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Posts by Daniel Solis
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Subtle ripple effects of AI imagery and the fallout from overly aggressive callouts: Making sure every single finger is visible even if it doesn't make sense for the pose because someone, somewhere thinks they can identify AI at a glance.
Spoiler alert: You can't.
watercolor and gouache painting of a strawberry plant with smiling white flowers
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#art #watercolor #cuteart
Crop of a wraparound cover for Travis Baldree's "Tales From the Territory" :) This was such a cozy cute scene to paint!
subterraneanpress.com/baldree-tftt/
Hell of a pull π
A dragon perches at the top of a pyramid shaped building in this digital painting of a modern city at night. The colors are gray and gold. The dragon is black lit with warm light. People gather on a rooftop to watch it
"Modern Dragons" launches tomorrow π
Art by β’ Michael C. Hsiung
illustration of what might be some kind of fantasy funeral rite. The illustration is two colors and stylized, in the foreground is a group of robed priestess holding hands over a long sword. In the background a bandaged corpse lays on an altar among arches shelves of bottles and detritus.
Thanks so much to @portablecity.bsky.social for being a great AD, here's one of two of the illustrations I did for Swords Without Master and you guys have no idea what cool shit you're in for. People have been cranking out the most gorgeous work for that thing
As I do every year on 4/20, I will be following the Jeopardy! interview segment tonight by saying βDream blunt rotation. Now letβs get back into the Jeopardy! round.β
They did it. Those crazy sons of bitches really did it.
The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!
Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!
I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT
It was a lot of fun to talk cosmology and Star Trek with @miquai.bsky.social for this podcast episode!
She does love green smoke after all.
T-shirt design: "Descriptive not Prescriptive." The first word is displayed as cursive graffiti surrounded by grunge elements. Arrows lead down to an abstract representation of an open book. More arrows lead down from the book to "NOT PRESCRIPTIVE" which is displayed as more formal typewriter font.
The design on a dark shirt.
This week's #WeeklyTshirt is in honor of #lexicographers and #linguists who introduced me to "Descriptive not Prescriptive." Meaning #linguistics is not an impartial referee of correctness, but a description of language by real people at a certain time. danielsolis.threadless.com/designs/desc...
No wonder Ezri was "space sick" early in that season.
Gamers! My pal Ross Isaacs β former Star Trek RPG developer for Last Unicorn and Decipher β is still facing horrible health issues and is in danger of having his phone and electricity shut off. He's also been forced to cancel essential medical procedures.
gofund.me/c6feef477
Thiefβs Market from Dave Chalker and Pickpocket Games is a treasure-swiping game of dice drafting and manipulation, with just enough thievery to keep things interesting! Find out more in this weekβs Game in a Minute! www.gameosity.com/2026/04/19/g...
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Two great science communicators chatting about the end of the universe! Delightful!
Tried to video this one too but did that thing where I thought I was recording but wasnβt
T-shirt design: "Descriptive not Prescriptive." The first word is displayed as cursive graffiti surrounded by grunge elements. Arrows lead down to an abstract representation of an open book. More arrows lead down from the book to "NOT PRESCRIPTIVE" which is displayed as more formal typewriter font.
The design on a dark shirt.
This week's #WeeklyTshirt is in honor of #lexicographers and #linguists who introduced me to "Descriptive not Prescriptive." Meaning #linguistics is not an impartial referee of correctness, but a description of language by real people at a certain time. danielsolis.threadless.com/designs/desc...
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I find the most common miscommunication when playing a prototype
Iβll ask the designer why a particular feature is in the game
And theyβll explain the feature and how it works or whatever development problem is solving
And Iβll have to say βI understand how it works, but why is it hereβ
Merry 4/20 to all, and to all a good toke
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BLOOB FOR THE BLOOB GOD!
Absolutely incredible.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
See these fences in South London? I walk by them every day.
Know why they look a little odd?
Theyβre made up of repurposed WWII stretchers.