If the flower pots don't matter to you, I think you're an idiot...but I also think you're robbing yourself AND your audience of the best bits. Not because of any single flower pot, but because caring about the little things is the whole enchilada...and it's what makes the big things matter AT ALL.

If you do not care about the little things, the big things you have to say just...won't matter. Nothing worthwhile is all pizzaz all the time. A love affair isn't only made fireworks, it's years of doing the dishes, little hellos, the touch of their hand on your back day after day after day.

There's a moment in Spirited Away I talk about almost every talk I give. Chihiro puts on her shoes & runs to the next scene. There is no technical, budget, or business reason this should be so lovingly specific. It ONLY costs money and ""wastes"" time to see her tug on the heel and tap her toes

Imagine if the Animal Crossing developers adopted Tim Sweeney's "flower pots don't matter" philosophy. The grind to earn bells, the time spent perfecting your aesthetic...all wasted when the reward turns out to be noticeably phoned-in ai slop? One pot at a time, you hollow out the heart of the game.

Hi there, nice to see you. Professional craftsperson here to say: THE VALUE IS ABSOLUTELY IN CREATING A PERFECT FLOWER POT YOU WEIRD GARGOYLE (1/?)

it's finally done 💪

Color practice

I may be divorced from my culture in many ways but I can't deny I got that dawg in me (the urge to gaze into the ocean melancholically and yearn for it to reclaim me like my forefathers before me)

i need more ppl to practice pausing n asking themselves "what do i think this <280 word paragraph is saying" and then cite what in the text supports the idea and maybe then they'd realize it didnt say that a t a l l

spotted this on a meandering evening walk with my boy. heroes. there's a lot of unhoused/struggling folk here so this is incredible to me, I hope to steer local folk to them for business or aid.

zabella 💕 #art #digitalart #illustration #oc

THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!! 🎉🎉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/190... I'm very excited about this Kickstarter!! This art book means so much to me, and I can't wait to show my art journey and the overview of my artworks in this book!  Thank you all so much for supporting me!! 🥹🥹💕💕 #art

it kind of reminds me how Welcome to Night Vale had the galaxy brain idea of the Weather Report being a segment to promote indie bands of whoever sent their music in. I discovered so many (at the time) no names thanks to that. like, why isn't this more common practice, actually.

audra for my wife @crescentcuts.bsky.social in lesbian flag makeup ^_^ #art #ffxiv

a) "but we're poor" doesn't absolve you from ethical and criminally liable considerations b) people really seem to underestimate or pretend to forget the value of community when you're small, indie and grassroots. your lack of funds means finding connection and friends who care about your dream

Y'all. Please remember the artists that drew these things when sending around memes. I feel for these artists who NEVER get credited for these (and some, nowadays, are even being accused of being AI!) Here's a few common ones I see (feel free to add others, I want this to be a living thread): 🧵

The research buildings for the Roots faction for Songs of Conquest game. #pixelart

Today's theme on Folksy is 'My Favourite Piece' This is my own current favourite, my small drawing of two Japanese white-eye birds. folksy.com/find/item/86... #Birds #Folksy #ThemeOfTheDay #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #bsnm #WildlifeArt

The crow

WEEEEEE #art #digitalart #illustration

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"Remnants:One" The first in a mini series of paintings on coffee stained watercolor paper. Sepia in tone, impressions of another world. Ivory black watercolor and white gouache with finest details in black liner and white gel pen. #dragons #watercolor #ACEO

COMMISSIONS OPEN Almost ALL of my commission types are currently open! You can grab a slot HERE! #art #commissions

Commission for booshaunted, thank you so much! <3 #art #commission #ffxiv

In Germany, Google is liable for false answers in its AI "overviews" that pop up at the top of search results. I wish we had this in the States. Make them pay for misleading users. the-decoder.com/landmark-ger...

@ all the anime fans who keep complaining about pacing issues and low quality animations in new seasons lately not once ever addressing this exact issue of why its happening

kh4 trailer has me thinkin one thing

Even in the darkest of times, it takes only one person to carry the light. #ink #art #sketch

Angel Wings #pixelart

new oc dropped!? say hello to pigeon! #oc

seeking kelp 🌱🐟 #pixelart #dinchenix

Anti-porn, anti-sex worker, and anti-sex censorship directly corresponds to a tilt downward into a more ideologically conservative and oppressive society. Regardless of your personal comfort with nsfw content on the internet, it's absolutely critical to support it right now.

with Love to my dearest Friends, thank you. 🐠🌈💕🐟 Happy #PrideMonth #pixelart #dinchenix

Every artist, get more self indulgent NOW! Draw your ships kissing, draw your blorbos, draw that idea you’ve been putting off (you’re good enough to do it!!!), redraw that old art, draw yourself wearing a cool outfit, draw a better world- just draw!!!

the homogotchi...

流れるままに

まとめ♩

rescue

the ability to understand the health of your own body and maintain it, knowing to value your sleep, understanding how to find your focus without fumes or anxiety, knowing how to not emotionally crash out over frustration -- yeah those are invisible skills. you should learn them.

rip Anthony Stewart Head 😭😭

R.I.P Anthony Head 💔

wanted to draw some bulbas

all of my csp brushes and assets are on sale for anybody who wants to get some new tools and support a queer artist this pride month 🏳️‍🌈⭐ vgen.co/vampbyte/shop ko-fi.com/vampbyte/lin... #cspassets

As someone who does use the phone in public and does prefer not having hard NSFW in my general-purpose art feeds, I'm theoretically the exact kind of person this is supposed to help, but this actively sabotages my attempts to moderate my feed.

I don't understand this belief that kids are traumatized or groomed by knowing what sex is. I don't understand it because it's never in good faith. the groomers want your kids to be ignorant so they can get away with it. the puritanizing of the online space is literal groomer propaganda but whatever

I said it before and I'll say it again, but I've never gotten over the culture shock as a french raised person coming to north america and witnessing how fucking weird everyone here is about naked bodies and orgasms, either separately or together

if you want to babyproof the internet or think it's The Move, you're literally helping pedophiles idk what to tell you. especially the billionaire ones.

dear god just saw how an it looks when someone's hit with the account wide adult content warning and it's fucking MISERABLE blurred icon, blurred banner, every single post is hidden, even text posts, and posts that have images require you to hit unhide TWICE for the text and image, fucking nightmare

"a lock only keeps out an honest man" applies to a lot of moral panics. "what if someone intending to harm women uses the girls bathroom" they would go in there anyway. "what if a pedo used this to groom" they will use whatever tools they have. "what if an abuser uses these terms" they will use em!!