Auburn_Arcana

Hello, and welcome to my tiny corner of the internet! I’m Auburn, a wandering witch, and I’m sometimes accompanied by a friendly shadow youkai who I met on a mountain. I live near the Rocky Mountains (MT time zone), and I’m a currently-non-mic variety streamer who greatly enjoys indie games, anime, and Touhou!

Some of my favorite games include Cave Story, Terraria, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Celeste, and LunarLux. There’s also Baba Is You, Dead Cells, One Way Heroics, Stardew Valley, Noita…...

I especially like to tinker with things myself! As a jack-of-trades digital artist, I do Touhou & OC character drawings, sprites for game mods, and more. I’m also aspiring to be a proper VTuber as well as an indie manga artist. Feel free to come in for cozy and/or hardcore things along our journey!

I do my best to be active on Bluesky and “Arcanacord” (Discord), and I tend to post a weekly schedule and regular live announcements there (among other things). You can see when my usual streams start that way, or you can choose to get a notification here when I go live!

I hope that you enjoy your stay!

### ✦ Tags
> 🎨 Art: #AuburnArcanart
> 🌊 Indie manga & characters: #AspiringWanderers

### ✦ Socials
> 🌕 Discord ✦ Type !discord in chat
> 🦋 Bluesky
> 🌒 Tumblr

### ✦ Other sites
> 🏙 Website on Neocities ☄️ (To be updated eventually)
> 🌸 Auburn's Carrd page ☄️
> 🎀 Ko-Fi Art Gallery & Commissions ☄️
> 📺 YouTube channel ☄️
(Has VODs, timelapses, and other highlights!)
> 📧 Contact form ☄️

Thank you for visiting! The chat rules are essentially common-sense Twitch, artist, & VTuber etiquette. In short, be excellent to each other! Avoid bigotry, misinformation, spoilers, excess backseating, unsolicited advertising, and other disruptions. Keep yourself and others safe by not divulging or asking for sensitive information.

You can see a full summary in the chat settings menu (the gear icon). In the future, I plan on making a detailed webpage version as a more approachable solution to my ‘thorough’ tendencies.

~✦~ Other Notes ~✦~

⭐ I’m a non-mic user at the moment, but I do check the chat regularly and respond when I can. Sorry if I don’t respond immediately, especially if “locked in” to something! I see you, though, and I appreciate you saying hello!
（＾∇＾）
⭐ Lurkers are also welcome! Follow alerts are anonymous, and there’s no pressure to chat. I consider lurkers the backbone of the audience, so I appreciate you all greatly!
⭐ I consider myself relatively family-friendly, but I sometimes discuss serious subjects incidentally. Viewer discretion is advised.
⭐ Links are okay! Simply be aware of the rest of the chat rules and keep it reasonable.
⭐ As for other Twitch etiquette, please avoid mentioning viewer count, asking to join private games, and the like!
⭐ The channel has Twitch verification enabled. You can chat with a verified email, or a 1-month-old account with at least 10m follow time. This keeps links in and spambots out! (I also had phone verification before, but my AutoMod setup should be good enough to handle spambots at this point.)
⭐ If you know me outside of stream or before I became a wandering witch, please refer to me as Auburn Arcana only. It took a long time to find a name that I like, and so I prefer not to be called by any other dated, odd, or out-of-place nicknames unless I specifically OK them. Thank you! (“Auburn”-based nicknames are fine!)
⭐ Be nice to the kemono and arborans.
⭐ Have fun! (๑>◡<๑)

Thank you so much for considering! If you'd like to help support me or even simply look at my art gallery, take a look at the Ko-Fi page! If you want something in return, I also have a few physical prints here, with more planned in the future.
☕ 【 https://ko-fi.com/AuburnArcanahttps://ko-fi.com/AuburnArcana 】
Although I don’t promote them actively at this time, I also have artwork commissions open! Here’s the Carrd information:
🌸 【 https://auburnarcana.carrd.co/#commissionshttps://auburnarcana.carrd.co/#commissions 】

🍏 Donations are never necessary, but always appreciated! I try not to promise too much at a time so that I can pace myself properly, but it does motivate me to keep adding to the stream (and other projects).
🍎 Donations are non-refundable, so please take care of yourself first!
🍓 There are other ways to support me as well! Telling your friends, chatting, and so much as lurking all help!

Thank you greatly! You watching and having fun is some of the best support, and it all means a lot to me! 💚

### Art tools

> ✦ Art Program: Clip Studio Paint EX v4.0
✦ Linux compatibility layer: Wine
✦ Tablet: Gaomon PD1560

### Stream tools

> ✦ Streaming software: OBS
✦ Virtual Dream Chatbox by Chroneco
✦ POP Chatbox by Chroneco
✦ Chrone Clock by Chroneco
✦ veado.tube
✦ Now Playing widget functionality is thanks to a VLC extension: Now Playing in Texts

### PC components

Apart from the fan and OS, everything was put together via NewEgg and a skilled technomancer.

> ✦ Operating System: Linux Mint 22.3 (Free to use! Windows compatibility tools let me use CSP, too!)
✦ Motherboard: Micro-Star International MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91)
✦ CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K
✦ RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB (32GB)
✦ Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 6800
✦ Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5
✦ Storage: WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD (1 TB)
✦ Cooling: Hyper 212 Halo 120mm CPU Cooling Fan with Gen 2 RGB Lighting (regular RGB fan from Best Buy)
✦ Case: Fractal Design Pop XL

### ⭐ What are your stream milestones?

> ✦ My first stream was 27 September 2019! I was dabbling at the time.
✦ I got Affiliate status on 20 May 2021!
✦ I launched my first PNGtuber model on 16 April 2024! It was a winter outfit that stuck for a while. (It's the one that I use for the current panels here!)
✦ I reached 555 followers on 28 May 2024.
✦ I reached 600 followers on 27 September 2024. (What a nice, round number for my fifth streamiversary!)
✦ I launched my Wandering Witch PNGtuber model on 4 February 2025.
✦ I reached 666 followers on 23 March 2025. 👀
✦ I reached 700 followers on 7 November 2025.
✦ My next milestone is somewhere between 1K followers and experimenting with a VRoid model. I'm not really worrying about milestones at the moment as I want to focus on upgrades.

### ⭐ How long have you been doing art for?

> I started with doodling & sketching in 2014, drew things for a D&D game between 2015 and 2018, and started digital drawing in October 2019 with the start of my stream a month before (27Sep19). At first, I did fanart for other streams, including Vinesauce!
Since then, I've been doing an assortment of original work, including drawings, spritework (for game mods), and a prototype of my own indie manga!
I also do fanart every now and then when I feel like it. I'm particularly interested in Touhou, and sometimes draw fellow streamers & artists. My main focus at the moment is OC work, aiming to start a manga proper.

### ⭐ Do you know any second languages?

> I learned Japanese while I was in university! I still study regularly, so I can communicate decently. I even have a Japanese mode on my keyboard!
Officially, I studied from Autumn 2021 to Autumn 2024, and tutored Japanese in my last semesters. I currently practice with Anki, Ringotan, and Renshuu. I'll try to answer questions about the language if you're curious!
私は日本語が話せますよ！2021年8月から2024年12月まで大学で勉強しました。そして、2024年にチューターしました。卒業したのに、アンキとリンゴタンとレンシュウでまだよく勉強すると、まだちょっととくいです。興味があったら、もちろん質問を聞いてもいいですよ。

### ⭐ How did you come up with your name?

> "Auburn" comes from my auburn-red hair color. It sounded nice, so I kept that as the core of my name.
"Arcana" is one of a number of mysterious-/magic-related ideas that I brainstormed in search of something that paired well with it. Arcana sounded the best paired with Auburn, and fits my introverted, effort-loving personality.
Ultimately, it took a substantial amount of time to brainstorm ideas that I might like, then analyze & narrow them until I had a favorite pick.

### ⭐ What's on your playlist?

> I have a VLC widget that displays what’s currently playing from my collection! Simply let me know if you’re curious, and I’ll link it (or share where you can find it)!
Favorites include Lo-Fi Girl albums, Touhou remixes, and the occasional OC ReMix music.
> Much of my collection comes from Bandcamp, OCR, and DLSite.

### ⭐ Any other hobbies or interests?

> I like dabbling in music composition! I’ve recently gotten back into it with Lovely Composer. I also have an electric piano and LMMS. Although it’s nowhere near enough to make any commitments yet, LC has given me some structure that makes it possible to develop that skill more easily.
I also have an Associate’s Psychology degree from community college, and I'm still interested in psychology & criminal justice subjects. I might talk about the few things that I know, which may range from serious to fun!
(Note: Although I have decent psychology insight, I'm not in a position to act as a licensed therapist or anything like that!)
Of course, I also occasionally mod games for fun and exercise. Crypt of the Necrodancer is a common target, but others might happen if the interest arises!

### ⭐ How about favorite snacks or drinks?

> Mochi and fruit juice! Apple and orange are my favorite regular ones.
Strawberry drinks such as Calpico's are also really good! Strawberry milk tea is a favorite.

### ⭐ Any favorite anime?

> Fullmetal Alchemist! The worldbuilding, spotlight for so many characters, and care for storytelling all stand out to me. The 2003 one covers the earlier story beats well, although I prefer the 2009 (FMA: Brotherhood) one as it stays true to the manga and its meaning. Its long running time (64 episodes!) also made it memorable.
If it was up to me, I’d still build on it so that it also fully explores the earlier story beats all in one. (I’ll still take that over the common tendency towards 12-episode anime seasons!)