Caryn Vainio
hellchick.bsky.social
Caryn Vainio
@hellchick.bsky.social
Mostly trying to be a painter and printmaker. Also a solo game dev. Check out my work at carynvainioart.com and shadowdoggames.com
I've spent 20 years teaching people the difference between alpacas and llamas, so yeah, this is painful. :D
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Also, one thing to note: it's nearly embarrassing that the alpacas in the game are represented by the llama emoji. But it's prototype and there is no alpaca emoji, and I didn't want to make a whole image system yet for that. :P
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Honestly, I like it a lot and I'm toying with the idea of making it it's own little game up on itch.io.

If you try it out, let me know what you think!
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ultimately this game is meant to be 3D and isometric. This is a design prototype, not a UX prototype! So you might find the UX to be...non-intuitive. But I've learned a TON about what I want to do (and not do) just playing with my game and world rules in this format.
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A good interpretation!
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reposted by Caryn Vainio
While we're finishing up Dosa Divas, we're still shopping around two smaller new projects. We wanted to let folks know with enough time and severance. Here's a spreadsheet with info on each person and I'm happy to provide any recommendations for any of them. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Outerloop Alumni - PUBLIC Contact Info
docs.google.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The diffuse light in my paintings comes directly from life here in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s a photo I took the other day of a typical morning around where I live this time of year.
October 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Here's one of them:

"Every Broken Arrow"
Acrylic and charcoal pencil on canvas
29" x 36" x 1.5"

You can see more here! www.carynvainioart.com/broken-arrow...
October 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM