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video game art drawer
if u wanna commission me i have an artistree: https://artistree.io/whimsival
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val @valaxy.bsky.social · Jul 9
i uploaded a (very) short demo of my kinetic vn to itch! please enjoy.

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel
VESSEL (demo) by whimsival
A kinetic visual novel about depression, possession, and learning to live.
whimsival.itch.io
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ggdg.bsky.social
my game has no explicit content and seems to be fine at the moment, but i think that if you own it (or anything on itch) it might be a good idea to download it just to have it on your computer. not to catastrophize or anything but i really have no idea what the future of itch is looking like lol
July 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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insertdisc5.com
undertale memory from insertdisc5 saying "undertale made me want to make video games that make people yell and cry. thank you"
July 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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ggdg.bsky.social
not much i can say that hasn't been said. i'm not affected by the recent delistings on itch but i don't believe my work is "safe." very sad but i will continue making it as long as i can
July 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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ebihimes.bsky.social
so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning
July 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
valaxy.bsky.social
also! i'm doing #artfight! (ignore the fact that it's already halfway over shhhh)

artfight.net/~valaxy

come let me draw your lil guys!
Art Fight
An art gifting game
artfight.net
July 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
it's #ScreenshotSaturday! here's a screenshot of my visual novel demo, which you can play now, for free, in only 5 minutes:

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel
A knight fireman carries a large man. The knight has a determined stare. The scene is lit dimly, with warm highlights against cool shadows. There is a text box that reads, "The knight, and..."
July 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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enamega.bsky.social
This started as a "thank you siffrin from hit game in stars and time" joke but got away from me a bit
Ms paint drawing of Siffrin standing over someone in a field of tall grass looking down on them, speech bubble reads "you're going to have to get up too, you know."
July 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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valaxy.bsky.social
i uploaded a (very) short demo of my kinetic vn to itch! please enjoy.

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel
VESSEL (demo) by whimsival
A kinetic visual novel about depression, possession, and learning to live.
whimsival.itch.io
July 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
valaxy.bsky.social
it's wednesday! take a deep breath, we'll get through this together.

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#indiedev #visualnovel #gamedev
A character with brown hair and wearing a green cloak. They are lit with warm light. Their eyes are closed and they're sighing.
July 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
earthsong #wandersong #wandersongspoilers
Fanart for Wandersong. Kiwi the bard is in the center, celebrating. Eya's Angel is to the right, smiling. Miriam is to the left, looking slightly confused. The Earth is in the background, surrounded by musical notes. Shooting stars fall from the sky. The background, stars, and musical notes are in a soft pastel style, while the characters are sharper.
July 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
VESSEL is planned to have an extended demo that lasts about half an hour. it's written already, just need to draw all the things 😅
July 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
been hard at work on VESSEL's script, which means the art assets have been on the back burner. i'm going to start drawing the assets for the extended demo Soon, but in the meantime enjoy this rough concept art of the knight.

#indiedev #visualnovel #gamedev
A knight with long brown hair in a braid, a brown shoulder pauldron on her left arm, and two brown storage pouches on her hips. She holds a spear in her right hand, and her left rests on her hip. She is wearing a tan long sleeved shirt under a blue tunic, and she has a red emblem with a silver design on her chest.
July 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
some #everhood fanart that i probably won't finish
Fanart for the game Everhood. Green Mage, a floating eye with a green cloak, green wizard hat, and purple hads floats in the top left corner. Red, a puppet with a red bandana, red cape, blue pants, and brown boots stands in the bottom right corner, holding a ball of energy. Blue and white lightning bolts arc towards Red. Attacks from Green Mage in the form of white, yellow, and pink arcs also move towards Red. There is a blue grid underlying the attacks, and faint colorful lasers in the background.
July 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
there's a cat in VESSEL. nothing bad happens to him, i promise. he's just there to be cute. (...and to provide characterization, of course.)

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel
A short-haired gray cat with a long tail and large ears. He is missing his left eye. The cat is lit with cool light, making the shadows appear warmer.
July 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
vess doesn't smile in the demo for VESSEL, but maybe in the full game...?

