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Doon (COMMS OPEN!!!)@doondesigns.net · yesterday

Checked out the demo, figured it might be nice to share some of my thoughts for it!

My final thoughts on the demo for this game! It's got sweet, nostalgic vibes for me! Check the kickstarter!

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · yesterday

Gonna be at the Full Indie Summit tonight with the Pirouette Princess demo! It's got a lot of little updates since the last time we brought it there and reminder, we got 10 days left on the Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri... #indiedev #gamedev

ProSVDI🔞@prosvdi.bsky.social · yesterday

WIP on some fanarts for Pirouette Princess. -Kickstarter Game Campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri... There are 9 days left in the Kickstarter campaign, But the funding goal is modest and perfectly achievable. Plus, There are plenty of affordable options to include your own characters😉

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Oh hey, our artist made a little let's play video if you want to see what the demo is like before playing it for yourself #indiedev #gamedev youtu.be/c6vgJM92_Bc

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · yesterday

Gonna be at the Full Indie Summit tonight with the Pirouette Princess demo! It's got a lot of little updates since the last time we brought it there and reminder, we got 10 days left on the Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri... #indiedev #gamedev

Pirouette Princess| A Magical Bullet-Hell Shooter

Shoot enemies and reflect bullets to save Pitch City from the Muses control!

kickstarter.com

🍉Pals4Pal🍉@pals4palestine.bsky.social · 2d ago

🎨Artists: @artemisiayoru.bsky.social @stellacrows.bsky.social Lilliure / lilyphilic (Twt) / lilliure (IG) @sariahoward.bsky.social 🖌️Pinch-hitters: @tihara.bsky.social @jyulga.bsky.social 👉Check the next post for how to send in your request‼️

Collage of 4 examples from the artist Artemisiayoru. The top left illustration depicts Ludger Kresnik from Tales of Xillia 2 with his hands in his pockets. He's smiling and looking off to the right. Top right is a picture of Robin and Chrom from Fire emblem: Awakening. Robin is looking up at Chrom and holding his hand up to Chrom's face. Chrom is smiling and leaning into Robin's hand. On the bottom left there is a portrait of Camilla from Fire Emblem: Fates. Shes looking off the to left and smiling. The last image, bottom right shows two of Artemisiayoru OCs posing for the viewer. The character on the left has a shirt tied into a crop top and shorts along with yellow sunglasses. He has his arm wrapped around the other character. The character on the right has a hair band, red shirt, and black pants. He has his hands on the other's waist and thigh. Both have an aloof expression.

Collage of 4 examples from artist Stellacrows. The upper left is a drawing of a wolf character scowling at the viewer while holding a drink can. They're blue-ish gray with pink horns and a long mane. They're wearing a black shirt and blue jacket. The top left is an illustration of a cartoon crow playing with a GameBoy, white hearts emanating from it against a pink confetti'd background. The image on the bottom left shows a crow wearing a purple oversized hat and being very pleased with how they're wearing it. The bottom right has a character with black stripes on their body and orange hair. They are wearing a light pink shawl, long tassled earrings, and a white beaded necklace. Off to the right are two creatures from "Pokemon": an Archen and a Breloom.

Collage of 4 examples from the artist Lilliure. The top left illustration depicts a portrait of Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid. She is wearing both cat ears and paws. Next, the image top right shows a chibi of the Fairy type Trainer Hatsune Miku. She is holding a pillow and giving a peace sign, while winking to the viewer. Bottom left shows a My Little Pony OC with pink pigtails and a ribbon attached to a bell around the neck. They also have their bat-like wings spread out. Lastly, the illustration on the bottom right shows a character with many distinct features; pink and purple hair, a horn, elf ears, and long darkened arms and hands. They're holding a staff and wearing a barette along with a set of tinted glasses. Their expression appears unbothered or neutral.

Collage of 4 examples from artist Animal of the Elements. The upper left is a drawing of a robot looking down sadly at a thermos flask. They are wearing a white six button trench coat. The upper right is a sketch of a green thief-looking goblin girl. She has a gun pointed towards the left and a backpack larger than her whole body on her back. She wears a bright white, pink, yellow, and blue coloured tunic with a cowboy hat that has a pair of goggles on her head. The bottom left is an illustration a blue-skinned girl with pink hair being scratched by a pink cat. They're drawn in a chibi art style. The bottom right is an illustration of a male half-orc character. He has green skin but it is orange from his upper arms to his hands. He has light swirling tattoos on his shoulders and face. His black and orange hair is thick and long with braids running through them as it billows in the wind. He is wearing a red single-shoulder tunic with a thick waist belt, arm bracers, and a shoulder guard that connects to his thick leather necklace.

🍉Pals4Pal🍉@pals4palestine.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's the start of August! Let's welcome the final super summery month with a new D4D roster 😎🌞🏖️ Get an artist's doodle for every US$12 / CA$16 / €10 donated to the Wessam Family in North Gaza! 🎨Check out art samples & info below⬇️ #pals4pal #d4d #commissions

Graphic showing the list of artists for August 3rd to August 9th's rotation of Doodles for Donations. Artists are Artemisiayoru, Stella, Lilliure, and Animal of the Elements, with Tihara and Jyul as pinch-hitters.

Footer reads: Doodles 4 Donations is a fundraising incentive to support the GoFundMe of a young family in North Gaza: Wessam, Tasneem, and their children, Yazan and Ellin. For every US$12/CA$16, a donor can request a doodle from a volunteer artist.

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3d ago

12 days left at 17%! It's not over until we say it's over. We also got 1 of our boss design tiers taken, leaving only 1 left! Wow! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri... #indiedev #gamedev

Pirouette Princess| A Magical Bullet-Hell Shooter

Shoot enemies and reflect bullets to save Pitch City from the Muses control!

kickstarter.com

AnimaloftheElements @sariahoward.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm drawing pretty men in maid dresses www.twitch.tv/animalofthee...

AnimaloftheElements - Live on Twitch

Animaloftheelements's StreamSide | Streaming art.

twitch.tv

🍉Pals4Pal🍉@pals4palestine.bsky.social · last wk.

🎨Artists: Tangleworm (Mastodon & Tumblr) @tihara.bsky.social @jyulga.bsky.social Jingjingcomics (YT) / Jingjingcomic (IG) 🖌️Pinch-hitters: @chiismos.bsky.social @easybakerice.bsky.social 👉Check the next post for how to send in your request‼️

Collage of 4 examples from artist tangle worm. The upper left is a drawing of a character in a red and blue full-body armour suit; it is Kamen Rider Build in Rabbit Tank form. They are in a running pose and holding out the "peace" hand-gesture. The upper right is an illustration of two characters; Knives and Wolfwood from Trigun. Knives to the left is standing with his arm slung around Wolfwood's shoulders; he is pale, has blond hair and blue eyes. He wears a large white cloak with the hood up and there is a ring of four-pointed stars around his head like a halo. Wolfwood is in the 80's design, with dark skin, black hair, and brown eyes. He is dressed in a black suit with a choker that has a cross around his neck. The bottom left is a bust painting of a handsome man with dusty blonde hair and amber eyes. He is relatively pale, wearing a teal shirt, dog-tag style necklace, and multiple piercings on his ears. The bottom right is a drawing of 3 characters, two men with a woman between them. The two men are Hijikata from Gintama, and Makoto from Free! Iwatobi Swim Club. The woman is linking arms with them happily. They're standing against an early-sunset sky with light snow, wearing winter coats, scarves, mittens, and beanies.

Collage of 4 examples from artist Tihara. The top left is an illustration of Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil Requiem. He is holding a gun while grinning, but appears exhausted. There is also a patch of infection spreading out from the back of his neck. The image on the top right is a girl with short white hair and a sunhat eating a watermelon. She has the flag of Palestine as a hair pin. On the bottom left is is an illustration of Ivan and Till from Alien Stage; Ivan is in a black shirt with white lines being painted on, he is pale man with short dark hair and curtain bangs. Till, a man with messy grey hair and a white shirt with black letters, is looking at Ivan's shirt. His brow is furrowed while painting on Ivan's clothes. Lastly the image on the bottom right of the collage is a portrait of a young man with blonde hair and a blue shirt. He is taking off his sunglasses, revealing his eye. His expression reads as though he's noticed the viewer; giving them a smile.

