She may only have one brain cell, but it's REALLY big one! #sizesky

In September 2020 I was on a Lady Urbosa kick.

I did so many little things in August of 2020! "Fasten seat-belts and remain seated for turbulence." #sizesky

This series from 2020 was a series using MMD models to tell stories with atmosphere. #sizesky

Also in August of 2020, I was making an animation about a museum guard accidentally awakening a goddess from an exhibit and she gets bigger, the more she is worshiped. I put together the museum and was about ready to start animating but life had other plans.

As I vanish from Twitter, I will be posting a "best-of" selection of things I have not yet brought here. First up this early piece from August 21, 2020. I hadn't even used Blender for three months by this point. "We all have bad days. Some days are just worse than others." #sizesky

Using the Sky Follower Bridge, I just did another pass at following people who I follow on Twitter who also have an account here. There was quite a few, and while there were some errors, about 75% of the people I follow were here as well. I will be eradicating my presence there soon.

I wonder if there are NVIDIA drivers...

In 2025, my health insurance was cost $825 a month. With the ACA subsidy, it cost me $325 a month. Without extending the subsidies, they could technically make it cheaper but it will still cost much more to me. Analysts are estimating an average 15% reduction in cost. So $700 a month for me...

And just like that.

Also, following my post a few days ago about having AI tools to understand them, I had some behind the scenes backlash that I wanted to clarify. I do not use these tools in any way in my workflow. Not even for references or inspiration. I interact with the tools to understand how they work. ...

Oh, goddammit... I hope this is the act of Intermarché and agency Romance only, Maybe the animation studio WIZZ was not part of this. I'd like to think the real creators at the heart of this ad are the victims and not the culprits.

Pigeon and Luna making sure my bed has a fresh coat of fur applied to it.

Oh, here's a full version of the Shaggy + SCP-1471 photo.

Check out this handsome Westclox Manor Style 3 electric wall clock from 1960 that I found at a thrift store for one dollar. It's retail price was $6.95 in 1960 which, adjusted for inflation, is $77.04 in today's money.

If you see this, re-post with your model of positive masculinity.

Yeah, he looks like he would sniff pencils...

More like twice the pleasure!

I love the smell of a sharpened cedar pencil.

My father was a journalist, among many other things, and I learned to write and type in the early 1990's. It turns out my long established habit of double-spacing after a period is now considered unsavory, archaic and a possible red-flag for AI text generation!?! I'm feeling REALLY old now...

If you want the closest thing to an actual manual for Blender, no offense to the official documentation, I HIGHLY recommend spending the $40 on Blender Secrets by Jan van den Hemel. @blendersecrets.bsky.social Review in thread.

Oh, and for the sake of transparency, I want to be clear on something. While I don't use generative AI for anything I do, I have nearly a terabyte of space on my computer occupied by ComfyUI and Automatic1111, various models, LoRAs, control-nets, diffusers, VAEs, checkpoints and so on. Why?...

Now, I can hear the arguments about "how much time it must have taken to create so many 3D backgrounds and assets!" and "AI could have done this so much faster and cheaper!" and if you ignore the loss of subtlety and human beauty, that may be a point. Except, we already have figured that out. .....

As an AI Ad palate cleanse, enjoy this commercial for the French supermarket chain Intermarché. Notice the poignant timing during moments of impact? The framing of shots to evoke feelings? The subtle facial expressions showing thought and reaction? That's humanity.

So let's break this down this rigorously engineered tool-chain: Real Google Earth Plates: Available satellite imagery Advanced Style Transfer: Imploring someone else's style is copied by feeding the system loads of other people's actual work. ...

The "breaking change" to my office was me getting second-hand on eBay the official Ergo Stand for my Cintiq. If I'm going to keep this thing alive, I'm going to go all out! It was missing parts, but I made it work. On the lookout for the Art Pen and maybe the Airbrush!

Moved things around my office today. I was having an ADHD moment where one change to the space threw off the energy so I had to make larger changes for it to "feel" different. This is all one computer for art, animation and music production. Gonna try this layout for a few weeks to check the vibe.

In the last two months, I have had to spend over $5,000 out-of-pocket on emergency healthcare and dental work that is not over yet. It was needed because the alternative was get sicker and die. That threw my already paycheck-to-paycheck budget out of whack and now I'm behind on my mortgage.

Another Retro Tech Palate Cleanse! My Uher Universal S Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder from 1961! It uses vacuum tubes and has transmission inside. The motor spins at a constant rate and all of the switches shift mechanisms inside to provide the functions. Still works too!

I win.

Regarding the report of Meta's $77 billion metaverse loss, we need to be reminded that they took the word metaverse from the zeitgeist and co-opted it for their soulless attempt at a virtual profit engine. They took the idea and corrupted it.

... once you see her, it's already too late ... Spicy belongs to @onkinky.bsky.social Model by @lewdregrets.bsky.social Modifications by me #sizesky #spicy

Alright! Let's do another round! Questions or even just statements! ngl.link/talesofscale

And you know what, Wacom? Just to spite you, I'm going to resurrect my dead Cintiq Companion 2 that I spent over $2,200 for and it died one month after the warranty expired so you were going to charge me $800 for the repair and need over three months to complete.

Retro tech palate cleanse: This charming Panasonic RC-X310 Stereo Alarm Clock Radio with detachable speakers. This one is from around 1982 based on what I can deduce using sales catalogs from the era. Has pretty good sound for having paper cone speakers. Gotta love the VFD.

Oh, you have GOT to be fucking kidding me... Driver just updated automatically and tablet stopped working. Sure the model is ten years old but why on earth would it need to be dropped! Especially when a future operating system change could break the older driver, and then what!?!

Get Zoink'd, Shaggy. A follow up to the Halloween set from a month ago. #sizesky #mal0 model by @scragboy.bsky.social

I named my fists Catmull and Clark because they're about to subdivide your face! Let's see if you NURBS can handle my beziér blitz!

In my formative years of the 1990's I was inspired by cartoons in different ways. Don Bluth had an inspiring fluid style, the Animaniacs for timing and comedy. Rocko's Modern Life for heavy character style. Thinking about it, I will do a deeper dive into this in the future. It's a great question!

Hmmm. I like a lot depending on the story and setting but one of my favorite is the casual, cozy outfit with sandals or bare feet. @misterdod.bsky.social's Nikki is a great example of the vibe. A grand landscape for exploring and cuddling.

Just the one. His name is Erik and I have been creating some version of him as far back 1996 when I was around twelve years old. To be honest I have so many ideas for original characters but I haven't made them real yet. I should get on that.

From my perspective, I prefer to be smaller. It turns the mundane into the fantastic while also making one extremely vulnerable and fragile. In the care of someone much larger than myself, the opportunity to show care and compassion is, to me, the ultimate expression of affection.

While I would love to have access to many quality models, making a model of one's own character is time consuming and intimate. I respect a creator's desire to regulate access to their models to prevent rampant misuse as it can mar the reputation or integrity of the character.

This one really depends on the story I want to tell. But when circumstances reach the 400 foot macro, 1 inch micro relative scales, neurons are activated and a lot of ideas can emerge. Communicating can still happen between characters but interactions will be challenging.

I don't really have "top" choices for things like that, more that I see how a character's personality would fit a role and what character moments would come from it. For example King Raru from the Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom using size altering powers to protect Hyrule from attacks.

Yes indeed! I have an entire story written that is just waiting for me to have the time to make happen!

Something to ponder about creativity and generative A.I. Written, narrated and music by me.

Haven't opened Microsoft Word in a while, let's see what ... oh. It's not July, My mother is 71 and my sister is 48. I didn't need a slot-machine in my word-processor.

I don't have access to the other link's inbox because NGL doesn't use log-ins in the traditional sense and it isn't "re-discovering" me. So let's try this again! Ask me anything! You can also just say something! INTERACT! ngl.link/talesofscale

"Hey dude, you got any more bottles of the Coke with the names on it? I feel like drinking a 'Brandon' today." Aleirsa belongs to and was modeled and rigged by the talented @decumpuss.bsky.social