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@dakotasmithart.bsky.social

He/Him Father, Artist, Gamer, Nerd! Commissions closed currently!

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10.10.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another #sketch for a better layout for my skills I think.

#fantasyart #digitalart #fanart #NickyArtContest

10.10.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are in a crisis of sell outs. With recent stark examples like Riyadh festival and respected filmmakers embracing AI. I hope it kills these dinosaurs and makes room for new voices who to create and succeed. We need to make shame hurt more.

09.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 313    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I'm in the phase of my life that I'm very grateful to have a working PS2 and copies of games i love, I will definitely play through SH2 again before i die haha but I'm pushing through Kingdom Hearts at the moment

08.10.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They didnโ€™t stop being rapists just because Epstein โ€œdiedโ€ theyโ€™ve got new channels to get young girls Iโ€™m sure and itโ€™s still happening and nobody is doing anything

08.10.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 568    ๐Ÿ” 174    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

then perish ๐Ÿ˜€

08.10.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2063    ๐Ÿ” 561    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

08.10.2025 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25618    ๐Ÿ” 9740    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 417    ๐Ÿ“Œ 177

Iโ€™m in the #Digimon mindset so I figured I would share this fan art again!

07.10.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

self-affirmations:
* you didn't have time to draw and you need to get back into the game gradually
* its okay if it doesnt look that great and its kinda rusty
* its okay if its not perfect, by drawing more you can improve

07.10.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"I can't even draw a stick figure" you can, you just haven't tried. And if you do try I will love it, because you attempted to do something you never thought you could and that's amazing.

07.10.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So stoked to reveal my upcoming cover for LAZARUS: FALLEN #6 YOUNGBLOOD variant, from @imagecomics.com!!! WHAT A DREAM!! Written by @gregrucka.com, drawn by @michaellark.bsky.social, designed by @mercuryeric.bsky.social, edited by @alejandrobot.com! Pick it up from your comic shop in November!!! โ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธ

07.10.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 262    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

shoutout to artists that are not that great cause at least you are doing your own stuff at your own pace instead of giving up and using a machine to make it for you

06.10.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 122    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

06.10.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19408    ๐Ÿ” 7348    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 131    ๐Ÿ“Œ 373
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This week, our team made a tough decision: we decided to delay Mina the Hollower. The entire crew has been working tirelessly day and night to finish development for release on Oct 31st, but weโ€™re just not quite there yet.

Read the full announcement hereโžก๏ธycgurl.com/delayextravaganza

06.10.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 632    ๐Ÿ” 166    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

generated reference images are such a downer like you can just send me the prompt I know how to read

06.10.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 665    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fun update on the James Mulligan situation, If you don't know he is the alleged AI/ Plagiarism Disney artist
I guess he didn't like my coverage of the topic. He is attempting to remove any trace of his alleged bad behavior from the internet. We of course will fight this as it falls under fair use

05.10.2025 00:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1111    ๐Ÿ” 377    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I will never be nice to AI. Trip AI in the internet cafeteria so they fall face first into their tray of website cookies. Shove AI into a data center server cabinet. Give AI the digital equivalent of a "Wet Willy"

05.10.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 150    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What I love about comics is the gap between panels and between page turns, it's a very special and nebulous type of zone where audiences can fill in the blanks with their imaginations, better than any book or movie can achieve, really good for moving stories forward

05.10.2025 04:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 98    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In honor of Digimon Time Strangerโ€™s release, Iโ€™m finally putting these up for sale in my shop!

(Okay I just want to buy the game guilt free but I think itโ€™s a fair trade)

Link in my bio!

04.10.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These are cute as hell!

04.10.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is fantastic! Over been wanting to do some Deadlock Fanart!

03.10.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People like to claim that autistics are bad at communicating and like, my dude, the problem does not lie with us, it lies with the web of manipulation and lies and passive aggression and ulterior agendas that you weave around yourselves instead of just doing what we do, which is saying what we mean.

03.10.2025 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1063    ๐Ÿ” 230    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
Bayonetta and Jeanne fan-cast of Elizabeth Debicki and Tati Gabrielle posing.

Bayonetta and Jeanne fan-cast of Elizabeth Debicki and Tati Gabrielle posing.

I'm really nervous about starting to render this piece. It's been sitting on my back burner for a while now. Probably because I'm so happy with how it's developed already, i don't want to "screw it up." I'm always thinking about it though.

03.10.2025 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Life changing artblock hack: Don't feel motivated to draw but want to? If teenage boys can draw dicks on their homework, on their desks and everywhere else, so can you!!! You can draw a better dick than them!! Draw the peen ๐Ÿ†

02.10.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 234    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

A lot of people making fun of Kennedy for blaming autism on Tylenol but en serio, how many of you talk disparagingly about autistic folks? because thereโ€™s a lot of โ€œoh yeah he doesnโ€™t know better because heโ€™s autisticโ€œ like itโ€™s brain damage or something rather than a literal expression of diversity

01.10.2025 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 650    ๐Ÿ” 84    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."

All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.

01.10.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3940    ๐Ÿ” 1614    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57

Any politician who calls for human rights to be removed, should be removed from office.

01.10.2025 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1162    ๐Ÿ” 310    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The precise numbers are in flux, but itโ€™s pretty clear that more than half, & potentially up to 70% of diagnosed #autistic people donโ€™t have any accompanying intellectual disability. The way weโ€™re talked about in media & by government officials is not representative of the actual autistic community.

01.10.2025 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
3. There is no โ€œnormalโ€ person inside an autistic person. โ€“ Welcome to the Autistic Community

"Autistic people are autistic all the way through. There is no normal person trapped inside an autistic person. Autism is just part of who we are. We are autistic, & thatโ€™s good." By @autisticadvocacy.org, posted by a parent of a 1:1 support adultโ€”so don't even.

autismacceptance.com/book/3-there...

30.09.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 211    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

โ€œYou were born a boy. If you want to say youโ€™re a woman, fine, but why should I have to go along with your delusion?โ€

Like how we all have to go along living and working with people who will literally die for the idea an invisible man lives in the sky and has preordained our lives?

30.09.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1182    ๐Ÿ” 162    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

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