I got this spider plant from Tom Lyle and his wife while I was at SCAD. I watched his pets/plants often and asked for a cutting. It almost died this year bcuz of my life turmoil, but I put it in my fishtank and it slowly came back. Lyle was an amazing artist and a great teacher, I miss him so much

I'm ready to leave this year behind because well, it was a bad one! Really really bad for me! Extremely stressful events back to back, had a bunch of my belongings destroyed for no reason, just not great! I'm tired and I want a break

An amazing artist who really needs some help

Goddamn RJ over here giving all these artists such a massive Christmas gift of new followers ❤️❤️

If you're not able to find inspiration and reference from real life and the world around you, you're just weak

so many cool, inventive and interesting animated projects none of you even knew were being made for the past few years just got shitcanned because of this netflix/wb merger When you're like "geez there's no animation jobs" "geez there's like no new shows anymore", this is why

hi everyone! i’m going through some financial hurdles so it’d really help me if you shared this post promoting my brushes, maybe consider gifting them? it is the season 🫶 you can find them here: 🫶 www.patreon.com/MerlinGG ✨ ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin ✨ merlin2g.gumroad.com

Accidentally obliterating my lesbian/bisexual friends by mentioning how I'm chopping wood and tending to fires in my wood stove

advice to artists: don't draw every day. take a fucking break.

"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026. In the meantime, here's the free digital version. >> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com

The staff at the cafe where I get a bagel breakfast sandwich before going into work gave me a thank you card today for being such a nice regular 😭💖

Guess it’s time to call the senators again, but ughhh can these jerks just…stop? 💀 www.theverge.com/policy/82365...

Been a while for a baby Zia update. She's huge and very fluffy now

WOW the last 30 minutes of aurora have been unreal!

Just sublime! Northern Colorado aurora

The amount of colors I can see with the naked eye tonight is wild!!

Y'all the aurora tonight!!

Apologies for the lack of art lately, all the chaos from this past year finally caught up to me I think

Saw some stats for my area that only about 30-44% of active voters actually take part in the small elections (just ballot issues for us this time). I've heard variations of this kind of data all over the country for years, and it still blows my mind how few people actually vote.

I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.

The struggle I have somedays where I have a certain kinds of creature design that I love, but I wonder if drawing more mainstream type creatures would open up more job opportunities

This week I'll be presenting at Lightbox Expo in GenAI/Glaze panel. Come hear about latest tools and ways to protect your work against genAI, recent court case outcomes, and ongoing AI legislation efforts. I also will bring ~500 invites for webglaze for any panel attendees. Friday 2:30PM Ballroom G

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

this is making the rounds on facebook so i thought id bring it here for u m'lord

Inktober sets completely unrealistic expectations regarding output. Making a complete inked drawing in one day EVERY day for a month is insane and a recipe for burnout. Don’t tie your worth to something that even professionals believe is unrealistic.

The more we learn about genAI the more we discover how useless it actually is

My new place is taking so long to get settled into because this is the most mouse poop I've ever had to clean up in my life Also the previous residents had a kid and the whole place smells like rotting diapers and I need to figure out where that's coming from because it's so nasty

Hey internet hive mind! I'm thinking very far ahead for a christmas gift for a family member: Cajun seasoning mix I want to find a really legit, straight from the south, ideally small business or individual maker type source, but with flavors that will knock your socks off. Recommendations??

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

For the first time in maybe 12 years I finally have a place to live where I feel safe and relaxed and fully at home

house move #2 going much better mostly because neither place has stairs

I'm hoping I can fit in at least one smaugust drawing this month

I currently have no access to internet at home (for dumb reasons) and might not until September. It's going to be a long August.

baby flehmen response

The way she tries to graze cracks me up

I wish I could share all the insanity going on re: my current living situation but it feels a bit too sensitive to throw on the internet..... but just know that jesus fucking christ some people truly are a mess and will blame everyone instead of taking accountability SEPTEMBER I'LL BE FREE

New goodies from the glaze team!

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As someone who has benefited greatly from Medicaid coverage this scares the shit out of me. I'm already trying to plan how quickly I can get a certain minor surgery squeezed in, just in case I get kicked off...

So after I just got done moving, I'm going to be moving again in August... But! It's because I had an EXTREMELY good situation fall into my lap and I'm genuinely so excited about it I just have to survive unpacking limbo for one month

She's getting so big already

Would folks be interested in some mini ink illustrations for about $30-40 each by any chance? My old roommates are ghosting me on final utilities so I might make some little art pieces to sell to cover the cost

if i can be y’all’s dad for a second: one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better

Also to folks saying the companies want the tech themselves: Yes of course but important to know none of these companies have the tens of billions of data necessary to build the general purpose models they’d need. Not even combined. They can make smaller models but never like what we see today!

🔥 It's happening! Disney and Universal are suing Midjourney and they cited mine and Gary Marcus' work exposing their infringement in their filing. LET'S GO! 🔥

Get their ass!

Considering I confirmed she threw out my dishes that switch is definitely gone. I never found it while packing. All my animal crossing data, so many memories on that sd card, all gone.

My sister's mare finally had her baby today! A little filly

Some people be crazy... My roommate had a bunch of my dishes in her room for several months. Lied when I tried to ask for them back. Denied having them even with photo evidence... and just today finally admitted she threw them away to avoid the whole problem. I have no words.

I have a very basic understanding of troubleshooting computers, know how to google and research problems in life, and can diy basic things... everyone in my life treats me like a god because they can't comprehend how I do it The bar is on the ground y'all, but it's worth it to reach higher anyways