why can i not simply earn a living wage and have a living space that is reasonably priced

my christian grandmother: i'd love to see your art! me: *sweating in scantily clad devils casting magic spells* y-yeah grandma lemme find something *frantic scrolling to find something she'll be okay with*

Transgender people are so cool :3

MERRY CRISIS HAPPY HORRORDAYS

Make the yuletide gay ❤️ [ #cuteart #traditionalart #sketchbook ]

Yall just replay all your old games, go down memory lane, ignore every big studio out there for all of 2026, don't buy anything, just replay what you have, maybe get your friends invested, there are SO MANY great games you never knew I existed because they're old by now.

Every artist, get more self indulgent NOW! Draw your ships kissing, draw your blorbos, draw that idea you’ve been putting off (you’re good enough to do it!!!), redraw that old art, draw yourself wearing a cool outfit, draw a better world- just draw!!!

things i do when im bored include: -crochet -drawing -making tier lists of my ocs based on if they would get bottom surgery or not -games on my phone -connecting with the void on a romantic level -breaking up with the void bc they disagree with my bottom surgery oc tier list -scrolling social media

finally eliminated a HUGE soyrce of stress and got all my xmas presents bought!! spent a little too much but i think ill be... well... i'll probably be okay but also you can get sketch comms on my kofi ko-fi.com/everettsomet...

BING BONG HOT POTATO FOR CHARITY #pilkmas #clausmycause www.twitch.tv/the_doopus

Thanks for hanging! Short stream but good stream! We raided over to @speedysparrow.vtubers.social Go give them some love for reaching a whole year of streaming!

what if we picked berries and had a chill time together? what then? twitch.tv/everettsomet... LIVE NOW

Kill the artist in your mind that gets so anxious about “ not having a consistent style.” I try to draw so many wildly different subjects in as many different ways as I can, and I think being able to grasp at variety is only a benefit to your craft, especially going forward.

idk im just tired of hearing "well if its concept art its fine" "if its just for references its fine" cause like i get its not the Worst Thing Ever but its still yucky to me. leaves a bad taste in my mouth. feels like a stepping stone to getting worse.

ive literally had to ban submitting ai generated references when taking art commissions in the past because fun fact: trying to use genAI images for references is so much harder than just using real references. theres no intention, theres no thought in the designs.

Sir Galehault and his Poet

I will never, ever, understand people who want to outsource their humanity. Learning how to make something feels amazing. And I mean the whole process, including the frustrating times. Because then you know you MADE it. You can't feel genuine pride in something you didn't make.

Was very happy to contribute some thoughts to this excellent article 🙏

Heads up to my mutuals who still have a twitter account because HOLY SHIT

"I'm a monster, you're a monster... oh, we're a perfect match!" [oc]

if my oc is named lucien and @speedysparrow.vtubers.social 's oc is named lucien... THEN WHO'S DRIVING THIS TRAIN? #ocsky #myoc #myfriendsoc #dndoc #myart

The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out. This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.

Creative solidarity means: If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover" If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references" If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc. Never help AI steal another medium No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.

everyone invest more in human artists now

I'm reposting this not for doomerism purposes but because she talks about some ways that you can identify AI images, which people who follow me may or may not already know about

Also I'm sorry but "fleshing out powerpoint presentations"? Who the fuck are you even employing that they need AI for a fuckass powerpoint presentation? Shit makes me feel insane

I was really excited for Divinity but if genAI is what Vincke is pushing at the company then I'm not touching anything they make going forward. If you use genAI for concepts, you're using genAI in your game and not thinking for yourself. Get fucked.

Here's how to support human artists! 🎨

i have eight thousand drawings i am working on in my head all at once and of course when im emotionally exhausted to the point of being physically drained is when my brain is like HERE ARE IDEAS MY LEIGE FRESH FROM THE ART MINES FOR YOU

disappointing as fuck ngl you made so much fucking money off bg3 and instead of investing that in concept artists you turn to the plagerism slop machine??? YOU HAVE THE BUDGET FOR ACTUAL HUMAN CONCEPT ARTISTS.

sometimes i feel like i'm good at art other times i feel like i'm not good at art *yet* other other times i feel like i'll never be good at art i need to remove from my mind the idea of being "good" at art i think. i just need to like my art. if i enjoy what i'm making that should be good enough.

the catboy is a noble and respected creature

got in some much needed time with friends this weekend and kicked their asses at twilight emperium 😈

“None of these laws actually crack down on Big Tech. Instead, age verification schemes consolidate power among the largest and most powerful tech conglomerates and allow the companies to harvest and profit from even more highly sensitive data from users.“

I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.

Anti-A.I. stamps! For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital! You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)

reminder that while it is free, they will and have compensated she who shall not be named for it. And every penny she gets, she spends stripping trans people of their rights and destroy trans lives. Avoid the blood libel and transphobia game. kthnx

tw: death www.tumblr.com/everettsomet...

I had so much fun drawing this today on stream I just had to share. @everettsometimes.bsky.social and Sparrow team up for a fastball special. 🐥✨ [ #Vtuber #Art #Twitch #Procreate #SpeedyBirbArt ]

Rude bunny Anti A*I stickers are now in my shop! ko-fi.com/s/5cac7a8b68 #nightmarket #cuteart #stickers #artshop

I don't believe it when anyone tries to say artists are gatekeeping creativity because every artist I know is so generous. Lots of us sharing tutorials, free brushes and assets, share our manus, etc! There's no shortage of info or free tools out there if you're willing to look and learn.

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I've opened up animated emote commissions on my ko-fi! I've never done commissions before so I'm doing a few slots to test the waters (and maybe have some extra spending money for my bday :3 ) ko-fi.com/astralraine/...

no stream this morning. too much scuff, not enough time. might do one tonight. no streams at all next weekend btw bc i will be travelling.

im deep in the crochet mines for the next couple weeks. making the cat afghan for my mom :3 pray for me that this blanket turns out because i refuse to buy new yarn because i need to get through my massive stash. im gonna try to post update pictures as i go along!

had a dream last night that i was at a convenience store and i had to buy a snack (bc i was on a road trip but i was walking??) but i had to triple check the prices to not overdraft my account and ended up walking away with one mint tea bag and then we walked through a margaritaville and i woke up

hey folks! money is scary this month and i'm gonna be about $60 short on rent (due in two days). so im opening some last-minute commissions on my ko-fi! just sketch commissions so I can get them out quickly. any help is appreciated! full body: ko-fi.com/c/5477d6eb76 bust/head: ko-fi.com/c/0fd65c6c37

i think i do not enjoy the Holiday Season

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.