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Aimee Steinberger

@aimeekitty.bsky.social

Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.

November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM

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Natalie Spitzel

@nat-the-dev.bsky.social

Stop using AI for placeholder assets.
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT

June 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM

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@miggsboson.bsky.social

Demon: a togore comic

November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM

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LEE GATLIN

@neilaglet.bsky.social

Marvel Team-up

November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM

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Alexa Doodles

@alexadoodles.bsky.social

Being a Layout Artist on 'Let's Go Luna!' was such a delight. I'd love the chance to work again with my team from the show~

#layoutartist #backgroundartist #illustration

A black and white illustration of street market. There are stalls for produce and accessories.

A black and white illustration of a rural, grassy plain. There's a fence in the foreground and mountains in the background.

A black and white illustration of an abstract cafe and courtyard, where two characters dance in the center.

A black and white illustration of Fenway Park. There's a hotdog stand in the foreground.

November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM

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Shirley Jackson

@lioninthetrees.bsky.social

Carnotaur Totem 🦖✨

This friend will be available in my next shop update coming this Friday at 9am PT! 👀👀

Link for bookmarking: shop.lioninthetrees.com

#art #pottery #sciart

A large ceramic sculpture of a Carnotaur (think T-Rex but has horns coming out of their head over their eyes) done with black underglaze.
This piece features sgraffito markings and my signature California Poppies crawling up it's sides and back.
Also noting that the dinosaur looks rather happy.

A photo of the back of the piece to show more of the Poppies curving up and around the back. The flower and it's stem have been coloured in using orange and green underglazes.

November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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pikat

@pikat.io

practice

November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Adam

@katoncomics.com

So Animation industry, these are the type of people in positions of power? These are the type of people who are put in charge of hiring artist?
This is disgusting from an art director on linked who's trynna tell me "Complaining that you’re not getting favors is asinine". This is where we're at hun?

"I was the Art Director at Cartoon Network for both Powerpuff Girls and Dexter’s Laboratory, and I held the same role on half a dozen top-level shows at Nickelodeon, Henson, and elsewhere. From experience, I can tell you this: if you’re not the best, you will get passed by. You have to ask yourself, “Am I truly as good as the best I’ve ever seen?” If the answer is no, then—hard truth—you’re out of luck.

So what’s left to do? Work hard to be an artist with something special enough to cause an art director to remember you."

Me: "As an industry veteran, don't you think thats a problem with the industry with having these unattainable high standards for artist just starting out? You are trying to get new grads and self taught artist to compare themselves to 10+ year pros.
The real problem is these studios not having the budget nor willing to train new talent to fit the mold. How exactly are artist going to be the best with no prior experience other than education?"

Him: "Adam T., as an art director my job is to maintain the highest level of quality and talent — not to hand out charity. That said, I’m actually known for hiring people with zero experience if their talent is undeniable.

The point is: the animation industry is more competitive than it has ever been. Complaining that you’re not getting favors is asinine. The only way to work in this industry today is to be good — and the only way to be good is to work hard and be brutally honest with yourself.

And look, we all see how thin the market is right now. Even really good people are out of work. Young artists need to understand they should have fallback skills — real, blue-collar skills. Learn to weld. Become an electrician. Whatever it is, have something solid to stand on."

November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM

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Alex J

@alexjohnstonart.bsky.social

Princess Ozma taking Dorothy on a whirl wind ride across Oz on her trusty steed Saw Horse ✨ #art #digitalart #fanart #landofoz #dorzma

Princess Ozma and Dorothy Gale riding on top of Ozma's loyal steed Saw Horse, a wooden horse brought to life by Ozma. They are pictured galloping across the field in Oz, Dorothy is happily waving hello to people off screen as they speed by while she has her other hand on Ozma's waist. Ozma has hold of Saw Horse's reigns and is also happy for a moment of freedom.

March 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM

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Chrysope

@chrysope.bsky.social

Special agent Dana Scully ✨

November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM

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@darktarou.bsky.social

Mouthwashing. Oil pastels + colored pencils on very cheap A3 paper
#mouthwashing #mouthwashingfanart

June 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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Robert “The Baste God” McNees

@mcnees.bsky.social

Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪

November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM

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Catsuka

@catsuka.bsky.social

Since 2021, Manuel Kamekura has been making a pixelated version of Evangelion.
www.instagram.com/fredrikov

November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM

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Enerjax✦ 🔜 Magfest, FF

@enerjax.bsky.social

My Celes gouache painting from a few weeks back! It was difficult but still worth the attempt 🗡️

Celes Chere gouache that didn’t go as I’d hoped but completing it is better than nothing!

November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM

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Myles Fontana

@heyitsmyles.bsky.social

Did you know that big studios monitor piracy? Don't you fucking dare pirate this shit. Do not hate watch through piracy. JK Rowling is a disgusting human being that funds and encourages the hurt, pain and death of my fellow trans peers.

Support media that actually deserves our time and money.

Marvel Mania @marvelmania.bsky.social · 5d

HBO CEO Casey Bloys says 'HARRY POTTER' Season 2 is already being written

"We’re going to do whatever we can to not have a huge gap, for the kids, obviously, but also for viewers"

November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM

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Meghan Lands

@meghanlands.bsky.social

This is so much fun!!! I hope the originator doesn't feel bad, Frieren Looking Up is so delightful because of all the different ways artists try to "solve" a drawing like this. Some really accomplished artists struggled here! It's nice to remember some things are just hard to draw no matter what.

Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · 5d

The "Frieren Looking Up" Art Trend attracted some Big Names in Animation! Excited for Season 2?

November 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM

Alex J

@alexjohnstonart.bsky.social

Please, pleeeease give me an Ozma of Oz film ~

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 4d

Stephen Schwartz says he and Winnie Holzman are developing a new ‘WICKED’ project.

It wouldn’t be a sequel to Glinda and Elphaba’s story but instead a new idea that “expands Oz in a new direction”

(Source: theankler.com/p/more-oz-wi...)

November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM

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jess m.

@jametc.bsky.social

This apparently shuts off the sorting into promotions/social/etc if you do this. Fucking stupid

Laura Bee @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · 5d

Gmail users!!

They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.

Pass it on!!

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out

A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.

www.malwarebytes.com

November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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Littledigits

@littledigits.bsky.social

also adding to say for my under 18s. IF AN ADULT shows positive interest in you as a FRIEND and tells you things about their life/involves themselves in yours.

Also get out of there.

Predators in animation have utilized fan's interests to access and groom victims since forever

👏BOUNDRIES R GOOD👏

🦷👁️Alex Rochon👁️🦷 @alexrochonva.bsky.social · 5d

Hey.

Kindly reminder.

Content creators are not your friends just because you like their work. You do not know who we are.

This goes double for anyone under 18; be very careful about interacting with adults.

If any adult makes you feel uncomfortable, DO NOT ENGAGE THEM. RUN.

November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM

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🦷👁️Alex Rochon👁️🦷

@alexrochonva.bsky.social

Hey.

Kindly reminder.

Content creators are not your friends just because you like their work. You do not know who we are.

This goes double for anyone under 18; be very careful about interacting with adults.

If any adult makes you feel uncomfortable, DO NOT ENGAGE THEM. RUN.

November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM