Controversial, but I don't think the solution to a successful convention is to continuously grow bigger and bigger. It seems every time that happens, the prices and lack of accessibility go up. We need more specific conventions to celebrate specific stuff. Less artists making EVERY fandom merch.

I think it'd be cool if we had a larger discussion on the direction of conventions in NA- how expensive they are, how little artists make back, how much artists have to put in to even get accepted- And let's not forget how ridiculous the expectations are for presentation and merchandise with tables.

I honestly hope someday art gallery sites make a comeback, and I hope that we all become less addicted to ''content'' and go back to the times seeing a new piece by an artist you love is an event, a good surprise, and not just like ''oh this one's cool *scrolls*"

I feel a lot of younger artists nowadays are in the path of permanent wrist damage and burnout with the amount of stuff they feel almost obligated to make in order to feel like they are still relevant and present on peoples timelines. I was like that with comms, and all I got was damage on my body.

I think the biggest damage to the art community was the obsolescence of gallery sites (y!, deviantart, etc) and the rise of scroll-by social media, like twitter and even tumblr. Art is not ''content'', you shouldnt need to post art every day (or every month!) to be relevant. This mindset sucks.

I want nothing more than for folks to (also) post to the gallery sites that still exist (SheezyArt, etc.) or host their own using free site templates and gallery code. But people don't… because turning one's honest-to-god art into SocMed scroll content is how a *few* people pay bills—

More stuff that art ppl won't care about, unfortunately (I have many hats)—but re: the like, "cOdInG iSn'T mY jOb" stuff, like, and again I'm just a graphic/web/arguably-UI designer but eh I… I don't code with genAI/LLM agents and I don't spend a lot of time writing code either??

Hey everyone, #Arisan update! We're celebrating 15% funding. 56 of you have gotten us over $2500! We're honored by your belief and care. If you're so willing, please continue to share where you can with others, but we're so grateful for the journey so far! www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...

*web-searching, sobbingly: "Are sidebars dead in web design"*

Automate your lettering, save your wrists! I’ll be running a panel for @cartoonist.coop’s Nib & Ink Festival about how to make your computer do more work and prevent injury while lettering! Time: May 9 @ 2PM EDT Place: Zoom / remote More info here: nif.cartoonist.coop/event/automa...

Two poses from a new Patreon set. #posereference #artreference #poseref

I think what I really want community wise rn is like a Discourse forum (github.com/discourse/di...) —like an actual www. forum, not a discord server—where it's centered on improvement of one's creative craft. No fluff, no promo-ing, no engagement chasing, just 100% training-arc stuff.

Re: this, actually, this opinion-change been creeping up on me, but since the StaffSky "WAFFLES!!" incident my opinion has kinda just become: "put yourself wherever your friends, peers, and supporters are—just assess the risk if that place is also developing LLMs and Image Diffusion"

[KINGS OF SORTS UPDATE, 1 PG] Hana shows off the choker that Marek gave him. ⬇️🕸️💥⬇️ update: kingsofsorts.com/comic/episod... #KOSUpdate #SpiderForest #comicoop

Even before I tumbled in by invite code as a queer refugee when Elon was being queerphobic, I feel like BSky started actually having the sauce when industry artists and cartoonists started passing codes to each other.

I don't want the masto-ppl to be right about all this because 1.) Instance admins' defederation trigger-happiness is terrible for reach, 2.) No custom feeds/sort is terrible for browsing, 3.) And a lack of post-data portability is terrible for navigating the federation of it all.

I miss when I could do the unpaid labor of shilling/simping for Bluesky genuinely w/o looking/feeling stupid for it. Now, for a while, it's kind of become "tool of the enemy" status like IG & Twitter—places I've whined and bemoaned others for maining while they ignored their profiles here. Ironic.

I am sick and tired of the arrogance of techbros, they see themselves above their users but the people who keep their fucking site populated are the ones with the strongest genuine community. The artists, the queers and the sexworkers. Yet they get spat on every chance these cocky techbro fucks see.

those "poorly drawn cartoon pfps" are keeping your stupid site alive

Oh, so that's how it is. I see, I see. (I hate this weird animosity IT people have towards artists… Especially in the case of SocMed where artists bring the culture.)

Conspiracy theory: I've been making wrong-homonym/wrong-homophone spelling errors in the past few years and I think it has to do with seeing unedited TikTok/Reels/Shorts/Whatever/CapCut subtitles. Like the auto-subs will put the wrong "their" and now suddenly I am too.

