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apricot
@areyoshi.bsky.social
33 | they/them | AuDHD | webcomic creator, Art Director for tidalwavegames.com, wearer of many hats | Pennsylvania.

Read KATTABOLT:
kattabolt.com | patreon.com/areyoshi
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I'm apricot! I make the fantasy webcomic Kattabolt, about spunky cat girl Alex ⚡🐱

kattabolt.carrd.co
kattabolt.com
areyoshi.com

I post about Pokemon, my pets, & my OCs. If you like middle-aged men with issues who fall in love: hello, ask me about my #OC ship called Kibble. I have no self control.
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Always read contracts you're sent to sign, even if you're told it's "boilerplate".

Understand what you're agreeing to and don't be afraid to ask questions or request adjustments.

When you're starting out you may not have much room to negotiate, but at least you can go into it with your eyes open.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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LMAO AI ain’t shit because if I, a person with no game dev experience, made a working game that works across all devices you don’t need a little program to hallucinate the idea of a game for you.

TRULY a skill issue if you rely on AI at this point
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Alright, Dan, you've already won, simmer the fuck down
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ Reader Can’t Believe How Long It Taking Sam And Frodo To Fuck https://theonion.com/lord-of-the-rings-reader-cant-believe-how-long-it-taking-sam-and-frodo-to-fuck/
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Happy February 4th, today is my 15th anniversary with @ketpia.bsky.social ! 🤠🎨🤡🎉
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Some places give you way too much food oh my God, we have five takeaway boxes
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Happy February 4th, today is my 15th anniversary with @ketpia.bsky.social ! 🤠🎨🤡🎉
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Speaking of comics:

Whether this new administration “observes” it or not, it’s still Black History Month.

Here’s a list of great comics by Black creators, and/or centering Black characters & stories 🕊️ 📚

bookshop.org/lists/graphi...
Graphic Novels for Black History Month
Graphic novels created by Black authors/artists, and/or centering Black stories and culture.
bookshop.org
February 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I used slablets for uhhhhhhh I'm gonna say a LONG WHILE, but I haven't moved back since making the jump to screen tablets, since that's what I originally envisioned when I first understood what tablets were, and I like having a monitor I can draw on
artists, out of curiousity: do you prefer a screen tablet, or a slablet?
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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remember back when we all doodled the current thing for warmups? we could bring that back, maybe, that was fun
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Alex Kattabolt alert!!! 🥰
(Please read OP's comic if you don't already, Solstoria is so much fun and always fascinating)
Natalia for @mickuv.bsky.social !!
Alex for @areyoshi.bsky.social !! Thanks you guys!!!
February 3, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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I'm thinking of looking at the scholastic book club model - a catalogue you pick titles from.

Something that changes per quarter or season.
I'm looking at making an indie distribution company for indie books and idk if a model for that exists already, but if anyone has information on how indie book stores order (before I contact a bunch) that would be cool.

I'm specifically looking at Naarm/Melbourne but all info is good info
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 AM
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Commission for @cutiefling.bsky.social DnD character Shaxx!

#Commission #DnD
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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shoutout to 19th century trans man james berry for just fucking killing a dude in a duel for questioning his gender
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Maybe someday I'll make more functional starter packs, but for now I've still just got this little non-exhaustive list I use to keep track of folks I've known for a long time across multiple platforms. They are all cool beans
go.bsky.app/UGHHJ3S
February 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
PLEASE read Sun Princess, Georgia's work never fails to inspire
Hello please read my comic about a shy little black girl here sunprincesscomic.com/comic/26-17-...

Or throw me some ko-fi for the PDFs!

bsky.app/profile/geoh...
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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journalists use alt text challenge
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Okay real talk, I've been putting off making introductory Grease Pencil tutorials for fucking years. 2D artists who want to/have tried to learn blender, start yelling at me in the comments of this thread with your questions. I'm gonna start working on this tomorrow.
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuhh...
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Look at the cute nail art my friend made!
These are my most recent nail art creations. They took me all day yesterday between shaping the press ons to fit my nail shape, painting with gel paints, and sculpting with hard gel (and taking plenty of breaks for food and gaming). Hard to believe I only started this hobby this past January.
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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🎨 (2021) This was originally a kind of vent comic/reassurance for myself during some really hard stuff that I couldn't magically "fix" for a friend. Maybe this advice could be helpful for you, too?

(I am not sure why I used SYC and Bull as the mouthpieces lol. #KittensDidNothingWrong for more???)
February 1, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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> Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
>
> She never expected to slay.

stolen from https://wapo.st/4qIqlTl

#nationalgalleryofart #genz #slang #art #maiolica
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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This is the last original I have left in this series.

Tisha Mark ©2025, Into the Calm, Breathe series, oil on linen, 14"x11"

Available:
tishamark.com/product/into...

#art #painting #SciArt #TraditionalArt #BlueSkyArt #bsnm
February 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Happy Groundhog Day! I am a fan of the absurdity of weather prognosticating rodents and celebrate Groundhog Day with my thermochromic linocut. The shadow is visible if the ambient temperature is <30°C and disappears when >30°C (and it’s a safe bet winter is over or you are overheating your home). 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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It's essential to understand that things have gotten MORE difficult to sell online independently.

Sure, you can sign-up to a 'marketplace', but owning your very own online shop means dealing with things like additional digital service taxes (different for every country you sell to).
Comixology: Amazon absolutely destroyed it
GumRoad: went full into NFTs and doxxed a client when he got pissed
Steam: pulled adult titles and has a really high wall for payouts
Amazon is well, Amazon
Patreon actively hates its users
Itch keeps dropping the ball

And this isn't counting paypro stuff
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM