america is no more rotten than it was at its founding, but it's festered into a platonic ideal. there's no good version of america that does not directly contradict this nature. anything else is revisionism and i'm fucking tired of the perpetual innocence of its most ardent and deluded supporters.

An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets. Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.

wanted to reflect a little bit on the new year. friends know how difficult of a year 2025 was for me. but i did do cool things, like get the pitch for CLUTCH out there, study at Gobelins, do my first storyboard work for video games, and more. this year i want stability and to draw more.

ok slop

some more recent commission work - everybody say hi

some more recent commission work - everybody say hi

do you guys wanna see an orc. here’s @stellarstag.bsky.social’s mid spellcasting :)

my New Year’s wish is that i want to design characters for a visual novel someday

i had a fairly low movie year in 2025, but these were my top 10 first-time watches this year, in no particular order. boxd.it/QwVEA

do you guys wanna see an orc. here’s @stellarstag.bsky.social’s mid spellcasting :)

"what is your biggest impact on the internet" none. i am but a traveler. i am a silent hunter of posts and images, taking only snapshots and leaving only footprints

wow hello all you new folks! I'm josh, i'm a board artist for animation and when I'm not doing that, I make comics and i also like to illustrate. hope you're having a nice end to the year.

we made little gingerbread onis from scratch for christmas this year :) our piping nozzle didn't have the fidelity to get the little details i wanted, but they're still cute!!

the forces of darkness conspired to keep me too busy at the end of the year for a holiday card. here is last year's. from my boys to you, merry christmas. here's to a better and fruitful 2026.

the holiday season is making me on edge and frustrated. i cant believe this phenomenon has never been examined before

playing item shop NPC at a friend’s small bookstore today

free storyboarding tip, particularly for action: sometimes no matter how much you plan, you can't find a solution to your sequence in your head. in this instance you should just start boarding because actually putting stylus to screen helps make clear what you were trying to say

much to discuss!!!

ok i'll shut up about this but it's all coming together

i have received, from clients, quickly photoshopped concepts, scenes acted out with action figures, lego sets, stick figures, scenes from movies with a "but xyz different instead", and I could go on. all of these were helpful and they had the average amount of note passes there's really no excuse

One thing to remember about McCarthyism is it didn't last forever and those who collaborated are rightly remembered as craven and pathetic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhLP... Any favors won from this admin are temporary. Live a life you can be proud of 10, 20 years from now and stick by your principles

every minute longer that I continue on without a breakfast sandwich is another minute that i spend in this hell without a breakfast sandwich in it

the Force is strong in orcs... i presume comm for @dtwgulo.bsky.social

i need to start making moves towards doing conventions again in 2026. i miss my friends and i miss yapping about art irl!! what ones have you guys been liking these days? I've been out of the circuit since the pandemic began

#SaveSpeech Netchoice won their legal battle against Age verification in louisiana! This follows similar rulings in AK and OH! This is huge! These laws can be stopped, they can be overturned. Do not give in to dooming! Keep calling your reps and support orgs that fight these laws in court!

the Force is strong in orcs... i presume comm for @dtwgulo.bsky.social

good thread here! ymmv but for me, the physical burden is present but less destructive than the mental/emotional load. for others like me i'd like to emphasize the points here about forgiving yourself readily, accepting the difference in productivity day to day, and for fuck's sake, go outside

another one in the books!! i love a catman

hold up, this looks sick

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went to a cafe tonight to see a friend, and ended up at karaoke adopted by a bunch of queers. nice night

I got a commission from @amonns.bsky.social of my demon merchant boy and it’s so freaking cute 😭 The amulet is not* cursed, 15 gold please (* possibly)

due to the success of the gay hockey show, i'm seeing various gay men whispering about why gay men aren't able to tell their own stories and why all of the major recent gay story successes are written by women. historically this usually ends up turning misogynistic pretty fast

You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW. www.congress.gov/members/find...

it is Safe to touch the Amulet

hire Carina to help make your book beautiful!!!!! that's what I'D be doing, if i had a book!!!!!!!!

im gay

no offense but why is “most anticipated game” an award. what if it sucks. what if the winner of the award produces a game nobody likes. what’s the point of generating hype for a product under or even not delivered. why is that a prize

i hope balatro wins this year

The agreement between the Walt Disney Company and OpenAl for Disney to license its content to Sora, a short-form generative Al video platform, raises several major concerns that not only affect animation workers but consumers and families around the world. Please read.

Bob Iger says that Disney's OpenAI deal is designed to respect and protect the artists and art that made the studio legendary. Wrote about how that's complete and utter bullshit

BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released.

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

This is a very divided vote. It means we've been encouraging dissent. It now goes to the full committee. Please keep calling and urging your reps to reject it

The handmade, human qualities of your work are more valuable than they've ever been. Don't doubt that for a second.

🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨 CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them —NO to KOSA —NO to Section 230 reform —NO to age verification laws —NO to the SCREEN Act —NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act) badinternetbills.com

and my god, especially queer stuff

Time is owned by Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, which is currently trying to sell its AI tool to ICE in order to triple their recruitment. just a thing I think about sometimes while I’m at work, implementing his product for nonprofits.

🚨🚨 Tomorrow, a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee is voting on passing KOSA & several other age verification bills. We need to spread mass opposition now. We cannot allow this to pass. We have to drive mass calls into congress NOW Call 202-224-3121 www.badinternetbills.com