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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 9h

Watercolour petunias courtesy of the 4 hour power outage in my neighbourhood yesterday. Forced into analog art methods against my will! /s

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ha! Exactly that. But the anomaly is just EvErYThiNg

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Sep 2

I know, right? Who would actually pay anyone for this tripe?

Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Sep 2

I mean, "vomit" works too. Ugh.

Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Sep 2

PS, husband came in while I was getting ready to mark up that image and complimented me on it, thinking I had made it 😑

He quickly took it back after having a closer look at both the image and my face. lol

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ran into this monstrosity while trying to look up some art nouveau inspiration for a new poster. Thanks for absolutely nothing, image search. AI slop is the worst.

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · Sep 2

This is how you handle someone who tries to sell AI slop at a con: remove them, and then clown on them relentlessly

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · Sep 1

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jeeyon shim 심지연 @jeeyon.bsky.social · Sep 2

Every single convention organizer, publisher, art director, project manager, etc. who's even once entertained the thought of using genAI imagery or LLM generated text at any stage should be paying *full* attention to how popular DragonCon is becoming for enforcing their "no genAI" policies.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · Sep 1

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

An empty booth with a sign that says “vendor removed for selling AI art #ArtBYHumans”

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 27

It is the darkest one, that's for sure

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just had to delete the USA as a country I ship to from all my stores for the time being. FUN!

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · Aug 27

it's wild that The Fifth Element made one of the most accurate predictions of all 1990s sci-fi, anticipating the rise of the streamers and influencers as major celebrities.

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John @johngoodman.bsky.social · Aug 26

realistic Star Trek

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 26

Aw, thanks so much! ❤️ Super stoked you're enjoying the story!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 23

The one soda pop mystery I've found actually bought my kpop print, and he was so fed up with his wig my end of it he took it off, lol. Can't say I blame him, but he did a great job on it tho

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 23

I've been "collecting" kpop demon hunter cosplay this weekend - I'm only missing a mystery and romance in their "your idol" outfits and a Zoey and Mira in their Golden looks.

Got two Bobby's yesterday!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 22

At FanExpo booth AP16 in the artist alley! Come see me and @varethane.bsky.social and @feathernotes.bsky.social all this weekend!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 22

At FanExpo booth AP16 in the artist alley! Come see me and @varethane.bsky.social and @feathernotes.bsky.social all this weekend!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ha! Crafting-only irons FTW

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 20

My iron has only been used for clothing like... 3 or 4 times. Its true love is perler beads

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 20

Just had to iron some of my booth signage - it was all warped from being outside during this year's rainy MCAF, alas. Looks fine now though! 😅

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Aug 16

Had my nose to the grindstone for the past few weeks getting new art ready for FanExpo next weekend. Thankfully managed to get it all in yesterday. One of the posters took me 2 weeks. The other I banged out in 2 days. 😑 Art is "fun" sometimes

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is put so well.

There are absolutely parallels with cryptobros screaming at you about the impending death of fiat currency.

"Hyperinflation! Great Depression 2.0! Government collapse!!! Your stupid paper money will be worthless, soon! SOOOON!

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Best to just give it all to me now!"

Zeboyd Digital Entertainment @zeboydgames.bsky.social · Jul 10

If "AI" was as valuable as they say it is, they wouldn't be selling it to you. They'd be using it themselves in secret to make the next Minecraft, the next Avatar, the next Hello Kitty and then they'd sell that to you.

They're trying to sell you a sick goose, while pretending it lays golden eggs.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Jul 7

New profile pic, same sporadic posting!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Jul 3

Keep forgetting to post this, but this is the super cute baby bun we rescued from our neighbour's basement window well a week or so ago They were named Bun Jovi (in honour of it being my mom's bday).

Get window well covers, everyone!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · Jun 25

Kickstarter has successfully wrapped and Rainier cherries are back in season - it's a pretty good day!

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