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Professional digital artist, animator, lurker and catbot SFW (mostly, may repost sus stuff but never anything explicit) No AI - No NFT Banner Art by @deroyse.bsky.social

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Nov 25

And here's a Faust ref-sheet update for the occasion!
It's the same design as last year, just tweaked some things I wasn't happy with.

Faust v4.1 changelog:
- Better proportions
- More dynamic
- Better perspective (kinda)
- ... Bigger butt?
- Key-art page is 30% less eye-strain

Faust Reference Key-art page, featuring Faust the cat-bot with a description that reads:

Composite Inorganic Lifeform based on domestic feline species of Earth
// just "cat-bot" is fine, really

Abstract Component:
Awareness status: Sapient, Civilized, Singular 'Self'
Self-ID preference: Masculine

Noteworthy traits & preferences:
Intrepid explorer of space and time, with a desire to see and learn as much as he can. Fascinated by just about everything.
Faust is curious, creative, but somewhat reserved.
Dislikes being in large crowds, prefers listening over talking (but will speak his mind if he believes it's important). Tries to always be helpfull and will rarely turn down a request for assistance. Displays behaviour consistent with mild ADHD, struggles when dealing with illogical people or situations. Dislikes being called a 'machine' or 'artificial'.
Enjoys visiting new places.

Physical Component:
Hardware ID: Mk-IV "Alchemy" (version 4.1)

Height: 118cm (bipedal configuration, ears excluded)
Weight: cca 320kg // got heavy bones, ok?

Locomotion is provided by a combination of artificial muscle and electromagnetic actuators. Protective plating (blue) is made of highly resistant alloy, similar to materials used for starship hulls. Facial plates use
a thinner, flexible variant which allows wide range of expression.
Majority of sensory input is provided by hair and pads (green) made of a photosensitive polymer, which in most cases connects directly to the brain. Armpit membranes are in fact a self-deploying wing-suit/parachute, used to provide necessary control during potential long falls.

Faust Primary Reference page, featuring several distinct sections. Main section shows the full body character from different angles. An expression section shows different facial expressions. A color section contains swatches for individual surfaces. And a extra section showing a chibified variant of Faust, plus close up details of a few mechanical components.

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Aug 24

Zappy mouse!
A while back I played The Spirit and the Mouse, and I loved every moment of it. Now I finally got around to making a picture to celebrate it.
If you haven't played it yet, what are you even doing? Go check it out!

Drawing of Lila the electric mouse, climbing a light pole in a small quiet town at night.

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GeoBirb @geobirb.bsky.social · 1d

Rumors: Bounties and Tomfoolery - Pg 21
The tracks demand their undivided attention and cooperation.

bountiesandtomfoolery.thecomicseries.com/comics/22/

#ori #comic #moki #OriOC #OriTheGame #gorlek #minecart #art

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · 1d

It's the second Teasday of the month. Another tease makes its appearance!

Close-up crop of an image, featuring some mysterious shapes and colours

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gingy_K_fox @gingykfox.bsky.social · 2d

It my birfday, and I'm stuck at work and school today. But making the most of it!

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newarc (Comms open) @newarc.bsky.social · 2d

Lancer pilot!

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Larry MacDougall @larry-macdougall.bsky.social · 3d

Bit more Gwelf sketchbook. Designing some local kids. More soon. Tally Ho.

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Rev @revaivwra.bsky.social · 4d

Something something fluffy

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BloodyLepus @bloodylepus.bsky.social · 4d

did some fanart of @pajamamcham.bsky.social 's character Cacophony!!

Cacophony sat on the branch of a tree, glancing at the viewer with a smile. Text reads "Cacophony the Silly"

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ここだり @kokodari.bsky.social · 4d

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snejkha @snejkha.bsky.social · 4d

Been working on this lil guy for a bit and I think hes finally done hh/

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Ethan, but Scary @ethan8bit.newgrounds.com · 4d

Sketchtober #7 - I forgot how to draw Spaghetti. Art study. 🎨

#goblin #art #oc #ocsky #goblingirl

A sketch of Spaghetti the long-tailed goblin lady with a hoodie and dolphin shorts on and holding a paper cup of coffee.

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 5d

#rattober 10 - "Hello Rat"!

Two rats saying hello (by sniffing!) I think traditionally this may be done primarily at the rear end? Rats and rat caregivers, please chime in with your preferred greetings 🐭 #rattober2025

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♥︎ ADDY ♥︎ @gurobits.bsky.social · 6d

#twilightprincess #tloz #midlink

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Hale @3pmgoldfish.bsky.social · 5d

She won for “most reasonably mouse sized vegetable!”

Little interruption from the Silksong posting for a little bit of mouse ♥️🌽

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Aug 3

Mokk the Brave recounting the entirely accurate and factual stories about his past heroics to impressionable youth. A gift to the Ori community for being awesome.

Large painting featuring characters from the Ori series (namely Ori themselves, Mokk the Brave, Grom, Lupo, Motay, Ku and more), chilling around a spirit well while Mokk talks about how great he is.

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Red Nose Studio @rednosestudio.bsky.social · 6d

‘Uninvited’ One of a kind static puppet sculpture. A vampire who it unable to enter without an invitation. 21.5 H x 21 W x 11 D inches. Mixed media: polymer clay, foam, wire, fabric, wood, plastic, copper, chipboard and found objects. Available if interested: www.rednosestudio.com/puppets/unin...

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Sludge @melangetic.bsky.social · 8d

🌈October's glittery Patreon sticker!
Available for all sticker tiers until October is over~
www.patreon.com/melangetic

punky riolu glitter sticker with a pink "woof woof" tshirt holding a bat, covered in stickers and bandaids

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GlassShine @glassshine.bsky.social · 6d

birthday again wowzers

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Oct 31

"Dance with me, my friend. The crowd awaits. Show them you are worthy of a starring role!"
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Here's a piece to celebrate this year's Halloween.
I've been listening to the HK soundtrack on repeat for like 20 hours when making this, I may need to seek help.

A Hollow Knight themed painting. The Vessel challenges Troupe Master Grimm.

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Klyu | comms open! @klyukvav.bsky.social · 10d

I'm actually drawing something like a october challenge, just trying not to call it that, so as not to scare it off x)

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A Mouse, that's all.🐭 @xjustamouse.bsky.social · 7d

Bitten by the fantasy/dnd vibes bug again!
These are my OCs if they were in a DnD kind of world. I can see them both as rogues, probably arcane trickster for the fox😌

#art #drawing #illustration #oc #originalcharacter #procreate

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · 8d

It's the first Teasday of the month. A random tease manifests.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 9d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Dliok ・ᴥ・Comms open! @dliok.bsky.social · 13d

01. Acorn

#Peachtober #peachtober25 #illustration #art

A little squirrel is hugging his favorite acorn, while resting in the middle of a bed of leaves

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Oct 14

No spooky month is complete without Momo and the ghosts.

If anything good ever came of google, it's gotta be Momo the mage cat. If I ever open that search engine, it's only to play one of these cute interactive adventures.

Momo the cat mage destroying some ghosts underwater, (with a magic air bubble around the head for breathing)

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