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Brian Burke

@burky.bsky.social

Illustrator. Always hungry. He/him. Enn/eff/Tee's, AI bros - DNI IG - instagram.com/velocitraktor #fanart #illustration

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a close-up of a snarliywolf's head, its maw wide open. in the foreground, there's a dark silhouette of a woman wearing a long coat, with some trees behind her

a close-up of a snarliywolf's head, its maw wide open. in the foreground, there's a dark silhouette of a woman wearing a long coat, with some trees behind her

new werewolf scully fic chapter just dropped 🐺
#xfiles
archiveofourown.org/works/734579...

18.11.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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friends and the importance of head pats

#frankenstein

18.11.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2559    πŸ” 764    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5
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Strider commission. This was tough, but a blast.

17.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 602    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Ratchet - from the Series Ratchet & Clank speeds off on foot while aiming one of his many pistols.

Ratchet - from the Series Ratchet & Clank speeds off on foot while aiming one of his many pistols.

Ratchet piece from a few years back. Still quite fond of this one + colours!

#ratchetandclank #illustration #fanart #ratchet

03.06.2024 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Get his ass” Is so unreasonably funny to me. A huge win for the English language. Today's version of "seize him" imo

16.11.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8113    πŸ” 3043    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 34
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got hopelessly invested in always sunny yaoi don't laugh at me

15.11.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 708    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2
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He co-wrote two classic "Treehouse of Horror" segments with Greg Daniels -- "The Devil and Homer Simpson" and "Time and Punishment".

The latter may be my favorite ToH segment. Its first 40 seconds are absurd comedy gold.

Rest in peace, Dan, and thanks for the laughs.

16.11.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dan McGrath wrote four episodes of "The Simpsons" and each one is a fuckin' banger. I never met him, but his work had a profound impact on my young (at the time) mind.

"Bart of Darkness" -- the S6 premiere -- is a personal fave. "Kippers for breakfast, Aunt Helga? Is it St. Swithin's day already?"

16.11.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thirst impact

15.11.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Batman in his Knightfight armor.

Batman in his Knightfight armor.

Knightfight sketch #Batman #DCKO #Knightfight #DCComics

15.11.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't even imagine this film working without Del Toro's presence. That is nuts to hear about that bit of BTS.

15.11.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Comment from me over on Reddit which reads:

"Or indeed gatekeeping the field of creatives and saying only trained professionals can be used to create images, here is a tool that allows others to create media to do a job."

Nah, get out of here with that "artists are being gatekeepers" shite. I see that nonsense being brought up time and time again.

Let me put it this way: I would love to create music, but I know I would be terrible at it, as I don't have the proper practice or skillset, at least starting out. Do I suddenly think I should just have genAI do it for me? No. 

A big part of the joy of the creative process is the process itself. If you take that away to just type in a prompt, and have something farted out for you, then where is the pleasure in that? 


Art is far, far more than the final result.


"Are those trained creatives going to commit to using zero AI and zero AI tools or any product using AI...."


Speaking as one myself: I mean, yeah...? It's incredibly easy to do art and not have to use genAI. In fact, it would only get in my way, and slow down my process.

Comment from me over on Reddit which reads: "Or indeed gatekeeping the field of creatives and saying only trained professionals can be used to create images, here is a tool that allows others to create media to do a job." Nah, get out of here with that "artists are being gatekeepers" shite. I see that nonsense being brought up time and time again. Let me put it this way: I would love to create music, but I know I would be terrible at it, as I don't have the proper practice or skillset, at least starting out. Do I suddenly think I should just have genAI do it for me? No. A big part of the joy of the creative process is the process itself. If you take that away to just type in a prompt, and have something farted out for you, then where is the pleasure in that? Art is far, far more than the final result. "Are those trained creatives going to commit to using zero AI and zero AI tools or any product using AI...." Speaking as one myself: I mean, yeah...? It's incredibly easy to do art and not have to use genAI. In fact, it would only get in my way, and slow down my process.

I made the mistake of delving into a thread about genAI over on r/Ireland.

Couldn't help but lay into someone doing the "artists are gatekeepers" shite.

15.11.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0
Real strung out Majima resting a baseball bat on his shoulders

Real strung out Majima resting a baseball bat on his shoulders

Inventing projects to test out some of these custom brushes I’ve been making (necklace chain is here assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail... snakeskin print is here assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail... ) πŸ–ŠοΈπŸ¦‘

14.11.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER 
P1- NANCY MEETS UP WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD BOY WALKING HIS DOG

NANCY: WHAT’S YOUR DOG’S NAME?

BOY:CONNIE

P2-

NANCY: THAT SHORT FOR CORNELIUS ?

BOY: OH, NO

P3- 

BOY: IT'S SHORT FOR
"CONTINUED"

P4-

BOY: CONTINUED IN THE LAST PANEL

THE BOY’S DOG IS A DACHSHUND, SO THE FRONT HALF OF HIS DOG APPEARS IN PANEL THREE, AND THE BACK HALF OF HIS DOG APPEARS IN PANEL FOUR.

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY MEETS UP WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD BOY WALKING HIS DOG NANCY: WHAT’S YOUR DOG’S NAME? BOY:CONNIE P2- NANCY: THAT SHORT FOR CORNELIUS ? BOY: OH, NO P3- BOY: IT'S SHORT FOR "CONTINUED" P4- BOY: CONTINUED IN THE LAST PANEL THE BOY’S DOG IS A DACHSHUND, SO THE FRONT HALF OF HIS DOG APPEARS IN PANEL THREE, AND THE BACK HALF OF HIS DOG APPEARS IN PANEL FOUR.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
November 13,1952

14.11.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1188    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 10
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The way Alex Toth creates tension and ramps up the anxiety through his page design in ENSNARED (from CREEPY) is a masterclass in story driven design

14.11.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Grim.

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The Roy Children - caricatures of their heads. Clockwise from top, Roman Roy, Kendall Roy, Shiv Roy.

The Roy Children - caricatures of their heads. Clockwise from top, Roman Roy, Kendall Roy, Shiv Roy.

Faces only Majority Shareholders meeting could love on the basis that it could increase market value.

#succession #caricature #jeremystrong #kieranculkin #sarahsnook #fanart

17.02.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Akira

13.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2882    πŸ” 616    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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γŠγ‚„γ™γΏγͺさい

13.11.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 309    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a painting of Sif from Dark Souls, a good pup

a painting of Sif from Dark Souls, a good pup

Sif - watercolour and acryla gouache

13.11.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9810    πŸ” 2965    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 17
An etched black and white picture against a stark yellow background. The picture depicts a hawk surrounded by six stylized hares.

An etched black and white picture against a stark yellow background. The picture depicts a hawk surrounded by six stylized hares.

hare hare hawk

21.08.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3503    πŸ” 1138    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump, the 45th & 47th US president is paedophile and has been one for decades. An open secret that we already know. The media needs to reference this fact and attach it to every article, news report, op-ed, segment moving forward. The media omitting this is an act of complicity otherwise.

13.11.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post your bird art! πŸ¦β€β¬›

12.11.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday a man was spelling something using phonetic alphabet over the phone to me. He started to struggle at D:
”eh…Dick”
and when he came to a B
β€œ[long silence]…I can only think of Balls because I said Dick”

12.11.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2
WIP Greyscale study of Dutch Van Der Linde from Red Dead Redemption 2.

WIP Greyscale study of Dutch Van Der Linde from Red Dead Redemption 2.

That look bae shoots at you when they have a plan. (Staying in & watching Netflix again I guess) #rdr2 #wip #dutch #portrait #dutchvanderlinde

11.11.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Worked to get that likeness perfect!

12.11.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
tiefling portrait

tiefling portrait

commission piece!

11.11.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
WIP Greyscale study of Dutch Van Der Linde from Red Dead Redemption 2.

WIP Greyscale study of Dutch Van Der Linde from Red Dead Redemption 2.

That look bae shoots at you when they have a plan. (Staying in & watching Netflix again I guess) #rdr2 #wip #dutch #portrait #dutchvanderlinde

11.11.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another colored pencil exercise! For this one I used some markers as base colors and added the pencils on top. #art

11.11.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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