Collage of 4 examples from artist Jyul. The top left shows a wolf character with a scar over their right eye. They are wearing a thin pair of glasses and a dark green outfit. They are have a bow and arrow knocked and ready to fire. The image on the top right is a ginger striped cat with green eyes; stretching. The background is red with flowers circling the cat. On the bottom left is a image with two characters. The left character appears to be disgruntled while giving a bouquet of flowers to the other character. They have magenta hair with purple streaks in it and they are wearing a black jacket over a magenta collared t-shirt with a pair of long green pants. The character on the right has brown hair with a yellow highlight in it. They are wearing a triangle pin in their hair, a frilly pink cardigan, and a dark pink dress with socks. They're reaching out for the bouquet being held out to them. Lastly, the image on the bottom right is a girl with blonde-haired tied into a pony tail. She is wearing a red christmas costume and carrying a brown bag over her shoulder. She is happily waving at the viewer in the night while it's snowing.

Collage of 4 examples from artist Jingjingcomics. The top left picture shows a baker in a bakery full of living dog pasteries. The Baker is petting a dog that resembles a loaf of bread. The Image on the top right depicts two characters: The character on the left have green skin and glasses with snakes as hair, they are also leaning on the other character while looking at them. On the right is a character is a masculine person with brown hair and a yellow shirt, they gaze back at the first character. Bottom left is a simple painting of a cheesecake on a white background. To the bottom right is a pretzel shaped dog galloping through grassy field.

🍉Pals4Pal🍉@pals4palestine.bsky.social · last wk.

It's the end of the month but not quite the end of the D4D season just yet!!! And with that, here's this week's roster 💥💥💥 Get an artist's doodle for every US$12 / CA$16 / €10 donated to the Wessam Family in North Gaza! 🎨Check out art samples & info below⬇️ #pals4pal #d4d #commissions

Graphic showing the list of artists for July 26th to August 2nd's rotation of Doodles for Donations. Artists are Tangle Worm, Tihara, Jyul and Jing Jing Comics, with Chiimos and Lian as pinch-hitters.

Footer reads: Doodles 4 Donations is a fundraising incentive to support the GoFundMe of a young family in North Gaza: Wessam, Tasneem, and their children, Yazan and Ellin. For every US$12/CA$16, a donor can request a doodle from a volunteer artist.

Ryuga - Comms Open! DM!@rbluemera.bsky.social · last wk.

lil' warmup of @sariahoward.bsky.social 's Candace!

Doon (COMMS OPEN!!!)@doondesigns.net · last wk.

Please check out these guys stuff! RTs are super appreciated!

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · last wk.

2 weeks in at 10%, if you are able to share or support, please do so! We can use all the help we can get We also got a new update with some small bug fixes! You can download V1.22 here friend-rice.itch.io/pirouettepri... #indiedev #gamedev

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · last wk.

2 weeks in at 10%, if you are able to share or support, please do so! We can use all the help we can get We also got a new update with some small bug fixes! You can download V1.22 here friend-rice.itch.io/pirouettepri... #indiedev #gamedev

Pirouette Princess by Friend Rice Studios

Shoot enemies and reflect bullets to save Pitch City from the Muses control!

friend-rice.itch.io

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

WE ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE Play the new official demo, and support the kickstarter! Pirouette Princess is a bullet-hell shooter where you play as a magical girl as she attempts to free Pitch City from the Muses! #indiedev #gamedev #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thank you @unchosenstar.bsky.social for taking a look at our demo for Pirouette Princess! We are about two weeks in to the Kickstarter with still along ways to go, all support help appreciated! #indiedev #gamedev youtube.com/shorts/hBDuf...

Stahlfeder Plays Our Demo!

YouTube video by Friend Rice Studios

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AnimaloftheElements @sariahoward.bsky.social · 2w ago

Commission done for @wynndeegogh.bsky.social! Arcten's in a bit of a crazy situation, but I'm sure he'll make it! #anotelart #art

Arcten, the anthro yellow dragon, reaches towards a ray of light coming from the sky. His remaining hands, including the ones on his wings, fire blue magic energy at the dark mob enemies below his cliff perch. The head at the end of his tail spews blue fire, and flying eyeballs shoot lasers for Arcten. The scene is chaotic with thousands of enemies on the red rocky landscape.

