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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙

@megzavala.bsky.social

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senior concept artist at Jam City | former riot games (R&D) | she/her | PTCGP: lil chamaca

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · Oct 17

heyooo welcome to bsky, my name is Megan and I’m a burned out former rioter currently doing fun things in mobile games

I haven’t made personal art in a good while, but stick around and I might do some weird art shitposts out of the blue someday

stylized portrait of inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

small painting of the pokemon Growlithe with a furby face

stylized study of Billy Eilish from 2021

stylized study of Billie Eilish in her gala gown from 2021, except her face is a furby

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 8h

thank you!! 🥰

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 8h

Ya’ll are the best 😭💖💖 thank you!! Keep sharing with your family and friends!

Top Free Puzzle Games in iOS shows Disney Magic Match 3D as number one!

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 8h

thank you!! 🙏💖

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 8h

thank you thank you thank youuuu 🙏🙏🙏

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 8h

thank you!!

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 8h

thank you!! 💖

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 10h

Ah it should be up now! 😄

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 11h

Oh! How odd, I’m pretty sure it’s ready for Google Play by now but maybe there’s a staggered release. Thank you for registering!

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you so much!! 🙏

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you!! 💖💖

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you!! I can’t believe we’re finally here! 😭

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 11h

Today is Launch Day for my team’s game, Disney Magic Match 3D!

It would mean the world to us if you can support the crew by downloading the game from the App Store or Google Play. More downloads mean more resources for us to improve and support each other!

apps.apple.com/us/app/disne...

‎Disney Magic Match 3D

‎Disney Magic Match 3D is a brand-new 3D matching game where you’ll solve captivating Disney puzzles by sorting and collecting iconic items from beloved Disney and Pixar movies including Moana, Aladdi...

apps.apple.com

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 2d

My mom is trying to juice my numbers, which is how she expresses love

Screenshot of a text conversation with my mother. She’s sent me a picture of a copy of my new book, Angelica and the Bear Prince.

Mom: Got my own book.

Me: Omg hahaha
Me: I’ll have to sign it sometime
Me: Did it get mailed to you or did you buy it in person?

Mom: I ordered 10

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Ki @ SHOP IS OPEN ✨ @gawki.bsky.social · 2d

James C Mulligan is going after vids and people who call him out for selling AI images. He’s using copyright as an excuse to get them removed, which is so baffling considering he’s a serial tracer. He has claimed official Bambi background art as his own, but there’s so much more.

A long 🧵

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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ori @orisghost.bsky.social · 2d

silksong

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 3d

playing footsie with the neighbors by raising the volume on my own hollow knight progress

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 3d

knock on woodddd

M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 3d

I thought I was starting to hallucinate Hollow Knight sounds after hearing the cartographer’s humming when I wasn’t playing the game

No turns out the below neighbors are ALSO playing Hollow Knight

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Inkwell @inkwell.bsky.social · 4d

Fun update on the James Mulligan situation, If you don't know he is the alleged AI/ Plagiarism Disney artist
I guess he didn't like my coverage of the topic. He is attempting to remove any trace of his alleged bad behavior from the internet. We of course will fight this as it falls under fair use

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 4d

It‘s not the biggest thing on a macro level, but one of the things I mourn about this shitshow are the strained or broken friendships that would otherwise be healthy because none of us are our best selves anymore due to the stress of all this.

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 4d

I haven’t used insta ever since they pushed reels to the forefront of the algo, but that honestly sounds fun lol

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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes I question whether I should go back to instagram to keep up with old friends, but then shit like this happens and I’m reminded why I refuse to touch anything Meta

truthout.org/articles/tru...

Trump's ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants
ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.

"I feel like it's getting lost in the shuffle here, but Meta is the subpoenaed party," Kellegrew told The Intercept. "Meta is in the best position to resist providing this information, and the fact that they appeared willing to comply without any thought for the constitutionality of the request essentially leaves it up to the individuals targeted to have the wherewithal to contact lawyers to intervene on a very tight timeline."
Meta did not respond to a request for comment by the time this story was published. The company announced on September 23 that its signature artificial intelligence service is being used by the military and intelligence community as well as multiple private contractors to bolster "national security" under Trump.

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Darren M. A. Calvert @dmacalvert.bsky.social · 4d

October Art Challenge pieces from this day in previous years

A marker drawing of a frog wearing a little crown

A marker drawing of Thom Yorke from Radiohead

A marker drawing of Slash from Ninja Turtles

A pen and ink drawing of Abe Sapien from Hellboy

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Marko (Nerd and Jock Comics) @markoraassina.bsky.social · 4d

Hang in there, struggling artists

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