-... Naomi? I haven't drawn her much cuz she appears later in the story, but her character is a bit different now from this version from 2022 (Austin is still a liar though... but not in a slapstick way this time 🙃) 070
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 13: ...I still wish this was real 🥺 071
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 12: The text in this one speaks for itself 160
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 11: Why does Austin have so many phases? Because long ago I thought it'd be fun to draw him with different outfits LOL But somehow I salvaged them into one big backstory that (I think) makes sense now... So here's Austin's first job as a "normal" person (aka pizza delivery guy) 083
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 10: I admit, Austin's metal phase is kinda cheesy, and I'm conflicted, but I had my reasons for it... After all, what angsty teen *wouldn't* realize having electric powers is actually pretty metal? 081
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 9: omg I'm sorry I missed two days!! Here are some oldies again of Austin's awkward early-teens when he started becoming more self-conscious (and got his electric powers... Coincidence? 🤔) 062
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 8: After a loooong delay, it's finally here... Austin in 2026/Brooklyn. It was so hard keeping it to four captions, it's kind of satire, and kind of not LOL 2204
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 7: Post-commune Austin was a bundle of other-worldly joy to the citizens of Civilization... until he wasn't. 071
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A mosquito bit me on the back of my head. Not the neck, but the scalp, underneath all the hair... like WHY?? 220
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 6: When I almost scrapped Mind Games in 2021, I got inspired to draw Austin's past to understand him better, particularly his childhood at the hippie commune. What started as a quirky gimmick actually started to make his identity issues and contradictions make sense 172
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 5: Ok so I unearthed the first real concept of Mind Games™ Austin from 2018... I literally forgot I drew it??? Anyway, here's a comparison of it with the moment Austin went from confident to (uncomfortably) chill in 2022 0102
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 5: Ok so I unearthed the first real concept of Mind Games™ Austin from 2018... I literally forgot I drew it??? Anyway, here's a comparison of it with the moment Austin went from confident to (uncomfortably) chill in 2022 031
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 4: 10 years ago, I gave (Splatoon) Austin a guitar to give him a hobby. Now that guitar is the source of his Toil as a struggling artist (ok, he's a bassist, but the guitar is his real true love) 1162
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Austin August, Day 3: From even earlier - the first official reference sheet of Austin as we know him (he's looks like such a baby here LOL) 091
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Austin August 2, Day 2: From late 2020, but this was p much the drawing that set the tone for MG 0113
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Almost halfway through August, I decided I want to do Austin August v2 LOL... but only with old drawings of him this time. I need to be reinspired again, so here we go ✌️ (Ironically the person talking to him here was supposed to be Jordan - back when she was more direct, if not a bit sassy) 061
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I still intend to draw 2026-Brooklyn-Austin, but I realized he will probably look very similar to this old sketch w/ a small mustache and/or miscellaneous facial hair (he would also unironically wear vintage clothes from the 1980s, but now I'm spoiling too much LOL) 0101
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 06/08/2026How do you get (mentally) dumped by a man (you never actually dated) at least three times in half a year? Find out in (Jordan's arc in) Mind Games! 😀 040
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Matcha Lavender Blueberry cake for my first ever cake order!! 🍵💜🫐 It was for a local business's 1-year anniversary, and their mascot is a fox, so I also sculpted a little fox topper 🦊 3111
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Austin's arc in Mind Games (in which he becomes the device, for better or...) 081
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 18/07/2026This year I found the answer to "How can I make Austin more f'd up?" by going through a situation with someone who weirdly resembled him/what he does in the story to the point it (mostly?) killed my motivation to work on Mind Games. I will still try, but I hate Austin now, how will I recover LOL 241
Reposted by OrcaIan Zell @ianzell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just finished this plushy commission for @gateaulorange.bsky.social !! was a fun character to make commissions still closed for now but check back in for August! 13511
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Highly recommend Lee's class if you are curious about taking a step into comics, or might be on the fence! Lee is a great instructor, and teaches with precision, care, and a deep love for the craft. I know I wouldn't be doing what I am with Mind Games if it weren't for their class! 160
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 05/07/2026My parents wanted a flag cake for the 4th - also my first sheet cake! 🎆 181
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Jordan (Belated) June: Day 30 - Little Girl Blue 💧 "Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy to cheer up little girl blue?" (I skipped a day, so finishing this off late... Sorry to end on a downer, but thank you all for following!) 0103
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Jordan June: Day 29 - Confession ⚡ ...were the lights always this bright? 195
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Jordan June: Day 28 - Suspense 👤 This is it!!... He's gonna say it!!...??? 0113
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Jordan June: Day 27 - Heart to Heart 💙❤️ Wow, how sweet! I hope he takes good care of it. 0114
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Jordan June: Day 25 - Bright Future 📱 Don't take this too seriously, just coping with some of the awful things we deal with now through humor 🙃 (I'm soooo late, but I had a hard time with this one, because I can't draw modern people LOL. but I plan to do this with the others after June too) 151
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Jordan June: Day 24 - Full Stop ⚡ Wait, what? Maybe I shouldn't ask what that means... 252
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Jordan June: Day 23 - Conveyed 🏭 Is this a date? No, he just was hungry after tutoring, and invited her to join him at the diner down the street (Part 1/2... 2/2 coming tomorrow on Day 24) 072
Reposted by OrcaLeirin @leirinart.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I'm having a hard time 😢 if anyone would like a drawing from me, just $5 or more gets you a colored sketch of anything you want! ko-fi.com/leirin I've included examples of what they look like. 08663
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Jordan June: Day 22 - CRASH! 💥 When Jordan maxes out 😵 (and me too LOL, but I must see this through to the end of the month!) 040
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Jordan June: Day 21 - State of Shock ⚡ Another old thing, but I still like it! (What was she looking at? I never finished it 🙃) 061
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Jordan June: Day 20 - Changes 👩💼 Sorryyy guyssss June is kicking my butt, so more old stuff this weekend 🥲 Concept art of Jordan's current appearance in Mind Games (and when I started having to draw more cartoony for the comic) + a bonus for all the old stuff 🙇♀️ 060
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Jordan June: Day 19 - Simpler Times 👧 More old stuff, this time of Jordan when she was a child (and when Lola made her dress more girly - they were much closer back then). 060
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Jordan June: Day 18 - Fan Mail 💌 Don't take this one too seriously, I've just had Beatles on the brain again, buuuut I can see Jordan being a (secret) Ringo fan, and sending him fan mail back when that was a thing 142
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Jordan June: Day 17 - Attitude 😕 Old drawing again, but a slight younger Jordan circa 1984-85. That's just her neutral face, she doesn't have a bad attitude (as much as Lola insists that, and that she "should smile more") 071
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Jordan June: Day 16 - Collegues 🐾 Jordan and her reliable co-workers/friends at the family bodega ("Shouldn't their names be switched?..." Of course not.) 094
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Jordan June: Day 15 - Stubby 💅 It might be a strange thing to say to your TA, but it was meant to be a compliment! 073
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Jordan June: Day 14 - Nail Biter 😓 It's a bad habit she's had her whole life, but can't seem to break... even if Lola insists otherwise 071
Orca @gateaulorange.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Jordan June: Day 13 - Old School 📸 I am late again!! I couldn't draw anything for today, so here's another old drawing of Jordan in her middle-school(?) years. 090
