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Tyler Sticka
@tylersticka.com
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(he/him) Co-owner and Creative Director @cloudfour.com, a small web design and development consultancy that makes a big impact. I also write, draw and make games.

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Can confirm the #colorpeek shirts are real 🎉 cottonbureau.com/p/TXTXSF/shi...
Selfie from my office, pointing to the Colorpeek bird art on my dark gray t-shirt
October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Somehow one of my all-time favorite albums turned 40 (!!) years old today 🤯 album.link/us/i/408687081

#TheFall #Punk
Drawing of Mark E. Smith (late frontman of The Fall) looking back over his shoulder. Above, there are song lyrics: "All those whose mind entitles themselves and whose main entitle is themselves shall feel the wrath of my bombast"
September 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Me being a fanboy a million years ago
A warm meeting between a (much younger) me and Bill Plympton at a comic book convention. I’m holding a signed sketch and DVD by the legendary animator.
August 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Really enjoyed playing #Loddlenaut, a cozy #IndieGame where you explore and clean up an undersea biome with serious “chao garden” vibes (if you know, you know) www.loddlenaut.com

#FanArt
Stylized, cartoony fanart of Loddlenaut's protagonist meeting two of the game's fish-like "loddles," both with friendly, cheerful expressions
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Poco is an astonishingly good (and free!) point-and-click adventure store.steampowered.com/app/3454610/...

#FanArt #Poco #IndieDev
Stylized rendition of Poco's small clown protagonist, running with rubber arms stretched behind
August 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Gosh, I really loved Crypt Custodian. Don’t sleep on this one if you enjoy “metroidvania” games, it’s so fun and charming.

#FanArt #CryptCustodian #IndieGame
Crypt Custodian's protagonist, Pluto, looking a bit unsure about their predicament as they walk along
July 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Finished #1000xResist for the first time today, and… wow. Phenomenal game!

#fanart
The Watcher looks determined, with Secretary floating above her shoulder. Artwork signed by Tyler Sticka, dated 2025.
June 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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And here’s an embarrassing story of the time I almost stiffed the book’s creator 🫣
At this year's Rose City Comic Con, I decided I would commission a sketch from Stan Sakai, one of my favorite cartoonists ever! Stan asks, "What would you like?" and I excitedly respond "Space Usagi!" But I was so transfixed by watching him draw that instead of handing money to him, I put it in back in a random pants pocket. Thankfully Stan politely reminded me before I walked off! Stan says, "Um... I don't think you paid me yet..." (Signed Sep 8, 2018 with apologies to Stan Sakai)
June 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Stopped by Excalibur yesterday for their Memorial Day Weekend sale. Found 28 comics on my list, all 50% off. Still kind of stunned by my haul 😳

#comics #pdx
The comics I bought in a loose stack on my desk. Visible comics include Amazing Spider-Man 332, X-Men 5, The Maxx ½ and The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman.
May 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Love BAFTA’s pick for “most influential game of all time” www.bafta.org/stories/the-...

#FanArt #VideoGames #Shenmue
Stylized digital drawing of Ryo Hazuki from the game Shenmue looking determined. (Signed by the author of this post, dated August 25, 2018.)
April 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Finished Asura’s Wrath the other day. The title was accurate, Asura seemed quite upset.

#FanArt #AsurasWrath #Capcom
Cartoony face of a teeth-gritting Asura looking especially wrathful, with the large text "ARGH" as a backdrop
March 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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More lunchtime #FanArt, this time for #Norco, a really unique and interesting point-and-click adventure by @geographyofrobots.bsky.social
The unsettling visage of Norco's "Drone Priest" floats aloft against an impression of a polluted sky
February 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Made some #FanArt on my lunch break.

Shadow’s design has a lot of fussy little details compared to Sonic’s!

#SonicTheHedgehog #ShadowTheHedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog holds a chaos emerald and says nothing, looking sternly at the viewer. Signed by the artist ("Tyler Sticka!") and dated 2025.
February 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Revisited #PapersPlease, still a masterpiece

#FanArt
A cloaked member of the Order of the EZIC star readying a message to deliver to the player
February 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Replayed Rayman 2: The Great Escape for the first time in years, felt like drawing some of its cast based on their appearance back then.

