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@vati.bsky.social

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Artist/Writer/Gamedev. Eye of D'akess is out on steam and Itch! Art stream: http://twitch.tv/vatinyan - Other things: https://linktr.ee/vatina_ltb

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LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hello all! ✨

I do art, I do games, I do game art, and also a few ttrpg products! Comics! And then gush over my characters.

Basically I do too many different things! But hopefully you can still find something worth sticking around for.

Give my stuff a look if it seems interesting:
whitecat.itch.io

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 1d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 1d

Am I a day behind and signed this drawing with the wrong date? Yep. Yep, I did. Woops.

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 1d

(Btw want more Ricki adventures? There's a comic now too.... just saying....) :

ko-fi.com/s/c6a7280ea7

The Eye Over Aftbren - Comic Zine - LTB's Ko-fi Shop

A comic about Ricki's distant past... The Eye Over Aftbren is a window into the childhood of the character Ricki, whose past in a vicious cult is tol...

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 1d

Aaaand day 6 of the #shadowdark #Inktober - "Ooze!"

Something very big and nasty dropped from the ceiling to interrupt Ricki's dungeon delving adventures.

#art #drawtober2025 #eyeofdakess

Black and white ink drawing of a dark tunnel, where a girl turns around to see a large clump of slime crawling towards her.

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 1d

I managed to do #Inktober yesterday, but didn't have the energy to properly scan it to get the colours right haha.

But here it is! "Rune" - done with liners and markers:

#art #shadowdark #drawtober2025 #eyeofdakess

Ink image of mostly black and white, showing a rune on a wall in the shape of an eye. A hand moves over it, activating it with purple magic.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

199 years after the last one, way to string along your fanbase, Ms. Shelley

Becky @beckygracelea.bsky.social · 3d

She hath risen.

“Mary Shelley has released a new title!”

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 3d

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 3d

It's been a while, time to play some FF8 again!

www.twitch.tv/vatinyan

A picture of cartoon-me, playing Final Fantasy 8.

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Deanna Kreisel 🌱 @doctorwaffle.substack.com · 6d

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins:
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
(Not sure if I spelled that right)
What immortal hand or eye
Could fashion such a stripy guy?
What the hammer that hath hewn it
Into such a chonky unit?
Did who made the lamb make thee,
Or an external franchisee?

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 5d

As the comic releases, Damien (the writer) wrote a guest-post on the blog about his approach to it all:
www.the-white-cat.com/the-writing-...

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · Sep 24

The year is 2042. The only song Horror movie trailers have left to make a slowed down cover of is the theme from Animaniacs. Thousands die in the war for rights to the song.

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🎃Scary Vampire Austin🧛🏿‍♀️🔜PAXU @sailorsctaustin.bsky.social · 5d

here is my addition to the tradition I made last year (I’m sure it’s been done before me last year)

Poll pi and Jason from good place dabbing each other up, Jason has text that says “mean girls fans” while pillboi has “fma fans” over their handshake is “Oct 3rd”

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 5d

The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."

A model of the first level from Mario 64.

A model of a snowy level from Mario 64.

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 5d

Alas, no stream today! Apologies apologies.

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 5d

Empathy is good.

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EG ☕ @lzr-mki.bsky.social · 7d

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 5d

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 5d

Why can't I get this amazing anime on physical media 😔

I need me some more 16bit Sensation. Such a hidden gem.

The girl Konoha from 16bit Sensation holding up a copy of the visual novel Kanon, saying: "Granny, this here is a masterpiece!"

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2!

"Idol". Had a different idea for this originally that fit the Shadowdark theme better, but ended up making it a scene straight of out Eye of D'akess instead, because why not.

#art #inktober #shadowdark #drawtober2025 #eyeofdakess

An ink drawing showing an object looking like an eye, lying on the ground, while a hand reaches down from the dark to take it. Another hand lies on the ground near the eye, in a pool of blood.

LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks!!

And aaah you made them? That's awesome! Hope I can get through a lot of them :)

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Buntglas @buntglas.bsky.social · 6d

It's my birthday... may I ask for the customary birthday RT? 😌🙏❤️🎉

#art

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Liam Wong @liamwong.com · 8d

My AFTER DARK collection, worn by @samlakewrites.bsky.social ❤️ (via ark8net on IG)

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LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 7d

Let's go!

The prompt "Torch", with some added Ricki.

#art #inktober #shadowdark #drawtober2025

Ink drawing of Ricki in a dark tunnel, holding up a torch the lights up parts of her and her surroundings.