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Professional digital artist, animator, lurker and catbot SFW (mostly, may repost sus stuff but never anything explicit) No AI - No NFT Banner Art by @deroyse.bsky.social

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Nov 25

And here's a Faust ref-sheet update for the occasion!
It's the same design as last year, just tweaked some things I wasn't happy with.

Faust v4.1 changelog:
- Better proportions
- More dynamic
- Better perspective (kinda)
- ... Bigger butt?
- Key-art page is 30% less eye-strain

Faust Reference Key-art page, featuring Faust the cat-bot with a description that reads:

Composite Inorganic Lifeform based on domestic feline species of Earth
// just "cat-bot" is fine, really

Abstract Component:
Awareness status: Sapient, Civilized, Singular 'Self'
Self-ID preference: Masculine

Noteworthy traits & preferences:
Intrepid explorer of space and time, with a desire to see and learn as much as he can. Fascinated by just about everything.
Faust is curious, creative, but somewhat reserved.
Dislikes being in large crowds, prefers listening over talking (but will speak his mind if he believes it's important). Tries to always be helpfull and will rarely turn down a request for assistance. Displays behaviour consistent with mild ADHD, struggles when dealing with illogical people or situations. Dislikes being called a 'machine' or 'artificial'.
Enjoys visiting new places.

Physical Component:
Hardware ID: Mk-IV "Alchemy" (version 4.1)

Height: 118cm (bipedal configuration, ears excluded)
Weight: cca 320kg // got heavy bones, ok?

Locomotion is provided by a combination of artificial muscle and electromagnetic actuators. Protective plating (blue) is made of highly resistant alloy, similar to materials used for starship hulls. Facial plates use
a thinner, flexible variant which allows wide range of expression.
Majority of sensory input is provided by hair and pads (green) made of a photosensitive polymer, which in most cases connects directly to the brain. Armpit membranes are in fact a self-deploying wing-suit/parachute, used to provide necessary control during potential long falls.

Faust Primary Reference page, featuring several distinct sections. Main section shows the full body character from different angles. An expression section shows different facial expressions. A color section contains swatches for individual surfaces. And a extra section showing a chibified variant of Faust, plus close up details of a few mechanical components.

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GlassShine @glassshine.bsky.social · 1h

birthday again wowzers

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Oct 31

"Dance with me, my friend. The crowd awaits. Show them you are worthy of a starring role!"
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Here's a piece to celebrate this year's Halloween.
I've been listening to the HK soundtrack on repeat for like 20 hours when making this, I may need to seek help.

A Hollow Knight themed painting. The Vessel challenges Troupe Master Grimm.

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Klyu | comms open! @klyukvav.bsky.social · 3d

I'm actually drawing something like a october challenge, just trying not to call it that, so as not to scare it off x)

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A Mouse, that's all.🐭 @xjustamouse.bsky.social · 23h

Bitten by the fantasy/dnd vibes bug again!
These are my OCs if they were in a DnD kind of world. I can see them both as rogues, probably arcane trickster for the fox😌

#art #drawing #illustration #oc #originalcharacter #procreate

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · 1d

It's the first Teasday of the month. A random tease manifests.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Dliok ・ᴥ・Comms open! @dliok.bsky.social · 6d

01. Acorn

#Peachtober #peachtober25 #illustration #art

A little squirrel is hugging his favorite acorn, while resting in the middle of a bed of leaves

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Oct 14

No spooky month is complete without Momo and the ghosts.

If anything good ever came of google, it's gotta be Momo the mage cat. If I ever open that search engine, it's only to play one of these cute interactive adventures.

Momo the cat mage destroying some ghosts underwater, (with a magic air bubble around the head for breathing)

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Felin Felinarius @felfi.bsky.social · 3d

"You will outgrow your childhood robe eventually."
"FISHING.IN.THE.DOCKS.IS.NOT.ALLOWED."

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A Mouse, that's all.🐭 @xjustamouse.bsky.social · 3d

A couple Poppy sketches🐭⚘️

#art #drawing #sketch #oc #originalcharacter #anthro #procreate

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AaronTZW.art @aarontzw.bsky.social · 3d

#weretober 5. Flying Fox

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kyubizan @kyubizan.bsky.social · 4d

And here is the first draft of her construct invention:
FR-1.3ND
Overdrive? Unstable? Explosions? What are you talking about, look at that friendly smile, and those big paws give the best hugs, I guarantee it! Pathfinder is fun XD
(Also, this feels like I designed a Digimon, and I'm okay with that!)

