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I think it's just a marketing ploy by OpenAI to maintain investor interest, reminded me of the whole Gibli thing, a publicity stunt.

Also prolly to prove that these can be used in the creative process.

"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.

i was always curious about your workflow on these paintings, i thought you started with grayscale first and go on-wards.

Also seeing artist incorporate 3D as a reference tool is quite eye opening 😍

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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.

Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

you cant argue with apathetic people, your efforts are moot.

it reminded me of a topic with someone about protecting our privacy from data scrapers.
that person responded with "but i got nothing to hide".

well...if thats the case, why bother locking your door or windows then

pet pet squish pet squish squish pet pinch
*blushes* got punched in the face 😵‍💫

A guide with recommendations on what size and format to post art in on Bluesky. Bluesky converts images to JPEG/JPG so it is recommended to use your own software to export your art as JPEG/JPG. This is to avoid Bluesky's rough format conversion. The minimum size seems to be 900 pixels on both the width and height dimensions with a maximum of 2000 pixels likewise. The recommended size seems to be between 1200 pixels to 1800 pixels on both sides. For pixel art, it is recommended to post exactly in 900 pixels or 1200 pixels for the width. This is because the width seems to be the most important for pixel art online display. Additional Notes: The maximum is 2000 pixels, but recommended to keep below this to avoid possible compression. Applying a "unsharpen mask" at 10% strength helps with image clearness. To keep your art safe, do not upload in anything more than 72dpi.

An anecdotal guideline on how I like to post art on Bluesky! This is what works for me, it might not be 100% solid so use it with a grain of salt 🙏

#arttips #artsky

LOL i thought this is that tale of arise character but with a different outfit 😂😂😅😅

[oc] the himbofication™

That's lowkey terrifying, reminds me of the terminator or transformer movies 😨

sus 😨😨😨😨😨

I say this as an artist that could get a huge following on Twitter (700k+), let it go.

The sooner you leave and build an audience elsewhere, the better.

Not forcing people to do, but just seeing the comments I got on now, ew.

Your audience will comeback slowly BUT surely.
Glad to be on Bluesky.

that is true, thats why i encouraged my oomfs to repost instead of likes, since likes here are not viewable so it limits discoverability

Yeah that place is so hostile it's unbearable, kinda wish majority of my followings moved to here instead.

Some did but they only came here to secure their name tags and never posted since.
sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh sigh 😭

I much prefer this site for art stuff but i find it hard to discover new artists for some reason, the discover tab doesn't work as i imagined how it would, and the popular with friends tab doesn't work at all.

im prolly using this site wrong idk 😅

Another one from 2021, made 3 summer pics in a row lol.
I was still quite new to group compositing, looking back now i feel like i can a few big improvements 🤔

Go to Settings > Moderation > Muted words & tags. If you want to mute a term from strangers but NOT from people who you follow, by the way, there's an option to do that as well, which is very useful

This was made in the same year (2021), i really like making group pics for some reason.
#gpose

Gonna slowly post my gpose projects since 2021, my media tab is empty and it's sad.

This is my very first "Large scale" gpose in 2021, decided to do a summer picture for the FC, and somehow it became an annual thing later on.

#gpose

Yeah deepseek just opened the flood gates for even more AI sloppa.
As much as i like to see altman in tears, this is just bad news for us overall 🥲

Oh my god i can finish 1 pack of that in under 30mins LOL 😂
The addiction is real

Two characters, Estinien and Vrtra, from FFXIV. Battle ready to face even the most fearsome foes; Estinien with his lance ready and Vrtra preparing to breath fire upon their enemies.

Endwalker Estinien & Vrtra

#shmiart #FFXIV #FFXIVART

Oooo finally! Male related tuts are exceedingly rare these days.

having this base mesh will help a bunch with retopo since i tend to start with sculpting first 🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

Was Katze that tan? can't recall 🤣

I really hope Bluesky adds a “drafts” feature soon. I like typing my unhinged thoughts out and have them saved as a backlog. Ready to deploy whenever i feel the urge to annoy the public.

Screenshot of TrueRef.io Free Pose Libray

It's finally done! 🤍✨

I've tagged and archived ALL 670+ of our free pose references! These are the references you see me post to socials, including our Pinterest.

This library will be updated each pack launch, and more filters will be added. It's just a little library for now, but she'll grow.

Dear media. Luigi was in pain. His mother was in pain. The insurance company denied their claims. He got very, very angry at someone who had to know eventually, someone would snap, and he ended that CEO. Unalived. Gone. That's the story. Fuck the video game manifesto bullshit, seriously. Grow up.

gacha games are definitely the thing that as a critic i am the most rude online about, but i simply believe they should be regulated into non-existence, both a poison on the industry and also maybe its most honest form.

i strongly recommend the GSSB episode on Addiction By Design to everyone:

Woahhhhhhhhhh did you make this yourself? Looks amazing!! 😍😍😍🫣