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The final render wasn't as good as it could have been, but i finished and submitted it and I'm counting that as a win My chance of being top 10% this round ain't happening, too many really good pieces as competition. Better luck next round

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 2h

September 2026 #vgenchallenge #vgen #blender3D #stardewvalley #sdv A little junimo to reward you for your bountiful harvest

A 3d scene depicting a small junimo standing on the community center's golden scroll, holding a small gold star as a reward for your harvest in Stardew Valley

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

These test renders came out so bad 🫠

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My mouse has been really gummy lately, but I was putting off cleaning it (a 5 minute job) because it's so annoying In the middle of using tweezers to pull a large gob of hair I had a pause moment where I realized some people would just buy a new mouse Could you imagine having disposable income?!

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The look of confusion on my face when there aren't any gradients, gradient sets, or color sets for parchment/old paper in the assets store All of it is images. ALL. #csp

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mushroom packs were 10 for $10 Mushroom soup! Mushroom soup! mushroom soup!

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There's no outside lights here so I have to make sure to walk the dogs pre-sunset, unless I want to chance a flashlight run with coyotes Which means this time of year I get progressively more stressed because the time between feeding them and walking gets real small real fast

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Blender org released the APK for the Android demo! www.blender.org/download/dem... Reading the reddit thread it looks like it's not supported by a lot of devices yet, not surprising given it's still early stage #blender

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Thanks! — Blender

Blender is yours to keep, forever.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've been working on the vgen challenge submission for the last few days, just a little bit at a time It's been weird allowing myself to work in higher poly counts for this, I'm so used to doing CSP assets where it's all functionally low-poly five digits for a scene is breaking my mind lol

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mom randomly goes "WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE, LOOK UP HALLOWEEN LEGO SETS" ...ok? ... gdi these are cute af and expensive wtf $80 for the mushrooms #lego #halloween

A lego set of a light up pumpkin with a glow in the dark ghost attached

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Blender is funny because you can have that "Instead of this painstaking process, I'll just use physics!" moment, and then 40 minutes later you go "...I have made a mistake." AND GUESS WHAT You'll do it again.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Samsung second screen doesn't have pressure sensitivity when connected to windows, so I'm trying to set up SpaceDesk as an alternative atm A few problems, but it's a work in progress

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's funny how in my dreams it's 50:50 on whether or not I can read words Last night my dream had me in the store looking for toilet plungers (no idea why) and they had an entire aisle of different models, but I got fixated on one labeled as "僕のトイレ＿＿" everything else was in english or illegible

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Are you selling me a solution or a dependency?" is a question I think more people should ask.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Trying nomad sculpt again I only have the free version so I can't really do anything with it yet Ideally what i learn will transfer to blender

Screenshot of nomad sculpt, with a digital sculpt of a man

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Celsys fucked up big time with this assets thing. A very minor point in the grand scheme of things, but with their manual review before publishing it looks like they don't have enough staff to keep it going and there's going to be a big backlog with huge delays short thread 🧵

A small screenshot from a asset's listing page for clip studio

"content ID: (number blocked out)
Published: 11 minutes ago
Last updated: 1 day ago"

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trying to figure out what's going on with Celsys' crackdown on clip studio paint assets for the last couple of hours. There's no official post yet outside of twitter, so it's just this vague notice of "we're tightening censorship" and that's it. Assets are now under manual review ???

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Midnight Coffee @midnightcoffee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Now would be a very good time to get a comicfury page up and running, especially if you don't have your own site. And also throw them some money for continuing to be the one good webcomic platform. www.patreon.com/comicfury

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh, god my android studio is from 2019 Has it really been that long since I compiled something? wtf

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was just wondering the other day about the progress on the android port of #blender and that development fund roadmap the official account just posted happens to have a direct link to the official project page: projects.blender.org/blender/blen... (8 Hours old update!)

projects.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · 21/09/2026

Send a personalized donation to the Blender Development Fund with a new ‘Show your support’ option, and see the immediate effect on the Blender Roadmap. Learn more: www.blender.org/news/show-yo... #b3d #DevFund

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Pickles' new favorite toy is a gallon-sized ice-cream pail with a pinch of catnip in it. Whatever. As long as she's happy.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm still thinking about the Vgen challenge. My initial idea wasn't really panning out, since I'm not very good with composition so I scrapped the idea. I'll probably go with my backup idea, it was just a matter of learning sculpting (which is why I started working on the OC sculpt. LOGIC!)

