I built a starter pack of artists that design merchandise for a living who primarily focus on their own original art and concepts 💙🙌 go.bsky.app/38cWPBv

🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋 It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!

Random Haikyuu thought and I thought I posted about this already, but I looked up the meaning of “Ukai” and it can mean “cormorant handler/keeper,” although the kanji used for the Ukais seems to just be bird/鳥 so they are literally bird handlers with the crows under their wings 😭

I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.

Eying this $33 oolong tea I’ve never had before…But Tie Guanyin is such a safe bet…but Thai oolong… 😭 Why isn’t there a teaser option for it?

Time for another reference dump! This zip file contains 2,566 photos (6.58 GB) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arms and armor collection. I tried to focus on the types of details you don't see in most available reference, like hinges and fasteners. Enjoy! drive.google.com/file/d/1emF3...

💕💕💕 #OCsky

idk if anyone is even awake rn but i drew a quick Keira ... sleepy princess 💤

Magma warmups

This right here. Sharing, commenting and liking furthers our reach. Purchasing is definitely the best, but showing that we’re not just shouting into the void does help.

Now that I’ve watched all four seasons again, I can say it takes me about 2 weeks for a rewatch (1.5 ish). Which means I’ve very likely watched the first two seasons about twenty times or more just in this past year since I’ve gotten into Haikyuu 😂 I’ve definitely made up for lost time

We should all be laying down the foundation to wean off of the streaming services and digital media anyway. Can’t trust media and corporations are getting out of hand, and when it all comes tumbling down, the pieces need to bind together. I feel encouraged seeing indie studios making their stuff 😤

Never been a better time to cancel your Disney+ if you haven’t already and invest in physical media. Especially if you have kids.

i made this in december 2023 but never shared it bc i felt like it'd just bum everyone out

big news: I'm starting a mail club next year! 🎉 the first month's theme will be "a cozy, relaxing start to the year" 📚🪴 check it out here! ko-fi.com/superaenbow/...

Of course the day I decide to finally update my website with pieces I’ve done for zines is the day the loading time is utterly abysmal 🫠

LRP I really need to start buying music again 😭 I gotta write down my playlists and slowly start building up my library off Spotify

pals you gotta quit spotify

Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.

added some new pieces to my portfolio based on the girl who fell beneath the sea by axie oh! been really busy lately and didn't get to work more on this until recently, hoping to make many more pieces soon💪😤 #art #illustration #visualdevelopment #thegirlwhofellbeneaththesea

People are always surprised to learn how little creators actually own in comics, games, etc. Big corporate brands are usually built on a work-for-hire model, meaning creators get paid once and then the *company* owns their ideas forever. This is why independent/creator-owned work is so important.

Waves #awitchscross #art (a patreon reward from September)

Jihoon sketches

inking a cafe in a cafe

I’ve reached that point in life where both my parents send me reels that 9 times out of 10 I don’t particularly care about, including repeat sends, at a time when I want to spend as little time as possible on Instagram 🫠

nobody will remember: - your salary - how "busy" you were - how many hours you worked people will remember: - that one person or fictional character you could NOT shut up about, you made sure they never forget

And after darkest hours While we endure the pain We can watch the powers Be reborn in flames.

Freaking out because I started Haikyū from the beginning again and ITS ENGLISH DUB IS BACK????? I dunno if it’s just the first episode but I always watch Japanese dubs on CR and Hinata started speaking in English 😭

LRP in a capitalist system everything marketed to you is trying to sell you something, and there is power in not buying. I’m very content resisting @! just so the tech bro companies can struggle and hopefully sink. They’ve already ruined the internet. It’s the least they can do.

"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."

"Let’s say 20 years ago the rate for a page of pencils was $150. People still get paid that." My work is largely in the book market, buuuut yeah. BOOM! recently reached out to offer an IP gig with the following rates: script $50/page, pencils&inks $150/pg, colors $50/pg

beautifully said

Recently I’ve been realizing that my default listening face when I don’t have an emotional attachment to or input for the topic is blank and neutral, paired with silence because I’m usually thinking but have nothing to add and don’t necessarily want to follow up with a topic change.

cat study

My black friday sale is now live! Now is the time for a big sharky! The secret shop full of enamel pins is also open for a limited time~ Use the code BF2025 for 20% off your order 💃🕺

Just found out VSQ released string quartet covers of Kpop Demon Hunters songs; happy holiday season

ANIMATORS‼️ PAID WORK‼️ Looking for animators with experience making their own animations start to finish (boards, rough animation, cleanup) for a personal project (not far-fetched related!). Link your work below.

Beloved Silk Road

hiiii today is my BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉(′ꈍᴗꈍ‵)🎉 it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖

whoever animated the prince in prince of persia: sands of time ought to be the subject of much renown but i have no idea who it is. fucked up world we live in. also whoever did the waterfalls

Our feature tutorial/artist for today is this AMAZING set of HAND NOTES by the talented @miyuliart! Noticing these few LANDMARK LINES will go a long way to giving your hands more STRUCTURE, FORM and BELIEVABILITY! #gamedev #MANGA #comicart #characterdesign #ANIME

Enough time has passed so I can share my mega Froslass art! #pokemonlegendsZA

one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai. so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.

Someone replied to my Soda Pop Mihawk post on ig with a pretty unsettling still gif (?) of a weird face and at first I just hid it, but after a second I realized I didn’t want that energy on my stuff so I just deleted it. Mihawk has suffered enough. I have suffered enough.

hello everyone! my fundraising shop is open again! ✨ 100% of the proceeds made this month will be donated to Care For Gaza (essential aid for displaced families) and My Sistah’s House (resource assistance and advocacy for trans and queer people of color) 💖 ⭐️ shop.eunnieboo.com ⭐️

Thinking about how I want to commission my ceramicist buddy for mugs and bowls. Priorities dictate that I need a job to afford rent and move first, but if living expenses weren’t an issue I would buy so many things from my artist pals 😭 Commissions everywhere.

ZOEY

As artists it can feel like there's a pressure to make art faster, more generic, and marketable for a wide audience. Generating art is that idea to an extreme. I think we need to embrace niche art that has thought and care put into it. Not just for clients, but making something only for yourself.