qae - Festival of the Photocopier 7th - 8th Feb
@qae0.bsky.social
punjabi australian artist and illustrator . [email protected] . https://linktr.ee/QAE0 .
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Reminder for artists: don't get blinded by the "big number" for an art project. Remember to do the math.
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Reminder for artists: don't get blinded by the "big number" for an art project. Remember to do the math.
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
$3,000 for a tarot card desk *sounds* great. But in reality you're only being paid $38.46 per artwork. And if each artwork takes 20 hours to make, you're getting paid $1.92/hr
🎨 Share your OC boundaries
🖌️Fanart? ✅
💞Shipping? ✅
🖋️Fanfiction? ✅
♊️Draw their OCs with yours? ✅
🔞NSFW? ✅
🤖AI? ❌
🖌️Fanart? ✅
💞Shipping? ✅
🖋️Fanfiction? ✅
♊️Draw their OCs with yours? ✅
🔞NSFW? ✅
🤖AI? ❌
🎨 Share your OC boundaries
🖌️Fanart?
Will scream and eat your art
💞Shipping?
Open to it, but let's talk first
🖋️Fanfiction?
Maybe not, ask first
♊️Draw their OCs with yours?
Suggestive shipping 👌just not anything intimate (ex. kissing)
🔞NSFW?
Open to it but let's first talk about it.
🤖AI?
😐
🖌️Fanart?
Will scream and eat your art
💞Shipping?
Open to it, but let's talk first
🖋️Fanfiction?
Maybe not, ask first
♊️Draw their OCs with yours?
Suggestive shipping 👌just not anything intimate (ex. kissing)
🔞NSFW?
Open to it but let's first talk about it.
🤖AI?
😐
🎨 Share your OC boundaries
🖌️Fanart?
Will weep with joy and show it to all my friends
💞Shipping?
Open to it, but let's talk first
🖋️Fanfiction?
Ask
♊️Draw their OCs with yours?
Platonically, any time! As a ship, ask first
🔞NSFW?
Will be embarrassed, but ask first and likely yes
🤖AI?
Death🔪
🖌️Fanart?
Will weep with joy and show it to all my friends
💞Shipping?
Open to it, but let's talk first
🖋️Fanfiction?
Ask
♊️Draw their OCs with yours?
Platonically, any time! As a ship, ask first
🔞NSFW?
Will be embarrassed, but ask first and likely yes
🤖AI?
Death🔪
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
🎨 Share your OC boundaries
🖌️Fanart? ✅
💞Shipping? ✅
🖋️Fanfiction? ✅
♊️Draw their OCs with yours? ✅
🔞NSFW? ✅
🤖AI? ❌
🖌️Fanart? ✅
💞Shipping? ✅
🖋️Fanfiction? ✅
♊️Draw their OCs with yours? ✅
🔞NSFW? ✅
🤖AI? ❌
if you can't tell this is very inspired by Nagabe's Monotone Blue
don't save him. he's exactly where he wants to be
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 AM
if you can't tell this is very inspired by Nagabe's Monotone Blue
don't save him. he's exactly where he wants to be
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 AM
don't save him. he's exactly where he wants to be
I just want to be like the rest of you
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I just want to be like the rest of you
Aadi sure has changed a lot
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Aadi sure has changed a lot
dainzhu draft
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 AM
dainzhu draft
Brutus
January 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Brutus
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Friend was venting a bit about struggling with "moot perception" and I think in 2026 some of you need to regain control and agency of your spaces. Having the "what will my followers think" mindset is self-harming. It's your account, with your rules, and every follower is a guest. Don't forget that.
January 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Friend was venting a bit about struggling with "moot perception" and I think in 2026 some of you need to regain control and agency of your spaces. Having the "what will my followers think" mindset is self-harming. It's your account, with your rules, and every follower is a guest. Don't forget that.
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Draw what you want! Sounds really basic but solely making art with the expectation of popularity + success will poison the well of your artistic spirit, and you won’t really develop an artistic voice if you’re just trying appease your audience at all times, save for a voice that actually isn’t yours
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Draw what you want! Sounds really basic but solely making art with the expectation of popularity + success will poison the well of your artistic spirit, and you won’t really develop an artistic voice if you’re just trying appease your audience at all times, save for a voice that actually isn’t yours
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For anyone else who needs to hear this as much as I did, I just read, “You can’t slow the pace of time. But you can slow down. Take a breath. Take your time.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
For anyone else who needs to hear this as much as I did, I just read, “You can’t slow the pace of time. But you can slow down. Take a breath. Take your time.”
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give yourself permission. community will support you, but nurture your instincts yourself. artistry consists of bravery, hunger, indulgence, curiosity, discipline, translation, honing of vision and purpose through repetition and experimentation. branding is a dead end goal. don't go on the computer.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
give yourself permission. community will support you, but nurture your instincts yourself. artistry consists of bravery, hunger, indulgence, curiosity, discipline, translation, honing of vision and purpose through repetition and experimentation. branding is a dead end goal. don't go on the computer.
ouuughhhh... this might be the end everpony... the stomach ache, it got me...
January 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
ouuughhhh... this might be the end everpony... the stomach ache, it got me...
human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you 🗡️
January 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you 🗡️
trying something
January 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
trying something
WAKE UP LOSER WE GOT BILLS TO PAY
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
WAKE UP LOSER WE GOT BILLS TO PAY
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Fandom needs interaction to thrive, if u want to keep enjoying art, fic, edits, animations, silly little hcs, and all of that gud stuff, give some of the love back that creators pour out for you, fandom shouldn't be /content/ to mindlessly consume, let it be a dialogue of love and appreciation 🙏✨❤️
I think a big fandom shift in interacting with stuff has gone from people commenting under the created thing whether it be fic or art to people linking it in private discord groups where the person who made it will never see any positive comments left on the thing they made.
February 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Fandom needs interaction to thrive, if u want to keep enjoying art, fic, edits, animations, silly little hcs, and all of that gud stuff, give some of the love back that creators pour out for you, fandom shouldn't be /content/ to mindlessly consume, let it be a dialogue of love and appreciation 🙏✨❤️
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goodnight sweet prince
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
goodnight sweet prince
Hi, I'm a dog with rabies
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Hi, I'm a dog with rabies
pen sketches
January 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
pen sketches