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AJ 🌿 Semi-Hiatus

@dovexii.bsky.social

Quote your art with glasses on! <3

A digital portrait drawing of a pale woman wearing maroon-tinted glasses with nape length, almost black hair, a longer side on her left that fades to gray.
She wears large, gold statement earrings and a cybernetic gold strip across her nose and cheeks, and a gold necklace that falls down the center of her chest.
A vague tattoo is scribbled from the side of her neck down her chest.

November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM

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That One™ Goofy Alien

@kayptid.bsky.social

I forgot I made a red iteration to be the official one
me small brained

bonus redesign of another bug oc, Oobe, who isn't even a bug, but a homunculus (he very square brained tho)

November 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM

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rahaeli

@rahaeli.bsky.social

*endless screaming*

blakestacey.myatproto.social @blakestacey.myatproto.social · 23h

We have the text of the House #KOSA proposal now.

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November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Armaina

@armaina.com

Art Train!
(thank you for tag ;_;)
4 Art & 4 Tags!

I make stories with humans, robots, and aliens, (both dragon-like in appearance, and otherwise)

#art #oc #anexentum

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@shadderstag.bsky.social
@vicekillx.bsky.social
@cobaltxstrike.bsky.social
@aerrona.bsky.social

image is an illustration by the OP, Armaina

Image is a digital sketch featuring 3 characters, two unamed aliens and one armored humanoid, Daga

The two aliens and facing Daga, are both larger than her, in discussion. The one closest to Daga appears to be negotiating, where as the one further back is casually leaning in, ready for a fight.

a digital illustration by armaina

the image depicts a dark forest setting with two dragon-looking creatures. A small, young light-grey one, Talon, leans over a dead animal four times her size. Her wings are spread excitedly gesturing to the other. The figure to the right, Tlakanok, is Talon's mother, 5 times larger in size and dark grey in coloration, looking down at her child on the dead animal.

Talon: Mom! Mom! Mom! Did you see?!! I killed! I did it all by myself!! This means I'm an adult, now, right?
Tlakanok: .. No

Image depicts a digital sketch page by the OP, Armaina.

An assortment of rough sketches, a mixed array of human and a dragon-appearing alien known as Ertakar, with different interactions and expressions as practice for their depiction in a different style by the artist.

Image is a digital illustration by the OP, Armaina

Image depicts to characters, a large robot named Avis and a much smaller robot, Munin.

Avis takes up most the page and is attempting to read up and behind him onto his back where Munin, who is an 8th of his size, is perched. Avis is unable to reach him. There is shouting between the two characters:

Munin: Now that I have your attention-
Avis: What Th' Fuck, Man? Get down!

November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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Ket 🖌️🔞

@ket-dawnatsunset.bsky.social

ART TRAIN!

Monsters, aliens and OCs :D

@archigalaxy.bsky.social
@dagox.bsky.social
@todex.bsky.social
@armaina.com
@technomorph.bsky.social
@kathaja.com

November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM

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Adam Ellis

@adamtots.bsky.social

whats up my fellow gamers

November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM

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junesejar

@junesejar.bsky.social

!!danger scientist slime #art #adopt #adoptable

November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM

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rahaeli

@rahaeli.bsky.social

Back in the day, the datacenter LiveJournal was hosted in had the requisite emergency power off button in the event of fire suppression systems becoming necessary. It was placed on the wall right next to the exit door ... where it looked precisely like a button to open an automatic door.

Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 7d

This is where @oggie.bsky.social and @kingfox.bsky.social gather in a dark corner of a virtual bar and reminisce about the time a guy unplugged the wrong thing to plug in a vacuum cleaner.

niqaeli torres, child of disaster @niq.aeli.net · 8d

every time I see people whining about the internet and single points of failure and “remember when” I laugh and LAUGH. folks. did you know that at one point sufficient rain in northern Virginia could take half the internet down? the infrastructure is way more robust and resilient than it used to be.

November 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM

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Armaina

@armaina.com

A piece I made on ‎July ‎16, ‎2021 that I'm still really proud of. It started as a re-draw of an older piece and was an exercise in experimenting with new tool and techniques. Just a scene I wanted to draw with Talon in a cave behind a waterfall.
#anexentum #TalonIxtakan #oc #art

A digital illustration by OP, Armaina

Image depicts a scene of a character with wings, Talon, standing in a cave behind a waterfall, looking out her back facing the viewer while slightly leaning against the wall of the cave. One wing is spread to catch the light, the other is close to her body.

November 23, 2024 at 10:23 PM

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Armaina

@armaina.com

December 20, 2021
A few years back I made this piece to be part of the Winter Ball art event in 2021. I still like this piece in a lot of ways.
#anexentum #TalonIxtakan #oc #art

Digital Illustration by OP, Armaina

Image depicts a humanoid woman with draconic features, an OC of Armaina's named Talon. The scene is a brightly lit winter day at the entrance of a likely large building. Talon is standing mid walk, dressed in fancy ballgown with ice-like themeing and sheer fabric draped over he wings which are spread wide.

December 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM

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Armaina

@armaina.com

A little sketch page comm thing for @doctorgitgud.bsky.social featuring his character Armond with my girl Talon.
#anexentum #art #oc #TalonIxtakan

Image is a digital sketch page by the OP, Armaina, that features three sketch scenes of two characters. A large bug-like alien called Armond, and a smaller draconic-looking woman named Talon.

The first sketch on the left features Armond and Talon sitting on a rock in the middle of a conversation with serious and somber looks on their faces.

The second sketch on the top right features Armond and Talon sleeping together on the ground covered on a blanket. Armond is resting his head on his arm while his other hand is under Talon's head for her to rest on.

The third sketch on the bottom right features Armond and Talon after leaving a bath in the lake, Talon is wringing out her wet hair while Armond offers her a towel while he dries himself off.

August 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM

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Conjured.Ink

@conjured.ink

We're looking for dev volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle—experienced engineers who care about fast, efficient software and making the best of the Web as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship.

Apply here:

Sand Witch Circle Application (Developer)

Conjured Ink is seeking out Free and Open Source developer volunteers as part of our Sand Witch Circle. We're looking for experienced engineers who care about fast, resource-efficient software and making the best of the Web Platform as part of our mission to help online creative communities and fight censorship. Professional experience with our tools isn't needed, but a willingness to learn and grow with the organization is.

forms.gle

November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM

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(Aegis)Æ-17

@aegis-17.bsky.social

Recent piece done for a Draw-for-the-person-above-you in a group I'm in, of a character of the TLO universe in their element on the southern front.
These pieces are always fun to work on, and i have to admit i've always wanted the chance to tackle a twitch gun! ^^

#art #fanart #fantasyart

November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM

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Archi Galaxy

@archigalaxy.bsky.social

✨🚂 Art Train 💨✨

Which oc do I draw most often? Sai.
She's the protagonist of my story, a multifaceted and complex character, even tragic in some ways.

@technomorph.bsky.social I pass the baton to you!
#art #digitalart #oc #scifi

November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM

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だる

@dull-ahan.bsky.social

まぐちゃ

November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM

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rahaeli

@rahaeli.bsky.social

I sometimes genuinely do wish people could have the experience of seeing what gets reported and taken down so they could viscerally understand what an unmoderated space on the internet looks like, because however bad you can imagine it is, the reality is far worse.

November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM

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rahaeli

@rahaeli.bsky.social

It likely does not help that Bluesky was one of the six social media sites that got the letter from Clay Higgins, chair of the law enforcement subcommittee of the House oversight committee, about violent rhetoric after Charlie Kirk's death: clayhiggins.house.gov/2025/09/15/h...

Higgins Calls Upon Social Media CEOs to Condemn the Celebration of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination - Congressman Clay Higgins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter to social media leaders demanding the immediate removal of posts and accounts that celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk, t...

clayhiggins.house.gov

November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM

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yuko

@aidosaur.bsky.social

BY THE WAY, if you missed the BARBAROUS Chapter 6 kickstarter, we left late backing open for the time being! ✨
www.kickstarter.com/projects/746...

Text reads: ANANTH HIRSH & YUKO OTA
BARBAROUS 6

November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM

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Armaina

@armaina.com

Commission for @doctorgitgud.bsky.social

Drakko dressed up for Dia De Los Muertos, properly this time. Spirits Eve going on in Mossberg.

#art #mossberg #diadelosmuertos #diademuertos

Image depicts an anthropomorphic bug in attire common to Dia
De Los Muertos. He has marigolds on his head and around his wrists, is covered in skeleton-like body paint, and is twirling a folklorico style skirt.

He is surrounded by floating spirits of bugs that have passed on and are returning for the day.

November 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM

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Armaina

@armaina.com

Another Mossberg related NPC, Ellezia, Naelynn's Mentor, a monster hunter of sorts. Lost her left arm a long time ago. Definitely used a lot of inspiration from my character, Cap. Very different life but similar personality markers and aesthetics.

#art #oc #mossberg #ellezia

Image depicts a anthropomorphic bug-like character. She is wearing simple attire close to that of a Victorian Spaniard Sea Captain. Her left sleeve is pinned up, as her left arm is gone. Her right hand is resting on the handle of a very large axe with a hammer-like head on the opposite end of the blade.

November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Armaina

@armaina.com

Another Mossberg related NPC, Ellezia, Naelynn's Mentor, a monster hunter of sorts. Lost her left arm a long time ago. Definitely used a lot of inspiration from my character, Cap. Very different life but similar personality markers and aesthetics.

#art #oc #mossberg #ellezia

November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Armaina

@armaina.com

✏️Digital Art Program Journey✏️

Only listing the ones I used primarily, cus I used a lot...

Illustrations:
- Paint
- Photoshop 4
- Open Canvas 2
- Open Canvas 3
- Open Canvas 4
- Open Canvas 5
- Clip Studio Paint

Pixel Art:
- Paint Shop Pro
- Graphics Gale/Photoshop
- Aseprite

Victoria D @kotorimochi.bsky.social · 17d

👾Digital art program journey👾

- Default windows paint program
- Photoshop
- Paint Tool SAI
- Clip Studio paint

For a short time I did use both photoshop and SAI at the same time. Now I'm just full on Clip.

🎃Nise Halloweensteinn👻🕯️ @nise-loftsteinn.bsky.social · 17d

👾Digital art program journey👾

- Photoshop
- Paint Tool SAI
- Paint Tool SAI 2

What can I say? I'm a creature of culture and I'll cry louder than words if I don't have access to SAI

November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM

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Armaina

@armaina.com

It's been a little over a year since I made Naelynn (October 9th, 2023), and her ref was a little bare bones and made quickly so I put in the work to make her a new ref. Finalized and streamlined some details and her everyday outfit.

#art #oc #mossberg #naelynn

$A digital image that is a visual reference for OP's (armaina) character, Naelynn. It contains multiple images that show her in her usually daily wear and different images to display her full body patterns. It also contains smaller images that detail her head, additional attire, and abdomine as well as a color reference. Text on the page is as follows: Naelynn (she/her) Ambush Bug 4'3" (130cm) Carries notebooks and pens with almost always Pinky has unique joint that provides more mobility and strength than a typical pinky. Iris are yellow\Sclara is dark orange eyes can be drawn with large or small pupils, or none at all Occasionally wears capelet abdomen from top$

January 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM

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Armaina

@armaina.com

A bright sunny day on the beach, with my friend @doctorgitgud.bsky.social character Drakko, and my character Neaylnn. Drakko has a very big hat, which means plenty of shade to share. Very easy for a small bug like Naelynn to take advantage of.

#mossberg #naelynn #oc #art