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🇵🇭 2D artist @nodninstudios.bsky.social horror | gore | vndev https://paulinereinacher.artstation.com/ https://pollyrein.itch.io/

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polly 🦈🩸 @deathbyulan.bsky.social · Feb 8

hi hi 🦈🩸 i'm polly (she/hers). i'm a digital artist specializing in horror and gore.

you can find my work in visual novels and various zine publications.

my personal work will almost always explore the reclamation and transformation of medical and body trauma, if it's not otherwise self indulgent

fanart of the batter from OFF a game by mortis ghost. man with white skin in a baseball uniform covered in blood

monochromatic young woman wearing white dress and having nosebleed

young girl with black hair and pale skin with wrist emerging in skin bubbles shaped like rabbits with open pill bottle

young woman with pink hair in pigtails with chest cut open revealing intestines and lung

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Amy | animator and illustrator @artbyamyoc.bsky.social · 1d

Sillies
#hellokitty #kuromi #mymelody #kerropi #tuxedosam #pompompurin #cinnamoroll

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Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 22h

Some new lines in Hello Kitty Island Adventure that I wrote! Writerly insight in the alt text (along with actual descriptive alt text)

A screenshot of Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Cinnamoroll is saying "Or think about things..." and the character can reply with one of the following:
1. The meaning of life?
2. Quantum mechanics?
3. World peace?
4. Fermat's Last Theorem?

Writerly insight: I love to write jokes that imply that Cinnamoroll is actually incredibly smart and just never gets the opportunity to use it, because he's usually cast as a very childlike puppy who loves making friends and being cute. Secretly, at least in my head, he's winning Nobel Prizes for physics.

A screenshot of Hello Kitty Island Adventure. TOPHAT, a glitchy character with a big purple tophat, says "I don't feel like my performance has really... changed in any way." You can reply "gotta boost that FPS" or "do we have a VSync setting?"

Writerly insight: TOPHAT is the character with the most potential for self-aware "oh my god we're in a video game" jokes, I think, especially as he isn't an actual Sanrio character, so we can have more fun with him. This quest, called Bug Report, is an inside joke from the developers to the players, in which TOPHAT tries to figure out what a "bug report" is, by catching bugs, because he's heard that "getting rid of bugs" improves your performance and speed, which he likes the sound of. You, the player, obviously know what it means, so you suggest things that might ACTUALLY improve performance. Get it?

A screenshot of Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Chococat is saying "A combination of reverse-wise concave extrusion and shrinking meshes."

Writerly insight: I love when characters spout sciencey jargon. Chococat is the "smart guy", so I usually give it to him. This particular sciencey jargon is pulled from 3D modelling, combined with nonsense. What is "reverse-wise"? Who knows, but it sounds smart, and that's what's important.

A screenshot of Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Pompompurin says (about pizza) "Do you fold yours? I like to roll mine up and eat it like a tube."

The player can respond:
1. I fold
2. I roll
3. I start with the crust
4. I just eat it normally?

Writerly insight: It's always fun to offer the player a chance to go along with the wacky nonsense that happens in the game, where everyone is just a little bit silly. I wanted to come up with several ways to eat pizza like a maniac, including at least one that I have seen someone do in real life (the crust one). I think it's also fun to have the player play the Straight Man role in their responses, where everyone else is being completely chaotic, and you can be the one to gently point out that they've all gone mad. Hence the last response.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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ENDYSIS ♞❄️ The Last Winter Knight ❄️ @endysis.bsky.social · 22h

look at how pretty the game is though seriously ;;v;; 🌟🖤

"They trotted along behind the main party, she on a chestnut stallion, he on a white mare." Screenshot of two figures on horseback silhouetted in a forest.

"She leant her head against the crook of his neck and closed her eyes, the way she had when they were children. His soft hair fell over her cheek and trailed down the collar of her blood-red riding habit."

Two figures in a storybook illustrated art style against a starry background. One a long-haired boy in grey, the other a girl in red leaning against him.

"The magic of the woods had run dry; the boughs no longer sheltered them with their sanctuary." Screenshot of a starry background with a half moon in the sky.

"He held her head against his chest. Strands of his hair fell once more over her cheek." Close up shot of a figure's arm holding another figure in a hug.

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ENDYSIS ♞❄️ The Last Winter Knight ❄️ @endysis.bsky.social · 22h

A big thank you to everyone who donated to the game on itch or joined my patreon -- you're the only reason I could get the game on here 🥹

To see more work by the lovely artists, check out:
bsky.app/profile/endy...

ENDYSIS ♞❄️ The Last Winter Knight ❄️ @endysis.bsky.social · Jan 31

Sprite art @deathbyulan.bsky.social
BG art @thesparrowling.bsky.social
CG art @akuakourin.bsky.social
🌟

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polly 🦈🩸 @deathbyulan.bsky.social · 22h

congrats to eli and our lil team on our upcoming steam release for #TrailofStars 😭💛

this is still one of my favorite VNs i have helped to make this year! it is an incredibly memorable experience. please play if you haven't yet!

ENDYSIS ♞❄️ The Last Winter Knight ❄️ @endysis.bsky.social · 22h

A noble lord brings two squires along on a hunt. One is a gentle boy who should not exist. The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart.

Trail of Stars, our short and bittersweet fairy tale visual novel, is coming to Steam! 🌟

store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/... 🌟

Cover art for Trail of Stars. Two squires, one with long white hair and one with short reddish hair sit back to back, looking up at the stars.

