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AKA Ilse Gort. Professional illustrator & cat lady, 35, she/her. WotC / Hi-Rez / MacMillan / Penguin Random House

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Yeah, pretty much. Also, nobody is expecting anything of you. Literally nobody is watching your timeline to make sure you're posting every day or holding you accountable to whatever standards you've set for yourself. You're free to do as much or as little as you like really πŸ˜…

29.09.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, I have sent some money to your gofundme. I'm terribly sorry for the conditions you have to live in currently, I hope you will get some relief soon.

29.09.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh thank you! I'm glad people like her!

29.09.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Look you can't just have sleep come in and reset the pissy mood you were in the night before. What are you here for if not to ensure your brain doesn't get too comfortable?

/s

29.09.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Tales from Myriad is exquisitely done. It could easily stand alone as an art book. Even the rats in the margins have their own personalities. Well done to the creator!"

The reviews for Tales From Myriad speak for themselves, have you checked it out yet?

#TalesFromMyriad #TabletopGaming #TTRPG

28.09.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Going to echo the comments saying to continue to take it easy for a while (at least a week probably)! Made the mistake of trying to go back to normal once the symptoms were gone twice and it knocked me back into active recovery mode both times.

Glad you're feeling better though!

29.09.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously it's entirely possible that it'll be fine and there are definitely things you can do to increase the chances of success! But ultimately you can't really know for sure until you try, and I guess I just want to caution that it's possible it won't work out very well & to be prepared for that.

29.09.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My parents insisted on keeping the dog even though it was clearly prey driven to chase my cat and caused him a lot of stress. Eventually he escaped and never came home.

It would be different with a puppy I'm sure, but I would keep in mind the possibility that your cat won't like it & won't adjust.

29.09.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to guess you will mostly get stories from people where this worked out, as it's more difficult to share ones where it didn't because it's basically admitting you caused animal suffering.

But I've unfortunately seen it not work, twice. I lost one of my cats to a rescue dog.

29.09.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I donated a bit instead!

29.09.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.

29.09.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 26201    πŸ” 7565    πŸ’¬ 599    πŸ“Œ 190
watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest

watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest

Inside the magical wood a fox appears! 🦊

My second piece for my solo show at Gallery Nucleus. Both the original painting and sketch for this piece have sold β€” thank you!! πŸ’•β€οΈπŸ’• But many originals are still left as well as prints

#kidlitart
#illustration
#gouache
#watercolor

28.09.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1826    πŸ” 454    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 3

This is so cool. Really well done!

29.09.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah sorry for the delete - I decided Monday before coffee was not the time to weigh in on Discourse and my post needed more nuance but yeah, I'm there with you.

CA was a treasure trove of information and feedback but also a kingdom for toxic concept art dudes who were absolutely full of themselves.

29.09.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished this one finally. Arro emerges from the brush to step into the late afternoon light, something ahead has caught his attention. Did some 3D to help with this, will post the wips next.
#art #dragon #fantasy

28.09.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2483    πŸ” 611    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 3

Yep, that's a good way to approach it.

I definitely overworked myself on it in the earlier years and found ways to make it fun by lowering expectations and not beating myself up for not keeping up with others. It should be fun and useful, not a punishment.

29.09.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did yes! I was around for ConceptArt's "golden age" I suppose, and it had a lot of really good stuff going on but also a lot of very toxic and destructive attitudes.

29.09.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember because I fell for it. There was absolutely a climate of "and if you can't do this you're weak/you won't make it" which, funnily enough didn't really carry over into socmed. Socmed made it into a fun thing initially, until what you describe here happened.

29.09.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I fully agree with you that the expectations (certainly later on) are self-induced!

But I remember the climate that Inktober was created in. Daily challenges like this were very common and there was absolutely pressure to keep up because the "rockstars" sold it as a necessity for success.

29.09.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Artemis, Hooked up to IV in the hospital.

Artemis, Hooked up to IV in the hospital.

Screen shot of Artemis in the cat hospital, hooked up to an IV. :(

Screen shot of Artemis in the cat hospital, hooked up to an IV. :(

Artemis update:

It's been a tough time. He is still in the hospital, not eating.

A few folks have asked how they can help, so I've set up a GoFundMe to help with costs.

If you've ever loved Artemis, his gravity experiments and feel moved to help him, here's the link.

gofund.me/252b7473c

26.09.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 852    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 22
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Tending the garden

24.09.2025 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4113    πŸ” 1096    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 3
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Oka | personal traditional art

✧ #art ✧ #artistsonbluesky ✧ #dragon ✧

24.09.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 450    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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gush πŸ’¦

22.09.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1587    πŸ” 303    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
Two individuals wearing painted dog masks

Two individuals wearing painted dog masks

Two individuals wearing painted dog masks, alternate angle

Two individuals wearing painted dog masks, alternate angle

Ready to be part of the pack?

21.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

These are some incredible photos! Really making those masks shine.

21.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Guhh, so good dude. You're making me want to pick up inks again.

21.09.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Skin n bones

21.09.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1330    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Commission

21.09.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2848    πŸ” 711    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

I could be tempted! Perhaps traditionally as well πŸ‘€

20.09.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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