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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell

@4tarobyte.bsky.social

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▞▞▞▞ making merch with @carriondesigns.bsky.social ▞▞▞▞ digital/pixel artist, gaymer, & tired possum (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ support real artists! (❌AI)

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 17d

Hi! I’m Taro, a digital and pixel artist who likes drawing portraits, sprites/assets, and little buddies! Working on selling handmade merch with @carriondesigns.bsky.social, more details soon! :D

⬛ About: 4tarobyte.carrd.co
⬛ Support/shop: ko-fi.com/4tarobyte
⬛ Comms: vgen.co/4tarobyte/

digital illustration of several Pokemon (Pikachu, Clefairy, Caterpie, Bonsly) and berries falling from the sky onto a sleeping Snorlax, drawn in a cute style and colored pencil-like texture

digital art portrait of Taro Byte with head tilted down, looking off the side over pink heart-shaped glasses. the art has a scratchy, rough texture, as if drawn with pastels on bumpy paper

pixel art illustration of a bowl of Vietnamese phở with beef slices, green onions, and leafy herbs in it. a glass of Thai tea with boba sits to the left, while a plate with more herbs and a slice of lime sit to the right. the bowl has "4TB" on it.

pixel art illustration of Taro Byte looking off to the side. they have tri-colored off-white, pale purple, and dark desaturated purple hair going in steps from lightest to darkest away from their face; pierced purple and pink opossum ears poke out of their hair. they wear pink heart glasses and a casual white, black, and purple outfit.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

Here's where you can find @carriondesigns.bsky.social's booth!

We'll be in the back and she's got lots of upcycled screen-printed shirts and stickers up for grabs, with some proceeds being donated to cat shelters 🫶✨

#artshop #shoplocal #smallbusiness

Map of Parkway Plaza mall with a specific area highlighted

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

gm!! my print from the first Pokemon Sleep Halloween event 💤

catch these at Stacked Pax in San Diego this weekend!

#halloween #pokemonsleep #pokemon #art

a cutely drawn illustration of various Pokemon and berries falling from the sky onto a Snorlax. a small Pokeball-themed jack-o-lantern and apples that the Pikachu gathered are also falling.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

picking up the first batch of these shortly!!

changed the paper so they're sturdier, but will brighten slightly. I think it'll be fine (my motto these days, apparently🙈)

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 3d

my favorite card ⚡

#pokemon #pixelart #ドット絵

photo of a low-res pixel art print of a Pokemon card depicting Pikachu and the female protagonist of Legends: Arceus napping in the shade of a tree together under dappled light, with the referenced TCG card sitting atop it and double-sleeved

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

very cute!! you're so skilled 🤩

what do you make all these collections for? are you working on a game? :0

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

Catch us at Parkway Plaza every Fri-Sun!

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

story goes, every like makes this opossum side-eye you 1% less

helping @carriondesigns.bsky.social open up her art booth at Stacked Xchange in San Diego today!! shares appreciated 🍀✨

#stickers #stickershop #art

a hand holds an opossum with a knife sticker while cutting the border out with rainbow scissors. an array of similarly quirky and fun cat and cryptid stickers are strewn in the background.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

okay first 1) by HAND?? my condolences
2) these look great!! how the heck did you get white onto holographic stuff though?

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

the GITD ones look soo good?? love the texture on the keychain!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

YOU are living the dream!! what a clean yet still visually interesting display!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

this speaks to me lmao
Steve is living the dream!!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

SO CUTE. are the teeth going to be slightly cut out so they can hold the cards??

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

these are adorable!! the holo looks great too!

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Nekouhai @nekouhai.bsky.social · 5d

Been working on my kitty wizard sticker series, and I'm LOVING how this one is working out
Steve is trying his best and so will you!!

#art | #kitty | #sticker | #wizard

A picture of my iPad. On it is a drawing of a kitty in wizard attire with the quote "dress for the job you want" above it. It's a calico kitty, holding a wand with a gold star, dressed in a purple robe and hat, the latter also having stars on it. Aside from that he's also wearing a little yellow tie, and a lanyard with a badge on it that says his name is Steve

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JoyousJoyfulJoyness @joyousjoyness.com · 3d

Sticker of the Day!

This is my sticker based on my painting, "Blep"!

www.joyousjoyness.com/collections/...

#art #sticker #cat #blep

Photo of a left hand holding a square sticker. The sticker is a matte painting of a cat with a blep.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

this IS joyous. very fun colors!!

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 2d

full moon astigmatism cryptidposting 🌕✨
gn!

#pokemonsleep #pokemon #art #clefairy

darkly lit, predominantly blue and black artwork of a park at night with a Clefairy and Cleffa walking along a sidewalk. the details are barely discernible and there's heavy distortion as if it's a low-light photo, putting emphasis on the streaks of light streaming from the full moon

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Neoriceisgood @neoriceisgood.bsky.social · 16d

Anyone got any more suggestions for chicken breeds for me to pixel? #pixelart

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

omg California poppies!! all of these are so cute vibrant. the tiny yet so legible candytufts and forget-me-nots are so good!

how about nasturtiums?

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

the animation and colors are awesome!! love the way you handled that staircase, the gradient's great

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

these are so cute
love your colors!!

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meow-lissa capriglione @ NYCC A21 @mcapriglioneart.bsky.social · Jul 22

New sticker 🩷

Get it here: mcapriglione.art

Preview of a sticker of a cat with spots and stripes surrounded by blue flowers and wearing a blue ribbon. The caption reads generative ai is shit

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

THANK YOU HOMIE
clapback from when i used to draw at the park at night

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

"please design a normal postcard"
no.

soon you can send a bit of brightness to the mentally ill sillies (affectionate) in your life 💌🫶
#art #neurodivergent

image of two postcards, front and back, with the handwritten word "neurosilly" and flowers on the front in bright orange on a blue background, with the back similarly colorful. the back says "thrive outta spite" with hearts around it in cute handwriting.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

the lighting on the pins and power switch look so realistic :0

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 2d

fun fact: I've forgotten to post this every full moon for over a year, despite spending each Pokemon Sleep's full moon event hoping to find a +skill trigger Cleffa 💀