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Clara @thatclarafied.bsky.social · 23h

A severe typhoon hit Alaska and has destroyed Alaskan Native villages. Homes are floating down the river. FEMA cuts and the use of the National guard to terrorize cities means they are not receiving critical rescue support and aid. And of course the media is NOT reporting on it.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23h

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.

The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!

Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.

FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flooding seen with water up to the crash barriers of local roads

Sheds and debris lie scattered in the storm

A small blue house has been blown onto its roof

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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polly 🦈🩸 @deathbyulan.bsky.social · 22h

if you want to make a positive impact towards our indigenous communities in the US today, please donate or share the Western Alaska Disaster Relief fund. every single dollar goes to helping the displaced families following the devastating impacts of typhoon halong.

CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

Donate to Western Alaska Disaster Relief here:

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Justinn @CuteShadow // VNs @cuteshadow.itch.io · 1d

This is truly a "fine, I'll do it myself" moment".

Here's an easy audio mixing guide for Ren'Py dummies (me).

cuteshadow.itch.io/tokidoki-tac...

Audio Mixing For Ren'Py Dummies (a.k.a. me)

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CyborgNekoSica || Commission Open @cyborgnekosica.neocities.org · 1d

One of the background art for #SpooktoberVNJam

The game is out! You can play it here:
akua-kourin.itch.io/onigashima

#vndev #visualnovel #background #art #artidn

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mistershins @mistershins.bsky.social · 1d

On Wednesday, 10/15 @10pm I'm going to be streaming @butterfly-rocket.bsky.social's #SpooktoberVNJam entry If One Goes Astray and talking with their team afterward! I hope you will join me!

#twitch

mistershins @mistershins.bsky.social · 5d

Please check out the #SpooktoberVNJam entry by @butterfly-rocket.bsky.social, If One Goes Astray at itch.io/jam/spooktob... . It's an eerie sapphic reimagining of Christina Rossetti's poem, Goblin Market. I have a small role in this one! If you play, please rate!

Rate If One Goes Astray by Butterfly Rocket Studios, Kayel, EeeCee, toffl, Wind Chimes Games for Spooktober 7th Annual Visual Novel Jam

Trust nothin' you hear in the woods. Even if it knows your name.

itch.io

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polly 🦈🩸 @deathbyulan.bsky.social · 1d

really loved your reactions to many of our spooky moments lol 👻 tysm for playing! 💛

Mikey Blighe @mikeyblighe.bsky.social · 1d

Onigashima was AMAZING! So many twists and turns, everyone did a fantastic job. Thanks again @azurextwilight.itch.io for reaching out to me about it 😸

If you wanna play it yourselves I highly recommend it! akua-kourin.itch.io/onigashima

Onigashima by Akua, azureXtwilight, OTOJANG Games, MeloMell, polly reinacher, EddyC, CyborgNekoSica, SHIO GAMES

Seven days until the next red moon...

akua-kourin.itch.io

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polly 🦈🩸 @deathbyulan.bsky.social · 1d

ouch !!

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Mikey Blighe @mikeyblighe.bsky.social · 2d

Sunday Scary Stream Time! Oh yes, we have a horror VN today courtesy of @azurextwilight.itch.io and her talented crew. Let's play Onigashima! (And then I'll be doing the game giveaways for everyone who donated to The Trevor Project in September)!

twitch.tv/mikeyblighe

MikeyBlighe - Twitch

Hi, I'm MikeyBlighe (pronounced like

twitch.tv

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polly 🦈🩸 @deathbyulan.bsky.social · 2d

saw something that nearly became the catalyst for artist inspiration but i am still making myself rest

im shackled but the chains are made of fuzzy pipe cleaners

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AAPI in Gaming @aapiingaming.bsky.social · 3d

✨ Maglaro Jam Has Begun! ✨

In need of some inspiration? Here are examples of games that follow our theme of incorporating an aspect of Filipino culture! 🎮 🇵🇭

🎮 Register for Maglaro Jam here: itch.io/jam/maglaro-...
✨ Join the AAPIIG Discord: discord.com/invite/zXQFf...

#fahm #gamejam #aapi

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Night Asobu @nightasobu.bsky.social · 3d

👹We have an exciting new collaboration in store 🔪

We teamed up with talented devs to bring more intriguing horror to you!
Look forward to our next announcement!

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azureXtwilight @azurextwilight.itch.io · 3d

Go watch Polish Lynx's Onigashima playthrough here! They did so well with their voiceovers... Love it!

youtu.be/8SnupASgzg8?...

#SpooktoberVNJam
#visualnovel

Onigashima - I've become an Oni Slayer [Part 1]

YouTube video by PolishLynx

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em @midmeringue.bsky.social · 5d

room study blehh #art

pink monochromatic digital art piece featuring plushies of pompompurin and chiikawa characters splayed all over a bed. a tank is displayed on the right side featuring a hamster burrowed beneath a large amount of bedding.

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Avius @avius.bsky.social · 4d

I'm very sad that I didn't hear about #zombieskulltober until today-- but I am committed to catching up. Here's number one.

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Hikari 🌱 @midomochitea.bsky.social · 3d

Dagashiya with some of my favorite childhood snacks :3
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#illustration

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Akua | VGen Commissions: OPEN! @akuakourin.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote a devlog for Onigashima! If you have been wondering about some design decisions for the characters or just wanted to see some process behind the scenes, here you go! 👹

#devlog | #conceptart | #vndev | #SpooktoberVNJam

LINK: shorturl.at/6y4fj

Character Design and Sprites BTS

Hey hey, Akua here! I’m the character design and sprite artist of Onigashima, having also drawn the cover art and main menu art of the MC! Also, temporary page owner before it gets transferred. Some.....

akua-kourin.itch.io

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