i decided it would be cool to make my own #inktober alternative challenge with the help of my patrons over on patreon! so here we have it: my list of #spooktober art prompts! i may not have time to do many of them myself, but i'll do my best - feel free to join me! (reposted due to error)

i’m doing another tier list video with tiktok art hacks!! i have a bunch saved already, but if you have favourites (or least favourites) that you want included, please tag me in them (@duchesscelestia on tiktok) or leave them in the replies!

this week's video about how instant gratification is ruining art (and how to stop it from ruining it for you) is now live! youtu.be/A4KGR_6S700

this week's video just honestly talking about the dismal state of things for artists right now and why we still shouldn't let AI make us give up is now live! youtu.be/eH18wCKpqPs

anyone have any recommendations for good inktober alternatives? there are so many cool ones and i wanna hear your favourites 👀

this week's video ranting about 20 more things every artist hates is now live! youtu.be/TjVmadQAinY

an unscheduled, unplanned (but important) video giving an update on the tariff situation is now live: youtu.be/pRT2zyWL-Do

this week's video of art trope top tens, the top ten WORST artist tropes & stereotypes, is now live! youtu.be/Tsho-gm94qk

when the tariff situation began, i temporarily removed my US-produced apparel from my store with the hope that i could bring it back later. now, with further restrictions being added, i’m forced to not only make that permanent, but stop accepting orders from the US altogether.

and here's the art from today's video, some aggretsuko fanart relating to the tadano arc that was a point of discussion in it!

this week's video clarifying some misunderstandings about my views on AI is now live! youtu.be/hEUzitAdbas

this week's video is now live, discussing why ed sheeran's new paintings are getting so much hate, and why people hate celebrity artists in general! youtu.be/eURD9W1IzSE

$5+ patrons just got access to this month's patreon-exclusive Q&A vlog, with behind the scenes stuff and updates on upcoming content! non-patrons are able to buy access to each one as well if subscriptions aren't your thing www.patreon.com/posts/july-q...

this week's storytime video of some of my most sincerely embarrassing art confessions is now live! youtu.be/_kJwh3xQ40Q

this week's episode of art trope top tens, the top ten best hero and villain art tropes, is now live! youtu.be/eddjdiap1Ig

reminder that @kirkesocial.bsky.social is an amazing art-based social media platform that is 100% no-AI and even allows you to sell commissions! you can follow me there with a fan account through this link: kirke.social?i=t2jwsy1xwu

$5+ patrons just got access to both this month's behind-the-scenes q&a vlog (which non-members can also purchase one-off access to) AND the early, sketch draft of the next chapter of inside! consider joining the patreon family if you're interested! www.patreon.com/posts/july-q...

and here's the art from today's video, a redraw of this bsd opening scene! #bungoustraydogs #bungostraydogs #bsd #chuuyanakahara

this week's video ranting about why artists get so much hate just for wanting to be paid for their work is now live! youtu.be/fr7ZAbrZROA

It’s so cool that cities are like “pweeease only turn your AC on if you’re actively dying and don’t go below 79 🥺🤘🏻💗” while the AI nobody asked for is slurping up the power grid to make 1 image of a girl with 5 tits

this week's video going over my problems with the tortured artist trope is now live!! youtu.be/VtoQhBbRQc0

also huge thank you to steamroller animation for sending me this spice frontier merch package!! the shirt is so cool (and not just because C-LA is my second favourite character), and i'm already so into the book and i just started reading it omg-- seriously you guys gotta go watch it

and here's the art from today's video, quick fanart of ada from spice frontier!! seriously, you need to go watch it, i am so in love with this series oh my god

this week's video discussing whether or not there's still a future for artists in the age of AI is now live! youtu.be/26DnZoxYOQE

this week's video discussing the one skill you can't learn from digital art is now live! youtu.be/JrpeqdD0-fg

here are the villain and hero trope celestias from today's video!!

the next episode of art trope top tens, the top ten worst hero and villain art tropes, is now live!! youtu.be/M4df4aSlthA

this week's video talking about how making art my job ruined it for me (and how i finally started loving it again after a decade) is now live! youtu.be/QpfoMxQRXb0

part two of art-themed will you press the button is now live!! if you want to see it turn into a series and you have dilemmas to submit, please comment them there so i can keep them all in one place! youtu.be/V80EXxGDqXM

"realest commentary lady" might be the most generous thing i've been referred to as, so thank you for that alone lmao-- but oh my gosh thank you so much for the art, too! it's so cool to see how your style has developed since then, and i'm so honoured to be the subject of some of your art!!

THIS IS SO COOL OMG IM SO HONOURED-- i love the p5 style so much (and all of the games tbh) and this is the ultimate gift i could possibly receive 😭 you're awesome and thank you so much!!

go watch today's video, it's the only way you'll know why i felt it necessary to bring these monstrosities into the world (also comment if you have a sec, videos that aren't negative tend not to get picked up by the algorithm bc they don't make people argue lmao)

this week's video, part one of the art-themed will you press the button challenge, is now live! youtu.be/6hb4oeZKcNA

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$5+ patrons just got access to march's patreon-exclusive q&a vlog! each one is available for $5 each to non-patrons if you're just interested in one-offs too, so check it out here! www.patreon.com/posts/march-...

and here's the art from today's video, a super messy pastel-ish redraw of the famous totoro bus stop scene!

this week's video discussing the recent ghibli ai art trend is now live! youtu.be/n-IyCYU1euo

AAAA im so glad you like it and it got there safe!! i hope it makes your office cozy ❤️💙

thank you to everyone on bluesky and youtube for commenting their dilemma ideas for the art-themed will you press the button video! i've compiled most of them and will go through them all in the video, but for now, they're public if you guys want to play too! willyoupresstheartbutton.carrd.co

i want to make a for-fun video again, it's been too long-- so i think i'm gonna do an art-themed will you press the button (willyoupressthebutton.com) video next weekend! if you wanna submit any art-based dilemmas to be included and doodled about, please drop them in the replies!

this week's video discussing why new pokemon designs don't look like real pokemon anymore is now live! youtu.be/w6DFG8F8FK4

here's the art from today's video, a doodle sheet of the different generations of pikachus over the years!

and here's the art from today's video, yet another bsd x parks and rec meme lmao i'm not sorry

this week's video about how art is used to manipulate us with cute friend-shaped design is now live! youtu.be/9jw9rM2UxsQ

this month's q&a/update vlog is now live on patreon!! lots of fun questions this month, and some very cool behind the scenes new - check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

THIS IS SO COOL OH MY GOSH thank you so much!!! they all look so pretty omg 😭

here are the best celestia mary sue tropes from today's video: 🧵

this week's video drawing the top 10 best mary sue art tropes is now live! youtu.be/V5GNeBWiQgg

this weekend's bonus video sharing my thoughts on the US copyright office's general ruling against AI art and the AI art that already got a copyright license within a month anyway is now live! youtu.be/qgMeSK-wYD0

here's the art from today's video, another of many dumb always sunny x bsd memes