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

once i finish the retopo im going to use that to resculpt his face. it works, but his face angles are supposed to be harder, the subdivision softened it too much so now he's too pretty-boy He's a mid-20s guy who doesn't eat enough for his 6'8"+ frame, constantly stressed and doesn't sleep

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I had to stop watching a video guide on head topology because it making my anxiety spike watching them repeatedly increase the number of loop cuts They were attaching a neck with probably 30+ edges to a body with maybe 12 and kept making more tiny cuts to the body center Whyyyyy would you do that

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A couple years ago I used sculptris and tried to make a 3d reference for one of my OCs. Today I finally sat my ass down and tried learning how to sculpt in #blender and attempted to fix it Left is current progress vs original on the right

A screen shot in blender showing two 3D models side by side. Left is more defined, and the right is lacking details and is off model.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Idea spawned from the power being out for the last couple of hours: Modern fantasy where ents act like cats in that they'll randomly knock down power lines for the hell of it. They know you don't like it, but can you really talk down and reason with a 35ft elm?

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I had to run an errand this morning and grabbed some bully sticks for the pups. Cheese bagel is still happily working on hers an hour later, Butthead obliterated hers in under 10 minutes. "Heavy chewer" level is apparently too low level for an aussie

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I hate when I'm looking for a software that does a specific thing I want, but there is literally nothing that fits it exactly So I'm stuck in this idea that I *could* just make it myself, except it's a pro job with tools and materials, while I have popsicle sticks and school glue

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>be prion @basedprion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

lego skeleton with boobs

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking up various dog chew toys to try on the pups to keep them chill while I'm out and TIL "pizzle" is "penis" "HOLD ONI NEED TO GRAB SOME BULL DICK, EXCUSE ME "PIZZLE," FOR MY DOGS BRB" rofl

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Getting older is not only getting used to things like back and knee pain, but also tinnitus from taking things to deal with the said back and knee pain. I'm going from my usual humming tinnitus to the pulsing-whistling form, and frankly I'd like a return to my usual tyvm

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Short thread of some of the #halloweendecoration I'm starting to see in stores #halloween #skeleton 1) Cowboy #lenticular

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've been having an allergic reaction to ragweed, I think, that I brushed up against while walking the dogs. Having to take benedryl for the hives has made me really lose my focus and I keep dozing off randomly I really need a good hard frost to happen soon to save me #vent

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I used to make plushies for fun, it was probably why I didn't have a lot of issues transitioning to 3D years ago ANYway It just occurred to me blender could be used to make patterns for plushes, but there's apparently only one un-maintained extension? #textpost

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

… but it’s September.

Fortune cookie fortune: your energy will be high in August

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

As comfy as a barn cat in the sun sitting on their favorite pyjamad human #caturday

A photo of a muted tortie by the name of Pudge sitting in the sun.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Evening computer problems today involved me yelling "what do you mean that driver hasn't had an update since 2015?!? HOW." Either this will fix some problems I've been having, or do absolutely jack shit Only restart will tell

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I've been thinking about vgen again. I'm kind of wondering if I should try their monthly contest as a way to get an artist account...? This month's theme is "harvest," and my immediate thought is "ooh, maybe something stardew valley!?" Hahhhhh thinking is easier than doing

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Unlike a lot of people I didn't get the full autumn switchover on September 1st. I'm getting the fall severe thunderstorms, but with summer's 90°+ temps

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm calling this finished #art #artpost #gaiaonline (it was originally avi art)

An illustration of a bare chested winged man with dark horns and purple halo. He's wearing metal shoulder guards and ripped jeans, and a combination of belt and sash at his waist. He is smirking towards the camera, with his right hand touching his chin. His wings appear to be glowing behind him.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

He looks like an anime character now :>

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'm sure Bluesky hacked off most of that headline on mobile, so:

PC Gamer headline: "Dwarf Fortress creator says we can learn something from simply walling up dwarf nobles to maintain an equal society—but notes you have to abolish the dwarf cops, too: 'Another lesson to be had there'"

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I've tried several body hair brushes to use on male characters with chest hair, and I still can't find one I like :/

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I've been reading and watching more tutorials and such and wanted to try some things on older art Current color #wip #artpost #art

A roughly color and shaded illustration of a winged man with strong sunlight behind him. He is wearing metal shoulder guards over a bare chest, and ripped jeans.

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Axe Swing @axeswing.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I've started actually running Tasha periodically during our walks to get her extra tired, so now she's been wanting to go right inside when we're done instead of pouting outside until she gets bored. Success!

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