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Joe Byrne

@realityajar.bsky.social

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Freelance Artist, performing art duties for Split Fate Studios! @split-fate.bsky.social, https://www.splitfatestudios.com/ (he/him) Personal links: http://reality-ajar.tumblr.com http://ko-fi.com/realityajar Check my feeds tab for my art, tagged with 🎨

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Joe Byrne @realityajar.bsky.social · Oct 14

Hi all! I'm a freelance artist and graphic designer, currently working as an artist at Split Fate Studios! I'm also accessible at instagram.com/decoytactics and tumblr.com/reality-ajar 🎨

#art #artists #illustration #illustrators

Vertical Key art for the game High Elo Girls. It features the lead character Rafaela dressed in an esports jersey, holding a keyboard, and the five other primary characters visible in the background; Daphne, Grace, Kae, Seneschal, and Toya.

Character art of a mind flayer, with a fancy hat, ominous staff, and heavy lockbox at their side.

A Breath of the Wild poster of Link and Zelda reuniting in an embrace in a field under a blue sky.

A Glaive from the TTRPG Numenera. He is a tattooed warrior with simple, but practical armour crafted from a scaled beast, stands in a desert, flanked by crystalline outcroppings. He holds what looks like an air-pump projectile weapon, with a crank, and crossbow-like trigger.

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Windlass @windlass.bsky.social · 7h

Elfs...

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 10h

I find it baffling how little impact the existence of the Undertaker, a literal walking corpse, has had on science and religion

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 18h

We've added 14k YouTube subs to noclip_2 in the past month, pretty much exclusively covering underground and indie games like this. Please come be part of what we're building over there.

/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · 19h

House of Necrosis by @warkus.bsky.social wears it's influences on it's sleeve. But it's roguelite loop and mystery dungeon gameplay presents a whole new challenge.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Wb...

House of Necrosis - An Awesome Resident Evil Inspired Mystery Dungeon

YouTube video by noclip_2

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 21h

Found this on my hard drive. It's old conceptart for a hyper casual game where you fight the same dragon and upgrade your swords

[ #gamedev #art ]

knight in front of a dragon. several swords on the right

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 20h

Elon Musk is a mass murderer.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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yakpuu @yakpuu.bsky.social · 2d

#NightInTheWoods #NiTW

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Art SilverGlass ~ Sophie Grunnet @silverglass.bsky.social · 2d

I just re-opened commission slots for personalised Tavern Signs 🍺

Check it out if you missed it last time
sophiegrunnet.etsy.com/listing/1748...

Line art format, $26, You gain all rights of the illustration, both for personal or commercial use.

Shows a handful of fantasy tavern signs I have made in the past.

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meyo 🌸 @meyoco.bsky.social · 2d

🌊🌊🌊

Digital artwork of a girl with blue hair sitting amongst the waves, with a crescent moon shining above her.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 2d

We've been adding lots of polish and flourish with our extra time on Demonschool. This before and after video of maxing relationships should give you a good idea.

Before: A small kiss decal. That's all we had time for.

After: Full-on shoujo manga animatic.

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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 2d

Old repaint of thief from Capcom's D&D Shadow over Mystara. Was initially a doodle on a post-it note.

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Chichiguma_ EMERGENCY COMMS GRINDING @chichiguma.bsky.social · Dec 1

One of my faves this genderbend design commission ive done 💖🙏🌌⭐️✨ #commissionsopen

reuploading the third time cause I realized i uploaded a low res of this artwork 😭😭😭

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Dolcet @dolcet.bsky.social · 3d

#art 💗✨

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Alex @dirtbagboyfriend.bsky.social · 5d

Also it’s 20% off right now and only 3 reviews away from 200! 94% very positive user ratings on Steam, Steam deck verified, the works!
store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/...

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Memor.Draw @memordraw.bsky.social · 3d

Wip

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 4d

I have until the end of the day to fill slots to cover the last of my rent! please share and dm me if you are interested!

Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · Aug 30

hey folks, I am opening up some slots to raise funds to pay my rent. Get a cute custom model for 100$ USD. My freelance client has completely ghosted me and I am completely screwed. DM if you are interested and please share.

#b3d #Blender3d

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El Norte Recuerda @elnorterecuerda.bsky.social · Jul 29

I don’t see many people talking about this, but Christopher Smalls, Amazon labor organizer, was on a freedom flotilla that was captured and is now being physically assaulted in custody. newrepublic.com/post/198550/...

Israel Detains and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls

Meanwhile, there’s not a peep from mainstream media in the U.S.

newrepublic.com

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 4d

Over 400 arrests of protesters in London thanks to the government’s refusal to admit that their decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group has been a disaster

The Labour gov has so far arrested well over 1,000 people for holding up signs

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...