Ladys and (G)Ents, for all of you looking for the LotR alternative to the moleskine AI Unsinn: Paperblanks! I once gifted one of their Wolfwalkers Journals to a friend. A joy to look at! I don't have enough experience w/ mole to know if the paper has the same quality, though. Reviews welcome.

Hey, @bsky.app, this sort of moderation is absolutely insane. This is my friend, I just wanted to see what he was up to. You have a huge artist community here who helped grow this site. If you keep this up you’re going to drive us all away. Sort it out.

capybaras for a gallery group art show ✨

Kickstarter has reverted their policy changes on Adult Content! They issued an apology, siting Stripe as the reason. The pressure we put on them worked. This is a step in the right direction. But the threat of Stripe remains. It’d be great to see KS end ties with them & process payments elsewhere.

I have blessed Bonn with the presence of skulls by @kim-hu.com . Seeing as I'm heading towards a nice day filled with anthropology and archaeology in the Americas, I feel like I'm dressed appropriately, ticking off not only the "old bones" but also the "iconography" box.

Working on something. Stay tuned.

'Beltsville Agricultural Research Centre', Maryland - I was privately commissioned to memorialise the BARC by a past employee after learning it will be shut down by the USDA after over 100 years of research. They wanted to focus of this aerial embroidery to be the field plots... 1/3 (see thread)

Why do I still have the carousel view? :( My pinned post looks weird. On the timeline I often miss the additional pictures. And whenever I try to get back to the first pic of a post I swipe out the lefthand menu instead.

So who is going to step up and somehow create a new thing for artists, authors, makers, single traders, indie musicians, all the creatives who lost their platforms? We have an audience, we just got cut off when the social networks went useless. Publisher etc still expect us to do marketing. HOW?!

Freelance artist folks: how do you track your income and expenses for the art job? Good old Excel? Wanna make a habit of managing well while it's still small jobs. #arttools #howtobeyourownHRandFinance #plsshare #plscomment

map map map!

the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it

Convinced myself to do a quick-ish study of this very fancy rainbow trout steak before cooking it. (Note to self: if it looks fancy and contrasty bc of a lot of white between the muscle, then frying will make it yucky, glibbery and possibly oily.) #art #watercolour #fish #fish #fish

Oh, I completely forgot to post this! Well, St. Patrick's was not too long ago. A small map. I was trying to wrap my head around acrylics and the Irish colour concepts of "glas", "gorm" and "uaine". Thanks to a friend and a research paper I made progress in both. #illustration #art #map #ireland

baby's first game for #FletchFest2026! I have never made a game before, but this seemed like as good a time as any to give it a go! Here is my silly little game about a silly little mouse trying to save their home ~ zevy.itch.io/little-mouse

I finally tested my purple paper and I love it! ☺️💜 #TraditionalArt #MixedMedia

Join! Die Aquarellfarben sind genial. Hier der aktuelle batch mit einer granulierenden Farbe: Ailurus. Geniale Effekte. Mehr Details im (englischen) alt text.

A list of book cover artists who are an AI free zone! www.bookishartists.com?fbclid=IwdGR...

I finally finished this map illustration and with that I want to say IF YOU NEED A MAP FOR YOUR PROJECT PLEASE HMU! I loved working on it, I want more map work in 2026! It’s for a modern romance book series but I can do other styles except maybe sci-fi stuff. #illustration #art #map #digitalart

Savage Strangehollow is finally here! A book filled with strange and dangerous creatures from the vast enchanted forest. Be warned, explore at your peril! You can find all the books in the series here: buff.ly/Q9Smlqg #bestiary #creature #cottagecore #hobbitcore #fairytales #folklore #fae #art

I need another 2000 views on my videos in the next week to remain monetised after I took time off to grieve for my dad. Here's a link to my most popular video, so you might enjoy it if you give it a watch; youtu.be/n-mCCaaxQH8

Maps maps maps maps. And acrylics. Recently had a eureka moment in using them (the working consistency, meaning the amount of water needed; I will later share the video that helped, explains it better than I could).

