The discussion about ppl not wanting to look at porn to draw their own porn is always fun. Really goes to show ppl don't realise reference hunting for your needs is a skill.

A screenshot from hidden door's about page: ROLEPLAY MEETS FANFICTION Established in 2020, Hidden Door is building a new kind of story experience centered on creativity, decision-making and authorship. Players experience their favorite fictional worlds through an online roleplaying game, remixing and combining story elements to craft custom narratives while encountering meaningful challenges. We're excited to collaborate with storytellers from around the world to create immersive, fan-focused story experiences for everyone. OUR TEAM We're an intersectional mix of game professionals and Al experts, with a wide range of perspectives, who are inventing a delightful & safe experience for players. (I have underlined "AI experts.")

a screencap from hidden door's FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Last Updated: August 13, 2025 WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? We're a diverse collection of nerds who love stories, games, and making things. Several of us are machine learning research scientists, also. Some of us are game designers and artists. We rock a mean database, too. (I have underlined "machine learning research scientists" and "We rock a mean database, too.")

screenshot of text from hidden door's faq: IS THIS AI? Sorta, it's all Artisanal Brooklyn ML made with love and care. (Here I have underlined "Sorta" and written "LOL. LMAO" WAIT, SO HOW DOES IT WORK? It's a fractal combinatorial trope engine. Our narrative team of real humans write flexible, structured plot beats, and we then use a variety of ML tools to combine those beats with the rules of the world, the player's choices, the characters in a given scenario, generic plot beats, and our trope soup into a delicious story meal. We update our game engine layer with a structured representation of everything in your world, from story events to character stats and conditions. This, along with the narrative beats and the tropes and rules of a specific world, is what we use to make the actual text and assemble the bits of art that— (The screenshot cuts off here. I have underlined "a variety of ML tools" and "what we use to make the actual text and assemble the bits of art")

hey, as a heads up to other ttrpg creators. if you get a gushy friendly email from a "hiddendoor.co" saying they looove your work + asking you to test drive their site/consider a partnership — they have tried pretty hard to hide the fact that it's AI, but it's AI. it's buried in their about and FAQ

I love that you actually used coffee colours at the bottom and top of the pic, the shades complement the red so well, it's not a traditionally gothic combo and it gives the piece such a memorable atmosphere !! Big fan of her huge hat as well, the grey shading on the bottom is so nice !!

photo of a black and blue espresso cup with a shot of an espresso with matcha oat milk in it. it may sound very bad, but it isn’t. and it was the only milk resembling thing left in my house. there are shapes formed on the coffee surface. some of them look like lady in a dress wearing a big hat.

digital painting of a pale, young brunette lady sitting on a fancy red couch. her eyes are glowing. she’s wearing big white dress with many layers, and it looks like a cake. she’s also wearing a big (and i mean BIG) hat with a wide curved brim and flowers and a giant feather on it, and simple white shoes with small heels. i didn’t use any references for her clothes, so i can’t possibly tell you they’re in any way authentic to any time period (because they more likely aren’t). in her right hand (with a white glove on it) she’s holding a vial that resembles vials that chemists use in labs (like i know what i’m talking about), but her is full with blood, and she’s holding it like a cigarette in a holder. the other hand is glove-free, with massive ring on each finger. the painting is framed in a circle that kinda looks like a simple golden frame for a traditional painting. there’s blood spilled on her dress. guess she’s a messy eater, but i’m not here to judge. you go girl

yesterday my matcha oat milk espresso (rip) told me to draw a vampire lady wearing a big hat, and who am i to say no to that request?

she loves blood, i love coffee, we’re alright.

Thank you so much !!

I love the shading on the face, especially around the eye, the shape of the shadows there is perfect !!

wanted to see how the sketchbook holds up to painting in acryla gouache!

Mournful, dramatic lighting, warm background and dark shadows; a small stone window frames half of a white-haired person, surrounded by blooming roses; the plants in the rest of the image are sharp and barren. The white-haired man embraces a blood-red, fanged skeleton. The corpse is looking away. Covered in moss, it appears to be crying pink flowers. A small dagger seems to be stabbing its heart, represented by a glowing star.

Belated tenderness

(a commission for strobinell . tattoo on Instagram - her D&D character Astrior and the corpse of his former vampire lover, Silas!

Polychromos pencils, Luminance pencils, gel pens)

Waaa thank you Juno, that’s so kind ;-; Art’s been really tough lately for me (like, giving up and get a job kind of hard) so at least it’s nice to know people like what I do !!

