My tinfoil hat hot take is I think the effort to get us to value views over interaction is about trying to shift agency away from the user and toward the platform. They want us to value what their algo can do over the relationships we build.

Just to give everyone a heads up, next Tuesday is the sixth (?!!) anniversary of Merry Hell, and you know what that means... 14th JULY 2026 = DRAW MERRY DAY Rules: - You don't gotta do it, obviously - It doesn't have to be Merry, it can be Hester or something - Any level of skill or effort allowed

If you'd enjoy a story about a troublemaking trans teenager learning the true meaning of FAFO, give Retconned a read. You can get it and supports a cool, queer, indie bookstore by buying the paperback at ebookwoman.com/book/9798996... or find other places to buy at justsuper.net/retconned

She's like a cone to me #art #Illustration #WitchHatAtelier #Coco

I am pleased to report that the June 2026 art roundup is now posted. www.dimestore.fun/main-page/ju...

I’ve got a collection of comics up on my site and I’d love for people to check them out. So this is a thread on each of them: johncaden.gumroad.com or johncaden64.itch.io

Since today is apparently Planetary Mapmaking Day, enjoy this WIP image of Estavelle's world map. If you look at it right you may find that it looks vaguely familiar but I assure you it makes no scientific sense whatsoever.

Apparently it's been nearly a year since I first started working on designing Kiernan and only tonight did I finally do her skirt. There's also been some various other tweaks I've done every so often, plus after actually blocking in a skin tone it made the […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

My s/o has been obsessed with @kaekolormore's style for a while and I've done a couple studies of it. Then today I felt like trying it with Cadmus. Disclaimer that I didn't 100% mimic their style, there's a couple aspects I just didn't feel like doing. But […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

Time to go back to physical media. #anime #vhs

You're on a beach, she has a ball, can I make it any more obvious? #art #TraditionalArt #Illustration #DimestoreNovel #NatashaWinter

new rule: nothing made by humans is “slop.” it might be boring or derivative or bad but it’s not slop

Enjoy this art of @johncaden64.bsky.social character Gwinne. Someone please give this girl a big soft bed. #art #illustration #traditionalart

My new comic - What We Gained in the Fire - is now out at johncaden.gumroad.com please check it out! It is a magical fantasy adventure tale about our favorite tired knight, Gwynne, and at the same time a completely human-made story of the dangers of Ai and importance of community.

I arted #art #traditionalart #DimestoreNovel #NatashaWinter

Find someone IRL you can share your art with - your good art, your bad art - someone you can open your sketchbooks to, so that you don't have to turn to social media or the internet to experience camaraderie or validation.

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Feeling that cool Lake Stickney breeze #grogart #OC #OCsky #originalcharacter

This is your periodic reminder that if you are reading this on Bluesky we can't fully interact unless you're following @ap.brid.gy

Still trying to fix my sleep schedule after having been 8 hours ahead for a week... now I'm waking up early and it's scary ;P #art #oc #ocart #digitalart #AlexyoArt #persona #artistsona #sona #sleepy

People Make Games traveled to Michigan to meet Jerry Gretzinger, an 84-year-old man, who's spent most of his life working away on a single, giant map to an imaginary world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is8N...

Do you use ComicControl? Read this!

This was a big undertaking, but my site's been updated to include a blog feed! No ads, no cookies, no AI, no vibe coding, no required government ID, no face scanning, no chat bots, no automated moderation. Just a neatly tagged and searchable feed of my art, posted as I make it. louistrations.co.uk

For today's Summer of Art, Natasha is just cute. #art #DimestoreNovel #NatashaWinter

It’s the season for beachin’. #grogart #OC #OCsky #originalcharacter

The gang is all here

Meet my OC Kayla, a bounty hunter who harnesses the power of water and wind magic to incapacitate outlaws and monsters. She takes on dangerous bounties to support herself and her little sister. #art #artist #oc #originalcharacter

My drawing of Space Ghost #art #drawing #sketch #spaceghost #cartoon

If you're concerned about the direction Bluesky is headed in, I fully endorse this message: https://giants-club.net/articles/just-use-mastodon/

the one and only emo philips! #art #digitalart #fanart #comedy

Another finished commission for @dimestore.fun featuring their OC, Natasha Winter, who just wanted some time to sit down and read her book, If you’d like your own commission, feel free to DM me or check the link below. #CommissionsOpen #ArtCommission #CharacterArt #DigitalArt #OC

This is canon

Familial relationships technically exist in Tomodachi Life but they don't affect any behavior other than preventing certain relations from falling in love.

Miku doodle of the day #Miku #vocaloid

These were the last four artworks I did for fun 😎👍 #sharks #dolphin #puffin #pelican

Telling your OC lore out loud to friends is so funny because it looks cool and poignant in your head and then actively telling it makes you feel like a 3 year old holding an etch a sketch

AI is class warfare. Plain and simple.

Finally getting somewhere in Tomodachi Life.

I drew uhhh kit gameoverse from hit show kit gameoverse So like cough I’ve disappeared for awhile but I GUESSS ILL TRYYYY TO POST #gameoverse #kitgameoverse #gameoversefanart #fanart #kitfanart # howelsedoitagthis #traditionalfanart #sketchbook #gameoversepilot #pridemonth <— no idea why but hi

I can still draw on vacation! Just... On the back of a discarded business card. Love you Lyn 💚 #art #doodle #oc #ocart #AlexyoArt #sketch #pen

basketball club #oc #art

Nat refused to wear a gold bikini for golden week so we compromised. #art #DimestoreNovel #NatashaWinter #goldenweek #cutiesaturday

I drew Kat Abughazaleh or whatever

The World is Hers 💚👑✏️ #Art #Fanart #HatsuneMiku #Supernote

Man, picocad2 really is everything I ever wanted from picocad😩 The venerable Catapult (CTPL-1C) #picocad2 #battletech #mechwarrior

Here's my part of an art collab from IG! Here is my OC Kotone based on kpop photocards specifically Save Me, Save You by WJSN!! #kpop #artcollab #idoloc #originalcharacter

Ah.. right.. forgot to post it. A little sequel to the previous post! #art #digitalart #animeart

It was a delight to illustrate these leaf sheep for the amazing @20kleagueszine.bsky.social 💙 The sales of the zine are over and the money donated to charity, but you can get this art as all kinds of cool things on: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1805... #art #bsnm #sciart #oceanart #seaslug 🎨