ppl who still commission their favourite artists even in this era where everyone is broke and genAI is being pushed on us at every opportunity—you are appreciated more than words can express!!!

If you want to read voices of young artists in Iran, please support the comics anthology "Young in Iran" published with @comicsworkshop.bsky.social It's 264 pages, 6x9 inches, and was censored by Kickstarter. Take a look: www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/saw-shop/p/y...

yes i love my davrin and assan proxy commander deck yes it drives me a little nuts that its spelt ‘griffon’ in dragon age but ‘griffin’ in mtg

And those who slept, the ancient ones, awoke, For their dreams had been devoured By a demon that prowled the Fade As a wolf hunts a herd of deer. Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes, And when there was nothing left, Destroying the bright and bold By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.

And those who slept, the ancient ones, awoke, For their dreams had been devoured By a demon that prowled the Fade As a wolf hunts a herd of deer. Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes, And when there was nothing left, Destroying the bright and bold By subtlety and ambush and cruel arts.

Reminder for artists: don't get blinded by the "big number" for an art project. Remember to do the math. $3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr

Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft. nogamesforgenocide.com

Honestly if you're a member of someone's Patreon, consider emailing support and tell them bowing to apple sucks and you don't care about the app

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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@paragonraptors.bsky.social has blessed me with this gem of a commission, on the eve of Christmas Day no less! Thank you so much for this, it’s so perfect 😭 the wait was so worth it

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.

we have a whole ass big beautiful real life world to draw inspiration from and we’re destroying it for the hallucinogenic plagiarisms and false facsimiles of a machine

while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES! www.badinternetbills.com

Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!

YCH CHIBI COMMS OPEN!! For the foreseeable future I will be closing full illustration comms and replacing them with THESE!! Instructions in images Catalog in replies Pose library: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Almost all of the revenue I get from things I have written (non-fiction or academic) comes from libraries. I always say 'get your library to order it' because that is literally the best way to support me and make work like mine available to a wider audience

ICYMI: The Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins IV collection is now available in both a paperback and a Deluxe Edition hardcover! Details: bit.ly/3PTsoDx With @criticalrole.bsky.social, by @matthewmercer.bsky.social, @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @paragonraptors.bsky.social, more

Rime of the Friendships We Made Along The Way Was pocessed by the gales of Novemeber to draw the ol' Icewind Dale group from a few years ago ❄️ #art #dnd #dndart

The sunshine man in question (Art by @paragonraptors.bsky.social)

So I have used this in a pinch, and I can 100% vouch for it. It's not garbage food or forgotten orders, it's always fresh same-day food. Most of the restaurants in my area make extra specifically for TGTG, and add coupons on full priced orders. It's a great resource, and it cuts down on food waste.

COMICS FOR A CAUSE 📚 Explore the origins of Exandria's heroes and make the world a better place with the Critical Role Comic Collection from Dark Horse Comics - each purchase at the price of your choice directly supports our work at the Critical Role Foundation! LEARN MORE ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4oIJROh

#SaveSpeech its the work week, so remember to contact your US representatives! Tell them to OPPOSE the following bills: Kids Online Safety Act (s.1748) Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (s.1671) SCREEN Act (s.737) FADPA (H.R.791) ACPA Block BEARD Act www.congress.gov/members/find...

#SaveSpeech Updated list of major US bills ya'll need to yell at your congressmen about, w/ talking points. Tell em to say NO to: SCREEN ACT KOSA IODA www.congress.gov/members/find... CALL EM. MAIL EM. EMAIL EM. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.

#artfight attack for @paragonraptors.bsky.social of iianka ✨

Art Fight 2025 Compilation Really enjoyed doing it, def doing it again next year ❤️ I wish I had more time to revenge people #artfight2025 #pinayelfart

The Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins IV collection will be available in both a paperback and a Deluxe Edition hardcover with bonus materials this month! Details and pre-order: bit.ly/3PTsoDx With @CriticalRole.bsky.social, by @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @paragonraptors.bsky.social, and more

The Cartoonist Co-op stands against the censorship and pay discrimination of 18+, erotic, and NSFW artists. Check the link below for our official statement, ways to take action, and resources. cartoonist.coop/censorship-p... Art by @greedygulo.bsky.social

attack #7 for @paragonraptors.bsky.social hehehehe shoots your all dragon age characters with my ponyfication beam >:) #artfright #mlp #art #dragonage

KOSA is back. This is the internet censorship bill! And it's not just coming for SWers, it'll be coming for all LGBTQ content, because the people in charge view LGBTQ people as inherently pornagraphic! We must push back even harder than we did last time we killed this bill 🔥

i drew her Maneuvering my eldritch knight also. for me :)

another artfight attack, this time of Princess Kaelynn Aelrindel Fildae va Cormanthyr, whom i love, by @paragonraptors.bsky.social. i don't think she's a fencer based on that blade, but she looks cool doing it! :) #artfight #teamcrystals #kcart

DON'T STOP CALLING. email them if you want, sure, but the fact that they are requesting people to *email them instead* (presumably because emails are much easier to ignore) means that the calls are WORKING, i.e. becoming a massive nuisance and interrupting workflow. once again, DON'T STOP CALLING.

SDCC ‘25: What to do if ICE crashes the con If you see ICE or Border Patrol agents while attending San Diego Comic-Con, know your rights and exercise them.

artfight attack!! Stellian Surana for @paragonraptors.bsky.social #artfight2025 #teamcrystals #dragonage #pinayelfart

#artfight attack for @paragonraptors.bsky.social , just had to draw his Rook Evon, such a great character!

attack @paragonraptors.bsky.social uvu got a little edgy with this one #artfight #artfight2025 #artpost

Revenge Attack of @paragonraptors.bsky.social 's Iianka Lamone! 💜❤️ #Artfight #AF2025 #TeamCrystals

Perri Thorne for @paragonraptors.bsky.social as revenge on #artfight!! #dragonage #artfight2025

🗣️ ANOTHER ONE 🦅 This handsome Oc belongs to @paragonraptors.bsky.social #dragonage #artfight #teamfossils #artfight2025

Generative AI is literally designed to generate data that appears human made at a glance, making it possibly the worst thing you could use for an actual placeholder you intend to replace

We're excited to introduce the contributors for #DragonAgeAnnual 2026! They are already hard at work on some incredible designs. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks to learn more about each contributor, and see previews of the art & fic they're cooking up! #DragonAge #zine

weh hey artfight.net/~paragonrapt...

“This has the goofiness only a soul could produce”

Update: We've removed the paywall for all ye who enter.

newgrounds to their credit has banned all genAI stuff, and they have a good article up on how to hear (or otherwise detect) genAI music, worth reading!: www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-in... very fond of this extremely succinct and dry but lethal description of genAI music 🔥

I got to paint Sten with sword lilies for daflowerzine! You can still grab the digital version of the zine, as well as some leftover merch over at the project's shop! daflowerzine.bigcartel.com