Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.

A Big Mooncake for a Little Star by Grace Lin explains the phases of the moon in a witty, sweet and quietly joyful way. Inspired by the Chinese Autumn Moon Festival and its central food - the mooncake - it focuses on the loving relationship between mother and daughter.

Wishing everyone a cosy day full of light and laughter as Christmas night washes across the timezones.

🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright: - 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is) 🧵 1/2

Happy cheese-eating singing horse ghost to all who celebrate.

This is a lovely review and shows the bit I love most about running a small Etsy shop for my art: Making peoples' day with my drawings feels great. ❤️🫶 natrowlandart.etsy.com/listing/7303...

someone said "I want to be able to draw but I didn't want to learn anatomy." The desire to draw is your catalyst towards learning more about the world around you so that you may replicate it. It's not just anatomy but geology, botany, zoology, meterology, everything you learn helps you draw better

walking my fish

I tried to do the lifted chin Frieren and i Fell Into A Trap. Oh well. Good fun still 🫶 Oh. Oh. Bluesky wants a content warning on this one. 😭😭

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

I like to write a short story ~800 words that sets up the character's premise going into the adventure... There's no time to build something big and extravagant, but you can get the first domino to fall. And I reread it to remind myself of the character's voice after a long gap between sessions.

Today's observation sketch. 🫶 It feels good to draw.

Thinking of all the little back-up heaters being put to hard work this week as temperatures dip towards 0° Celsius. 🙏

A few of us designers have been privileged to follow along while @stoutstoat.co.uk chipped away at this project for the last few years. It's something new. An interactive history book like the kind you'd maybe read as a kid, but with the combined powers of archaeology and game design.

Something black and white 🎱✒️

So many books have influenced me, and I think it's honestly rare the book that doesn't at least entertain me (when I get the reading mojo/time&focus, which was plentiful in my tween & teenage years) 1/2

"why don't you lie down on the sofa while daddy finishes his tea, then we'll go to the park" Literally the most successful attempt at a nap (still no sleep, but staying still! Lying down even!) since the cot sides came off this kid's bed.

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

Same!

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

QRP with your Fanart 🫡 (A lady Oscar study sketch copying a panel from the manga Rose of Versailles.)

#bluey fandom time to get some epic crossover Fanart on the go! (I'd do some myself but I'm crushed under a far too daunting backlog.)

@marielareveuse.bsky.social bluesky wants my details for DM privileges, so you're getting this link on main for your entertainment www.tumblr.com/rox-and-pros... (Its English language nerdery.)

I wrote a massive TTRPG setting guide encyclopaedia about the ancient Scotland and the Picts who lived in it. It covers everything scholars currently know about life in the 7th century, from landscapes to kingdoms to faith, magic, settlements, and so much more. Check it out! carvedinstone.scot

Rogatons Rediffusions - 30/01/2024 - "E-Conomie" Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202... LES ALBUMS ! Tome 1: www.exemplaire-editions.fr/exemplaire/l... Tome 2: www.exemplaire-editions.fr/exemplaire/l...

(7/7) Glatisant launches on Kickstarter on Tuesday, Sep. 16. If this kind of game design means as much to you as it does to me, follow the project! You can get a limited edition linocut print if you back in the first 48 hours. tinyurl.com/bd949nbv

Happy accident. 🫶

A small sketch of a tennis player from 2019, because why not. #drawing

Drop one of your 10/10 games. No context needed.

If you see this, post a vampire 🧛‍♂️

I am going to be SO GOOD today at fighting the heat. I've got my ice water items at the ready.

Reading comments about this, one thing that is not conveyed in the article regarding the game we ran at UC Merced is the topic: ours was on food poisoning & food contamination; something the campus faced a few years ago. We did this for a few reasons:

This organza dress from Iris Van Herpen’s couture show yesterday is amazing Video via Vanessa Friedman at the NYT (Twitter handle VVFriedman)

Je me permet de requoter cet appel a l'aide que m'avait redige un mutu vu que je suis en difficultes ce mois ci (et ma box m'ayant lache, je suis oblige de skeeter par tel donc pas moyen de linker mon kofi autrement) merci a ceux qui peuvent m'aider

Still incredibly how much sunshine in Scotland boosts mood. ☀️

This is one of my prints I have on display at home. Reminds me of train travels. 🚆 Been a while since I last shared one of my Etsy listings. www.etsy.com/uk/listing/7...

Describe your work in one gif

Hello, I'm not very active here mostly because I'm still figuring out what experience I want to get out of this social media. Maybe this will give me some insight? Fire away. 🐦‍🔥

The kids on Tumblr know what's what

Being the level of tired where you can taste it is definitely something. /Adulting on hard mode. ✌️

Pride bus, stormy sky

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Me, quietly chanting as I begin a project that I don’t know if I’ll have the spoons to complete today: “Small step is better than no step. Small step is better than no step.”

I'm a Happy Mummy, I got a beautiful flower yesterday. ❤️🌻

Hey Microsoft, just absolutely fuck off with making me "sign in" and "update settings" to use my operating system. And stop trying to sell me shit while you're at it.

why is learning arm anatomy so hard for you Jessi?" LOOK. LOOK AT WHAT ARMS DO.