#FanArt #Rayman
Rayman (a limbless arrangement of head, torso, hands and feat), Murfy (a flying pixie-like froggy thing) and Globox (a much larger frog-like creature), all with friendly (and maybe a little dim-witted) expressions. Signed and dated "Tyler Sticka! 2025"
February 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Finished playing “Sheepy: A Short Adventure” and thought I’d sketch my take on its protagonist

#FanArt #SheepyAShortAdventure
A stylized take on a sheep (the titular "Sheepy") running as fast as their short little limbs allow, signed by Tyler Sticka and dated 2025
February 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Got to let off some steam last night 🤘😷

#DeathFromAbove1979 #LiveMusic #PDX
The band Death From Above 1979 performing on stage at Revolution Hall. Dramatic red spotlights cut through fog. A giant image of the duo with elephant trunks (the cover of their first album) serves as a backdrop.
January 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Nana, nanananana, na na na, na na nana na 🎵

(I’ve always found #KatamariDamacy surprisingly therapeutic to play)

#FanArt
Cartoony illustration of the Prince looking cheerful, signed and dated by the artist ("Tyler Sticka, 2025")
January 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Finished the 20th anniversary remaster of #BeyondGoodAndEvil, what a special game! Had to draw some #FanArt of Jade and Pey’j
Stylized digital ink drawing of Jade and Pey'j from the shoulders up with fierce expressions
January 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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I love hanging out with this little muppet
A wheaten cairn terrier sits on my couch like a polite little gentleman Selfie with me and that same terrier snugglin'
January 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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My Steam Deck’s left joystick stopped acknowledging the rightmost direction. It's out of warranty, repair was quoted at $125-185. 😓

But Valve sells first-party replacements through iFixit for $20. Took my time carefully following the guide, now it’s good as new again! 💪
Before repair: Holding the left joystick all the way right resulted in input barely off the dead zone. Steam Deck open, replacement joystick at the ready, crossing my fingers that I don't mess it up. After repair: Holding the joystick all the way to the right registers correctly again!
January 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Decided to add some color this morning 🖌️

#FanArt #Nintendo #SuperMarioRPG
The same illustration, this time in color. Geno (a Pinocchio-esque wooden boy) stands with his arms folded, looking back with a smile at the viewer. Mallow (a little cloud boy) smiles warmly.
December 24, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Finished the Super Mario RPG remake, felt like sketching Geno and Mallow.

#FanArt #Nintendo #SuperMarioRPG
Geno (a Pinocchio-esque wooden boy) stands with his arms folded, looking back with a smile at the viewer. Mallow (a little cloud boy) smiles warmly.
December 24, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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How it feels having designed three games for walled gardens that no one can play anymore 🥲 www.gocomics.com/calvinandhob...

#comics
Panel 1: Calvin shows Hobbes a normal looking Snowman. "*Any* dumb kid can build a snowman, but it takes a genius like me to create *art.*" Panel 2: Calvin becomes more animated as speaks. "This snow sculpture transcends corporeal likeness to express deeper truths about the human condition! This sculpture is about grief and suffering!" Panel 3: "One look at the tortured countenance of this figure confirms that the artist has drunk deeply from the cup of life! This work shall endure and inspire future generations!" Panel 4: Both characters are silent as they notice the snowman has quickly melted in the sun while Calvin was monologuing.
December 10, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Big “reply guy” energy in today’s Nancy 😂 www.gocomics.com/nancy/2024/1...

#comics
Panel 1: Nancy peeks at their friend (lounging on a couch) through an open window. The friend asks "What are you doing here?!" Panel 2: Nancy scowls, saying "What, I'm not *allowed* to wonder why you're not in school?" Panel 3: Close-up of the friend looking irritated as Nancy continues speaking from off panel: "I'm not *allowed* to come to your house uninvited and walk around until I see you through one of the windows?" Panel 4: Nancy is shown clumsily crawling through the open window ("crunch," "crash") as she continues speaking: "I'm not *allowed* to — oops, hang on — *allowed* to — whoops, my bad"
December 10, 2024 at 5:02 PM