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elemental.embers

@fiery.bsky.social

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Illustrator. Collector of art supplies, digital art software, and the best of intentions. ♥️ panel shows, life sciences, puns, cake, & dogs. No AI or NFT. she/her https://elementalembers.art

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elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 3d

#DigitalPainting of a red-tailed hawk.
#Rebelle and #AffinityPhoto

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Inkgrid | Edel-Art @inkgrid.bsky.social · 9d

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 9d

Cara's nice, but I'm annoyed they haven't figured out alt text yet.

I post there when I remember!

Maybe someday they'll get integrated Glaze back. It was great when it worked, before bad actors took advantage and they had to take it away.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 9d

They've had so much backlash and refuse to even try to reassure their users (many rely on the software for their jobs too).
I don't know about today, but even yesterday, their social media accounts were directing people to their (closed) forums for support.
Their discord is still unmoderated. 😬

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 10d

I never considered the difference the writing tool could make for cursive specifically, but it seems so obvious once you pointed it out.

As much as I love my print handwriting (I've made an effort since I was a kid to make it my own), cursive has charm to it, and I admire those who can do it well.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 11d

(required in northern Utah just a few days ago)

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 11d

Some locations still require actual prescriptions from your primary care physician.
Call ahead to see if your state/county does.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 11d

You've got a perpetual license for it and I'd actually consider that lucky with all of the uncertainty! You got in before they shut down their stores!

They won't take that away.

It's been a solid suite of software.

Saying that, the refund policy will lapse before we find out the future plans.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 11d

Chances of it being turned into subscription model feel high.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 11d

I assumed Canva would ruin it.
But I am surprised they're willing to go an entire month without any sales.

People have already jumped into their discord asking for a way to buy the software today (one even had their trial expire today, so they wanted to jump on it after liking the product.)

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 11d

Canva bought Serif (Affinity Suite graphics software) last year.
It took a while, but it seems like it's finally being visibly mismanaged.

They're shutting down the support forums and moved to a discord server with little/no moderation.

They closed their store. You can't even buy their software.

Creative Freedom Is Coming - Affinity

Creative Freedom Is Coming. October 30

affinity.serif.com

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 13d

And if youre sick or disabled, there isn't much left in that short list.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 14d

Oooooh the zombie one looks kind of like a fuzzy nautilus

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 16d

I like painting the weird animals. <3
Greater bilby.
#DigitalArt made with #Rebelle, #AffinityPhoto, and #Procreate

Digital painting of a small light grey marsupial with large hare-like ears and opossum-like tail, crouching on some orange sand against a bright blue background. It is a greater bilby, a small animal native to Australia. It has front claws shaped for digging and a narrow snout.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 16d

Outlines are not forbidden.

When I was younger, I just wanted things to look real. And my HS art teachers didn't allow outlines at all; they were ok for doodles, but not real art.

It took a long time for me to be ok with outlines and more expressive approaches.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 18d

I can focus a lot better now that the weather is cooler. What a difference that makes!

Also, Procreate's new update brought some really fun brushes with it, so I'm excited to play around with those.

Should have something to share by end of week. :)

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 19d

Mine will be here later today and I'm so excited to hold something made by an artist whose work I love. <3

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 21d

I've been looking forward to it for a while! <3 I hope that you have a lot of success with it-- the premise is great and the art is, well, the big reason I bought it. I can't wait to appreciate the hell out of all of the hard work you put into it.

A screenshot showing a preorder for "Hello Sunshine" (a graphic novel) by Keezy Young. It was placed June 30, 2025.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 21d

The content warnings for art were ridiculous. I bailed specifically because of that.
Bluesky and cara have been good enough, though I wish I could find more people I know on cara.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 21d

My taste was altered for only a couple of days.
My sense of smell (and phantom smells of cigarette smoke and rotting meat) lasted probably a year or so after.
Saying that, I have long COVID (since March 2020) and *nothing* has been normal since. Most people have milder effects than I did/do!

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 22d

This was really cool and I'm impatiently waiting for more.

Every scene is a joy to watch--
The colors, the character designs, the world design. It's all so good. The voice acting is great too.

Dana Terrace @danaterrace.bsky.social · 23d

Knights of Guinevere PILOT

youtu.be/MCAdbUaMlAE

KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT

YouTube video by GLITCH

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 23d

ugh, I'd forgotten about the October slide. You're absolutely right. This happened the last few years (when I had improved enough to notice a setback!)

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 23d

Playing the "Am I getting sick or is this just long covid playing its games?" the entire week. I'd been doing a bit better for a while, and now everything feels flu-like again.
Is it related to the dozens of mosquito bites I've had? Who knows?
The only certain thing is that something is off.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 23d

We had a decent amount of kids show up even with the lights out last year, so we need to make up for it this time.

I never had trick or treating as a kid (too rural, no paved roads, no lights, etc). Decorating and handing out treats is a way to make up for the fun I didn't get to have.

elemental.embers @fiery.bsky.social · 23d

We just moved here fairly close to Halloween last year, so we sat it out due to exhaustion from moving.
But this year? We've been planning our decorations for months. We already have the cackling .wav for the doorbell and I'm working on things to put in the front-facing windows, lit from behind.
:)