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@zakuchu.bsky.social

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30 Artist 🇵🇭🇺🇲🏳️‍⚧️ He/Him OCs, Fanart, FFXIV (7.3) | sometimes 🔞
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Commissions: https://vgen.co/zakuchu
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🌱zaku (commissions open!) @zakuchu.bsky.social · Oct 13

🎉Commissions are back open!! WAHOO!!!🎉

Check out my VGen if you're interested (or send a kofi tip)!
Reposts and sharing are appreciated ☺️💕

✅https://vgen.co/zakuchu
☕https://ko-fi.com/zakudoodles

#VGenOpen | #Commissions | #FFXIV | #OC

VGen/zakuchu

3 rows of commission samples, from left to right:
a rough full body sketch from the skeb sheets, a purple painted portrait of an Au Ra, chibi sample of a Lalafell and Miqo'te together, and a sketch portrait featuring Emmerich from DA:V

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Marsh Mallow💍

@hsyff14.bsky.social

오빠

October 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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Em!!

@emggily.bsky.social

[2/2]

November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM

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Em!!

@emggily.bsky.social

A comic featuring the twins and Fourchenault. Set after Endwalker!! [1/2]
#Esmestory #ffxiv

November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM

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kia

@atomeja.bsky.social

zana'to for @kobacake.bsky.social 🎻

November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM

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Di [ Comms OPEN ]

@dracodiezzel.bsky.social

Build-a-Bubu for @dandylatte.bsky.social
#commission | #Buildabubu

November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM

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izzy @ 7.3

@thanc.red

there's more compression formats that I won't get too in-depth with but if you really wanna be # Optimal here's a lil basic flowchart I made for compression in ffxiv.

if you see format: B8G8R8A8UNorm, that's uncompressed

Block Compression Flowmap - a loose guide to help determine what the best compression format for your textures might be

What type of texture do you have?

Index: BC5 only stores info from the red and green channels! it doesn't save blue or alpha channel data. perfect for ID maps that only use RG channels

Decal: BC4 doesn't store colour data, only greyscale. it also doesn't store any data for alpha, so it's perfect for black & white decals that only use black and white

For normal, mask & diffuse:

If colour is more important to you: BC7 stores RGB channels as well as alpha channel data. the RGB channel compression is almost indistinguishable from the uncompressed image. Alpha channel is usually lower quality, however. this is the highest quality compression format available to you! it may take time to compress depending on your PC hardware.

If transparency is most important to you: BC3 stores RGB channels as well as alpha channel data like BC7 does. it's a simpler compression algorithm that takes less time to process. it does a better job at preserving the alpha channel data compared to BC7, so if you need a cleaner alpha channel this one might be for you!. it does a poorer job at colour accuracy when compared to BC7 (note: seriously only use this if transparency is your ONLY concern. it sucks ass at colour accuracy)

No transparency: BC1 stores RGB channel data, but doesn't store alpha channel. it's great for textures that are fully opaqure and don't use transparency. it is lower quality when compared to BC7 however. if you want better quality, use BC7

Compression is non-reversible and destructive to the files! please make sure you have a backup before compressing

November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM

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WicksandWheat

@wicksandwheat.bsky.social

And since I'm advertising my Character Sheet comms in my profile description, I should probably post the info on that here too!
#wickcomms

November 16, 2024 at 11:30 PM

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Choroski! 🐰🌿

@choroskiart.bsky.social

ive been coming back to this just to chip away at something during work.

gonna use work printers to print resume copies hahaha :’)

November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM

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astel

@palastel.bsky.social

Going through old cat pics and these 2 taken seconds between each other is still one of the best

November 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM

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Mateus Roberts (comms open)

@mateusroberts.bsky.social

Another illustration based on an idea I had for a story. Just like the last one, this one is set in Victorian times. It's about an English aristocrat who becomes infected with an extraterrestrial parasite, which begins to gradually unravel reality around him.

Digital painting. A man stands before a giant coiled worm.

November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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Yoshi Yoshitani

@yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social

November Patreon Reward 1 of 3

Theme: Mexican Gothic

My patrons voted on this theme for the month, so I've been listening to the book of the same name by @silviamg.bsky.social while drawing. I'm about 1/4 of the way through and it's starting to get spooky!

#art