Awaken in His name, my companion 🌼

End of summer salad with a ton of veggies and a lemony Greek yogurt dressing.

advertoising again since I cleared my lil queue 🫡 have a looksie here if you’d like to commission me: ko-fi.com/hess/commiss...

Theri'a doesn't get jealous easily. Casual lover or deepest love, he's accepted that their connection might be transient. I think, if anything, he would hurt quietly. But he's also secure in his relationship with Raha and Aymeric.

it should go without saying but if you want users to voluntarily tag their art then you need to not threaten to ban them if they do. like, you can either have a well-regulated, easily-filtered art ecosystem or you can ban art you don’t like and see it come oozing back out of every crack and crevice

We have momentum and we're trying to pull other parties into the pushback against bsky's new censorship rules, so I don't recommend participating in a blackout. Mine and other comments on the TOS post are getting shadowbanned so I think, while I understand the spirit, it would hurt our cause.

I love when OCs show the scars of their life, but I also love when their appearance belies their experiences. Theri'a and, esp, Ruathyr have myriad scars that tell their own tales but Ani? Ani has one. One thin scar over one eye, and even that is occasionally glamoured.

I saw someone else mention this and I want to echo it. I miss the more naturally curated/insulated communities of ye olde internet. It was far from perfect, but I feel like we were less inclined to go into spaces that weren't ours just to be offended.

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates Most notably: 1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon 2) No "dangerous" kink 3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational" So what can we DO about it? #SaveSpeech 1/🧵

Borrowed the skeleton and fleshed it out with a few of my own thoughts. I really don't want to have to find everyone again in another place, and I refuse to doompost about having to migrate because that helps no one. Send in your feedback!

have you ever been so happy with a haircut that it just made everything a little better, a little more bearable? fingergunning myself in the mirror because what do you mean I can look this cool and it's actually effortless? (for me—the stylist went maximum effort and I can now go no where else)

A proud daughter of the Crystarium #ffxiv #ffxivart #art

an old favorite... happy /N/iversary #pokemon #nharmonia #fanart

already crawling into a dark corner as I say this, but if any moots ever want to rp with Ani (or Rua)- I'm more confident at long form on something like Discord/Ellipsus but I should probably work on my in-game speed/confidence in case I ever get the itch and gumption for venue rp again.

sometimes after a nap, I feel like I need more nap but what I really need is to sit and let my body adjust to being existentially aware again

The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage. When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig. Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?

come undone

I barely even play XIV anymore but I still rotate Ani and Theri'a around in my brain on repeat, esp when an interesting wol qotd crosses my feed. Maybe someday I'll get sucked back into the game and maybe not, but they will always be two of my favorite blorbos.

New video of my full Sketching process and how I draw characters for my art :) youtu.be/JQDuVQ81kX8

maybe I'm being a cranky old man about this but if I get a new follower and they're just mass following to fish for returns? no thanks. bye.

Challenging myself to draw every Bloodborne boss that I beat! What have I done...

Hair and hands. Theri'a loves burying his face in Raha's when it's down, or sitting with Aymeric's head in his lap, combing through it after a long day. Or he'll hold their hands in his and explore the calluses and ink stains they garner throughout the day from training and research/work.

i don't usually do this, but since i know many of you won't see this tweet from popular pixel artist @/pixelartjourney (same user on bsky), i recommend being aware they've gone on record saying this and to do with that information what you will

by age 30 you should have: * strong opinions about birds * 12 different "when i get time" projects on indefinite hiatus * sandwich(es) you fruitlessly yearn to have again * a growing list of obituaries you're looking forward to reading * parasocial friendships with other people's pets

I read a fic where Estinien got turned into a cat (Estinyan!) and Aymeric had to take care of him without knowing it's actually Estinien. It's really cute I just had to draw Aymeric and Estinyan #estimeric #aymeric #estinien

Oh I found the "its like the Garfield Top Surgery Comic" doodle I did....

I resisted getting an air fryer for 5 years but I finally caved and now all I can think about is going to the store and just seeing what stuff I can air fry. I get it now. This must be how man felt after discovering fire.

Erenville Sketch from last year.~ 💛✨ || #art #digitalart #sketch #ffxiv #erenville #viera #fanart #pinup #illustration ||

🎨📐 #kaveh #gideoffillust #genshin

In many cases, dismissal with a deeply unimpressed expression, but Ani will also simply turn on his heel and walk away and has, at least once, excused himself to climb out a window. Ruathyr simply can't conceive of anyone liking him romantically so he might give a politely pained little laugh.

Ignore the black hole

A friend shared this with me, so now I'm sharing with you: This is a fork of Blender that has an overhaul of the interface that adds colored icons, verbose tooltips, and more industry-standard behavior across the board. www.bforartists.de Check out this before and after of the modifiers menu:

#wolqotd this is a silly wolqotd, but seeing the excitement of silksong what would your oc look like as a bug? Aiko would be a lady bug!

It's #SUBtember on Twitch, and I'm doing my first incentives for it! Come check out a DUCKING good time, with lots of art streams paired with Plastic Duck Simulator all month! 🦆🦆#TwitchSubs #DUCK

This sort of thing is genuinely so cool. I've also seen a ton of the tiny libraries on my walks in this area, and baskets of free homegrown produce.

Wistfully staring at every bookstore I pass whilst my stacks of unread books loom menacingly behind me.

Rubs hands together like fly

I love this idea. And not just 'fanworks', but any word or phrase that highlights the wealth of heart and love that goes into creating. 'Content' was already bland at best, and it's only gotten worse with the upheaving of generative bile.

I've been making a genuine effort to use the term "fanworks" instead of "content" I feel like it's important, with the rise of fandom fracturing into a "consumer demands" type of vibe instead of the old hobby enjoying and friendship vibe I am more used to

ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧 The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products! This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word! The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

Reminder to all my artist friends (and everyone else who spends too much time shrimping): Stretch. Drink water. Eat. Take yourself out for walkies. Look at something that isn't a screen/canvas every once in a while. Go get inspired somewhere. (ily pls take care of yourselves.)

quote with your black and white #art

I think folks need to blocking and be MORE blunt about not welcoming AI usage in any creative space. Not ridiculing. Not dunking. Just "we don't allow that here." I promise you, if they're STILL knowingly using AI at this point, they don't care or will play victim. Block and move on.

It's also tiring seeing people continuously give AI space indirectly as a "gotcha!" Stop comparing yourself to AI slop. Stop making art trends as a direct response to viral AI posts. I don't create "in spite of" AI; I create because I enjoy creating.

Entering most fandoms like- oh. I've always curated my spaces but now I have to put in extra work bc the vibes are that bad now.

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

Train Traincation all I ever wanted... Maybe I should. Maybe I will!

amtrak’s marketing team gets it

I realize that I've been happy squinting/slow blinking at people like you do with cats and I'm not sure when this started or how long I've been doing it but idk. Maybe it works on humans too?