Second week in a row I've noticed lowered hours, so I'm going to be looking into new employment while possible. In the meantime, it'd be greatly appreciated if something's spared to help cover necessities, or share this out. Anything helps these days. Thanks in advance! ko-fi.com/esperarts/go...

Hello! Bit late to notice this but thank you for sharing the brushes. Just so you know, the site has changed domain recently so you can now find them at: pixelglade.net.au/resources/fr...

The character for April's Art of the Month has been chosen and is being worked on! Every bit of support helps me do what I love. Join me at ko-fi.com/esperarts and get perks such as special section Discord access, Art of the Month voting privileges, and input on digital and physical rewards!

Non-artists who use picrews to make your OCs instead of using AI; I love you so deeply and you mean everything to me.

Remember to take time to appreciate how far you've come, not just how far you have to go ❤️

As of this morning there are only ~800 comments submitted. If you care about human artists/creatives please voice your concerns ASAP! Your comment could be as simple as "I do not believe AI has any benefit to the future of America" or as detailed as you want it to be.

Want a sneak peek at my upcoming Art of the Month for April? No joke! Support me on Ko-fi and get exclusive early access! ko-fi.com/esperarts

“You can save money using VTuber AI art” NOOO 💥💥💥 RESPECT ARTISTS OR GET BLOCKED 💥🍅💥🍅 🎨 amoeoeo

Going to slap something up here when I'm whittling away at the last contribution sketch. Keep an eye out, even if you only end up sharing it elsewhere.

Pinterest updated their terms of use and they're going to use all of the content you saved to train their AI. Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI Please do it 🫠

Dont forget- Adblockers exist so you don't need a sub, and most streamers have a non sub or twtch way to donate and support them! Streamers aren't the target, just the platform

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Credit your artists or else! Credit your artists or else!! CREDIT YOUR ARTISTS OR ELSE!!! 🗣️📣

NEW PROFILE PIC ALERT!!! Drawn by the lovely and amazing @esperarts.bsky.social. Words can’t express how I excited and giddy I get looking at this.

Been done with PayPal's garbage. Going to see if clients're interesting in moving to another platform Stripe payment focused.

Last day for the goal to be reasonably met. The leasing agent got back to me with reasonable rates for the security deposit and the rent itself—it just has to be met.

Last day for the goal to be reasonably met. The leasing agent got back to me with reasonable rates for the security deposit and the rent itself—it just has to be met.

In vital need of funds for an emergency move to ensure safety! I'll be working on them leading up to moving day and resuming ASAP upon being settled back in. Deadline March 3rd, 2025! Even if you can't help, please repost! ko-fi.com/esperarts #Kofi #CommsOpen #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025

Taking processing time via Stripe into account, this is now the FINAL WEEK that the goal can be met in a timely manner. If it's not, I'm out on the streets. If you can't pitch in, please repost the quoted post for visibility! #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025 #MutualAid

Nothing like staying up 'til 2 or so in the morning quadruple checking functions and percentages to make sure fees and taxes are properly reflected in the pay stub calculations. Someone please get one of those silicone molds to set me back into shape.

Thank you for drawing my fursona!! 💖(♡⩊♡⁠)💖 @espervt.bsky.social

Taking processing time via Stripe into account, this is now the FINAL WEEK that the goal can be met in a timely manner. If it's not, I'm out on the streets. If you can't pitch in, please repost the quoted post for visibility! #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025 #MutualAid

In vital need of funds for an emergency move to ensure safety! I'll be working on them leading up to moving day and resuming ASAP upon being settled back in. Deadline March 3rd, 2025! Even if you can't help, please repost! ko-fi.com/esperarts #Kofi #CommsOpen #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025

Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

Sorry to interrupt your scrolling but we just wanted to say keep going! We believe in you ❤️

Also on the topic of FUCK AI I would love for people to make videos about how to manage a Youtube channel that isn't just "Use ChatGPT to write your scripts" "Use ChatGPT to write your video descriptions" "Use AI for your thumbnails"

Absolutely livid and scared. It's at the point where I've come to realize the roommates intentionally dealt me a losing hand, and can't contribute to them anymore in time, and will ultimately lose electricity on the 24th. While they have somewhere to go, I won't without the help of a friend. 🧵 (1/?)

I could probably extend the deadline to the 8th, but no longer than that. This is for the net bill and I need to make sure things're sorted before the payment's sent out.

November Emergency Comms: YCH Chillvember 🎶 Had to get this out before bed. Please see the information and terms below, and comment with your Discord handle for contact so these slots can be filled by the November 6th deadline. Payment Method: PayPal Invoice Looking forward to working with you!

C0mmission done for @crossingfayt.bsky.social. Was lovely working with you! Those refs came in clutch for real. Artfol link in 🧵.

What do you do when you're taking a break but still want to test something? Smoosh your face at the canvas and see how the rig handles a larger one for practice.

I haven't made a formal announcement until now! ✧I'm officially on VGen!✧ Taking on a few to hopefully get verified and make the commissioning process easier. Will be putting on waitlisting soon~ Liking and sharing appreciated! TY! <3 vgen.co/ColorBrews

Whoops. I forgot to ask about that Pomofocus script. The gap between the timer and work/break state is bugging me.

Evergreen reminder that, even though it’s more accessible than something like, say, plumbing or construction, making art is a ✨ trade skill ✨ and deserves to be compensated like one.

This "not thinking" thing while whittling away at something of a ref sheet for my PNGTuber's coming along well. Sure, it requires some thought to tighten things up a bit so it doesn't look like something oozed all over the page, although I'm not fussing over it in general. Good sign!

Hi! As an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, and a professional writer of 30+ years, let me remind you of this today: If you write, you're a writer. No other qualification necessary or needed. You write, you're a writer. Do it as it suits you. Have fun if you can. Enjoy your day!

Unfortunately, art bots/retracers have made it to blue sky. If you see art accounts with weirdly generic styles and wild varying layouts, with traced over anime/furry art, who keep requesting you to dm them on twitter or discord for commissions, straight up block them

Think I finally made a watermark pattern I'm "at peace" with using. ✨ Now to make a "SAMPLE" variant, and go back in general and change them out for the cleaner ones.

Reactive images of a base Mag set up for when I'm available for co-hosting/collabs over Discord. Will I make custom evolutions for it? It's really tempting! Depends on the spoons. These cuties took about four hours and change once I really got into a flow for them. #esperarts #digitalart

I like this site. Line-of-action is a free figure drawing tool. You can choose what type of model and timer you prefer. It's a nice way to put in fifteen minutes of learning. line-of-action.com

Please stop making images with generative AI, even if its a joke to show how twisted the images can be. All you're doing is making the usage numbers go up, which looks good to investors, and says "this thing is still profitable" Just don't.

Whittling away at VTuber lore between outfit reference sifting has allowed me to come up with a birthday~ Wonder if I should make guessing it a sketch giveaway. Something to sit on the shelf at the moment; nothing solid.

In this episode of "Work Smarter, Not Harder", pixelglade has these ✨LOVELY✨ dithering brushes for use with Clip Studio Paint, Krita, and Aseprite available as donationware. Fans of pixel art, NEC-PC-98, and FM-Towns games rejoice. twitter.com/pixelglade #art #pixelart #pc98 #fmtowns

Banner's up. 🎶 Any art I post, I'll get in the habit of dropping it here from now on.

Welp, Affinity Designer doesn't want to work tonight, so I guess a banner's getting uploaded later.