I think artists should be able to make a decent living without living in one of the three designated "this is where you live if you want to be an artist" cities

🌷✨ May Commissions are OPEN! ✨🌷 I'm open for all types of commissions, if you are interested, check out my TOS and send me an email! I'm excited to work with you. :3 Reposts and Shares = 💚 Thank you all for your shares and interest! [ #art #commissionsopen #commissions ]

opening commissions for these goobers for 4 USD to help evacuate @milliefomx.bsky.social from an abusive house. I know 4 USD is barely any money but I want to make this affordable. if you're interested my discord is victoree6680. payment via paypal #furry #furryart #OC #OCart #YCH #Y/N #anthro

I keep getting leftist memes on my fyp that’s just AI slop. 1. I don’t care if it’s tailored to my exact beliefs, AI slop = immediate block. 2. Don’t call yourself a progressive/leftist if you’re willingly feeding the right wing propaganda machine to make your 50th “haha orange man bad” post.

a good thread but I want to add: literally all of every sport favors people with genetic advantages but no one complains when cis men have them Michael Phelps’ muscles produce HALF the lactic acid as an average cis man, meaning he can go twice as long before tiring is that unfair? nobody cared

I dunno how I feel about non-therians pivoting into selling therian related patches, merch, etc. Preferably, actually buy within your own community

I know that ko-fi is essentially platforming AI but Patreon also does that too and I can't afford to keep jumping ship when most platforms have that blanket half ass statement. IG, Threads, and even here technically "platform" AI accounts. The solution can't be "well I'm out" everytime. 😪🫠

Reminder: "separate the art from the artist" is about literary analysis. It means your interpretation of a work is not invalidated by the author saying "nuh-uh". It does not mean "you can consume any media without guilt". You are responsible for your choices. A misused phrase doesn't change that.

for the past few months I've gotten well meaning messages from students asking how to break in, and then when they show me their boards, they're lacking in fundamental draftsmanship. I hate to say it, but the industry is no longer at a place where we can train people to draw better anymore

I drew @amberzwinter.bsky.social's pair of cool and awesome Joltbreons, Flash and Lanter the pawbumpers,,, #art #fanart #pokemon #eevee #eeveelution #jolteon #umbreon

Currently (well, for a while now), I am planning to make a new ref sheet of Amberz, which just feels like some features elevated to be larger, like neck fluff, their ears, semi-sabertooth fangs, tail feathers, and tail, in addition to his clothes and accessories. (1/2)

Next week there will be another existential boogeyman designed to discourage you from pursuing art. There will always be a mosquito in your ear trying to convince you your creativity has no value. Let this Sora situation be a lesson. Stop getting pushed around by scammers. Make art

Dear Authors: Please for the love of god DO NOT use AI to make your cover. Not even if you're in a rush. Not even if you can't afford real art. There are cheap options. You do not want your hero to hold his gun with his thumb and index finger on the SAME SIDE. And you don't want to rip off artists.

Seeing people say AI is a tool that helps "working class people become writers" and its such bullshit. The process of learning and skill sharpening is labour, and its telling that there is work to be glamorized (being perceived as a Writer) and labour beneath people (learning to write)

Re: my last reposts “Do not put money in the pocket of a woman who has sworn publicly to use it to disenfranchise vulnerable populations” is the smallest ask imaginable. It’s not oxygen, it’s not food. It’s television. You can do without. There are thousands of other shows for you to watch.

Please RT if possible! #mutualaid #helpsky By the skin of our teeth, we've made it out of CA. Our next goal is to get our belongings shipped here, which are being held hostage by the moving company until we can pay them the other half of the cost of service, which is $657.72.

Bluesky IS actively hostile to real Palestinians on here but you guys have to re-engage your brains and not treat genocide like fandom wars, ppl will be and are taking advantage of your impulse to never criticize your own ideology to take ur money. PCRF and other reputable orgs are the best targets

Cuz I feel like drawing characters of random ideas, but I don't want to keep them, I sometimes feel like doing adoptables, but probably want to do actual commission first lol.

The amount of 'realism' I want in a game is exactly as much as the art team behind that game intended. The lighting I want is the lighting the art team behind that game intended. The character appearance I want the way the art team intended. That's it. Stop touching it.