Thank you so much, that’s so sweet !! It’s funny you'd comment on this one - every time I use bright red in a comm I think about the one I did for you aaaages ago with a lot of red strings - I'd never used red like that before ahah !!

Mournful, dramatic lighting, warm background and dark shadows; a small stone window frames half of a white-haired person, surrounded by blooming roses; the plants in the rest of the image are sharp and barren. The white-haired man embraces a blood-red, fanged skeleton. The corpse is looking away. Covered in moss, it appears to be crying pink flowers. A small dagger seems to be stabbing its heart, represented by a glowing star.

Belated tenderness

(a commission for strobinell . tattoo on Instagram - her D&D character Astrior and the corpse of his former vampire lover, Silas!

Polychromos pencils, Luminance pencils, gel pens)

You've got to check Lupo's stickers too, I'm so happy they're finally selling them online, trust me they're *good* (and before you ask, yes, every class is available!)

You've got to check Lupo's stickers too, I'm so happy they're finally selling them online, trust me they're *good* (and before you ask, yes, every class is available!)

Nowhere Kings, my and @luposlipaphobya.bsky.social's collective, are back in business with lots of new merch, including kinky D&D stickers, original art, prints, new washi tape rolls and even brand new NSFW zines!

Check out these new arrivals over on Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/Q5Q51CZMU/shop

Could it get its very own Tumblr Blog like back in the days?

Nowhere Kings, my and @luposlipaphobya.bsky.social's collective, are back in business with lots of new merch, including kinky D&D stickers, original art, prints, new washi tape rolls and even brand new NSFW zines!

Check out these new arrivals over on Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/Q5Q51CZMU/shop

I'm always so impressed by the way you texture your drawings, it's so recognisable, it stops me in my tracks every time! Your eye for negative space is incredible as well, it always creates such striking compositions. Wonderful stuff!

Two queer knights in each other's arms, with a medieval frame depicting an eclipse. I went all in with the medieval stuff so there's also two stained glass windows, two angels and some medieval patterns everywhere around the main characters.

Just a few days left to get your copy of "We've Always Been Here"! It's been a pure joy to see what everyone created for this zine during those tough times 🩵

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

Huge thanks to @taplingzines.bsky.social for letting me draw trans gay knights ✨

I absolutely adore the way you do shadows, they always have such a nice fuzzy texture, like you're drawing with charcoal, it's so distinctive and the way it makes the skin shine is so lovely !! What is the final illustration going to be about ? 👀

Some art exploration for a future Illustration uou d

I love the colour palette you chose, that greenish shade of yellow you picked is so evocative and works really well with the red elements !!

Above art by: @chubby-shark.bsky.social , @thenothingmaker.bsky.social , void_makes on Instagram, @strandedziggy.bsky.social , @sacredsapling.bsky.social

birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species oh my god…… start compiling ur Fav Birds friends….. i also think if i do flight the Exact Same Way I did fathoms (=digital pdf sale + physical copies for contributors) I can avoid the absolute hellscape that is shipping+tax law surrounding projects like this atm 🧍

Ohhhh my godddddd

A grid of four cropped illustrations with a medieval theme. Top-left, two male knights look at each other as one ties a bandana around the other's suit of armor, the bandana matching his own clothing. Top-right, two women embrace with one holding the other from behind. A highly detailed pattern covers the left side of the illustration, mimicking metalwork of the time. Bottom-left, two knights in intricate, detailed outfits gently embrace. There is a border that looks like stained glass, along with other intricate framing details. Bottom-right, two masculine characters embrace leaned up against a tree overlooking a field of sheep, one sleeping in the other's arms.

Who doesn’t love a good medieval setting with some gay knights?

Queerness has existed for millennia, so here’s a snapshot of a few of the Medieval illustrations from our queer zine!

Live on Kickstarter now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

#Medieval #MedievalArt #QueerZine #LGBTQArt #Knights

love me love me love me love me

(A drawing I did back in July for the transocanthology, featuring my DnD OC Mélisande (he/him). As always, I play him in @luposlipaphobya.bsky.social 's delightful campaign, Val Cardinal)

love me love me love me love me

(A drawing I did back in July for the transocanthology, featuring my DnD OC Mélisande (he/him). As always, I play him in @luposlipaphobya.bsky.social 's delightful campaign, Val Cardinal)

INSIDE #1 - front door

(Inside is an ero-gothic zine me and @luposlipaphobya.bsky.social are currently working on, featuring our D&D characters Lieudi, a sentient mage tower, and Gilligan, the necromancer who owns her)