I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines.

Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

This is actually terrifying YouTube video by struthless

I just learned that Peter Thiel is investing in a company that wants to fight journalism by letting an AI determine the "objective" truth.

Because obviously, there's no way the AI would be biased towards its owners and paying customers. /s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqE...

Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.

Make It Myself

xkcd.com/3233/

Girl, the solution to "the system is exploiting and replacing us" isn't "get a new system that can exploit and replace us". What are we even doing here? You can't fight for women if you're fighting for the technology that will run them out of the workplace.

This is the single funniest thing I have ever seen Bluesky staff do.

Lex already is one - the mad kind that has waaay too much fun with dangerous chemical concoctions.
Who may or may not be researching ways to release murderous plants into the world that decided he didn't belong there.

If things had gone differently, he'd probably be a regular botanist.

Crafting some mini fishies out of small scraps!! 🎣💫

They are so, SO desperate for people to resub. PLEASE don't resub your Nitro everyone. Props if you aren't already subbed, props if you were subbed and you unsub right now. NOTHING changes unless a company FEARS for their bottom line. Feel free to use Discord still, but don't give them a penny. 💖

Tumblr user thereisselfpreservation "I'm seeing warnings about scammers trying to commission artists but the "reference sheet" for their character they want commissioned isn't an image but a .vbs file ("visual basic script"), and will run a script when you open it, probably to yoink your account(s), but I haven't seen this from anyone who's actually clicked it yet. Just be careful and never open a file like that, 'cause people suck." Reply from the same user: "For reference (heh)" Screenshots of messages. Sender: "Okay, I've sent it now." There's a file attachment called "Shork_YCH_MyReference_v1.vbs". The vbs extension is circled. Sender: "If everything is in order, I can send the overpayment." Sender, in reply to the file attachment (again with the vbs extension circled): "How much would the full piece cost?" thereisselfpreservation: "At a glance, the file name checks out. But!! do not open a .vbs file!!!

You should know that the infamous I Love You virus uses the same trick - Always make sure to turn on 'show file extensions' in your windows/browser settings.

My hand holding a giant pill bug/wood louse knit out of green/blue gradient yarn. It has blue antennae, 14 blue to green legs and the shell fades from light green to blue to blue green. In the background is a blurry garden.

The Pillbug in its rolled up form. It has a button on its head and a loop at its tail so it stays rolled. It is sitting on a woven rug.

#FOFriday and it’s time. I finished my not-so-mini minibeast, the Roly Poly Pillbug! It’s huge. It’s soft. It rolls up and becomes a cushion. It’s perfect 🤩

🧶 #Knitting

More myth in the thread! Here is Persephone descending to the Underworld

these were a modern take on ancient black-figure pottery, so mixing that black and warm yellow with bright cmyks

A werewolf linocut print with the nonbinary pride flag colors in the background. A watermark labeled as "MiguelTheWerewolf.com" sits at the bottom.

A werewolf linocut print with the asexual and/or demisexual pride flag colors in the background. A watermark labeled as "MiguelTheWerewolf.com" sits at the bottom.

A werewolf linocut print with the gay male pride flag colors in the background. A watermark labeled as "MiguelTheWerewolf.com" sits at the bottom.

A werewolf linocut print picture taken on a brick background. A watermark labeled as "MiguelTheWerewolf.com" sits at the bottom.

New Limited Linocut Prints are available for #werewolfwednesday up on my shop! - www.miguelthewerewolf.com/shop

These won't be reproduced, so get em before they're gone!
#werewolf #art #furryart #prints #fursale #artforsale #furry

They look really cool! 🤩

Attunement Crystals

For anyone wondering about the crystals on her back, I wrote about them on WorldAnvil a while ago.

Tl;dr: All sapients in that story setting have them, and they store magical energy that the person can use.

#worldbuilding

www.worldanvil.com/w/miragia-ka...

A handmade plush depicting one of my Werewolf-Elf OCs, Feng Ara. Her body is jointed and made from two different types of dark blue fake fur, with details made from polymer clay.

My Feng #plush now has eyes, a nose, and the attunement crystals on her back. Those details are made from polymer clay.

I'd still like to add toe beans but can't decide what material to use for them.

Btw, happy #WerewolfWednesday!

A digital artwork of a bare tree with regularly spaced outlines in alternating shades of gray. These outlines are overlaid with various leaf shapes in yellow, orange, and red.