🍉Pals4Pal🍉@pals4palestine.bsky.social · 2w ago

🎨Artists: Lilliure (IG) / lilyphilic (Twt) @artemisiayoru.bsky.social @kittypleasance.bsky.social @lulluney.bsky.social 🖌️Pinch-hitters: jingjingcomic (IG) / jingjingcomics (YT) @jyulga.bsky.social 👉Check the next post for how to send in your request‼️

Collage of 4 examples from artist Kitty Pleasance. The upper left is a cute cartoon illustration of a grumpy calico cat and a happy brown hamster. The hamster is waving at the viewer; these two are mascots from the K-pop group ZeroBaseOne. The upper right is an illustration of a girl wearing an American flag crop-top, smiling widely with arms open as if jumping for joy. She has long red braids and wears a red baseball cap, and silver ring earrings. The bottom left is a cropped illustration of a grey alien humanoid character; they're wearing a green shirt and blue jeans, with a blond wig and a poorly-drawn mask of a human face. One arm is raised waving a red foam finger. The bottom right is an illustration of two anthropomorphic animal characters, both feminine in appearance. The character standing on the left is a grey bird with a white stripe along her eye, wearing a red choker with a star in the middle, and a magenta top. The one on the right is a red panda, wearing a matching choker with a bell instead of a star, and a pink long-sleeved top with a print of a yellow star at the centre.

Collage of 4 examples from artist Lulluney. The top left shows two chibi characters holding up a black cat with white markings under it's eyes. The character on the left has brown hair and looks cheerful while their green sweater shows an orca. The character on the right has black hair, and is wearing a dark green sweater with a picture of kewpie mayonnaise. He is smoking a cigarette and has a disgruntled expression on it. They are on a red background. The image on the top right is a single blonde-haired chibi character in a white shirt and jacket with brown pants while holding a rose in his right hand. The background is grayish-blue with a big rose behind the character. On the bottom left is a image a chibi drawing of a girl with pink hair wearing glasses, a frilly maid dress, and head band that has pink accents. She is gesturing welcomingly with a cheerful expression. The image on the bottom right of the collage is two characters with white hair, the one on the left is happy and pumps his fist in the air. He wearing a black cap with a star pin on the side of the brim, a black jacket, and a black shirt with a design of a bunch of green stars near the bottom. It's paired with white shorts and black sneakers with red shoelaces. The other character on the right has a relaxed pose leaning back and with a calm smile. He wears an off-white beanie, black glasses, green headphones, and a black jacket with a white hood which all have green accents.

🍉Pals4Pal🍉@pals4palestine.bsky.social · 2w ago

This week we welcome 2 new artists - let's give Lilliure & Artemisiayoru a warm welcome!🥳 They'll be ready to do your requests whenever! Get an artist's doodle for every US$12 / CA$16 / €10 donated to the Wessam Family in North Gaza! 🎨Check out art samples & info below⬇️ #pals4pal #d4d #commissions

Graphic showing the list of artists for July 20th to July 26th's rotation of Doodles for Donations. Artists are Lilliure, Artemisia Yoru, Kitty Pleasance and Lulluney, with Jing jing comics and Jyul as pinch-hitters.

Footer reads: Doodles 4 Donations is a fundraising incentive to support the GoFundMe of a young family in North Gaza: Wessam, Tasneem, and their children, Yazan and Ellin. For every US$12/CA$16, a donor can request a doodle from a volunteer artist.

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 2w ago

One of our rewards on Pirouette Princess's Kickstarter is a custom illustration from one of our 3 artists including AnimaloftheElements. They're discounted for the Kickstarter, so if you like the quality, consider donating! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

Pirouette Princess| A Magical Bullet-Hell Shooter

Shoot enemies and reflect bullets to save Pitch City from the Muses control!

kickstarter.com

AnimaloftheElements@sariahoward.bsky.social · 2w ago

Commission done for @wynndeegogh.bsky.social! Arcten's in a bit of a crazy situation, but I'm sure he'll make it! #anotelart #art

AnimaloftheElements @sariahoward.bsky.social · 2w ago

Commission done for @wynndeegogh.bsky.social! Arcten's in a bit of a crazy situation, but I'm sure he'll make it! #anotelart #art

Doon (COMMS OPEN!!!)@doondesigns.net · 2w ago

My #artfight attack for @sariahoward.bsky.social! #artfight2026 #ocsky #teamcomedy

Theron, a tall, buff vampiric man with brown messy hair and a sleeveless chef's coat, gently caresses the cheek of Panu, a goat man with horns that curve forward from behind. The two trade looks as Panu holds on to Theron's arm. Behind them is a shadow of a fanged maw, hovering right above Panu's head.

