GRosk Art
@grosk-art.bsky.social
Illustrator, Maker, Writer
Paying the bills as a Graphic Designer in Dirt Racing
Posting in hopes that the inside thoughts are more common than I think
Paying the bills as a Graphic Designer in Dirt Racing
Posting in hopes that the inside thoughts are more common than I think
I don't just want to bury this year, I want to encase it in iron, steel, and concrete. Can't risk it trying to cast some 20th level necromancy spell on all the various demons lurking around what feels like every corner.
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I don't just want to bury this year, I want to encase it in iron, steel, and concrete. Can't risk it trying to cast some 20th level necromancy spell on all the various demons lurking around what feels like every corner.
One thing is consistent in Star Wars: if there’s an on-screen R-rated death, it’s happening to a droid. On-screen physical torture for a “kids show” so long as it’s electrocuting a droid. Pulled all their limbs off? That’s cool so long as it’s a droid.
#clonewars #afamilypicture #droids #starwars
#clonewars #afamilypicture #droids #starwars
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
One thing is consistent in Star Wars: if there’s an on-screen R-rated death, it’s happening to a droid. On-screen physical torture for a “kids show” so long as it’s electrocuting a droid. Pulled all their limbs off? That’s cool so long as it’s a droid.
#clonewars #afamilypicture #droids #starwars
#clonewars #afamilypicture #droids #starwars
Watching Clone Wars has so many moments of VA recognition. “That’s the voice of Iroh!” Or “wait, is that Seth Green?” Yep.
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Watching Clone Wars has so many moments of VA recognition. “That’s the voice of Iroh!” Or “wait, is that Seth Green?” Yep.
V for Vendetta hits so different in 2025. When it came out, it seemed nigh impossible for there to be a fascist takeover of a democracy.
Now it hits harder than ever, if only because the gap between worlds is so much smaller.
Now it hits harder than ever, if only because the gap between worlds is so much smaller.
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
V for Vendetta hits so different in 2025. When it came out, it seemed nigh impossible for there to be a fascist takeover of a democracy.
Now it hits harder than ever, if only because the gap between worlds is so much smaller.
Now it hits harder than ever, if only because the gap between worlds is so much smaller.
Sometimes, I imagine being an in-house designer is like being a cook at an odd burger joint.
70% of orders are burgers and fries with a few changes in condiments.
20% is random busloads of people wanting their food at the same time.
8% is asking for sushi
2% is mad their sushi doesn't have ketchup
70% of orders are burgers and fries with a few changes in condiments.
20% is random busloads of people wanting their food at the same time.
8% is asking for sushi
2% is mad their sushi doesn't have ketchup
October 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Sometimes, I imagine being an in-house designer is like being a cook at an odd burger joint.
70% of orders are burgers and fries with a few changes in condiments.
20% is random busloads of people wanting their food at the same time.
8% is asking for sushi
2% is mad their sushi doesn't have ketchup
70% of orders are burgers and fries with a few changes in condiments.
20% is random busloads of people wanting their food at the same time.
8% is asking for sushi
2% is mad their sushi doesn't have ketchup
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Two weeks ago we lost a giant of the movie posters world, Renato Casaro. Today we lost a modern Master of movie posters: DREW STRUZAN. I can guarantee you have at least seen 5 of his posters in your lifetime. The man has put his art on some of the most popular movie franchises (Indiana Jones, 1/4
October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Two weeks ago we lost a giant of the movie posters world, Renato Casaro. Today we lost a modern Master of movie posters: DREW STRUZAN. I can guarantee you have at least seen 5 of his posters in your lifetime. The man has put his art on some of the most popular movie franchises (Indiana Jones, 1/4
Adobe programs should never crash.
"But there's no way they can-"
Don't even. They have the resources and power, they just choose to use it to make exploitative AI instead of stability.
"But there's no way they can-"
Don't even. They have the resources and power, they just choose to use it to make exploitative AI instead of stability.
October 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Adobe programs should never crash.
"But there's no way they can-"
Don't even. They have the resources and power, they just choose to use it to make exploitative AI instead of stability.
"But there's no way they can-"
Don't even. They have the resources and power, they just choose to use it to make exploitative AI instead of stability.
Took 18 years for the tours and money to line up for me, but I FINALLY got to see NIN on stage tonight!
18 years of hype and NIN more than delivered!
SO GOOD
18 years of hype and NIN more than delivered!
SO GOOD
September 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Took 18 years for the tours and money to line up for me, but I FINALLY got to see NIN on stage tonight!
18 years of hype and NIN more than delivered!
SO GOOD
18 years of hype and NIN more than delivered!
SO GOOD
I’ll be the yoink to your yeet
June 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I’ll be the yoink to your yeet
Oh look – it's 1:30AM and a fun dance bassline popped in my head.
I'm sure I'll exercise plenty of self control and get the basic idea out in a timely manner in order to get enough sleep
I'm sure I'll exercise plenty of self control and get the basic idea out in a timely manner in order to get enough sleep
May 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Oh look – it's 1:30AM and a fun dance bassline popped in my head.
I'm sure I'll exercise plenty of self control and get the basic idea out in a timely manner in order to get enough sleep
I'm sure I'll exercise plenty of self control and get the basic idea out in a timely manner in order to get enough sleep
How does someone get into drawing characters for a living and never get curious about hair?
Especially white guys between 25-45. You watched The Matrix Reloaded and didn't ONCE think how cool Niobe's hair looked? And why she'd have that style in the Matrix but not when in Zion?
We can do better.
Especially white guys between 25-45. You watched The Matrix Reloaded and didn't ONCE think how cool Niobe's hair looked? And why she'd have that style in the Matrix but not when in Zion?
We can do better.
May 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
How does someone get into drawing characters for a living and never get curious about hair?
Especially white guys between 25-45. You watched The Matrix Reloaded and didn't ONCE think how cool Niobe's hair looked? And why she'd have that style in the Matrix but not when in Zion?
We can do better.
Especially white guys between 25-45. You watched The Matrix Reloaded and didn't ONCE think how cool Niobe's hair looked? And why she'd have that style in the Matrix but not when in Zion?
We can do better.
Requesting a logo be placed front and center of a design isn't exactly a "fix" it's a "change".
"Fix" implies something is broken. The design isn't broken, it just happens to have one singular iota of nuance.
"Fix" implies something is broken. The design isn't broken, it just happens to have one singular iota of nuance.
May 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Requesting a logo be placed front and center of a design isn't exactly a "fix" it's a "change".
"Fix" implies something is broken. The design isn't broken, it just happens to have one singular iota of nuance.
"Fix" implies something is broken. The design isn't broken, it just happens to have one singular iota of nuance.
5 years. That's the difference between the inked drawing and the other three.
The pencil sketches took 5-15 minutes, done a few days ago. The inked one took me 2+ hours back in 2020.
I'm 34. It's hard to break out of stagnation, but worth it.
#drawing #ArtEvolution #artstudy
The pencil sketches took 5-15 minutes, done a few days ago. The inked one took me 2+ hours back in 2020.
I'm 34. It's hard to break out of stagnation, but worth it.
#drawing #ArtEvolution #artstudy
May 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
5 years. That's the difference between the inked drawing and the other three.
The pencil sketches took 5-15 minutes, done a few days ago. The inked one took me 2+ hours back in 2020.
I'm 34. It's hard to break out of stagnation, but worth it.
#drawing #ArtEvolution #artstudy
The pencil sketches took 5-15 minutes, done a few days ago. The inked one took me 2+ hours back in 2020.
I'm 34. It's hard to break out of stagnation, but worth it.
#drawing #ArtEvolution #artstudy
Finally have an example where skill won over "convenience"
The first image is in part of a client's logo. They want it on the side of a truck. I check stock sites and Google. Nada.
AutoTrace & AI upscale look awful. So many artifacts, not enough clean lines.
1/2
(Full story in alt text)
The first image is in part of a client's logo. They want it on the side of a truck. I check stock sites and Google. Nada.
AutoTrace & AI upscale look awful. So many artifacts, not enough clean lines.
1/2
(Full story in alt text)
May 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Finally have an example where skill won over "convenience"
The first image is in part of a client's logo. They want it on the side of a truck. I check stock sites and Google. Nada.
AutoTrace & AI upscale look awful. So many artifacts, not enough clean lines.
1/2
(Full story in alt text)
The first image is in part of a client's logo. They want it on the side of a truck. I check stock sites and Google. Nada.
AutoTrace & AI upscale look awful. So many artifacts, not enough clean lines.
1/2
(Full story in alt text)
Listening to incomplete tracks I made 5-15 years ago feels like scrolling through someone’s curated socials, except it’s all me.
“Whoa, that sounded pretty good. Be his life is pretty good”
Dude, that song was the one time you were happy for a month. Don’t oversell it.
“Whoa, that sounded pretty good. Be his life is pretty good”
Dude, that song was the one time you were happy for a month. Don’t oversell it.
May 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Listening to incomplete tracks I made 5-15 years ago feels like scrolling through someone’s curated socials, except it’s all me.
“Whoa, that sounded pretty good. Be his life is pretty good”
Dude, that song was the one time you were happy for a month. Don’t oversell it.
“Whoa, that sounded pretty good. Be his life is pretty good”
Dude, that song was the one time you were happy for a month. Don’t oversell it.
One of the joys of birding is knowing fledglings are doing good based on what your ears tell you.
I know the Cardinals, Wrens, and Blue Jays all had successful broods because I can hear them.
I know the Cardinals, Wrens, and Blue Jays all had successful broods because I can hear them.
May 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
One of the joys of birding is knowing fledglings are doing good based on what your ears tell you.
I know the Cardinals, Wrens, and Blue Jays all had successful broods because I can hear them.
I know the Cardinals, Wrens, and Blue Jays all had successful broods because I can hear them.
Designing for events can make interesting tensions.
Vehicle/Camping Passes are fun to make, so the designs tend to be good.
The spec requires creative freedom – be hard to forge, and unlike previous years.
I get excited when they're done.
But I can't post a picture for 6 months, because forgery.
Vehicle/Camping Passes are fun to make, so the designs tend to be good.
The spec requires creative freedom – be hard to forge, and unlike previous years.
I get excited when they're done.
But I can't post a picture for 6 months, because forgery.
May 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Designing for events can make interesting tensions.
Vehicle/Camping Passes are fun to make, so the designs tend to be good.
The spec requires creative freedom – be hard to forge, and unlike previous years.
I get excited when they're done.
But I can't post a picture for 6 months, because forgery.
Vehicle/Camping Passes are fun to make, so the designs tend to be good.
The spec requires creative freedom – be hard to forge, and unlike previous years.
I get excited when they're done.
But I can't post a picture for 6 months, because forgery.
Starting some IFS work and it's WILD.
I knew there'd be some interesting stuff, but I have TWO shapeshifters protecting my 13 year old self. One is a femme fatale and the other is essentially a rough sketch until he starts talking like Bill Burr.
If nothing else, IFS gets the imagination PRIMED.
I knew there'd be some interesting stuff, but I have TWO shapeshifters protecting my 13 year old self. One is a femme fatale and the other is essentially a rough sketch until he starts talking like Bill Burr.
If nothing else, IFS gets the imagination PRIMED.
May 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Starting some IFS work and it's WILD.
I knew there'd be some interesting stuff, but I have TWO shapeshifters protecting my 13 year old self. One is a femme fatale and the other is essentially a rough sketch until he starts talking like Bill Burr.
If nothing else, IFS gets the imagination PRIMED.
I knew there'd be some interesting stuff, but I have TWO shapeshifters protecting my 13 year old self. One is a femme fatale and the other is essentially a rough sketch until he starts talking like Bill Burr.
If nothing else, IFS gets the imagination PRIMED.
Finding my own mashed up shorthand for drawing skulls
April 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Finding my own mashed up shorthand for drawing skulls
The "christian" right will try to silence anything opposing their viewpoints. Not just nudity, but any dissenting thought.
Ask any ex-christian about how outside viewpoints were treated. PluggedIn magazine was the 90's guide to teen censorship for evangelical households.
Control is their goal.
Ask any ex-christian about how outside viewpoints were treated. PluggedIn magazine was the 90's guide to teen censorship for evangelical households.
Control is their goal.
This is always where it was going to go.
They want control over how human bodies are allowed to be portrayed, not just nudity but in all aspects.
Bluster about "protecting children" from pornography is just the wedge they use to open the door.
They want control over how human bodies are allowed to be portrayed, not just nudity but in all aspects.
Bluster about "protecting children" from pornography is just the wedge they use to open the door.
The Federalist is coming for your artistic nudes. By which I mean the ones in museums.
"A number of Christian men I’ve known have expressed discomfort at viewing nudity in high art... these are honest men who care about honoring God and womanhood.
"A number of Christian men I’ve known have expressed discomfort at viewing nudity in high art... these are honest men who care about honoring God and womanhood.
April 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The "christian" right will try to silence anything opposing their viewpoints. Not just nudity, but any dissenting thought.
Ask any ex-christian about how outside viewpoints were treated. PluggedIn magazine was the 90's guide to teen censorship for evangelical households.
Control is their goal.
Ask any ex-christian about how outside viewpoints were treated. PluggedIn magazine was the 90's guide to teen censorship for evangelical households.
Control is their goal.
The Fragile is a perfect "I'm working through something right now" album.
Love it when a masterpiece can be cathartic.
Love it when a masterpiece can be cathartic.
April 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Fragile is a perfect "I'm working through something right now" album.
Love it when a masterpiece can be cathartic.
Love it when a masterpiece can be cathartic.
Future goal: Become more unhinged
Seems like the people who get positive comments about being unhinged have something figured out.
Seems like the people who get positive comments about being unhinged have something figured out.
April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Future goal: Become more unhinged
Seems like the people who get positive comments about being unhinged have something figured out.
Seems like the people who get positive comments about being unhinged have something figured out.
I know it’s a workplace bathroom, but I get a little bit of excitement when -my- stall is open.
April 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I know it’s a workplace bathroom, but I get a little bit of excitement when -my- stall is open.
AI Art is the new Clip Art
It’s there for people who wouldn’t pay for a graphic anyway. In a few years, the average Joe will know it for what it is immediately.
It’s there for people who wouldn’t pay for a graphic anyway. In a few years, the average Joe will know it for what it is immediately.
April 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
AI Art is the new Clip Art
It’s there for people who wouldn’t pay for a graphic anyway. In a few years, the average Joe will know it for what it is immediately.
It’s there for people who wouldn’t pay for a graphic anyway. In a few years, the average Joe will know it for what it is immediately.
Venting:
Want your graphic fast?
Give designers ALL of the necessary information.
"A 9x16 showing __ in the venue".
Orientation? Showing the logo? The product?
Take 10 seconds of your oh-so-important day and give your request some thought. Save us all a bunch of time and revisions.
Want your graphic fast?
Give designers ALL of the necessary information.
"A 9x16 showing __ in the venue".
Orientation? Showing the logo? The product?
Take 10 seconds of your oh-so-important day and give your request some thought. Save us all a bunch of time and revisions.
April 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Venting:
Want your graphic fast?
Give designers ALL of the necessary information.
"A 9x16 showing __ in the venue".
Orientation? Showing the logo? The product?
Take 10 seconds of your oh-so-important day and give your request some thought. Save us all a bunch of time and revisions.
Want your graphic fast?
Give designers ALL of the necessary information.
"A 9x16 showing __ in the venue".
Orientation? Showing the logo? The product?
Take 10 seconds of your oh-so-important day and give your request some thought. Save us all a bunch of time and revisions.