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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · 2d

2 months and 11hours total- Probably the longest i needed this year- whoop
#originalcharacter #digitalart #procreate

Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Always thought of comics as art two (or more) people created together... one with the skill in writing, one with the skill in art, and together they make something cohesive that would not be the same if either element was missing-

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · Aug 29

All the Passion Tax posts today make it so clear to me that people across plenty of industries want to make things, solve problems, and provide care, and it’s just that not one guy from the “nobody wants to work these days” camp wants to pay for that work.

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Cylunny @cylunny.bsky.social · Aug 31

#VgenComm of a beautiful salad for Nyxi_Merkitty!

#guildwars2 #sylvari

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 29

I wish for this life... but i am too scared to go freelancing- 🥲

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kris @qwiqwiaqwi.bsky.social · Aug 23

Can't wait to see the circus man animated 🌙 #CriticalRole #MollymaukTealeaf

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 23

It sstarting to be that time again huh

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 23

When i was little i was told by my parents and grandparents to not sign up for random sites, to never give people my real name or age and to be careful of websites i didn't know.

It's the parent's job to educate their children on how to be safe on the net. Not the governments.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · Apr 2

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

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Chiiri @chiiri.bsky.social · Aug 22

You don't have to post NSFW yourself for it to negatively affect you. You don't have to, because these bans are not about NSFW content, or protecting kids, or making a site safer to use.

Its ALWAYS about conservatives and agendas to push people back in the closet, and remove dissenters.

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fenny 🦇 @fennelsoup.bsky.social · Aug 19

yeah

text post saying: apologies to anyone who ever thought i was cool and reached out to me only to discover i am just a weird little hermit who can't carry on a conversation to save my life

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Jenn / CaptainHanyuu 💖✨ -> POLARIS 2025 @captainhanyuu.art · Aug 19

This is completely bat shit crazy to me, cause even *if* the lack of ethics of AI weren't a thing, this just basically is a speed run for reputational damage to ANYONE selling there.

Some rando can modify your stuff with god-knows-what and keep your name attached to it and you'd be none the wiser!

Schiraki @schiraki.bsky.social · Aug 18

Dear artists, if you have a spreadshirt shop: Spreadshirt will implement a tool to allow users to alter your artwork via AI soon. Because of that, my artwork is now deleted from this platform (as well as the whole shop).

#artists #noai

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 18

I don't get how people lose the pen- My last actual pen tablet even had a little stand for it- And i got a case for the ipad that the pen snaps into-
Never had to search for a pen either.

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🔞⚔️Lumen @churchofpossum.bsky.social · Aug 18

There's also a list of your representatives with all their contact info so if you're european definitely go message them about this.

spongynova 🐊🔞 @spongynova.bsky.social · Aug 17

To my fellow EU people, Chat Control is a proposal made to scan all messages, photos, and private conversations without consent.

We can stop this, mass surveillance isn't the answer, let's contact our reps !

fightchatcontrol.eu#contact-tool

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

fightchatcontrol.eu

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 18

It's been nice to just... draw. No stakes.. just go see where it takes me. I missed this so much.
#gw2 #originalcharacters #digitalart

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 16

i should probably create a folder or something with info on my toons readily accessible... this started as a fun little "People think up stories for their GW2 toons, I should do that too."

And six years later its a massive universe that spans over 3 dimensions, several decades and 27 characters.

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 16

I had forgotten how fun it is to play with light. I think my motivation is returning.

Featuring Vernon (left) and Reese (right). They both kinda went through hell and back but they had both very different approaches to it. (Alternate versions of Horatio and Verne)

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 14

Something something… i got motivated to continue this… too tired to explain the characters

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Arc @sylverarc.bsky.social · Aug 14

despicable mold spore (stu) @shroomlet.bsky.social · Aug 14

Did you know you could download wikipedia and view it offline, there are a few ways to do it, mainly using kiwix
kiwix.org

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Lukasz Kowalczuk @elkowalczuk.bsky.social · Aug 6

Unfriendly reminder:

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Littleevil0ne *COMMS OPEN* @littleevil0ne.bsky.social · Aug 1

"I can't brainstorm without ai" "I can't draw without ai" "I can't write without ai" "Ai summarized it for me cause it's too hard of a read"
So what exactly /can/ you do? Because you sound fucking useless to me

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Grixis @greexis.bsky.social · Jul 28

how I feel since 2016 or so

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Aurumek (Simon Hintermann) @aurumek.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today is my birthday (turning 29), which is the only time all year that I ask for a repost 🌿
I hope you get lost in fantasy worlds as much as I do 🔮

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Cody R. @canthealz.com · Jul 27

Well said!!

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boney🔞💖 @boneyhag.bsky.social · Jul 25

🧡Support Censored Artists!🧡

Compiling a list of censored works that can be browsed and purchased with alternative means ⤵️

Submission form: airtable.com/appsH84vZqnS...

Collection of works: airtable.com/appsH84vZqnS...

this is a TEMPORARY SOLUTION to make sure artists keep getting paid!

Support Censored Artists!
ARTISTS:
submit your work and alternate ways to purchase and view it
SUPPORTERS:
browse art and support by purchasing and following on social media

ALL ART WELCOME!
Comics, zines, prose, games, bundles, and more
Queer works
Adult Content
YES EVEN THE WEIRD STUFF!! NO CENSORSHIP!
This is a temporary solution to make sure artists can still make money while we organize against payment processors

If your work was censored by payment processors:
Join SUPPORT CENSORED ARTISTS by filling out your information in the form provided.
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DO:
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