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev
A character with fluffy brown hair and a green cloak. The portrait is lit with warm light, and the character is smiling.
July 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
it's #screenshotsaturday! here's a screenshot from my vn demo, which you can play now for free! did i mention it only takes 5 minutes? give it a shot if you like fantasy, magic, and watching cute lil characters going through it!

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #indiegame
A character with brown hair wearing a green cloak stands in front of a background. They are drawing a small symbol in the air that is reminiscent of a butterfly. The background contains a white bed to the right, a chair and a table to the left, and three shelves of bottles above the table. The background is drawn in a soft, Impressionist style, while the character is drawn more clearly. A slightly transparent white text box overlays the bottom quarter of the screen. It reads, "They took a few moments, slowing their breathing, closing their eyes."
July 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
just walkin'

you can look at this picture and lots of others in my visual novel demo! you can even read things too!

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel
A small figure with brown hair, a green cloak, and brown pants and boots walks along a dirt path at night. Green vegetation surrounds the path, and the character is lit by moonlight. The background is in an Impressionist style, while the character is more clearly defined.
July 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
GUESS WHO MISSED #PortfolioDay

i'm doin it anyway

i'm val, a video game art drawer and teller of stories! currently working on a kinetic visual novel called VESSEL.

#art #illustration
A person with brown hair, a green cloak, and brown pants and boots sits under a wisteria tree with their cat. The tree has ribbons tied to the branches, and the trunk wraps around a pillar of glowing stone. The tree is in a soft, hazy style, while the character is sharper and cel-shaded. Art depicting Omega Flowey from Undertale. Wires and worms led to the central figure, and a tiny red heart glows against the black background. The illustration is lit by a television screen with a smiley face, surrounded by eyes, a mouth, and various plant life. A black and white comic depicting an eye monster and a human. The first panel depicts hands becoming fuzzy and staticky, with the caption, "W-what's happening?" The second panel shows an eye monster with bat wings: "SURELY YOU UNDERSTAND." The next panel shows the monster from the back, with many vein-like tubes protruding, along with the human, now more staticky, silhouetted against a white circle: "THE DIVINE CANNOT BE MUNDANE. TO ACCEPT DIVINITY IS TO REJECT HUMANITY." The human, reaching out in a profile view, shouts, "No! TurN mE BaCK!" The penultimate panel shows the eye monster in a full view: "THE DEAL IS FULFILLED." The final panel shows the human once more, now with wings protruding from their body, covering one eye as the other enlarges: "THERE IS NO WAY BACK." A black cat with yellow eyes stares over the bottom half of the screen, paws resting on the bottom edge. Behind them, a rainbow portal reveals many white eyes.
July 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
wouldn't you like to meet this cool lady knight? well? wouldn't you?

what if i told you you can for the low price of free? with no download? and it only takes 5 minutes?

nice, right?

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#indiedev #gamedev #gameart
A knight, covered in burns and ash, depicted in warm lighting. She has brown hair in a long braid, a short sleeved blue shirt over a long sleeved padded shirt, and a smile on her face. A spear is slung across her back, and there is an emblem on her chest depicting a tree and a wolf. A pauldron covers her left upper arm.
July 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
average vn scriptwriting day

#indiedev #gamedev
"worldbuild this a little more or dont and just make it up as you go along" "WIND WAKER STORY TIME SEQUENCE BAPYYYYYY" "and then they do that thing" "AAAAAAAAAAAAA"
July 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
hey did you see this. i added web support so now you can play in browser! waow! the demo only takes about 5 minutes, so why not give it a shot?

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel
VESSEL (demo) by whimsival
A kinetic visual novel about depression, possession, and learning to live.
whimsival.itch.io
July 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
valaxy.bsky.social
please be nice to vess. they will be going through The Horrors
July 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
valaxy.bsky.social
i uploaded a (very) short demo of my kinetic vn to itch! please enjoy.

whimsival.itch.io/vessel

#gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel
VESSEL (demo) by whimsival
A kinetic visual novel about depression, possession, and learning to live.
whimsival.itch.io
July 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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truthscrapper.bsky.social
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?

Here's romance/mystery VN Truth Scrapper, the next game by In Stars and Time developer @insertdisc5.com !!! 📚👒👭
May 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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insertdisc5.com
honestly anytime i hear that someone i know is using AI for literally anything i just get the sims 👭➖➖ icon above my head
May 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM