*the* Smart Aleck ♠️🥀🎱
@the-smartaleck.bsky.social
he/they 🃏 adult
Biologist
Hobby artist (sometimes...)
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Who here loves Bhangra
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Biologist
Hobby artist (sometimes...)
www.tumblr.com/the-smartaleck
Who here loves Bhangra
☪️🏳️🌈🌱🔬🎹🎨👾
Tried on a pair of skinny jeans for the first time today and was instantly told I looked like femboy gru so I guess I'm never wearing those again 😔
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tried on a pair of skinny jeans for the first time today and was instantly told I looked like femboy gru so I guess I'm never wearing those again 😔
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Procreate! I had to stop using Gimp because of some computer problems. I like Procreate more, though it still has its limits.
Alright so, I’m very curious to heard about what art program you guys use? 👀
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Procreate! I had to stop using Gimp because of some computer problems. I like Procreate more, though it still has its limits.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Mosses love to decorate with slime molds. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Mosses love to decorate with slime molds. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
#slime #fungifriends #myxo #moss #bryophyte #botany
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Cladonia lichens looking like an array of fancy satellite dishes. Northwest Territories, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Cladonia lichens looking like an array of fancy satellite dishes. Northwest Territories, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends
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Oleander aphids (Aphis nerii) sequester cardenolides (oleandrin) from Nerium oleander (& other hosts in the milkweed family). These bright orange aphids can form large colonies & have nothing to fear from most potential predators. 📷: Clive Freedman CCBY4 #Asclepiaceae #Aposematism #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Oleander aphids (Aphis nerii) sequester cardenolides (oleandrin) from Nerium oleander (& other hosts in the milkweed family). These bright orange aphids can form large colonies & have nothing to fear from most potential predators. 📷: Clive Freedman CCBY4 #Asclepiaceae #Aposematism #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
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I've made it a personal goal to stop using the term "content" when referring to media made by artists. The word implies mass-produced filler and calling someone's hard work their "content" has started to feel kinda like an insult. Like human art made strictly for quick consumption
the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
December 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I've made it a personal goal to stop using the term "content" when referring to media made by artists. The word implies mass-produced filler and calling someone's hard work their "content" has started to feel kinda like an insult. Like human art made strictly for quick consumption
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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"Don't worry, we've got Caine from TADC at home"
Caine from TADC at home:
Caine from TADC at home:
December 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Don't worry, we've got Caine from TADC at home"
Caine from TADC at home:
Caine from TADC at home:
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December 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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A mushroom-lined bunny trail through Sphagnum moss. Newfoundland, Canada.
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends #moss #bryophyte #bolete
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends #moss #bryophyte #bolete
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A mushroom-lined bunny trail through Sphagnum moss. Newfoundland, Canada.
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends #moss #bryophyte #bolete
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends #moss #bryophyte #bolete
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Thorns are modified stems/branches, so these things on roses are NOT thorns. They are officially called prickles, which are epidermal outgrowths. Sorry, Poison, Every Rose Does NOT Have a Thorn. NB: These prickles have another function: they help the shrub climb. #Rosaceae #prickle #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Dang, I haven't posted art of this troublesome pair since 2020! XD So here's the return of Wario & Waluigi!!! 🚬🟡💣🟣
September 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Dang, I haven't posted art of this troublesome pair since 2020! XD So here's the return of Wario & Waluigi!!! 🚬🟡💣🟣
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Here's a reveal of my t-shirt design! 💚
It's a remake of a 2024 piece, updated for screen printing, and there's a 2nd colour version which I'll post later.
I'm super happy with how the shirts turned out & I aim to open preorders for them in January <:
#art #fantasyart #fantasy #artsky #ocart
It's a remake of a 2024 piece, updated for screen printing, and there's a 2nd colour version which I'll post later.
I'm super happy with how the shirts turned out & I aim to open preorders for them in January <:
#art #fantasyart #fantasy #artsky #ocart
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Here's a reveal of my t-shirt design! 💚
It's a remake of a 2024 piece, updated for screen printing, and there's a 2nd colour version which I'll post later.
I'm super happy with how the shirts turned out & I aim to open preorders for them in January <:
#art #fantasyart #fantasy #artsky #ocart
It's a remake of a 2024 piece, updated for screen printing, and there's a 2nd colour version which I'll post later.
I'm super happy with how the shirts turned out & I aim to open preorders for them in January <:
#art #fantasyart #fantasy #artsky #ocart
Guys do NOT believe in me it WILL backfire and hurt my FEELINGS
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Guys do NOT believe in me it WILL backfire and hurt my FEELINGS
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I think @realgdt.bsky.social 's Frankenstein changed my life
(Not pictured: all the other half finished sketches of the creature. I'd love to bring them to life digitally in the future though!)
#Frankenstein #TheCreature #GDT #illustration #characterdesign
(Not pictured: all the other half finished sketches of the creature. I'd love to bring them to life digitally in the future though!)
#Frankenstein #TheCreature #GDT #illustration #characterdesign
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I think @realgdt.bsky.social 's Frankenstein changed my life
(Not pictured: all the other half finished sketches of the creature. I'd love to bring them to life digitally in the future though!)
#Frankenstein #TheCreature #GDT #illustration #characterdesign
(Not pictured: all the other half finished sketches of the creature. I'd love to bring them to life digitally in the future though!)
#Frankenstein #TheCreature #GDT #illustration #characterdesign
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Production art I did in late-2024 of SQUIM on the Smiling Friends episode "Squim Returns"! I just adore this character and I had so much fun drawing him! Once again, huge thanks to Zach Hadel, Michael Cusack, and Aron Fromm for having me design this critter! 🤪
He holds a special place in my heart!
He holds a special place in my heart!
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Production art I did in late-2024 of SQUIM on the Smiling Friends episode "Squim Returns"! I just adore this character and I had so much fun drawing him! Once again, huge thanks to Zach Hadel, Michael Cusack, and Aron Fromm for having me design this critter! 🤪
He holds a special place in my heart!
He holds a special place in my heart!