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I usually design my business cards to be conversation-starters. But at after too many endless awkward discussions at recent events, I realized I needed a new type of card. The conversation-ender.

A stack of business cards reads in English and Korean: Generative AI is unethical, annoying, and anti-art. Anything it touches will fail, and be a mark of shame on human history. I do not wish to discuss this further.

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Medieval Illumination @medieval-illuminations.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Dinner in #hell. Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur, France ca. 1450-1470. Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 85v. #medieval #MedievalArt

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frank n furter @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 23h

thinking back to my autism assessment & the doctor, forced smile, was like, "and what do you like to do with your collection of skulls?" & I was like *frowning because this is obvious & normal behaviour* "draw & paint them" & she was like 🙃. I mean who doesn't like to draw a skull of an afternoon.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026

Butterbutt. An older comic.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."

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Emily Tull SGFA @artbyemilytull.bsky.social · 4h

"Song Thrush" hand embroidery artwork. www.emilytull.co.uk/store/p259/s... #birds #WildlifeArt #Embroidery

A square shaped white picture mount with a circle cut out of the middle. In the circle is a pale golden yellow wallpaper with a darker golden yellow floral pattern. On top is a hand embroidered Song Thrush head and shoulders. The bird's head is looking up slightly to the left.

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 23h

Today is #WorldOctopusDay 🐙 Did you know that octopuses have blue blood? This graphic looks at what makes it blue, as well as other blood colours seen in different organisms: wp.me/p4aPLT-Fc #ChemSky 🧪

Infographic on the chemistry of the colours of blood. Human blood is red due to haemoglobin, which is also red when deoxygenated - not blue! Spiders, crustaceans, and molluscs including octopuses and squid have blue blood due to haemocyanin, which contains copper instead of iron. When deoxygenated, haemocyanin is colourless. Some segmented worms, some leeches and some marines worms have green blood due to chlorocruorin, which is light green when deoxygenated. Marine worms including peanut worms, penis worms and brachiopods have purple blood due to haemerythrin, which is colourless when deoxygenated.

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ElectroCeratops @ehrenenglish.bsky.social · 11h

A rough first pass, but we will get there. #art #SciArt #invertart #tigerbeetle

Wood panel with an in-progress acrylic painting of a local species of tiger beetle.

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 17h

This striking (tiny, ~1.5mm) ciid beetle, genus Octotemnus, was introduced about 20 years ago, first appearing in Texas, now in all the gulf and south Atlantic states. We still don't know what species it is or where it comes from! Eats polypore fungi, so isn't considered a pest (sorry mycologists!)

Lateral view of the head of a light brown beetle. There are large horns on the mandibles, and a pair of hairy projections on the head. Antennae with a 3-segmented club extend backwards towards spiny front tibiae.

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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 16h

Another classic, not sure if I've already posted this one here.

The image is a six panel black and white comic.

Panel 1 - a girl sits at her desk in front of a computer, looking disheartened. She says, "I dont know if I should post this art, who would even want to see it?"

Panel 2- A new person bursts through the door in the background with a loud BAM

Panel 3- The new person pushes the girl out of the way, smushing her face in the process, while slamming their fist down on the keyboard.

Panel 4- The computer shows that the art has been posted

Panel 5- The person makes direct eye contact with the girl while pushing their finger against their own phone screen

Panel 6- A motion blur is added to the last panel, enhancing the impact of the new notifications on the new post. It reads, "(Friend) Liked Post just now" Followed by "(Friend) commented 'I FUCKING LOVE THIS AND I LOVE U'"

Underneath the last panel is a watermark that reads, Shubbabang

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mindi @flawdbizkit.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

dude 🤣

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 19h

Second cover I created for • Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction Vol. 3 by Hexagon Magazine • In twilight blue colour-way 🦋🎨 @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social

Cover art I created for • Year's Best Arthropod Short Fiction Vol. 3 by Hexagon Magazine • - Cover is a rectangle of a symmetrical detailed mirror half drop repeat pattern inspired by arts and crafts era wallpaper. In the middle section is a dragonfly facing down from overhead with paper wasps facing outwards above over top of branching leaves. Below and above is the central repeated motif of a large leaf insect from above framed by lace wing butterflies turned outward and stag beetles facing inward.
Surrounding and underneath all of them are stylized leaf branches with round large berries. The entire pattern is in periwinkle and darker twilight blues with pops of pale off white pink for the berries. Over top is a fine line ink work in dark blue and pale pastel blue for threadbare highlights on the wasp and butterfly wings.

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 18h

check out this neat fungus i found: Pseudocolus fusiformis, or stinky squid (tho i think it looks more like a crab 🦀) #FungiFriends #TodaysHike

photo of two orange claw-like fungus fruitbodies erupting from their own white "egg". they look like closed pincers. there is a grayish brown goo between the pincers. they are coming out of old flooded debris like sticks and other rotted wood that has built up.

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parker parrella @parkparr.bsky.social · 21h

Passing Suns, 2025

A rectangular print against an orange background. Print features a scene of a pink and purple sky with dense red foliage hanging from above, while 5 glowing suns peek out from between the leaves.

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parker parrella @parkparr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Passing Moons 🌒🌓🌔🌕

A rectangular print against a purple background with teal stars. Print depicts a blue and purple sky covered in dark foliage while five moons in different phases peek out from between the leaves.

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Cairo Steele 🔜 ANE @cairosteele.com · 21h

I lost one of my favorite pins a while back and I'm still sad about it. It was limited edition 😭

A pin from the 2020 Max Fun Drive for the podcast Sawbones. It's a gold unicorn head silhouette with some black stars and black text reading "Homeopathic means 'pretend'"

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 20h

he looks like me when a group sings happy birthday 😬

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 21h

yes yes yes yessssss this is such a fun piece. the details are *chef's kiss*

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Kooks @coupleofkooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oh that's so cool, I have something.

a picture of a sketchbook spread done in ink and markers. The image depicts a cabinet of curiosities: shelves showing a collection of weird little things including bones, jars with eyes, skulls and tiny people, some shelves are overgrown by nature, some have faces looking through. There is also a cat sleeping on one, and a Rain World reference tucked in :)

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Gemma Sarracenia @tippitiwichet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

More #microscope pics from last night. The tip of a branch of sphagnum moss, lit from above, then below, then above with UV light, then below with UV light. #microscopy #plants #science #botany #sciArt

Lit from above, the moss looks white and like it's made of crystals.

Lit from below, the moss looks green. This is the best way to see its structure.

Lit from above with UV light, the moss catches the light and becomes a bright purple against the black background.

Lit from below, the UV purple fills the background and the moss looks a glittering green against it, with the tips fading into purple shadows.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

An abundance of colour and pattern characterises this mid #1860s bodice from shadowy leaves to garlands of flowers. It is almost easier to appreciate it in isolation, separate from its skirt, the details somehow more impactful as a solo piece #V_and_A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

The back of a mid 1860s bodice consisting of green silk with a leafy ombré pattern and dense floral patterns along the wide sleeves. It has green silk undersleeves, a round neck and pointed waist

Front view of the mid 1860s green silk bodice. In addition to the leafy pattern and floral borders, it is buttoned centre front

A detail of the floral pattern which decorates the sides and sleeves of the mid 1860s bodice

An alternative detail view of the mid 1860s green silk bodice which shows the floral pattern, the shadowy leaf motifs and part of the centre front buttoning

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 21h

wow! that detail is amazing and i love how cuddly it still is!

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Sophie | Comms open! @foxandrabbitart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Finished study, I think it has too many legs? (although @notidee.bsky.social says there is no such thing)

Photo of an ink liner sketch of a fire salamander with six legs.

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ᙎOᗫᙓᙎOᖇᙏ🔻 @wodeworm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tsegmed Tserennadmid was on the mood board while concocting this brew really incredible hues and motion

caravan crossing the desert, with their shadows casting long and warbled visions, on a land scape thats both desolate and full of a flowing movement that takes a great patient eyes to enjoy the colors that twist in between the sands

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Book Cover of the Day:

Cover, Edward Gorey’s Haunted Looking Glass, a collection of ghost stories chosen and illustrated by E Gorey. Woman holding a dagger against a green background.

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James Emerson @norwichbirder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Erysiphe ornata, a powdery mildew on birch, from Brett's Wood at the weekend. The appendages to the cleistothecia branch into lovely curled shapes at the tips.

Underside of a birch leaf showing dark (mature) and yellow (immature) cleistothecia. On the left of the leaf is a Phyllonorycter moth leaf mine.

Two dark circles (cleistothecia) viewed under a microscope. Appendages are rising from them, with curled branches near the tips.

A dark circles (cleistothecium) viewed under a microscope. Appendages are rising from them, with curled branches near the tips.

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JuliArtWorld @juliartworld.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

fastest cat with fastest bird

digital painting in procreate
a cheetah with three peregrine falcons on a branch

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Momo @heyheymomo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Did you know you only need a small brain to make silly little drawings?

4 panel comic: Panel 1: pink blob guy on a table, pencil in their hands. Grey circle on a piece of paper and a glass of water on the table. They say “look here” Panel 2: Proudly, they hold up the drawing of a grey blobby character on two stick legs up in the air. The pink blob says “I drew this!” Panel 3: Satisfied they sit back down on the table. They now go “it’s not much, but..” The grey drawing looks a bit peeved because the drawer is calling it “not much” Panel 4: But it’s okay, because now the pink blob is very pleased finally. He says “it came from my brain!” Holding the pencil up. The grey drawing blob is happy again, too. End well, all well!

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citrus sapling 🍋 mcm lnd 2E20 @citrussapling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fanjingshania renovata, the oldest known jawed vertebrate 🐟 #paleoart #sciart #art

A watercolour painting of Fanjingshania renovate, an ancient spiny fish. It has a mottled green texture, with the silhouettes of mountains in the distance along it's tail. There are clouds and a few small birds floating around it.

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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

lookin at many a mantis while workin on a comm, so heres a carolina mantis for day 3 of #invertober #invertober2026

symmetrical geometric art of a carolina mantis, from the mid thorax up. the background is purple with lighter geometric lines following the flow of the mantis' contours

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

science art!! get yer science art here!!

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hello, since Redbubble did me dirty (suspension without explanation while owing me money) let's experiment a little bit! If I've known you long enough not to abuse my work and you want a print/sticker/whatever from me, pay me what you want, I'll give you high resolution files. Try me! #Art #SciArt

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

fascinating series, thanks for sharing!

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Published in 1812 as part of Katsushika Hokusai’s revolutionary instructional manual Ryakuga Haya-oshi (略画早指南, Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing), this page illustrates the master’s pioneering methodology for art education.

Displayed across a open two-page spread, a remarkable pedagogical demonstration contrasts geometric scaffolding with organic artistic realization. On the left page, Katsushika Hokusai dissects a complex scene into fundamental geometry: overlapping circles (maru), triangles (sankaku), and straight lines construct the underlying anatomy of a traveler mounted on a packhorse beneath clustered circular pine needles. On the right page, these rigid compass-and-ruler guidelines dissolve seamlessly into a fluid sumi ink rendering, bringing forth a weary traveler wearing a broad straw hat (suge-gasa) slumped gently atop a grazing horse under a textured pine canopy. Surrounding the figures, delicate calligraphic annotations guide the student's hand. The woodblock print evokes an enlightening sensory atmosphere: the rhythmic scratch of a brass compass pivoting on fibrous washi paper, the smooth glide of a bamboo brush loaded with dark indigo-black ink, the quiet concentration of an Edo-period apprentice in a sunlit workshop, and the intellectual joy of discovering order hidden within natural form. Published in 1812 as part of Katsushika Hokusai’s revolutionary instructional manual Ryakuga Haya-oshi (略画早指南, Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing), this page illustrates the master’s pioneering methodology for art education. Designed to democratize drawing for amateur enthusiasts, textile designers, and aspiring artisans across Edo Japan, Hokusai demonstrated that any subject—from human figures and horses to ancient pines—could be reliably constructed using simple drafting tools like the compass (bunmawashi) and ruler (shaku). Rather than relying solely on intuitive copying, Hokusai’s analytical approach broken down visual reality into modular geometric building blocks.

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apantesis @apantesis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

excellent inspiration, can't wait to see if this comes to .. fruit-ion.... sorry, couldn't help myself

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John Scary Name Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

me when I get a paid gig

Side on view of Iron Man, in a black costume, saying "we have money," as he embraces a desperate looking Spider-man, slumped into Iron Man and saying "oh, thank god."

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Fiona Creates 🔜 SCARF - Sheffield Comic Arts Fair - 22B @fionacreates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Was digging through old art files and found all these moths, from when I was having fun playing with the mirror tool.

some kind of orange and brown spotted moth, it has wee feetsies

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#MushroomMonday Delighted to see the vivid blue Cobalt Crust (Terana caerula) whilst out with the NW Fungus Group at RHS Bridgewater this weekend.

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Kent Field Club @kentfieldclub.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Some woodland-floor life from our recent field meeting at Great Spelty Wood on the dip-slope of the #KentDowns. Names in alt text. Highlight the very rare fungus Limacella ochraceolutea, found by Mario Tortelli. #KentNature #fungi #MushroomMonday

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#Boktober 05 Headshot this time, ref courtesy of @arula219.bsky.social! I almost didn't do one tonight tbh. Feeling pretty tired today but yay, I finished a sketch page with this one! #birds #chickens

A watercolor and ink sketch of a chicken portrait looking left with pale orange background splotches. The chicken is mostly dark black with rusty feathers on its chest, it has red wattles. Written in ink is the hashtag Boktober and kamakru.com

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Do you like aquatic ecosystems and pond critters? I have a brand new collection just for you 🐸 check it out here! 🪷 shop.fossilforager.art

A photo collage showcasing my new pond-themed collection of products, all designed and illustrated by me. There is a washi tape, sticker, iron on patch, sticker sheet, and tea towel, all featuring various species that can be found in a pond (such as a pacific tree frog, rough skinned newt, water strider, dragonfly, water bug, damselfly, caddisfly larva, and diving beetle).

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

T is for… Tussok Moth Caterpillar 💚 Join us for #ArtABCs; No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed dotart.blog/karin-wander... #Nature #MobilePhotography #Photography #Insects #Caterpillars #Larva #Autumn

Photo of a white fuzzy caterpillar with a black stripe down its back.

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Tatyana @tatyanaspark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ocean view

My watercolor plein air surrealism painting in a sketchbook spread of a sparkling ocean. Art concept and painting by Tatyana • razorberries.com

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Potoroo mom and its tiny baby having a snack Original post

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