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@maidofmetal.bsky.social

Skittish about socmed but hoping that this time will be the leap home. Elder millennial, cranky but trying to be positive.

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Enter the year if the Fire Horse
A new painting I did to celebrate boldness and strength. I'm wishing you all a brilliant year!

22.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 371    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Love the detail of the crossroad in the background.

23.02.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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✴ The Devil's Kiss ✴
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"They say that if you pledge your own blood and soul on the highest point of the old bridge after the sun went down, a servant of hell appears to do your bidding."
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#art #illustration #horror

30.09.2023 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 675    πŸ” 176    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
A comic of an anthropomorphic lion talking about visual arts

A comic of an anthropomorphic lion talking about visual arts

A comic of an anthropomorphic lion talking about visual art

A comic of an anthropomorphic lion talking about visual art

Oscar's interview πŸŽ™οΈπŸ–ΌοΈ

21.01.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2473    πŸ” 858    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
A blackwater photo of Chtenopteryx squid. It has translucent skin, but it is covered in brilliant orange chromatophores, which completely cover the mantle, most of the head, the upper arms and lower fins. Its arms and tentacles are neatly spread out. Its fins have fin ribs at regular intervals, making it look like a comb or a ruffle chip.

A blackwater photo of Chtenopteryx squid. It has translucent skin, but it is covered in brilliant orange chromatophores, which completely cover the mantle, most of the head, the upper arms and lower fins. Its arms and tentacles are neatly spread out. Its fins have fin ribs at regular intervals, making it look like a comb or a ruffle chip.

I will never get over how beautiful the ribbed fins of Chtenopteryx are.

Truly, they are nature's perfect ruffle chips.

πŸ¦‘πŸ“·Steven Kovacs

21.02.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
"it's called factorio and it's about building a little factory," the snake to Eve...

"it's called factorio and it's about building a little factory," the snake to Eve...

11.12.2024 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

You are a fucking treasure.

22.02.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tfw you still have some edge cases to fix in your procedural locomotion system #gamedev

21.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8679    πŸ” 2826    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 130

The scorning is actually more generous than I expected.

21.02.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Greek Mythology Family Tree, Explained Do you know your Gaia from your Cronus from your Zeus? In fewer than 15 minutes, this video provides a comprehensive overview of all the important Greek & Roman gods, goddesses, nymphs, heroes, monsters, demigods, and ot

The Greek Mythology Family Tree, Explained. "In fewer than 15 minutes, this video provides a comprehensive overview of all the important Greek & Roman gods, goddesses, nymphs, heroes, monsters, demigods, and other assorted spiritual beings..." [kottke.org]

20.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I've been getting back into comics while I wait for more info from my concept job, and I thought I'd make a post about something very important to me, which is COMIC PANEL VARIATION and HOW TO THINK ABOUT IT.

20.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1307    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 16
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i really don't often do cape comic art but i'm still quite fond of these supes and WW pieces from 2016

20.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1151    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 2
A worried moth mom on a tiny phone, holding up a leaf and trying to identify it. Her child is sitting calmly by her side.

A worried moth mom on a tiny phone, holding up a leaf and trying to identify it. Her child is sitting calmly by her side.

She's on the phone with the bug doctor because her idiot child ate something that wasn't their host plant again

20.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 410    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Just stunning work here. The fact you've not only nailed the likenesses but also the micro-expressions you are describing is beyond impressive. And the technical feats are still almost overshadowed by how much viewer emotion the page provokes... Your swooning is contagious!

21.02.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ETHEL THE CHICKEN!!!

a wonderful pathfinder character portrait commission that i recently had the immense pleasure of painting for @amorphoustyphon.bsky.social

posting a crop of the wider piece here but ill throw the full piece in all its glory below, alongside a tighter detail crop

17.02.2026 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 469    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2
6 bad doodles with text under each one.
horseshoe crab is literally the animal horseshoe crab.
shoehorse crab is a crab riding a shoe, cowboy style.
crabshoe horse is a horse wearing literal crabs as shoes.
shoecrab horse is a horse telling a crab to go away.
crabhorse shoe is a pair of shoes, left one crab shaped, right one horse shaped.
horsecrab shoe is literally the same pair of shoes, flipped.

6 bad doodles with text under each one. horseshoe crab is literally the animal horseshoe crab. shoehorse crab is a crab riding a shoe, cowboy style. crabshoe horse is a horse wearing literal crabs as shoes. shoecrab horse is a horse telling a crab to go away. crabhorse shoe is a pair of shoes, left one crab shaped, right one horse shaped. horsecrab shoe is literally the same pair of shoes, flipped.

#InvertebrateShitposting as per @joabaldwin.com's request

19.02.2026 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1176    πŸ” 384    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 13
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The Monday Period: Pages 1-4
#garfield #imsorryjon

18.02.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4046    πŸ” 2289    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 194
Humorous drawing in brown pencil of a Spinosaurus mirabilis with a laughing eyes and a sparkling scimitar crest exclaiming, 'I'm a unicorn!'

