The upcoming proposed rules surrounding NSFW art are bad and the Bsky mod team should feel bad. Fellow artists: Remember that even if you don't make NSFW art, rules like these eventually come back to bite us all, especially if we make works about queerness.

Salt Lake! I'm at Oddities& Curiosities Expo!

I don't have to enjoy, like, or engage in certain content to know it is someone else's right to create and express it. Thought police always target the unsavory/impolite because people hesitate to be seen defending them So hear me clear: Sex work, pornography, erotic concepts are core humanity

Margaret Stokes (March 1832 #Dublin-20 Sept 1900 #Dublin). Archaeologist, antiquary, illustrator and writer - most important Irish woman antiquarian of her day. 1876, honorary MRIA. After father died, studied ancient Irish art, monuments & saints full time. #medievalsky www.dib.ie/biography/st...

Frozen for over 5,000 years, Ötzi the Iceman offered scientists a remarkably intact window into ancient human biology, technology, and survival in the Copper Age. What’s the oldest thing you’ve ever seen in person?🧍‍♂️🧊 #Preservation #Science #OtzalAlps

I will never see Sticker Mule mentioned and NOT share that @printinkling.bsky.social is a superior choice in every way. They're an awesome independent shop and I'd like to see them get SO much business they have to turn projects away.

Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, now might also be a good time to support writers and artists. Times are extremely tough for creatives, so why not buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for a Patreon, tip your favorite creators. Everything helps.

Your periodic reminder that this design annoys AI bros and is available on multiple types of merch. #NoAI #SupportHumanArtists #BSNM

So many new colours in the shop! I added a full range of foraged pigments — 11 from Lebanon, 2 from the British Isles — and one seasonal ink. All available on payhip.com/majnouna/col... but they're so lovely, I must introduce them properly. 🧵

Feeling more and more like creatives should just do our own shit instead of trying to land that dream client. Write our own comics and books, program our own games, fundraise and hire each other in the art department. I feel like the whole industry is falling apart right now and we can't rely on it

Guys if you use Ai for thumbnail I assume everything else is slop too and never even click Sometimes even flag it as not interested Don't use Ai if you plan on me interacting with the thing

THIS FRIDAY Join authors Amy Shea, Evie King, & Beth Winegarner for a thoughtful, necessary dialogue on justice, remembrance, & reimagining how we care for one another through death. Event is free, register at the link:: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This one's maybe a little on the ling side, but trust me, it's worth it. I've cried reading it multiple times. (1/3)

Recent email from VectorStock (the stock site I use the most for graphic design work) showing AI slop is getting absolutely hammered. "But AI is inevitable!" Yeah right.

So literal months later we STILL have folks ordering stickers and expressing relief over finding an alternative to StickerMule. You don't have to order with us. Hell I'll recommend other companies with quality and ethics. Because what these fuckers will never understand: it's not about the money.

I have two online events coming up next month, one talk and one course! Oct 16: An online talk version of my Abjad Numerals workshop, where I'll cover their history & how to use them. We'll do live exercises to properly integrate this ancient system. 1/2 www.arabbritishcentre.org.uk/whatson/when...

Donato Arts Open Studio - Online Lottery! We have original artwork, print and books as free give-aways! Please be aware that last year I had scammers spamming/phishing my social media with solicitations. Details: donatoarts.com/news To enter, email: [email protected] Notices go out (Sept 22).

Agenda is up for the Pictish Arts Society conference 2025 - happening online on Sat 4 and Sun 5 October. Papers on metal and metalworking in Pictland, plus latest updates from @northernpicts.bsky.social and new research on Pictish cross-slabs and bull carvings. Tickets from £12.94. Not to be missed!

Did you know #Octocon2025 will also be online this year? Attend from anywhere in the world from the comfort of your one home for exclusive panels and workshops. 2025.octocon.com #octocon #scifi #fantasy #readingcommunity #Fandom #Cosplay #Cosplayers #Horror

Hey so I have 666 followers now which means it’s time for an art share. Show me your devilish, blasphemous, creepy, dark #art! Do it! #artshare Rules: -NO AI -try to respond to/repost others in the thread -be kind and courteous! -use #AltText where possible! - #nsfw must be labeled but is allowed!

If yall didn't know, I help make watercolors at @pushpullseattle.bsky.social and was given permission to make the limited Halloween set - plus a bonus midnight blue watercolor! They're now available in store and online as singles and a set: store.pushpullseattle.com/s/search?q=B...

We are proud to announce that 1,000 manuscripts are now published on manuscripta.se, advancing our mission to make #medieval and #earlymodern manuscripts in Sweden accessible worldwide. #iiif #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalSky

I wanted to try something different with the figure drawing videos. I thought that it would be helpful to see me getting into every pose instead of just photos. The downside is that the image quality is not that good right now. But I will try to change that. www.patreon.com/posts/figure...

Summer’s almost over, but the deal is here! Get 50% off all packs before the season ends — use SUMMERDEALS50 at checkout: www.artstation.com/grafit/store...

🚨 Artists! Our 7th Annual Newbie November open call is opening SOON. Get those portfolios ready—this could be your moment. ✨

Hello folx! I have some free time coming up, so if any of you have any art needs, especially in the Dark Fantasy/Horror genres, please toss them my way. TTRPG and cover work tends to be my jam. Would be especially excited to work on more monochrome pieces like the samples below www.dorukgolcu.com

Auctioning an acrylic painted artist proof to benefit the Trevor Project and Trans Lifeline. A little nod to my love for Baldur's Gate 1! The opening bid is a steal vs my usual rate for original commissioned AP painting. app.auctria.com/Redirect/bd2...

New stuff! gum.co/u/2pkbmxqc

As someone who grew up in Florida I feel qualified to say emphatically - fuck the state of Florida.

80 years ago tonight at Los Alamos, 24-year-old graduate student and Manhattan Project physicist Harry Daghlian, Jr., was conducting a risky criticality experiment by himself in a shack when he accidentally dropped a 4.4-kg (9.7-pound) tungsten carbide brick on a 6.2-kg (13.7-pound) plutonium core.

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd... With the 9th draft approved, that's a wrap on my next book: LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, releasing on the 30th of November 2025 To celebrate, currently the price has been lowered to £17.50 for preorders via my publisher's website

In the wake of the mispronunciations at this year's Hugo's, if anyone needs technical support in creating pronunciation guides for titles/names or use of non Anglo language in any of their writing. I'll help create an audioguide you can send to any awards, narrators or for your press kit. No charge.

Finally... it is done! Now available on Vgen, my customizable spreadsheet is available to help artists figure out pricing based on their unique situation (desired wages, supply & demand, market research, PTO). It's PWYW! ❤️ I spent ~a month on this, shares are appreciated! vgen.co/Breadsticc/p...

today's my birthday! Here's a fresh new compilation of my custom-made logo designs — sharing it would be a cool gift for me today 😌 thank you all for your continious support, my work keeps me going these days and I hope to continue making cool designs on the next loop around the Sun 🙏

If you see this, post a sword ⚔️

New poses!✏️ Gotta have some great sword pinup! Standing/weapon/great sword/pinup

Some artist proof paintings that came out rather well! They can be commissioned here: www.brucebrenneise.com/aps

putting this out since it's the beginning of the school year: I'll personally buy a copy (1 per person, up to 10 total) of mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's book "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" for anyone who teaches the Middle Ages in a K-12 school reply here if you want 1

Not a combination you would expect, but the Museum of the Historty of Printing and Canning in Stavanger, Norway is fantastic! #bookhistory #Iddis #doeswhatitsaysonthetin

I have a feeling that I’m going to enjoy this. 🦇 Just a few of my favs from Angel’s House of Design’s photoshoot party 2.0 💃🏼@angelshouseofdesign 💄@thedarkartofmakeup 📸@melissa_atheda_photography #alternative #photoshoot #goth #model #femalemodel #body #makeup #photography #darkart

I know things are tough for everyone right now but if you can help or are in the market for some art Benny could use some help.

Make sure you swing by our table at #DublinComicCon to find out more about our fabulous convention, #Octocon2025 #octocon #SciFi #Fantasy #Cosplay #fandom #SciFiConvention #ScienceFiction #ReadingCommunity #DublinComicCon2025

Look you just have to make the cool weird shit that excites you. You must. In this world besieged by bland, scrubbed boring, computer slop, you must. Make the thing you’re embarrassed to make, the thing that feels “too much” because otherwise we get drowned in a sea of cowardly work made by a button

This is exactly how it happens...🤣 Click for full cartoon The First Day of the Rest of Your Grind (Original Comic by Jim Benton Cartoons)

No one ever said crafting is supposed to be sensible. 🧵Here’s a thread of some nonsense Medieval hanging ornaments I made recently. Starting with battle bunny riding a snail-man, adapted from 14th century French illuminated manuscripts (Breviary Renauld de Bar) 🐇🐌🗡️

TrueRef's 1st birthday celebration has started! 🎉 30% off ALL reference packs 🎉 30% off monthly & yearly TrueRef+ memberships 🎉 Weekly New pose packs (4 in total!) Starting off with "Modern Pin Up" featuring new TrueRef model Oneka! 🤩🤩 Celebrate Now: trueref.io

Join us to learn everything you always wanted to know about the #Voynich Manuscript but were afraid to ask!

Your periodic reminder that this design annoys AI bros and is available on multiple types of merch. #NoAI #SupportHumanArtists #BSNM

August's Draw This Pose in Your Style! If you wish to take part, tag #DTPYSAUG25 and us @theposearchives so we can share your creations! Other art mediums such as 3d etc are of course welcome!

Reposting since it’s live now! If you’re in the area do check it out!