After six months away following my dad’s passing, I’m slowly returning. This new painting is about childhood, featuring the boy from my Starboy piece. If you had a key to return to your childhood… would you take it?

Go make the art you’ve always wanted to make. Write the stories you’ve been dreaming of. Sing your heart out. Pick up an instrument & play. Do the things you’ve been holding back on because you’re worried about what others might think. Just do it. Do it now. Life is short. Life is precious. Please.

Honestly the thought of my work and this community is one of the things getting me through right now 💜

And to everyone buying brushes from me right now, thankyouthankyouthankyou. I just had to cancel a bunch of my work to be with my dad, so I am so grateful for the extra income 💜 Find them at ysvyri.com/store

Sorry I can't reply to everyone right now - it’s usually my top priority. But with the stress of my dad’s health, I just don’t have the energy or the brain power at the end of the day. Just, please know I’m so grateful for your support and kind words 💜

Dealing with dad's illness is so incredibly lonely. I just have no words. I am still working, very slowly, on personal projects, but please bear with me right now.

I don't mind what belief, spirituality or religion you have but I'd really appreciate it if you could keep my dad and my family in your prayers and thoughts. Thank you 💜

This is one of my absolute favorite tool for face lighting! You drag the head to the angle you want and then press play or drag the bottom slide til the light is where you want it. williamnguyen.artstation.com/projects/6a0...

I've had Scroobius Pip songs stuck in my head the entirety of Christmas. Please, Mr Pip, have mercy

I'm so glad I can just hide trending topics without downloading a thousand browser extensions that only sometimes work and steal all my data.

Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄💖 Thank you for all your love and support this year! It means so much to me! Wishing you magic, joy, and cosy times! ✨🎁

My dad’s still in hospital and will be over Christmas, maybe longer. It’s tough trying to stay cheerful online when things feel so dark right now, but I’m doing my best.

Spotted AI slop being sold as genuine vintage postcards and William Morris prints in an antique shop today. Told the owner, thinking he had no idea - he knew and mocked me for pointing it out. Unreal.

I still love this little painting. It was my first time drawing my giant moth motifs so it holds a special place for me 😊✨

The new UK AI copyright exception proposal suggests an opt-out mechanism. This is untenable, incompatible with the Berne Convention and international agreements, and harms creators. Ed Newton-Rex has presented great actionable steps for people to engage democratically to voice their concerns.

🚨I made a step-by-step guide of actions you can take to oppose the UK's proposal to allow copyright exceptions for AI training Below you will find resources to make the process as easy as possible Speak up, be heard, and please share this guide so more people can contribute! tinyurl.com/ch4j2rhc

Great video on the Honey scam. If you have this Chrome extension, please give this a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4y...

I still love this little painting. It was my first time drawing my giant moth motifs so it holds a special place for me 😊✨

Just uploaded a new sketch to Patreon. I always upload my WIPs and sketches over there if that's the sort of thing you're interested in; www.patreon.com/c/ysvyri ✨ #art #supportartists

I think this painting has a wintery feel. What do you reckon? I've got to paint more stars and twinkly things. I'm in the mood for them ✨

“unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted”. Sign this statement and make sure that our voices are heard. www.aitrainingstatement.org

Seeing bad faith folks yet again pretend Glaze is environmentally impactful (it’s not), and claim style mimicry isnt a problem, when so many artists have been screwed over by LORAs. Like hey, if a free university program isnt for you, cool! No problem! But can we stop spreading lies on it? Thnx!

If you live in the UK, please set aside some time and fill this out. The Gov is proposing "opt out" schemes for farming our copyrighted works into AI datasets. This puts the onus on the individual rather than the corporations. Go do your part!

What I'm reading from this, dear fellows, is that your mistakes, your "bad art", your "imperfections" are NOW SO POWERFUL RUN FREE ✨

Detail for my painting "Floating". I love juicy close-ups.

This is a friendly reminder that even if you can't support an artist you love through monetary means, your retweets have a MASSIVE amount of power here on Bluesky. Since there's no algorithm, every RT you give makes a post more visible to others!

@ ARTISTS!!! (PLEASE REPOST FOR AWARENESS) if you are unable to use glaze or nightshade for whatever reason, please protect your art by using art shield. it's a free service that takes minutes, and can run on mobile as it is browser based! artshield.io#services

This is a very good visual for how talking about artists helps us. If you’ve commissioned, bought from or worked with an artist, please talk about it. It helps us a lot.

Got back into working out today after a loooong time off and oh boy.

Something more detailed I painted a few months ago. I wasn't entirely happy with it, but I wanted to do something more ambitious than what I usually paint! ✨

Little painting I did this year. I loved painting this fabric so much! ✨

Set a timer for myself for 1 hour to work on reels... 3 hours later, I’ve created 5 seconds of footage and had 2 existential crises ✨

I'm kind of in love with the irony of Wikipedia becoming the most trusted source for information due to it's human curators.

Oh, springtime... 🌸 Missing it a little right now. The warmth, the tiny flowers, that fresh air. What about you? What do you miss most about it during winter? 🌷💭

Got the urge to draw some animals lately.

Pro tip: it’s not the big W you think it is when you crap on other people’s art. Instead, talk about the art/artists that you love.

Do I have a thing for painting ladies in white dresses? That's between me and trees.

I painted this a while ago, but I still think it holds up even if it's a bit bloody 🐦

Painted this during moving house 🏡 Things are hectic again and my partner’s super sick. I’m bracing myself to catch it next. Art helps me cope - what helps you through stressful times? 💭✨

Painted this during moving house 🏡 Things are hectic again and my partner’s super sick. I’m bracing myself to catch it next. Art helps me cope - what helps you through stressful times? 💭✨

Sometimes I try new styles! I still like this little painting from last year ✨ #art

My favourite painting from this year ✨ I didn't get to paint as much I wanted to, but I'm glad I finished this one. My favourite part is the little tear on her cheek, which surprisingly few people notice

Throwback to this painting I made 🍑✨ I just wanted an excuse to draw peaches - who doesn’t love their soft colours? I also tried to capture the feeling of golden summer heat and carefree days. Should I paint more fruit?

Oh good to know! I'm always up for museum cake 😂

One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”

Throwback to this painting I made 🍑✨ I just wanted an excuse to draw peaches - who doesn’t love their soft colours? I also tried to capture the feeling of golden summer heat and carefree days. Should I paint more fruit?

Today's my birthday! You ain't gotta get me anything but if you're so inclined to spare a like and a RT, I'd be thankful! Trying to build up again on a new social media platform is a pain. ✨Some of my work✨

Well... PSA to all the fantasy artists out there, don't work for ImagineFX anymore. They've signed a deal to let OpenAI train on their content.