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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · 1d

Cursed Relics week 1: moonlight scythe, shadowfang blade. Reference from @adorkastock.com

#cursedrelics2025 #cursedrelics

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · 16d

Yes! The two arcs on the inside link up seamlessly

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · 22d

OMG so fucking good

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · 26d

Sometimes I have a small freakout because I hold a few pens in my non drawing hand and forget when I want to switch pens.

Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Sep 5

That opening is so evocative on its own, too. I would never think of hitting "skip intro" if that were an option back then.

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Alex Franqueira ✨🇱🇧 @ NYCC @alexfranq.bsky.social · Jul 28

go off guillermo del toro 🫶🏻

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Aug 20

Seeing me carrying my sketchbook, a friend asked if I was journaling. I said no, I was just doing a quick sketch. Later I thought, I use a sketchbook for working out ideas, processing emotions, as a record of events . . .
So I guess maybe I was journaling.

Anyway, here's a sketch from Kahului, Maui

a watercolor sketch of trees and foliage with a bay and mountains receding into the background

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Zachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · Aug 13

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Aug 6

Also:

Don't let anyone ruin your good mood amigo/ if they do/ eat/ them

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Aug 6

Surely nothing can go wrong with small flying robots carrying hot liquid overhead

Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Aug 6

Wtf. It sucks that you run into envious, insecure assholes like that. Your work, studies, and advice that you post are always mind-blowing and inspiring.

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Aug 4

Some sunday figure drawings

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Jun 30

Good luck! Fountain pens can be really nice for drawing

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Jun 30

I've been favoring the Pilot Lightive (left) and Hongdian forest (right, with a fude nib). They seal better when capped than the kakuno. If you're going to use them with water soluble media, try a water resistant ink like platinum carbon black. Most fountain ink makes a wash with water

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Jun 6

If you haven't seen it yet, Pantheon is really good

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · May 29

Happy birthday and thank you for sharing!

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · May 2

Dude, here's my car

Elizabeth: Ghost in the City @kikutowne.bsky.social · May 2

aw

Matt Neil Hill @mattneilhill.bsky.social · May 2

Remove a letter, ruin a movie.

The Cow.

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Apr 30

Do you visualize the whole drawing before putting the lines down? It's so satisfying watching your drawing take shape almost like puzzle pieces fitting together.

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Noah Kutaka @nkutaka.bsky.social · Apr 29

Quick urban sketch from the weekend, fountain pen and water brush ink wash

Ink wash sketch of a small plant growing in front of a utility pole, with a traffic cone and part of a car nearby

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Jellybox @jellybox.bsky.social · Apr 29

There's ONE WEEK LEFT to help make UMBERT ACTUALLY! a reality!

We're less than $13k away!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · Apr 17

see? THIS is the reason we need that fucking Umbert Actually show to get funded

because of stupid people like this who talk completely out of their asses about the media industry. so it can debunk this garbage

I'm not screwing around here either lol

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...