Humorous drawing in brown pencil of a Spinosaurus mirabilis with a laughing eyes and a sparkling scimitar crest exclaiming, 'I'm a unicorn!'

The scimitar-crested, 'unicorn spinosaur,' _Spinosaurus mirabilis_.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

19.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 718    πŸ” 243    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6

Is it true that if they can arrest a Prince, we can arrest a guy from Queens?

19.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 354    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Monster Researcher Eclair studies Censor Sprites!

22.09.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2851    πŸ” 527    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 4
Demon core experiment

Demon core experiment

roses are red
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do

15.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2555    πŸ” 759    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 21
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The Power of Poetry
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with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,
Β 
it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,
Β 
so he reached for his copy Β 
of The Complete Works of Yeats
Β 
and bludgeoned the President
of the United States


Brian Bilston

The Power of Poetry Β  with things falling apart and anarchy let loose, Β  it was only poetry, he found, which had any use, Β  so he reached for his copy Β  of The Complete Works of Yeats Β  and bludgeoned the President of the United States Brian Bilston

Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

18.01.2026 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3653    πŸ” 1171    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 93

VC funding is poison, might as well borrow money from the mob

17.02.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
digital comic with 6 total panels. 1: a horse with four tentacles in place of a neck and head walks up to a person holding a can and an apple up to it. 2 and 3: the creature takes the apple and can of Monster Energy from the person. 4: the creature drops the apple into a circular maw in the intersection of all tentacles. The maw has a ring of sharp teeth and two eye balls surrounded by black in the center. 5: The tentacles squeeze and twist closed together. A sound effect is written: "sqwelp sqwellpp squw squw sqw". 6: the creature sits on the ground with the person who has two more apples on the ground next to them. The creature pours the Monster straight into where the maw is. a watery sound bubble says, "blugblug bluggblbb".

digital comic with 6 total panels. 1: a horse with four tentacles in place of a neck and head walks up to a person holding a can and an apple up to it. 2 and 3: the creature takes the apple and can of Monster Energy from the person. 4: the creature drops the apple into a circular maw in the intersection of all tentacles. The maw has a ring of sharp teeth and two eye balls surrounded by black in the center. 5: The tentacles squeeze and twist closed together. A sound effect is written: "sqwelp sqwellpp squw squw sqw". 6: the creature sits on the ground with the person who has two more apples on the ground next to them. The creature pours the Monster straight into where the maw is. a watery sound bubble says, "blugblug bluggblbb".

balanced breakfast

#art #tentequine

16.02.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
4-panel comic. 1: a creature with a horse body and 4 undulating tentacles in place of neck and head is standing by a human. the human is holding up a bridle to the creature as it reaches a tentacle toward them.

2: the tentacles all swoop down and envelop the human who is looking very shocked. idetic text over the curve of movement says "SHLORP".

3: the tentacles swoop over the creature, swinging the human down toward its back.

4: the human, looking stunned, is sitting astride the creature, who says through a thought bubble, "where to?"

4-panel comic. 1: a creature with a horse body and 4 undulating tentacles in place of neck and head is standing by a human. the human is holding up a bridle to the creature as it reaches a tentacle toward them. 2: the tentacles all swoop down and envelop the human who is looking very shocked. idetic text over the curve of movement says "SHLORP". 3: the tentacles swoop over the creature, swinging the human down toward its back. 4: the human, looking stunned, is sitting astride the creature, who says through a thought bubble, "where to?"

worldbuilding

original post

#art

14.01.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 625    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 2
An orange, five tailed fox (kitsune) on a blue background, looking sneaky. This is a mixed media drawing or painting, made with gouache and colored pencil.

An orange, five tailed fox (kitsune) on a blue background, looking sneaky. This is a mixed media drawing or painting, made with gouache and colored pencil.

Very Trustworthy Fox seeking good home.
A fox with a very normal number of tails and no secret plans.

16.02.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
Photo of a fairly generic modern bathroom with a shower/tub combo, a toilet, a sink, a mirror, and a demonic entity coming out of the mirror

Photo of a fairly generic modern bathroom with a shower/tub combo, a toilet, a sink, a mirror, and a demonic entity coming out of the mirror

What could go wrong using AI to help stage a few listing photos?

16.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5521    πŸ” 1310    πŸ’¬ 282    πŸ“Œ 425
"How to debate the far-right on the market-place of ideas" A presentation by Dr Henri Walton Jones Junior, Phd of Archeology at the Marshall College, Bedford, Connecticut.

[Indy aiming his rpg launcher at a column of nazis]

"How to debate the far-right on the market-place of ideas" A presentation by Dr Henri Walton Jones Junior, Phd of Archeology at the Marshall College, Bedford, Connecticut. [Indy aiming his rpg launcher at a column of nazis]

16.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 960    πŸ” 371    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 11
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@alopex26.bsky.social and I are back to working on our 'Shard to a Flame' comic!
This time we're actually starting off with the beginning of the story ❄️

06.02.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

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