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Dust

@msdustercat.bsky.social

Did a few Nico Robin pieces for #robinartcollab run by
@nicorobinartcollab.bsky.social. Here's the first!
#art #onepiece #fanart #nicorobin

Nico Robin walking on a grassy hill near the ocean, looking up and smiling. The Sunny is in the background off in the distance.

February 1, 2026 at 4:41 PM

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Xavier

@xavierck.com

Do some studies off an actual planes of the head model you can download for free instead of using the plagiarism machine

bsky.app/profile/xavi...

Xavier @xavierck.com · May 8

If you've ever seen these photos online, you may be interested to know I took them about 15 years ago

You may also be interested to know that I did a 3D scan of this exact same Asaro Planes of the Head model, and you can get that scan here for zero moneys:

drive.google.com/file/d/1_W-2...

Several images of a John Asaro Planes of the Head model from the 1970s. It sits on an off-white background under soft natural light.

January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM

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feeb 🍓

@magicmooshka.bsky.social

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM

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Bree 🔜 ECCC K-13 🍄🦇🌿

@breebird33.bsky.social

did a 16th century fashion study but made it spoopy

bust of a figure dress in a 16th century kirtle with a slashed bodice and chemise overflowing at the shoulders where voluminous sleeves are tied, though the figure herself is a bit strange with skin tags and growth on the crown of her head, hidden by a skull mask with eyes glowing in the sockets.

January 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM

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Oni

@onidraws.bsky.social

I got this little matcha kitkat and the sentence written is basically saying "things will surely work out".
And I hope so little kitkat, I really hope so.

A little green matcha kitkat with the sentence "キット、なんとかなる" written on the wrapping.

January 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM

Dust

@msdustercat.bsky.social

Posting another piece from my tumblr!
#art #onepiece #fanart #nicorobin #trafalgarLaw

Trafalgar Law in the foreground in a ROOM bubble. Nico Robin in the Background in her Demonio Fleur form.

January 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM

Dust

@msdustercat.bsky.social

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you.
#artshare

January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM

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Corey They Them Brickley

@coreybrickley.bsky.social

oh i had this realization once

Are you actually lazy or are you just looking at the combined creative output of literally the entire internet and then comparing yourself to that

January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Gillian Branstetter

@gbbranstetter.bsky.social

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM

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Yulia Zhuchkova

@avalach.bsky.social

Today is my birthday! 🎂

I feel grateful for everyone who supports me, my art and the work I love. It makes even the hardest days brighter and gives me the strength to keep creating🫶

If you could spare a repost, it would mean a lot and help my work reach more people 🤗

December 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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Randall Munroe

@xkcd.com

Sauropods

xkcd.com/3185/

Comic. [Top panel: Long-necked dinosaur with red X over it.] [Bottom panel: two smaller dinosaurs the same shape except their neck isn’t long, while in the background there’s an extremely long neck criss-crossing the frame like a snake. Green check mark in center.] [caption] Thanks to modern paleontological reconstructions, we now know that most sauropods had short necks, and all those extra vertebrae belonged to the sauropod colony’s queen.

December 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM

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Kendra, normal version

@kendrawcandraw.bsky.social

"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist

December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM