People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

It's wild to me that you have to pay that much money per year for MAYA and you can't even export playblasts as anything other than avi with outdated codecs and can't import reference as a video file in windows. Blender still has some annoying things, but at least you can do that easily.🙃

Happy book birthday to Broken Dolls! I was honored to draw the jacket illustration for Ally's third book and because AD David pretty much gives me free rein I took the chance to also illustrate Ally's author pic again, hehe. 👻

"A.i." doesn't empower anyone. It strips them of belief in themselves and the power of their own minds and hands and abilities and stories. EVERY KID CAN DRAW. EVERY KID CAN TELL STORIES AND MAKE COMICS. Fuck "A.i." for telling kids lies and making them less-than.

Loved this Kirkus Review of Broken Dolls “The climax gives young readers a blood-free taste of body horror, and a final stinger keeps the chills alive.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

If you’re looking for a very talented and professional illustrator/colorist check out Adrian‘s portfolio! Comes highly recommended!

work for hire is fucking insidious, maybe one of the worst "industry norms" we have. If you're getting treated like disney owns your ass they should have to pay your medical bills and recognize unions too

If you're a traditionally-published middle grade author with a MG book being published between now and December 2025 that has LGBTQIA+ representation, please tell me about it! I'm making a 2025 masterlist and want to make sure I'm not leaving anything or anyone out! 💖 #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit

I went through my folders of personal art (most of it I don't share anymore) but I found this one I liked. A little b&w illu I did in my free time of a scene in The Whisperwicks 1, which I illustrated the french book cover for.

Folks, when you are hiring an artist for a commercial project try not to think about the cost as a total price but break it down into weekly pay for potentially a month or two. All of a sudden their quote of 2K or whatever aint much for 6 weeks of work. We all got bills to pay unfortunately.

IT'S JUNETEENTH! There is still so much fucking work to do in this country to clean up the blood it was built on and so many reparations owed. One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Good morning friends. This kid is spot on 👏🏼💙

As a heads up: A story in three parts. Watch out for this from topetegu dot Bluesky dot social. No doubt they got hacked. It’s a known scam.

Respectfully. If I see any generative AI in a videogame even if it's just one asset, well acclaimed or just getting kickstarted, then unfortunately no, they're not getting my time or my money. Solidarity with creatives means maintaining that integrity no matter what. Our work is not a freeforall

IT'S DONE! Do you use CSP or Photoshop? If you use CSP here's the thing! If you use Photoshop, Let me know I'll send you the File

Scam "literary agency" Envision Literary Agency is impersonating Penguin Random House with fake publishing offers, via the email below, using the fake email address [email protected] 🧵1/8

IF YOU FOUND YOUR NOVEL IN THE LIBGEN DATABASE, YOU MAY BE A CLASS MEMBER FOR THE KADREY ET AL V. META PLATFORMS CLASS ACTION Law firms you can contact if you're a potential class member: Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP (415) 500-6800 Mathew Butterick (323) 968-2632 [email protected]

Incredibly important video right now:

Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA. The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out. Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding. bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding

Google joins the call to gut our legal protections, pushing for a world where Big Tech gets to profit from all your innovations & works for free, and that theft is ok’d by law. No joke IF they get this, the US will likely face irreparable harm as pivotal creative economies crash.

I call it "the valley of suck", but swamp of despair is also a pretty good name for it. 😂

pinterest is a platform for collecting and saving OTHER people's images. just awesome to think about how many people have saved my art on their pinterest boards and i have no say or consent on how that will be used to train ai even if i *did* have an account and disabled these settings :)

My first #KidLitArtPostcard day! ☺️ I’m Kristen, and I enjoy creating vibrant illustrations that inspire people to dream, hope, and imagine a better, kinder world. Here’s a spread from my debut picture book, 'Can We Give the Police Departments to the Grandmothers.’ ⭐️ See more at kristenuroda.com

Hey #kidlitartpostcard ! My name's Alexandria, I'm an illustrator currently looking for work/representation! website: alexneonakis.com/childrensbooks

better late than never #kidlitartpostcard! 👋🐛 www.meghunt.com

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm a freelance illustrator for Middle grade books and covers!😊🌻 Portfolio: www.maikeplenzke.com Rep'd by Alex Gehringer at Bright.

Front page of every single UK newspaper today. Generative AI is theft.

Merke: Jan van Akens „Die [Reichen] stopfen sich die Taschen voll“ ist laut ARD-Moderator „populistisch“. Dagegen habe ich noch nie gehört, dass das „Wir streichen das Bürgergeld und steigern so das Wirtschaftswachstum“ von Friedrich Merz ihm je als „populistisch“ entgegen gehalten wurde.

Ganz in unserem Sinne! #Merz

“Wo waren die als Walter Lübcke ermordet wurde?” fragte Merz heute beim Wahlkampfabschluss vorwurfsvoll in Richtung derjenigen, die in den letzten Wochen gegen seine Mehrheitsbildung mit der AfD demonstriert haben. Sie haben natürlich auch damals für die Demokratie demonstriert:

So does anyone know if there is an (office) chair out there for people like me who move a lot while sitting/change their sitting position every 5 min?

Send this to people who claim AI isn't taking artists' jobs. There is no amount of 'adapting' that will spontaneously generate more work if companies decide they don't want to pay you anymore. www.ft.com/content/185e...

The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

I'm always happy to be asked to draw the cover for Ally's horror middle grade books, because they are just so good! (I was also able to be a bit more conceptual with this one, which is rare in MG.☺️

Suddenly copyright is important to the AI guys.🤡

🎨 I'm always excited to celebrate the designers and artists whose hard work and creativity make the books we love shine bright! In Pop! Goes The Reader's newest post, I'm sharing 25 of my recent favourite 2025 middle grade book covers. 🎨 popgoesthereader.com/do-judge-a-b... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

I genuinely believe that the salute was a pulse check to see what they’ll be able to get away with, and the media seems to be letting them know it’s everything. Don’t let your craven non-confrontational nature allow you to ignore the obvious (hand) signs.

Its not a fucking odd looking hand gesture, that was a Nazi Salute, a Seig Heil. Media has to do better, we have historical lessons we can pull from, rather than make the same mistakes of the past. Outlets and reporters cannot afford to be pushovers or brown nosers.

No matter how much skill you acquire, drawing reveals something indelible about yourself that maybe even you don't comprehend. You're confessing, not flexing. We're connecting with your vulnerability as much as your talent. Hiring a robot to spackle over those faults is a cosmic goof.

Got the same advice from my GP ("wear a brace, don't work"), which didn't help my arm at all before I started to do rehab with weights for my whole upper body and it went away completely. Exercise to strengthen your muscles of your back arm and shoulders is so, so important!

The leaked prerender scene featuring a trans story line that Disney/Pixar removed from their new show Win or Lose. (sped up a bit to meet the upload limit)

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10

One part of our upgraded infrastructure may affect your profile. If you see your handle now says “Invalid handle,” please reverify it by navigating to Settings > Change my handle > Type in your current handle > Verify DNS Record > Update. (Basically, update to the same handle.)

I came across an outdated guide on image grid sizing crop/proportions for bsky earlier, and I felt it was important to create an updated version! Please use this new guide instead!

Hi, quick lowdown: -the For You feed is called Discover here. -add the Mentions and Quotes feeds to see those. -You can filter posts by tag, so tag your artwork to make it easier to find. -use the Sky Follower Bridge plugin to find your twitter moots -we have video, DMs, pinned posts now