Digital pencil sketch of Violet's construct invention, a bipedal big cat themed humanoid, with oversized mechanical hands that show claws on the right one. It stares blankly in what could be interpreted as smile or threatening expression, depending on one's point of view. The designation "FR-1.3ND" can be read diagonally on its chestplate.
#art #oc #ocart #furry #furryart #Pathfinder #ocsky

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dexstnc @dexstnc.bsky.social · 4d

Is it Maori, or is it Hornet? :D

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 5d

But really do not let this moment pass you up, call your reps and beat them over the head with evidence that ID verification will lead to uncontrollable sensitive information leaks and identity theft

The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

buff.ly

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SamKalensky @samkalensky.com · Aug 6

Also Me when an art post I make actually gets comments/ likes tho

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Sep 16

Ori and the Will of the Wisps Spoilers ahead, Part 1

Bsky didn't quite handle my attempt to upload this thing as a single image, so individual pages it is.

Think it's about time I posted this one here.
This side quest, man...
Few things make chills run down my spine, and this one really succeeded.

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A Mouse, that's all.🐭 @xjustamouse.bsky.social · 6d

MORE Sketches🦊✨️🐭

#art #drawing #illustration #sketch #oc #originalcharacter #procreate #anthro

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SQUEAKROSS: Home Squeak Home @alblune.bsky.social · 7d

This lego set...it was made for us...go support this please i beg you

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

a rat-themed lego set idea. It has a white rat with red eyes, and grey rat. A food bowl and a water bottle. Everything is made of lego pieces

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Coljiro | EgoMouse🐁 @egomouse.bsky.social · 6d

Somehow I found myself drawing at night again....A little friend shaped angel mouse. (My Rattober is going to be with mice again lol)
#Rattober #Rattober2025 #Mice #Angel #Colkeo

A blue fur colored and pink colored angel mouse with a heart shaped head, wings folded like hearts and a tail curved like a heart and a furry end. The mouse is also holding a soul orb.

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 7d

Seconding this post. Please keep calling and mailing. ESPECIALLY if you're in Germany.

If Germany flips to opposed, with how the current shakeup is looking, chatcontrol is dead in the water once again.

🔞Risax🔞 - Smut Writer @risax.bsky.social · 8d

#SaveSpeech

The vote on Chat Control is in October, I believe, and there's only 7 countries opposed. But there's a whole lot more that are undecided since this all started.

I know it's felt a lot like 1 step forwards, 2 steps back. But keep calling and mailing, please!

Fightchatcontrol.eu

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · Aug 26

Let's start catching up with some of my Ori works that I've made over the years (creation dates in alt).

Those two games sit very high on my list of all-time favourites, and you can bet I've got more works lined up from that universe.

A painting of Ori flying on the back of his adopted sibling Ku the owl. Ori is holding a spear of energy, ready to commit murder. Made in 2018.

Painting of Ori running away from Kuro the owl in the middle of an active volcano. He's not having a good time. Made in 2016.

Painting of Ori standing face to face with Howl the wolf, who is currently in the process of leaping at the poor spirit. Made in 2020.

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · 6d

The trick I learned (that I don't know if it's actually helpful to anyone but me) was to gently wiggle my head side-to-side while slowly uncrossing my eyes (aka trying to 'look through the image'). This way I'm usually able to find and latch onto the 3D pattern fairly consistently in under a minute.

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Hydra Hyena💙🌻 @hydrahyena.bsky.social · 7d

Delivery📜🌿

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Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · 7d

I think these things are really cool, but apparently I'm the only person in my family with good enough control of my eyeballs to make the illusion work.

I hope/pray there are at least a few of you in my audience who can also see it. xD

Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · 7d

I do wonder, how many people in my circles do even know what Magic Eye / Stereogram pictures are and how to look at them?

Cause I admit I didn't know what these were until the youtube algorithm tossed me a random video essay about them earlier this summer. xD

Kochich @kochich.bsky.social · 7d

Looks like the spooky month is upon us again!

I won't be doing any daily drawing challenge this year, I'm cooking up something for Halloween and I'll need all the time I can get if I want to complete this even remotely close to the date. xD

I am still planning to make some daily posts though,

A stereogram image, can you spot the hidden object?

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