If your entire argument against something boils down to, "It's just not for me" but you have to frame it as, "This thing is complete dogshit and never should have been made and you are stupid if you like it and..." then kindly fuck off. Please. Stop mindlessly hating stuff. For clout or otherwise.

i think its good to want things to be softer and kinder. the world is so hostile against too many things, makes it harder to exist unnecessarily .. plus its exhausting to be angry at everything all the time

I so understand when people aren't feeling one of their own specific pieces (we can't only make bangers) but it IS genuinely exhausting being around creatives who are always self-deprecating. In a world with much negativity, the least we can do is be proud of our own work, as much as we can. (+)

guys who do commissions you need to stop calling ur art negative stuff 😭 why would someone want to spend their hard earned money on something you, as the creator, call trash or lazy? put value in your work and respect your clients too 😔

just so i'm clear, i trust no one that prefers not to speak about politics. if you have told me you'd rather not state your preferences on the political spectrum i do not trust you. i do not care how long we have know each other, just know that i trust you a lot less if you claim to be apolitical 🖕

I feel it's a complete failure of media literacy to look at something animated and go "okay but what if this was literal/real life". it's not supposed to work as a literal or live action, that defeats the allegory and with it the narrative foundation

not for nothing but i think it’s really concerning that terms like “unalived” and “graped” are completely reducing the impact of real things by putting distance between the event and the way we discuss it.

Shit like AI and fascistic surveillance is so inter connected that that if the AI bubble were to explode right now a lot of the age verification bullshit all these fascistic governments are trying to implement would face a massive hurdle.

I can't STAND people who let their cats wander freely outside esp at night. Woke up to some smaller cat getting the fuck beat out of it by a local cat outside our window & it terrified one of mine so much she won't come out and eat. I can only HOPE the targeted cat is okay, they'd both ran off. 💢

they are also EXTREMELY important carbon sinks. these old forests are incredibly effective at removing co2 from the air. this would be yet another thing that drives us further into the no return of climate change.

Your opposition to war can just be that war is evil. it doesn’t have to be more complicated than that.

Wind and Waves Starters lol #pokemon #gen10 #gecqua #pombon #browt #art #PokemonDay

it's all just art. "porn" is just art that makes you horny, in precisely the way that "horror" is art that makes you scared and "metroidvania" is art that makes you write video essays

furry art is an artistic movement, it may not be acknowledged in academia but it has recognisable focus, community-based culture, and a deep emphasis on identity and self-expression. it’s a grass roots movement that has organically grown without the influence of art institutions. i ❤️ furries.

Casual reminder to keep up on your self-care and physical health and crud. Much more fun doing it preventatively/to feel good in general rather than to try to fix something. <3

Don't really want to talk about Discord, enough going around Instead I just want to remind you You have friends who only have close online connections. Please be considerate. Do not scare the hell out of them right now that they'll be abandoned. Talk of going scorched earth scares many people

few things bother me more than creators, especially big ones, choosing to be neutral above all else if you dont stand with or for anything, why should I care about your art/stories? what that tells me is that you're really only interested in being a mouth piece for advertising

You’ll never catch me fretting about the actions of some random trans person. Being a credit to your people doesn’t mean shit to the acceptance of them, and likewise any random slander will be assigned regardless because that’s what it means to be part of a persecuted minority.

bhm got me thinking abt the "gen z"- ification of black phrases I think gyatt was the worst it was so painful to hear "does she have that gyatt" like absolutely nonsensical

Finished drawing an alternative Sky form of my Shaymin PokeOC, Chia. This is fun to design with both their feral/Pokemon form and anthro/furry form :) (2nd image shows her land form basically reposted) #art #FurryArt #Pokemon #Shaymin #DigitalArt

THE ARTIST HUB OPENS ITS DOORS ✨ We're looking to recruit more artists and art enjoyers to join us in the cause of making a fun and inspiring community 💕 🔞 THE SERVER IS FOR ADULTS ONLY HOWEVER 🔞 the invite link can be found on my website (lionbun.art)

I see so many videos where people go "wow cats are so unpredictable" and it's always them rough petting a cat who's giving them numerous discomfort signs, and then turns to bite them. Learn their body language. Lip licking, ears turning, tail swishing, = overstimulation = be gentle please.

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saying “you’re not cut out to be an artist” to beginners is so stupid. drawing is literally a practice work, it’s going to take a lot of time for anyone to get the proportions, shading, coloring or any of that right.

every time i see artist wips on my tl: OMGGG i love seeing sketches this is so cute every time i think about posting my own wips: no. everyone will hate it. nobody wants to see that

some bits of wisdom from tunglr

I finished editing these MLP bases from DaisyDizzBases on DA, featuring my horse characters from my edgy universe, "Colored Thieves" (despite originally being inspired by MLP, lol). Spoilered cuz minor cartoon gore with OG reference in my art style on the right. #art #FurryArt #MLP #OC

✨ HOW TO GET FOLLOWERS ✨ HUGE post with tons of tips, links, resources for growing artist accounts here on Bluesky! Honest, detailed instructions & advice. I spent many hours compiling everything. Please repost if you found it helpful!

One of the best things you can do for art growth is to find joy or fulfillment in experimenting, and doing new things or things you're not as good at. Comfort zones are nice, but can feel sameish to work inside of after awhile. Challenging comfort builds skill and feeds joy for the creative process.