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Reminder that we are one week into the Kickstarter at 9% funded! All shares and donations greatly appreciated! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

Pirouette Princess| A Magical Bullet-Hell Shooter

Shoot enemies and reflect bullets to save Pitch City from the Muses control!

kickstarter.com

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

For #screenshotsaturday, We're showing off the special gauge! In the full game you will not start with any, but for the demo we have added Mel's Screen Wipe so players can get a feel for the mechanic. #indiedev #gamedev

ProSVDI🔞@prosvdi.bsky.social · 3w ago

The company transformer failed, so me and my napkin sketcher🙏 #napkinchallenge Please support @friendricestudios.bsky.social ' Kickstarter campaign for their cute indie game, Pirouette Princess: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

AnimaloftheElements @sariahoward.bsky.social · 3w ago

Watch me be cringe

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Oh hey, our artist made a little let's play video if you want to see what the demo is like before playing it for yourself #indiedev #gamedev youtu.be/c6vgJM92_Bc

AnimaloftheElements @sariahoward.bsky.social · 3w ago

Yall really want me to write some nonsense for your characters huh? (respectfully)

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wow those VIP slots filled out fast, thank you! We have decided to increase the number of slots of the VIP tier from 10 to 30! We won't be increasing it any further than that, so grab those slots when you can. VIP tier gives you the full game upon release, as well as an NPC with dialogue!

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wow those VIP slots filled out fast, thank you! We have decided to increase the number of slots of the VIP tier from 10 to 30! We won't be increasing it any further than that, so grab those slots when you can. VIP tier gives you the full game upon release, as well as an NPC with dialogue!

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

WE ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE Play the new official demo, and support the kickstarter! Pirouette Princess is a bullet-hell shooter where you play as a magical girl as she attempts to free Pitch City from the Muses! #indiedev #gamedev #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

Twitch Vancouver Community MeetUps @twitchvancouver.bsky.social · 3w ago

Please check out the Kickstarter for Pirouette Princess! 🎮💖

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thank you everyone who showed up at our table at @twitchvancouver.bsky.social ! Reminder that we have just launched the official demo and kickstarter, we just got to $600, lets get to that final goal of $12000! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thank you everyone who showed up at our table at @twitchvancouver.bsky.social ! Reminder that we have just launched the official demo and kickstarter, we just got to $600, lets get to that final goal of $12000! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

AnimaloftheElements @sariahoward.bsky.social · 4w ago

OH MY GOD ITS TIME WE WORKED ON THIS FOR A YEAR PLEASE GO SUPPORT AND SPREAD THE WORD

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

WE ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE Play the new official demo, and support the kickstarter! Pirouette Princess is a bullet-hell shooter where you play as a magical girl as she attempts to free Pitch City from the Muses! #indiedev #gamedev #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

TOMORROW IS THE DAY 8:30 AM PST, the kickstarter and demo go live! We will also be at @twitchvancouver.bsky.social showing it off in person! Table 1, see you there!

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

Four days until the launch of Pirouette Princess's demo and Kickstarter! To start, today we are revealing the campaign itself! Get a preview of what will be offered, if it interests you, please be sure to follow! #indiedev #gamedev www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...

Friend Rice Studios @friendricestudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

2 Days left until launch! We've been hard at work making some last minute fixes for the demo, the big one being balancing between the easy, normal, and hard modes. #indiedev #gamedev

Friend Rice Studios@friendricestudios.bsky.social · 4w ago

Four days until the launch of Pirouette Princess's demo and Kickstarter! To start, today we are revealing the campaign itself! Get a preview of what will be offered, if it interests you, please be sure to follow! #indiedev #gamedev www.kickstarter.com/projects/fri...