Question: Anyone know how to make CSP more responsive re: strokes? IDK what it is. I feel like these days, like, my lag is not stabilizer. It's Just CSP™. IIRC CSP (unlike Krita or Photoshop) is still not using the GPU for stuff like pen strokes; only the 3D models. Pen strokes are still CPU iirc?

Writing up process copy and gathering process shots to include on my portfolio's design project pages. Hoping that like, talking about the actual design logic serves as like, an interview-in-a-can. The art though I feel like I can get away with the "it's a drawing, man, that's all I got". For now.

I get a jumpscare reaction when I find out people I'm curious about are following me already. Because I had to turn off all notifications minus yap-based notifications (replies, QRPs) off for my brain's sake… So sorry to all past, present, and future, late-followbacks.

Hey local NC peeps! Im teaching a workshop at the Durham County Library!! Check it out!! 💙💙

Another move-to-Linux thing I find a bit brow-furrowing is how people kind of stop at [The OS Itself Being Easy]. It's either: - [The OC Itself is Easy and Intuitive] or like - [You can code and play games on it what more do you need] Imagine me intensely staring back with big eyes and forehead.

Like a cat playing with a flailing mouse #webcomic #comic #webcomics #bittersweetcandybowl

🧵 is why I'm scared to use Linux on anything more than my hobbyist, writerDeck, Desktop Pi rn. If the dev of a necessary driver or piece of software gives up bc there's not enough financial support, or if they're inaccessible to answer an emergency question, **re: my real work PC…** What then?

Also lately I've been kinda focusing on self-education and portfolio projects and better presentation of *old* portfolio projects and (💀formal networking💀) so I can see if I can get some employment and better funding for my projects (comics wahhh) and existence and stuff.

Sussy preview pic aside, cool things in this one include "Show BSOD details instead of sad smiley" and "Enable verbose logon status messages"??? I thought all that weird command-line logon stuff would be a long-gone childhood memory after Windows hid those behind a loading circle

All the "Remove AI/Spyware/Slop from Windows" tools I know of. 1. www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

Hi bsky! 🌻 I’m Mimsy and I love drawing and music. I’m an animator, chronic sketcher, OC enjoyer, and art journaler. Maybe we can be friends? Check my feeds or tags for my work and stuff! #art #fanart #oc #mimsy

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Hi hello just QRPing some info abt this coming in from the other site. This news is fake, it was a hallucination.

#Arisan update: - We're a little over 2500! Currently 16% of the way there. - Currently working on a few IRL handouts, the milestone image, & another promo video project. - Giveaway plans are in development. We got this far thanks to y'all, so thanks again! We hope you'll stay with us as we go.

"yeah haha actually i don't even do my job anymore! AI does it for me!" wow that's crazy. i hope your RAM explodes

btw here's bsky's CLAUDE .md. it reads like Kai Lentit's "Senior Engineer tries vibe coding" sketch. github.com/bluesky-soci...

How are y'all not afraid of being replaced, like

Actually y'know what the good thing about Windows 12 is I can't even use it because I refuse to buy an NPU. So like yeah. They can't even force it on me. I can't afford to have it. Brokeyness wins.

Every time we talk about Linux I think about no native, non-hacky, CSP or Adobe in Linux. There are now hacky solutions for both, which is nice, and notable. But I enjoy not having to duct-tape & hot-glue my daily-driver-status softwares

Custom feeds with custom sort + it's where all the comic and OC people are.

A being in my dream told me to make Aran and Tao by @amalasrosa.bsky.social itty bitty & pocket-sized 🤏

Notice Regarding the Translation and Publication Structure of Seven Seas Entertainment and MEDIA DO: English: mediado.jp/wp-content/t... Japanese: mediado.jp/info/15595/

Was having a terrible week and I might even have another one next week but the yuri panels at CitrusCon always come in clutch... In the Toxic Yuri one rn. Big teamwork moment. IYKYK /positive

🌼 #posereference #artreference #poseref

You: Pokemon Me: Gorillaz We are not the same. (/JOKE!!! Joke.)

A DND character I made a while back, a Korean human fighter

happy 30th anniversary!!! 🥹 pokemon means so much to me, it is my most favorite franchise ever, it's been there for me in my lowest times, and because of my oc Yuzu, i've met so many cool people!!!! #OCsky #pokemon #pokemonday