#badartjam

Me holding out my arms gesturing at a screenshot of the art gallery (particularly the water fountain statue in the art hub) and saying "Hey you! check out my shitty first public build of my silly little art gallery!!!" Another me in the right bottom corner sticking her tongue out says, "Also check the bandcamp album too...!"

Hi I did in fact make a thing a couple of days ago- was too tired to post but I feel like posting the announcement now-

On the website: spacedorky.com/art_gallery/
On itch as part of the #badartjam: spacedorky.itch.io/dorkys-art-g...

Bandcamp: spacedorky.bandcamp.com/album/music-...

If you're posting in #makeaterriblecomicday2025, I'd love to see you in the #badartjam.

Chekhov's Coupons by Whimsy Machine A gun in act one must be redeemed for plot points by act three.

I finished my #BadArtJam game! Chekhov's Coupons is a writing game in which you take the concepts of "chekhov's gun" and "plot coupons" to the absurd extreme. I had a ton of fun making the coupon collages and drawing in sharpie.
#writing #ttrpgs #indiegame
whimsy-machine.itch.io/chekhovs-cou...

A pen and highlighter drawing of a person casting the spells "car", "cat", and "hat" with those things appearing.

Since this is another game for #badartjam, here's my little doodle of a Word Witch. I want to see all your little drawings too!
itch.io/jam/bad-art-...

Cover for Chekhov's Coupons, a storytelling companion, designed in a cutout collage style.

Quotes from Anton Chekhov and Nick Lowe defining the terms "Chekhov's gun" and "plot coupons" respectively.

An example internal page. The background is a cutout collage of various coupons, text is set on a semi-transparent white box, and a crude sharpie drawing of a crown is at the bottom of the page.

Support my games so I can make more weird stuff like Chekhov's Coupons! This is for the #badartjam which also a cool thing you could join.

This is as good if an excuse as any to holler about the #badartjam. Be human, make art.
itch.io/jam/bad-art-...

Here's how I'd love to see artists use the #BadArtJam:
If you like your illustrations but...
...have never done comics before, make one.
...but feel like they take forever, fill a sketchbook.
...you want to try a new style you might not be good at, do it.

If you don't like your art? Make it anyway.

A drawing of a werewolf in a button up shirt and tie. Drawn in ballpoint pen on a yellow sticky note stuck to a desk.

The other day @mariahcurrey.bsky.social encouraged @laughinglarkgames.bsky.social to draw a werewolf (for reasons!), and I decided to join in.
#badartjam

Bad Art Jam A game jam from 2025-05-01 to 2025-07-01 hosted by Whimsy Machine. I would rather have bad art in a game or comic than fake

The #BadArtJam is alive and ready for all your wonderful human-made art!

If you missed it, ai scrapers are hitting itchio hard. I updated the jam page to ask that you price your submissions. For protection, but also because you're worth it. itch.io/jam/bad-art-...
#art #ttrpg #gamedev #comic

I added a new Achievement to the #BadArtJam for asking for help. Call up your old teacher or whatever. I bet someone is super excited to help you figure out a specific problem.
itch.io/jam/bad-art-...

I should be more petty about that one reviewer and add an Achievement to the #BadArtJam that's "The Fight Item Run Special: use multiple neopronouns in your examples of play."

Bad Art Jam A game jam from 2025-05-01 to 2025-07-01 hosted by Whimsy Machine. I would rather have bad art in a game or comic than fake

I just launched the Bad Art Jam as my very anti-AI testament to being creative for no other reason than because we're human. Check it out! itch.io/jam/bad-art-...
#badartjam

While I'm a ttrpg guy, we're welcoming all projects: comics, novels, video games, whatever.