Bonkalore
@bonkalore.bsky.social
30|She/her Former DreamWorks story artist and doing freelance.
Most of my art is on tumblr! http://bonkalore.tumblr.com
http://patreon.com/bonkalore
Most of my art is on tumblr! http://bonkalore.tumblr.com
http://patreon.com/bonkalore
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PSA to anyone ever looking to hire an illustrator, artist, designer, craftsperson, etc:
Do not send them gen ai images.
*Especially* do not send them ai images to use as a basis to work off of/ improve/ fix for you. Just send a description of what you are looking for and a sketch (100000% better!)
Do not send them gen ai images.
*Especially* do not send them ai images to use as a basis to work off of/ improve/ fix for you. Just send a description of what you are looking for and a sketch (100000% better!)
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
PSA to anyone ever looking to hire an illustrator, artist, designer, craftsperson, etc:
Do not send them gen ai images.
*Especially* do not send them ai images to use as a basis to work off of/ improve/ fix for you. Just send a description of what you are looking for and a sketch (100000% better!)
Do not send them gen ai images.
*Especially* do not send them ai images to use as a basis to work off of/ improve/ fix for you. Just send a description of what you are looking for and a sketch (100000% better!)
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We’re just innocent men
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We’re just innocent men
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Saw this adorable French animation ad and I had to share it over here! The style looks familiar but I can’t my finger on what group it is. Any ideas?
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Saw this adorable French animation ad and I had to share it over here! The style looks familiar but I can’t my finger on what group it is. Any ideas?
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friendly reminder that u don't owe estranged family shit
ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ👍
ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ👍
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
friendly reminder that u don't owe estranged family shit
ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ👍
ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ👍
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looking for freelance work like: oh this illustration job for a kids book would pay $3.3k, not bad… oh wait. there’s 110 pages? and they want it done in 4-6 weeks? so they want 30 bucks per page??? and they want it disney/pixar level quality???
good LUCK yall 😭
good LUCK yall 😭
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
looking for freelance work like: oh this illustration job for a kids book would pay $3.3k, not bad… oh wait. there’s 110 pages? and they want it done in 4-6 weeks? so they want 30 bucks per page??? and they want it disney/pixar level quality???
good LUCK yall 😭
good LUCK yall 😭
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P sure someone was just smoking IN the hallway of the apartment??
Like bro yeah its cold outside but if you want to poison yourself you take your ass outside and freeze
Dont expose the rest of us to your fuckin smoke
Like bro yeah its cold outside but if you want to poison yourself you take your ass outside and freeze
Dont expose the rest of us to your fuckin smoke
December 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
P sure someone was just smoking IN the hallway of the apartment??
Like bro yeah its cold outside but if you want to poison yourself you take your ass outside and freeze
Dont expose the rest of us to your fuckin smoke
Like bro yeah its cold outside but if you want to poison yourself you take your ass outside and freeze
Dont expose the rest of us to your fuckin smoke
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My patience for, like, fandom Discourse is so brittle these days due to 1) I already did most of that messily in the 2010s and 2) everything in the actual, real, literal, material world is actively on fire
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My patience for, like, fandom Discourse is so brittle these days due to 1) I already did most of that messily in the 2010s and 2) everything in the actual, real, literal, material world is actively on fire
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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My birthday is next Thursday and I admittedly haven't been doing great mentally lately (I have booked a therapist Im working on it)! The only gift I could ask for is for my art to be shared <3 And if you like my work consider following, I'd really, really be grateful! More to come!
#chiluverart
#chiluverart
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My birthday is next Thursday and I admittedly haven't been doing great mentally lately (I have booked a therapist Im working on it)! The only gift I could ask for is for my art to be shared <3 And if you like my work consider following, I'd really, really be grateful! More to come!
#chiluverart
#chiluverart
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Some sketches of Georgina hanging with her now XL Big brother.
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Some sketches of Georgina hanging with her now XL Big brother.
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Discovering your best friend Abs (its writed abs, right?)
