Honestly, the best way to make an artist’s day is by being very specific about what you like about a piece. Geek out a lil. Gush over how they use line, color, texture. Every mark is layed down by the artist, so if you can connect with those little moments, it helps the artist feel seen.

Time to share snakes! This one was a sketch from when I was taking animal prompts from friends to stretch my anthro muscles. (I couldn't find a way to do a snake anthro that made sense so I did a Naga type situation instead!)

Hey artists! Quote with your fan art! A couple of my SLFPs this time (silly little fat people) - I used to sell these at conventions, but I haven't been back to one since COVID... (I don't do fanart for commissions, because I don't feel comfortable making money off of other people's IP.)

Our artist applications for "We've Always Been Here" are now open! Help us show that queer people have always existed, and always will 💕 Please share and tag your favorite artists! forms.gle/zHiVqh3SrsnT... #ZineSky #AToZines #Zine #Zines #ArtZine #QueerArt #LGBTQArt #ZineApps #ArtistsWanted

Everyone: Don't do that

Quote with your skull art! 💀 It's one of the #cosplay sloths for this one! And yeah ok I'm stretching the prompt a bit sure, but skull paint should totally count...

Someone will post a pic on Facebook saying "Just saw this out of the window" and the AI suggestions underneath will be "What's the significance of the window?" "What did other people see out of windows?" Please, please fuck off.

Artists! Quote with your blue art! 💙🌊 This was a commission of a player character from Weight of the World, a larp I was on the ref team for. The creature is a penguin dragon, and they were absolute nuisances - but some people love a nuisance!

Quote how you paint dark skin!! (This has really driven home that I need to actually do some proper renders of these characters, rather than just these flat colours...) (Characters are all from @saranadosfiction.com 's Argentum in Aqua series, which is available to read for free on their site!)

The Hillsborough Law, introduced by the government today, is a long-overdue step toward justice for the families of 97 people who tragically lost their lives. The new law makes it a crime for public officials to lie about major disasters.

I think you should force yourself to interact with art that's "bad" every so often. read a cringy fanfic. play a tiny game. watch a subpar movie. see an amateur play. experience art that's not "masterpieces" because "bad" art deserves to exist and can sometimes give you more emotion than "good" art

Post a mage! ✨✨✨ (You knew it had to be a sloth, with me didn't you? From my #dnd sloths series.)

UwU

Bugs 🐝 🐞 🪲

The annual Gender Census report is now out for 2025. The report of >43,000 responses details our identity words, titles, pronouns, and some family words. The full report: www.gendercensus.com/results/2025... The summary: www.gendercensus.com/2025-worldwi... #LGBT #LGBTQ #pronouns #gender

Grateful to my queer internet besties

Little leafhopper on a tiny canvas!!

The Iberian Lynx population was down to 150 individuals back in 2005 and on the verge of disappearing. At the end of 2023, there were more than 2000 of them and they have been reintroduced to areas where they had disappeared. It went from critically endangered to Vulnerable.

basically any art advice that posits that one way is ❌ and another way is ✅ can be interpreted as that single artist's rule for themselves and need not be applied universally. you can adopt their rule if you find it helpful but also ignore it if you do not!

The world has been especially dark this week and the new baby tapir at the Calgary Zoo has been cheering me up.

Don't have money to support your favorite creator but still wanna help out somehow? 💸 - Tell someone about them & why you like them - Share some of their content - Send them an encouraging comment on one of their posts or in their streams - Draw fanart, or create something with them as inspiration

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures. This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

One of the very first dragons I illustrated, back in 2016, for the first Dragons of Wales book (South Wales). A lot has happened since then. The first book is still available, along with all the subsequent ones, at www.dragonsofwales.com

Andrew, Erika, and Travis (from @childsplaycharity.bsky.social) were on hand for the unveiling of a new MRI Simulator at Victoria General Hospital last month! Thank you so much for your support of Child's Play Charity which enables advancements in hospital tech both worldwide and in our own town.

I made a pack for non-US artists shops! Let me know if you want to be added (with a shop link) or removed! go.bsky.app/KgkXQns

Need some advice! Any UK fursuit makers out there that can recommend breathable material to line paws and heads with? I'm still new and learning and want to buy something from within the UK. Guessing its not an expensive fabric but would really appreciate recommendations! [ #fursuitmaker ]

ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧 The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products! This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word! The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

I will begin to make starter packs for artists that are non-US and that have shops!! ✨ The tarriffs screwed us all so I think it would be neat to have a list of people outside the US so we can find new customers! Please post here and I'll add you! I'd love a link of the shop too so I can be sure!

Attention fellow AUSTRALIANS! 🇦🇺 We now have an official petition to parliament to STOP MASTERCARD and VISA from its campaign of censorship, restricting what legal products we can buy. Please sign it now, and if you're not an Aussie, spread the word! www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

Oh HELL yes

ATTN FELLOW CANADIANS: An actual MP has created a petition to stop financial discrimination against adult creators by payment processors. You have to confirm your email but thats because its something that can actually be shown to parliament.

I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators. Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!

Working on the most French Canadian thing i've ever made.

Canadian wholesome news part 2.

Someone cleverer than me could find a way to poetically describe the feeling of being 35 and gently crying while singing along to Black Tie by Grace Petrie whilst folding all your loud button ups a year and a half after top surgery. Something something something narrow view of gender something.

Fire in the Sky (Argentum in Aqua 3): Chapter 11 In which Sabbat learns more than he’d bargained for about his current condition saranadosfiction.com/2025/08/27/f... New to the serial? Start here: saranadosfiction.com/2018/05/19/a... #ArgentumInAqua #GaslampFantasy 🌈📚🪐📚😱 ♿♾📚

The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open. We have less than 700 responses to go until we hit 40,000, and 7 days left. survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary, and it takes ~5 mins. #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender

EXTRAS WANTED!!!

Alright folks! Hoodie and Kigu commissions are ✨OPEN✨ The form should be live, here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We're looking for two part time admin assistants to join our team. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from trans people, Black People and People of Colour, neurodivergent people and disabled people. For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs #hiring #LookingForWork #Queerjobs

Hey, a friend who lives somewhere not massively accessible could do with a hand to get some new powered wheels, so if you've got a wee bit of change to spare to help them get mobile again: whydonate.com/fundraising/...

Well done and thank you to Tumblr for making a cat on this "participants per hour" graph for me to wake up to today: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... PS: Over 27,000 participants so far this year! If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com

The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

And they're in the shop! I have ONE L/XL with an artist's choice hood/pocket liner already sewn and ready to fly! (L/XL and artist choice liner not your thing? These are also made-to-order.)

Two of the B-Tier (misprint) hoodies are still looking for homes! At a steep discount, of course. (I hate wasting fabric) www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apox...

I love familects so much. (Familects = family idiolect, that is the little idiosyncratic things that only your family / close friend group uses.)

Our feature artist/ref today is on FORESHORTENING ARMS by @ruchikapose! The MID-POINT of the arm ( here marked with WHITE bands) SHIFTS BACK VISUALLY when foreshortening - combined with the OVERLAP caused by the WIDTH of the upper forearm, we see VERY LITTLE of the UPPER ARM!

3 more days to kick this up to 100,000 signatures and a chance for the MPs we've been emailing and writing to and talking to to stand up and speak out against the harm this government is doing to our community: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...