Orcasketcher
@orcasketcher.bsky.social
Pinned
Orcasketcher
@orcasketcher.bsky.social
· Oct 21
#InkTober2025 Day 21: Blast.
This was one of the first prompts that I had ideas about and it worked out exactly as I hoped. I love Mammoths, ever since my dad showed me a tooth he had found I’ve been fascinated with them.
Really love how this drawing turned out! Brushpen, Copics and gelpen.
This was one of the first prompts that I had ideas about and it worked out exactly as I hoped. I love Mammoths, ever since my dad showed me a tooth he had found I’ve been fascinated with them.
Really love how this drawing turned out! Brushpen, Copics and gelpen.
Reposted by Orcasketcher
If you want some good news moving into the holidays, Ed has you covered.
Do you remember the UK consultation from Dec 2024- Feb 2025?
It took then almost a year to read through the 11 500(!) respondents.
95%(!!!) Of respondents rejected the government's proposal of an unworkable "opt-out" scheme.
Do you remember the UK consultation from Dec 2024- Feb 2025?
It took then almost a year to read through the 11 500(!) respondents.
95%(!!!) Of respondents rejected the government's proposal of an unworkable "opt-out" scheme.
Brutal (but fair) Guardian headline today
Only 3% of respondents to the UK government’s consultation on AI & copyright supported their unfair plan to hand AI companies people’s work for free.
95% said AI companies should license training data.
🧵 1/2
Only 3% of respondents to the UK government’s consultation on AI & copyright supported their unfair plan to hand AI companies people’s work for free.
95% said AI companies should license training data.
🧵 1/2
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you want some good news moving into the holidays, Ed has you covered.
Do you remember the UK consultation from Dec 2024- Feb 2025?
It took then almost a year to read through the 11 500(!) respondents.
95%(!!!) Of respondents rejected the government's proposal of an unworkable "opt-out" scheme.
Do you remember the UK consultation from Dec 2024- Feb 2025?
It took then almost a year to read through the 11 500(!) respondents.
95%(!!!) Of respondents rejected the government's proposal of an unworkable "opt-out" scheme.
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Team Cherry Holiday Sign-off! Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow revealed, the original Hollow Knight refreshed, and more!
Read the blog post here: www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/holiday...
Read the blog post here: www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/holiday...
December 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Team Cherry Holiday Sign-off! Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow revealed, the original Hollow Knight refreshed, and more!
Read the blog post here: www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/holiday...
Read the blog post here: www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/holiday...
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
Reposted by Orcasketcher
If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
December 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If I had to ask the Louvre's permission it would 'kill' my high-end jewelry business!
Quick and messy Ceratosaurus after dealing with the flu from hell the past few days. Debating with myself whether or not to ink it. Yes is winning so far.
(Ceratodaurus is actually one of my favorite dinos, especially after playing the first Jurassic World Evolution game)
#sciart
(Ceratodaurus is actually one of my favorite dinos, especially after playing the first Jurassic World Evolution game)
#sciart
December 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Quick and messy Ceratosaurus after dealing with the flu from hell the past few days. Debating with myself whether or not to ink it. Yes is winning so far.
(Ceratodaurus is actually one of my favorite dinos, especially after playing the first Jurassic World Evolution game)
#sciart
(Ceratodaurus is actually one of my favorite dinos, especially after playing the first Jurassic World Evolution game)
#sciart
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Recent commission. I believe it is a type of sea nettle species, although I cannot make a determination as to which of the 16 different species! 🤣
If you know, please educate me! 🪼
#jellyfish #marinelife #sciart #nature #seanettle #ocean #wildlife #animal #animalart #ArtYear #conservation #sealife
If you know, please educate me! 🪼
#jellyfish #marinelife #sciart #nature #seanettle #ocean #wildlife #animal #animalart #ArtYear #conservation #sealife
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Recent commission. I believe it is a type of sea nettle species, although I cannot make a determination as to which of the 16 different species! 🤣
If you know, please educate me! 🪼
#jellyfish #marinelife #sciart #nature #seanettle #ocean #wildlife #animal #animalart #ArtYear #conservation #sealife
If you know, please educate me! 🪼
#jellyfish #marinelife #sciart #nature #seanettle #ocean #wildlife #animal #animalart #ArtYear #conservation #sealife
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Famed elephant expert Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died, aged 83. Founder of Save the Elephants and accomplished author, researcher and mentor... savetheelephants.org/news/world-r...
WORLD-RENOWNED AFRICAN ELEPHANT EXPERT, DR IAIN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, DIES AGED 83
Nairobi, Kenya – Tuesday, 9 December 2025: It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, renowned Scottish zoologist and founder & president of Save the Elephants.
savetheelephants.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Famed elephant expert Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died, aged 83. Founder of Save the Elephants and accomplished author, researcher and mentor... savetheelephants.org/news/world-r...
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Behold: another reason to not use Google.
The search results recently have become so much worse. I usually use @ecosiasearch.bsky.social (right side) first these days.
The search results recently have become so much worse. I usually use @ecosiasearch.bsky.social (right side) first these days.
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Behold: another reason to not use Google.
The search results recently have become so much worse. I usually use @ecosiasearch.bsky.social (right side) first these days.
The search results recently have become so much worse. I usually use @ecosiasearch.bsky.social (right side) first these days.
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Please sign folks... 🙏
The Guga “hunt” must end. Sign the petition: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Please sign folks... 🙏
I have more books that I can find room for and I will never stop buying them.
Especially with the rise of AI trash that a lot of people embrace and blindly follow like it’s the best thing that ever happened. I haven’t trusted anything written online in a while and I doubt that will change.
Especially with the rise of AI trash that a lot of people embrace and blindly follow like it’s the best thing that ever happened. I haven’t trusted anything written online in a while and I doubt that will change.
The Internet is becoming increasingly unreliable. Buy books and read them.
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I have more books that I can find room for and I will never stop buying them.
Especially with the rise of AI trash that a lot of people embrace and blindly follow like it’s the best thing that ever happened. I haven’t trusted anything written online in a while and I doubt that will change.
Especially with the rise of AI trash that a lot of people embrace and blindly follow like it’s the best thing that ever happened. I haven’t trusted anything written online in a while and I doubt that will change.
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Just a quick sketch to have fun.
Deep Sea December Day 5: "Brunch." 🤣
#deepsea #DeepSeaDecember #sciart #marinelife #ArtYear #animalart #nature #ocean #whale #brunch #Rivals
Deep Sea December Day 5: "Brunch." 🤣
#deepsea #DeepSeaDecember #sciart #marinelife #ArtYear #animalart #nature #ocean #whale #brunch #Rivals
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Just a quick sketch to have fun.
Deep Sea December Day 5: "Brunch." 🤣
#deepsea #DeepSeaDecember #sciart #marinelife #ArtYear #animalart #nature #ocean #whale #brunch #Rivals
Deep Sea December Day 5: "Brunch." 🤣
#deepsea #DeepSeaDecember #sciart #marinelife #ArtYear #animalart #nature #ocean #whale #brunch #Rivals
So gorgeous!
#PudgyHorse Lascaux Tribute 2. A companion piece to the first, following one of the other cave horses with a darker colour morph. Again, painted with pigments made by Mary Sanche from Cretaceous rocks from the Albertan badlands. From 2020.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So gorgeous!
Reposted by Orcasketcher
A #PudgyHorse tribute to the Lascaux cave paintings, painted with the Strata Trio watercolours made by @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social from Cretaceous rocks from the Albertan badlands. From 2020.
Might as well post this one as it's been stolen and sold on Australian Temu. 🙃
#ArtAdventCalendar
Might as well post this one as it's been stolen and sold on Australian Temu. 🙃
#ArtAdventCalendar
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A #PudgyHorse tribute to the Lascaux cave paintings, painted with the Strata Trio watercolours made by @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social from Cretaceous rocks from the Albertan badlands. From 2020.
Might as well post this one as it's been stolen and sold on Australian Temu. 🙃
#ArtAdventCalendar
Might as well post this one as it's been stolen and sold on Australian Temu. 🙃
#ArtAdventCalendar
Reposted by Orcasketcher
I've made some smaller beanie versions of the Devonian jawless fish - Zenaspis!
At 25cm long, these are lifesize! www.palaeoplushies.com/shop/zenaspis
I ship worldwide from the UK, US tariffs collected and pre-paid for easy delivery!
At 25cm long, these are lifesize! www.palaeoplushies.com/shop/zenaspis
I ship worldwide from the UK, US tariffs collected and pre-paid for easy delivery!
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I've made some smaller beanie versions of the Devonian jawless fish - Zenaspis!
At 25cm long, these are lifesize! www.palaeoplushies.com/shop/zenaspis
I ship worldwide from the UK, US tariffs collected and pre-paid for easy delivery!
At 25cm long, these are lifesize! www.palaeoplushies.com/shop/zenaspis
I ship worldwide from the UK, US tariffs collected and pre-paid for easy delivery!
Smol boys have all the chicks.
Cannot get over how good Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age was. All of the animals have so much personality! I never paid much attention to Moa’s but after seeing the male make himself smal, smaller, smallest for the female I’m in love!
Quick daily ink sketch.
#sciart
Cannot get over how good Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age was. All of the animals have so much personality! I never paid much attention to Moa’s but after seeing the male make himself smal, smaller, smallest for the female I’m in love!
Quick daily ink sketch.
#sciart
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Smol boys have all the chicks.
Cannot get over how good Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age was. All of the animals have so much personality! I never paid much attention to Moa’s but after seeing the male make himself smal, smaller, smallest for the female I’m in love!
Quick daily ink sketch.
#sciart
Cannot get over how good Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age was. All of the animals have so much personality! I never paid much attention to Moa’s but after seeing the male make himself smal, smaller, smallest for the female I’m in love!
Quick daily ink sketch.
#sciart
Reposted by Orcasketcher
For #SundayFishSketch I sketched a couple opah, which I know everybody did a while ago but I missed out and really wanted to draw some too
Today I colored one. See people, I used the markers! 🙌
Today I colored one. See people, I used the markers! 🙌
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
For #SundayFishSketch I sketched a couple opah, which I know everybody did a while ago but I missed out and really wanted to draw some too
Today I colored one. See people, I used the markers! 🙌
Today I colored one. See people, I used the markers! 🙌
Reposted by Orcasketcher
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Reposted by Orcasketcher
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
Reposted by Orcasketcher
happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is deinotherium, a proboscidean that lived in africa and eurasia from the middle miocene to early pleistocene. it is best known for the downward-pointing tusks on its lower jaw, the function of which are unclear
(art by @mariolanzas.bsky.social)
(art by @mariolanzas.bsky.social)
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is deinotherium, a proboscidean that lived in africa and eurasia from the middle miocene to early pleistocene. it is best known for the downward-pointing tusks on its lower jaw, the function of which are unclear
(art by @mariolanzas.bsky.social)
(art by @mariolanzas.bsky.social)
Was expecting just one episode to drop today but they’re all here already!
Binged the entire series in one go and just restarted it to watch a second time.
This blew all my expectations out of the water, it’s better then I was hoping.
Hats off to everyone involved, absolutely love it!
Binged the entire series in one go and just restarted it to watch a second time.
This blew all my expectations out of the water, it’s better then I was hoping.
Hats off to everyone involved, absolutely love it!
Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Was expecting just one episode to drop today but they’re all here already!
Binged the entire series in one go and just restarted it to watch a second time.
This blew all my expectations out of the water, it’s better then I was hoping.
Hats off to everyone involved, absolutely love it!
Binged the entire series in one go and just restarted it to watch a second time.
This blew all my expectations out of the water, it’s better then I was hoping.
Hats off to everyone involved, absolutely love it!
Reposted by Orcasketcher
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...