✨Look at all the great artworks at the paleoart gallery at the VCWAP✨

Really enjoyed painting the ruff in this portrait/costume study from a while back ✨

Drawing timelapse

Like every year at the book fair you have to decide which of the many ideas and dreams can be brought into reality. Because of commissioned work, there won't be everything at my table that I had imagined. But at least there is a new shirt design... #leipzigerbuchmesse #mangacomiccon

@alexjaybrady.bsky.social also has a gumroad for you interested in Concept Art walkthroughs, sketches and wallpapers. Definitely having my eyes on the first one! 👀

I'm down to my last £100, Ive signed on for work in warehouses/factories or whatever to keep the lights on but it takes a while to organise, if you'd like to support my artwork here is my Patreon, cheers! patreon.com/c/AlexDuneBr...

Olympic highlight in this house.

hi!

Happy belated birthday! Saw this and thought it's perfect to dig out the Hanse style again.

Sometimes I take the time to go to Pinterest, look through my pins which were deactivated/restricted in distribution and then write scathing and sarcastic complaints pointing out the american puritanism of their automatic* labeling. (*I would be deeply dissappointed if a human falsely labeled them.)

so don't get too comfortable. #art

Creative Boom have done a lovely article about my world of Strangehollow! A big thanks to Garrick for putting it together. buff.ly/0kPeLeJ #artist #artistslife #illustration #illustrator #painting #watercolour #smallbusiness #folklore #fantasy #fairytales

THIS America-centric puritanism is RIDICULOUS. How the fuck are you censoring STATUES? How would you walk in European cities, you prudes? Would you close your children's eyes so they don't occasionally see a marbled ass or tits? I'm so furious.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a gorgeous film. After 65 years, its design is still fresh. Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...

The prologue to my comic is up now on TDIAHM.com and I’d love it if you guys checked it out :)

DuckDuckGo is asking "Yes AI / No AI" (EN for my non-language hungry friends). voteyesornoai.com

Clouds and brontosaurus

my illustration for @streetsofzine.bsky.social , Italy! ✨

I made a Carrd: captainkreuzschnabel.carrd.co This will have to suffice until I've dug myself out of the hellhole called Wordpress.

Potentially good news. Though, end of article says: "However, the ruling is not yet final and is likely to be appealed, with OpenAI already considering further steps." Would love to hear an update on this.

Hello #portfolioday !✨ I love bright colours and illustrated information. And maps. This year there will be more maps. Also like maps and want to commission me? Drop me a nice mail at: [email protected] (Maybe there will also finally be a website this year? Maps first, though.)

If you use Discord, please take a minute to fill out their survey re: the potential addition of AI features. Companies, stop shoving these rubbish 'upgrades' down our throats! 👎🏻 discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Today your friendly Procreate reminder to BACK UP your files. If you delete the app, the files are gone. (Currently sorting all files to make a new back-up.) help.procreate.com/articles/zmp...

2025 wrapped. It was a challenging year: I spent a lot of time in hospitals with my dad and I didn't get to finish projects. Well, I made the best out of it. And I am grateful that Institutions trust me with fun projects despite die AI bubble taking up more and more space in our lives. #paleoart

Fellow artists-please sign your work. Not like a dr signature, that’s fine of course, but more importantly could you put your name or site on the back of your prints? Doing more framing to decorate n the amount of times I find something I love but have no clue who made it and would want more 🙃

"people have gotten so used to getting content for free or for almost nothing that they now feel entitled to everything" Please, Do Feed the Artists, by @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social

I remember visiting the "Comics! Mangas! Graphic Novels!" exhibition in the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn 2017. Original A3 and A2 inking pages with things whitened out or fixed with a piece of paper glued over mistakes. So freeing to see. I will post some if I am able to find them again.