#digitalart #illustration #friends #urbanfantasy #oc #troll #halfling #abs #surprisedreaction
#digitalart #illustration #friends #urbanfantasy #oc #troll #halfling #abs #surprisedreaction
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Discovering your best friend Abs (its writed abs, right?)
#digitalart #illustration #friends #urbanfantasy #oc #troll #halfling #abs #surprisedreaction
#digitalart #illustration #friends #urbanfantasy #oc #troll #halfling #abs #surprisedreaction
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
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While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
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Using my voice as a creator to put out a small PSA on how to disable the new feedback feature on our favorite overly-nosey payment processor.
Reminder to never comm details on payment websites, and to never directly link your payment pages to your NSFW work.
Reminder to never comm details on payment websites, and to never directly link your payment pages to your NSFW work.
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Using my voice as a creator to put out a small PSA on how to disable the new feedback feature on our favorite overly-nosey payment processor.
Reminder to never comm details on payment websites, and to never directly link your payment pages to your NSFW work.
Reminder to never comm details on payment websites, and to never directly link your payment pages to your NSFW work.
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Fair warning that if you use categories, you will no longer have those as google has decided either you have to face ALL your unread emails or...let them snoop.
I made a thread yesterday to help with going through some of them, via explaining filters but oh do I dislike this dynamic.
I made a thread yesterday to help with going through some of them, via explaining filters but oh do I dislike this dynamic.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Fair warning that if you use categories, you will no longer have those as google has decided either you have to face ALL your unread emails or...let them snoop.
I made a thread yesterday to help with going through some of them, via explaining filters but oh do I dislike this dynamic.
I made a thread yesterday to help with going through some of them, via explaining filters but oh do I dislike this dynamic.
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If Paypal asks for your opinion, you do NOT say it was NSFW or a commission! Spread the word, because we need to innoculate ourselves to this paypro bullshit.
Apparently P*ypal now asks for customer opinions on accounts sending invoices.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If Paypal asks for your opinion, you do NOT say it was NSFW or a commission! Spread the word, because we need to innoculate ourselves to this paypro bullshit.
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I cannot stress enough that your calls — and your social media posts — on this issue DO matter and WILL impact things long-term
But you have to call
But you have to call
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I cannot stress enough that your calls — and your social media posts — on this issue DO matter and WILL impact things long-term
But you have to call
But you have to call
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holidays are coming 🎶
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
holidays are coming 🎶
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They're de-banking people for kink content online now
They'll come for you and your interests next - there's already been movement against vtubers in general, and games like Corpse Party are having their western releases canned over concerns about this stuff
Get loud before it's too late
They'll come for you and your interests next - there's already been movement against vtubers in general, and games like Corpse Party are having their western releases canned over concerns about this stuff
Get loud before it's too late
Friend tried to donate to my Throne, flagged by fraud detection at Bank of America — bank identified the transaction as specially for “giantess voretuber Ana Valens”
I suspect I faced those Patreon / Ko-fi dings b/c financial institutions have me, specifically, on record as a high risk recipient!
I suspect I faced those Patreon / Ko-fi dings b/c financial institutions have me, specifically, on record as a high risk recipient!
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
They're de-banking people for kink content online now
They'll come for you and your interests next - there's already been movement against vtubers in general, and games like Corpse Party are having their western releases canned over concerns about this stuff
Get loud before it's too late
They'll come for you and your interests next - there's already been movement against vtubers in general, and games like Corpse Party are having their western releases canned over concerns about this stuff
Get loud before it's too late
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Days later and I finally got some color to this
Very belated #pockyday with the lovelies <3
#NintendoARMS #ARMSgame #RibbonCobra #ZukaArt
Very belated #pockyday with the lovelies <3
#NintendoARMS #ARMSgame #RibbonCobra #ZukaArt
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Days later and I finally got some color to this
Very belated #pockyday with the lovelies <3
#NintendoARMS #ARMSgame #RibbonCobra #ZukaArt
Very belated #pockyday with the lovelies <3
#NintendoARMS #ARMSgame #RibbonCobra #ZukaArt
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think: