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herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Here be Dragons and Whatnot
@herebedragonsss.bsky.social
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Jack of many trades, still working on the mastery bit. Artist, animal lover, nerd, and rabbit-hole adventurer!

🎨 Art Feed: https://tinyurl.com/35ktbrsk
🏷️ #art | #dragon | #vrchat | #blender | #krita
☕ Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/herebedragonsandwhatnot
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herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Well this is extraordinarily disappointing :/
Did Qualcomm kill Arduino for good? | Molecularist
The maker community worried Qualcomm would kill the Arduino ethos. New T&Cs confirm the community's worst fears. Here's what's at stake, what Qualcomm got wrong, and what might still be salvaged.
www.molecularist.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Ah yes, let me just clean up some of these vertices real fast--

#blender #vrchat #WIP
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
So because of some significant life changes, I got hit with some pretty bad art block (on top of some logistics issues that made it tough to spend hours at my workstation). I took a gamble and simply stopped doing art for like 2 months. Just as quickly as it hit, the art block lifted last week. +
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
omg it's perfect 😭😭😭
evafunderburgh.com Eva Funderburgh @evafunderburgh.com · Sep 25
Finished a beast on Monday, but forgot to post it. Definitely in the final stretch for my wood firing.
A beast out of red, iron rich clay sits on a turntable in a studio. Imagine a pear, with a large mouth with sharp teeth located on the skinny end.
October 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Ug these are SO COOL!
October 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Me: I'm going to start moving through this art block
Also Me: Time to UV unwrap some wings!

I guess I'm gonna hit the ground running! :'D Please bear with me while I get my momentum back and art posts will commence once again~

#blender #VRChat
October 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
This is my favorite kind of science!
majormcdoom.bsky.social Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · Sep 6
An old VR experiment from 6 years ago. I was fascinated by how some bugs could lay eggs in a hex grid without looking, so I tried it myself by sending haptic vibrations to my butt.
#gamedev #indiedev
September 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Well... that was certainly an experience. I'm through the worst of it now and reestablishing some sense of normalcy which will hopefully come with more spoons. It's bizarre how my ability to draw simply ✨disappears✨ while under duress, but I look forward to regaining that as well. Onward!
September 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
I had such an incredible experience today. I'm at a point in my illness where my doctor is just sort of tossing prescriptions at me to see what works. Sometimes they help, but usually not. Three weeks ago, I started something new. Last month, I could not go outside without an N95. Even breathing +
August 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
LOOK AT HER AND HER FLUFFY SMILE AAAAAAA
July 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Oof, what a month July has been x.x A surprising intensity of highs and lows, but hopefully things will be stable for the next few weeks. The only thing certain is that big change is in store for me, but it should be mostly good even if it's difficult in the short term. But on the incredibly+
July 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
I'm having an issue where Bluesky keeps logging me out of my account. I feel it's most likely some sort of bug, but if I start posting weird stuff or randomly asking for money know that my account has been compromised lol
July 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Really interesting study about the real vs. perceived time-saving aspect of LLMs for experienced developers working on real-world tasks. I think the most interesting aspects of this are 1) the discrepancy between perceived and actual time saved by the devs, even after completing the tasks, and +
Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity
We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find th...
metr.org
July 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Reposting for the morning folks!
herebedragonsss.bsky.social Here be Dragons and Whatnot @herebedragonsss.bsky.social · Jul 11
Alrighty one last Art Fight for now before I get back to work. This colored sketch is revenge for @pentragon-zei.bsky.social's incredible attack on Avira. I guess everyone is getting dramatic under-lighting oops

#art #ArtFight #TeamCrystal
Digital colored sketch of Zarg the Devourer. He is a monster with a face that is vaguely tiger-like with some wolf-ish influence. He has gold fangs sprouting from his charcoal grey and cream maw, and two vivid white brows are furrowed over gold and yellow eyes. Just behind his brows are two straight, gold-tipped grey horns framed by black tiger ears. His shaggy grey fur grows in a mane down his chest and back, the underside of which is a light cream. Gold chevron stripes run from his muzzle down his neck and back. Two bat wings sprout from Zarg's heavy shoulders. Their undersides are a deep gold, nearly orange, while the tops are charcoal grey. More gold stripes run down his limbs and tail. Zarg's forearms and feet are cuffed with red metal cages where the flesh abruptly terminates, revealing golden bones. The bones are on fire which burns purple, pink, and cyan. The flames cast a purple hue on Zarg and his surroundings. A semi-circular, spikey crown in the same red and gold metal is wedged in Zarg's mouth and frames his snarling head. Zarg is hunched over, body forming an S-shape, and looking directly at the camera. He stands in a dark, abstract grey field.
July 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Alrighty one last Art Fight for now before I get back to work. This colored sketch is revenge for @pentragon-zei.bsky.social's incredible attack on Avira. I guess everyone is getting dramatic under-lighting oops

