In the eighteenth century the rise of literacy precipitated the greatest transfer of knowledge into the hands of ordinary men and women in history and helped to destroy the old feudal order in Europe. As literacy recedes a neo-feudal future looms. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Doing a Cyberpunk 2077 livestream at 12pm EST where I'll be completing some gigs before we reach the endgame! Come hang out if you'd like 😊 youtube.com/live/GeQliK_...

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

spontaneous-not-so-spontaneous Melinoë Artwork because I am so hyped for Hades 2. 😌🙏🧡

A lil Mel in anticipation of Hades 2 full release 🌙

I'm months late to the party, but today I'm finally starting Clair Obscur Expedition 33 on the channel! Turn based RPG mechanics AND Belle Époque era? Was this game made just for me?? @sandfallgames.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL45...

I'm months late to the party, but today I'm finally starting Clair Obscur Expedition 33 on the channel! Turn based RPG mechanics AND Belle Époque era? Was this game made just for me?? @sandfallgames.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL45...

Over 130 maps from 61 talented pixel artists to feast your eyes upon! Mark your calendars! Only on retroredrawn.com #smb3redrawn #retroredrawn #pixelart

HADES II v1.0 is coming September 25!🌒 Battle beyond the Underworld in our launch trailer.🏔️ Play in blazing-fast 120fps in TV Mode on Nintendo Switch 2, or 60fps on Nintendo Switch (w/ free upgrade to Switch 2). Transfer PC progress from Steam/Epic w/ Cross Saves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...

"clair obscur expedition 33 is my game of the year" silksong: hey "hollow knight silksong is my game of the year" hades 2: hey "HADES 2 IS MY GAME OF THE Y—"

I gotta buy a new hard drive, so I'm opening 3 slots for chibi commissions like these at 50$! you can DM me here or send me an email at [email protected] with your character references! 😘 if you can't buy one, sharing is a big help 🫶

"Bluesky is boring." Social media *should* be boring. Being algorithm and dopamine poisoned is bad, actually. When your feed dries up for the day, that's your cue to go do something else until new stuff shows up later.

Malenia, Blade of Miquella

A little rest for Shakra and Hornet the hardest part of Silksong is deciding if I draw or play

I gotta buy a new hard drive, so I'm opening 3 slots for chibi commissions like these at 50$! you can DM me here or send me an email at [email protected] with your character references! 😘 if you can't buy one, sharing is a big help 🫶

Character designs by Nobuteru Yuki for Gunnm (Battle Angel Alita) OVA (1993). See more >> www.catsuka.com/gengal/artwo...

These days I've been playing Cyberpunk 2077, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, AND Hollow Knight Silksong 😱😳 this might be the most insanely stacked bunch of games I've ever played at the same time. Eating so damn good right now!!! what a time to be a gamer

Times are tough for artists, writers, and other creative folk. If you have the means, consider signing up for someone's Patreon, or commission some art, or buy a book. Write a skeet about a creative you enjoy. Spread the word about their work.

finally

Happy SHAW Day to all who celebrate

Don't forget to put some bugs under your pillow for Hornet tonight #Silksong

Some of my favourites from the last year of these little studies

I honestly feel like ChatGPT is going to yield a whole new level of dementia in future generations because folks have just stopped using their brains. It’s really quite harrowing.

AI grifter scammed their way into Dragon Con. The staff had them escorted out, lmao you love to see it

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

if u have artists in ur group and they post art its important to actually tell them that u like it and interact with it b/c man it hits me occasionally how demoralizing it is when you have people who dont bother looking at your shit unless you prod them to

Finished Cyberpunk, had a great time. Yes I immediately started a new playthrough where I will do everything exactly the same all over again. | #art | #cyberpunk2077 |

Is anyone here on Letterboxd? Follow me on there if you are! I watch lots of movies and I love talking about them! 😌 letterboxd.com/lukaelplays/

My Neighbor Demon-Tiger

@lukael.bsky.social and, as promised, picture from the stream

Team Cherry told me that Hollow Knight has sold 15 million copies, making it one of the biggest indie games of all time. What's really wild is that in February 2019, when Silksong was announced, Hollow Knight had only sold 2.8 million copies. The full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

I feel like it can't be understated how impactful even a relatively small percentage of people's audience supporting them can be. Like, if 5% of the people who love the work an artist does subbed to them on Patreon, that would probably be close to a livable wage for most of them.

Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available September 4 on all platforms and day one on Xbox Game Pass! Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c

The countdown is on! Join us in 48 hours for a special announcement about Hollow Knight: Silksong! Premiering here: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c

💠GoT: Lucy & Rebecca Finished up Lucy and Rebecca on stream! Got 6 left to go before the whole piece is done ✧ #CyberpunkEdgerunners #overlordjc

A belated #artfight revenge pic for @marinscos.bsky.social of her changeling Aisling! 🌺 🤗

I wish artists a very: Stop saying your work looks awful. Each piece is a unique expression of your skills that you worked hard at and the quality is subjective. Love it for what it is, not hate it for what it could be. Find joy in the process, make peace with the result. You are awesome.

thank you everyone who still makes art despite everything

Commission for my friend @angusburgers.bsky.social of their zombie boi Kylie keeping an eye out for ya! 🧟👁️

Ico was one of the first games I ever played, got to try it out on a demo disc (!!!) #cigart #ico #ps2

Time to kill.

Other people have better imposter syndrome than me I bet

If you use Firefox: Go into Settings, in the search bar type "Sidebar" and select "Show Sidebar." At the bottom of the sidebar, click "Customize Sidebar" (the little gear icon) and un-check the "AI Chatbot" box.

✨ HOW TO: support artists for $0.00 ✨ - leave a like! - repost their work - more eyes!! - comment on their posts! (an emoji goes a long way!) all of this means so much to artists and helps immensely!! just a reminder that support does NOT always have to be financial 🥰🤍✨

This is not a joke. Consider this. Its 150 gigs for images and all. That's literally less than one AAA game.

Oh no it’s like we said this at the FUCKING start and everyone just said we were scared luddites that couldn’t adapt to keep our “stupid little art jobs” when we were sounding the alarm for EVERYONE! Idiots.