#repostyourart - Day 8: autumn

I made this one after re-discovering an artwork from my teenage years that had a similar style. Not an approach I've used often, but I still like the result very much.

🎨🦎 #digitalart

I just want all artists to succeed and make cool shit. I want a world where all artists could just make so much art that every story can find its audience and every audience can find its story. I just want to live in a world where we can all bask in the joy of getting to make and participate in art.

post from @jay.bsky.team Bluesky is made with Al, the engineers and even some non-engineers use Claude code none of the replies are loading

yeah we can tell, jay

A digital drawing of my OC Areon. He's meditating in front of an abstract background in the colors of the asexual flag.

Happy International Asexuality Day!

My demi self and my OC Areon send greetings to everyone across the spectrum.
🖤🐺🤍💜

A digital painting of a griffin in a snowy landscape. The bird part is based on an emperor penguin while the feline part of the body is based on a snow leopard.

#repostyourart - Day 6: Bird

A griffin based on my favorite bird, the emperor penguin. Such majestic and social animals.

#digitalart 🎨🦎

Over 500 sketches from my new book.
Yes, it’s a lot of work.
Yes, I am tired.
Yes, AI could do it quicker.
No, I never will.
Please support (exhausted) human artists.

This is so true

Photographs of handmade plush dolls. Besides two finished dolls with hair and clothes, it shows a big blue Werewolf that still lacks face details. These dolls depict three of my Werewolf-Elf OCs - Feng Ara (the big blue one), Sona'Ria (the one in Feng's arms), and Lex Herabur (the one next to them.)

A little - or rather, biiiig - #plush update.
The sewing on Feng's body is done, and I love how cuddly she turned out.

Next, I will sculpt the details from polymer clay and sew them onto her. I'm still unsure how to do the toe beans, though - maybe patches of a different fabric?

#WIP #OC

A picture of a cat, in a style resembling tribal tattoos or stained glass. It was drawn with black and gold markers on paper.

#repostyourart - Day 4: Cat

I drew this in December 2023, using black and gold permanent markers on paper.

It happened while me and two friends were sitting in a convention booth, selling stickers and TTRPG material. Good times. 😊

Oh so now copyright matters.

A digitally drawn two-panel comic. Panel 1: Two elves noticing the full moon. One of them remarks that this is when the Werewolves come out. Panel2: They are startled by a giant female Werewolf - my OC Feng - who leans into the frame, waves, and announces that she likes ladies. Behind her, there's a curtain of stars in the colors of the lesbian flag.

#repostyourart - Day 1: Hello!

Greetings from my #OC Feng on this full moon. 🐺🌕

Grumpy Scops Owl wrapped in a blue/green blanket

Spicy Bird Burrito

I love your style, these look beautiful!

I wasn't aware that you should show off your art during tdov... I'm still getting used to being perceived 🏳️‍⚧️
(in general too) 👉👈

#Trans #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility

1-bit pixel art in desaturated lime green and dark brown, inspired by The Legend of Zelda gameboy style. I created individual tiles based on a prompt list for the Septembit 2025 challenge by Saultoons and used them to create a game mockup. Details include: Link's character sprite, a great fairy fountain, a whispering stone, minecart and tracks, a tower with a big rupee, and various shop buildings.

Pixel art body shape studies using a limited 5 colour palette. Four different body types are shown in masculine and feminine form, with a central skeleton. They are about 16 by 48 pixels in size. Trim Jim (slender), Gym Jim (very muscular), Slim Jim (underweight), Chin Jim (overweight), and Grim Jim (skeleton)

Promotional image for Knightwood fantasy pixel font. More than 250 languages supported, 16px tall, and includes bonus glyphs (examples shown are the decorative border, dungeon chains, and pixel art sword - they are all made using box-drawing characters within the font)!

Promotional image for pixel paper scrolls & ribbons tileset with a preview in the background of different paper edges, corners, rolled parts, flowing parts, holes, snags, folds, and torn paper. In the foreground, an example sneak peek is shown in context for making a fantasy pixel art map.

Heyoo I'm TJ, a trans guy from the UK living in Buenos Aires! 🧉

I celebrate the parts of my childhood that shaped who I am today. 🥰 I work with game devs to create worlds that help us discover our true selves.

Let's work together!
✉ hello@tjtrewin.com

#TransDayOfVisibility #PixelArt #IndieGameDev