#art #ArtFight #TeamCrystal
Digital colored sketch of Zarg the Devourer. He is a monster with a face that is vaguely tiger-like with some wolf-ish influence. He has gold fangs sprouting from his charcoal grey and cream maw, and two vivid white brows are furrowed over gold and yellow eyes. Just behind his brows are two straight, gold-tipped grey horns framed by black tiger ears. His shaggy grey fur grows in a mane down his chest and back, the underside of which is a light cream. Gold chevron stripes run from his muzzle down his neck and back. Two bat wings sprout from Zarg's heavy shoulders. Their undersides are a deep gold, nearly orange, while the tops are charcoal grey. More gold stripes run down his limbs and tail. Zarg's forearms and feet are cuffed with red metal cages where the flesh abruptly terminates, revealing golden bones. The bones are on fire which burns purple, pink, and cyan. The flames cast a purple hue on Zarg and his surroundings. A semi-circular, spikey crown in the same red and gold metal is wedged in Zarg's mouth and frames his snarling head. Zarg is hunched over, body forming an S-shape, and looking directly at the camera. He stands in a dark, abstract grey field.
July 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Oh my goodness LOOK AT HER SHE'S ABSOLUTELY PERFECT WOW 💜🩵💙🩵💜
snowderg.art SnowDerg ❄️🐲 @snowderg.art · Jul 11
finally i get to draw a fluffy derg!
#artfight2025 attack for @herebedragonsss.bsky.social :3
#furryart #dragon
drawing of a dark purple fluffy dragon standing on top of a mountain above the clouds, night starry sky background
July 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
First attack of the year for @kepesk.art !! I know he's generally a friendly dragon, but I've had this composition in my head forever and I needed a red derg for it 😭 Hope you don't mind the grouchy face! (also I'm one step closer to figuring out scales, I think?)

#dragon #art #ArtFight
Digital drawing of a red dragon. He is lowering his head into the composition and staring directly at the camera. He is lit from below with a firey glow and smoke emanating from his parted maw. He has green eyes and white horns with pointed red ears. He is staring menacingly at the camera with drips of yellow paint on his snout and brow.
July 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Oh man July is turning out to be quite the month so far +____+ I'm not going to be getting through the same amount of art fight attacks as prior years 💀
July 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
EVERYBODY LOOK AT HER SHE'S PERFECT AAAAAAAA 😭😭😭😭😭😭
July 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
😍😍😍😍
weaniebean.bsky.social ✦bean✦ @weaniebean.bsky.social · Jun 30
Finished the changes to my ref sheet, just in time for artfight!! I’m sososo happy with the final result :3

#furry #art #furryart #artist #dragon
June 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
I know it's a useless sentiment, but I do wish I could occasionally partake in public gaming lobbies without fielding weird sexual comments from literal children x.x Wounder if a voice changer to sound more masc would help
June 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

artfight.net/~here_be_dra...

#ArtFight #TeamCrystal
Art Fight team card for user Here_Be_Dragons. They are on team crystal with an image featuring Avira the dragoness. The card reads: "I attack anyone + everything!! (but I have a fondness for creatures)" The featured characters are Avira the dragon, Rook the harpy, and HooHoo the pigeon barbarian. The final two character slots say, "LOL" and "LMAO". Friendly Fire and Revenge are checked.
June 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
It took 7 years, but she finally has a reference!! Poor babby ;_; Now I just have to get my team card together and I'm ready for Art Fight!

This was inspired by the beautiful references of @stasanie.com

#dragon #art #furry #OC #refSheet
Digital reference sheet of Avira the dragoness. She has a grey body that fades to deep charcoal on her limbs, tail, and muzzle. A silvery mane begins with a long forelock and runs down her spine until it terminates with a long, silky tuft on the end of her heavy tail. Her body is covered in fine, soft fur that is longer on her forearms and heels. Silver claws accent her nearly-black toes, and electric blue paw pads are nestled in the fur. She has a triple set of horns that curve gently behind her head. They are an iridescent electric blue that fades from cyan to violet down the length of her horns. She has tiger stripes that run down her neck, across the span of her wings, and down her tail. The centers are filled with the same iridescent blue. The reference sheet shows a side view of Avira with one paw raised and wings half folded. There is a close up of her face open in a happy smile, showcasing her pink tong and gums. Beneath is a color swatch and close-ups of her five-fingered paws. On the far right is a diagram featuring her wingspan. The illustration is split down the center of her body with the labels Ventral and Dorsal. One half shows the top side (dorsal) of her body while the other shows the underside (ventral). The diagram helps understand the scale, shape, and markings on her wings. The background of the reference sheet is an abstract grey landscape of grass.
June 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Some great stuff here if anyone is looking for comms 👀
charreedart.bsky.social Char Reed @charreedart.bsky.social · Jun 20
Made it more simple! Pay what you want commissions:
ko-fi.com/charreed/com...

Likes/comments/shares are super helpful! Thanks in advance <3
Char Reed's Commissions
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ko-fi.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
herebedragonsss.bsky.social
Get an Avira reference finished in time for Art Fight challenge (impossible)
June 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM