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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

May call this done. Not sure. Never sure.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

New WIP. Idk. Just... need a change of pace, I think. So just kind've been painting. More abstract. Idk.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

QRP Moon Art! Couple of mine.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Did a bit more work on this. Back is absolute wreck atm - Went to Reality Fracture Prerelease at my LGS two days in a row and my nerve damage has ensured I regret it. But hey, I went 4-0 last night, so there's that. Def some inspiration from some MtG art here.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Felt like doing something different, idk. Unlike previous paintings where I worked inwards to outline the figure previously, I basically stenciled them out, here. May have been a mistake. I'm just... bleh. Might be WiP, we'll see.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you. Glad you like it!

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Team Rocket Dronification. Or something. Currently in 'Depressed Artist, All my Art is Trash' Mode, so been hard getting any motivation for anything. Shading on this is slapdash at best. I'mma go stare at my ceiling for awhile.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Example of my typical line art sketching process. Start with gesture drawing, either a new one or an old one, and then just... iterate on it, until I have something I kind of like and can use. Do a rough comp sketch, and then refine it. And so on.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Think I'll call this done. Is there more refinement I could do? Yeah. But already half feel like I overworked this - it fought me a bit.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Some messy color and lighting. My wrist is itching >_>

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

More works in progress on the Samui. Cleaned up line art, then some initial rough shading that'll need to be cleaned up a little.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Bit more work on the Samui thing. Usually I don't post the real rough composition phase of things, but why not, I guess. Will start on a cleaner version tomorrow or something after checking for anything I might need to fix.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Been a bit. Wrist is almost entirely better. Have a very rough early sketch. I am surprised Samui doesn't get much art. I'm feeling... mm. Cow Print? We'll see how it goes.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thanks. And yeah. The whole process is just... Miserable. Not just on a tedium level, or a frustration level, but just on the... the pure humiliation of it. Having to justify why you can't function as a productive member of a society that treats those who don't meet such a standard as a failure.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Anyway, been a bit, but... Honestly, been a tad out of sorts. Been working on my SSI/Disability Hearing, for the nth time. Only, this time, my application appeal was accepted by the judge. Got the letter two days ago. Been fighting for it for 14 years... And now I have it, I'm just... Exhausted.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I made a thing. I have no idea what the thing is, but I certainly did do the making of the thing. A bit too fast for my liking, but rendering takes forever.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I've said it before, I'll say it again - Gen AI is just a symptom of the root problems we've been facing for centuries.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Not saying it makes it better, but it makes it more understandable as to why it happens. Understanding the why is important - how much AI use would there be if there wasn't such massive Crunch Culture? Not to even get started on Layoff Culture.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Having been teaching myself Blender for months now, I think I understand why we're seeing more and more AI use in Game studios, beyond just corporate mandates. Crunch Culture. Worn down, exhausted, stressed - Of course some will feel the temptation to use it. The work is complex. It takes time.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I definitely feel like I have inadvertently created the VFX for a JRPG Boss's Final Transformation and Utimate Move. Made after going through a Geometry Nodes Tutorial by Sharpwind on Youtube. Deeefinitely gave me a headache, but was easy enough to follow along. Then I took it a bit further.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Finished? Finished. She said to she wanted a tattoo and when I asked what to give her, she just said to use my artist signature or something, don't think about it too hard. Who am I to argue with a lady with taste?

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LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community 🩵🩷🤍

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Continuing to work on thing for friend.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Friend's been down because they've been having trouble getting their family to help support them for transitioning and being able to start HRT, so doing a piece for them based on... mm. What she wants to be, you know? Anyway, have the current wip concept. Not done at all, but gonna take a break.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

On a different note, have a landscape I finally got back to after starting it months ago. Different than my usual stuff, but... eh. I used to mainly do sketch and painting before the nerve damage. Don't do as much of the latter, digitally.

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Farn 🇧🇷 | COMMS OPEN @oifarn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I saw this color scheme posted by @bellink.bsky.social and I really liked it, so why not?

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Nice! Recently found your tutorials, while getting into Blender and animation - Only made it through the first few so far, but it's still been extremely helpful! You explain things very well.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Final versions of this. Mostly minor touch ups from previous color version, but also decided on a lighter shade of view for the alt color scheme. Suppose I hope people like my contribution to the trend, lol. #Spider-Man #PetraParker #Art

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Last versions for tonight. People I consulted liked this combination of blue/pink/white the best, so that's what we're going with. Otherwise, just some cleanup and detailing on the shading and lighting. Will probably finish this wednesday.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Some color and some shading. Still need to clean up the lineart. Maybe a bit more shading. We'll see.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Screw it, have another quick rough ass messy sketch - Why not join in on the surge of Petra Parker stuff going around, right? I'll be honest - I've never been a big Spider-man person, a friend just likes the recent trend of art :V.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Some of the Amature properties might be broken, not sure - as said, was originally a PoH Model, even if it's heavily modified by this point. Still has the base Rigging. Goal is to eventually make a full custom model and rig, but we'll see. Very WIP right now.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

For anyone interested, here's the WIP Blend File for the Sabrina Model I've been working on. I used a PlagueOfHumanity Model as a base w/ various modifications. Hair is from Tekken's Lili. Outfit is mostly there, just hadn't got to boots yet. No real UI for it yet. drive.google.com/file/d/18EMe...

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Sabrina Blend.zip

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Quick rough base sketch to try and work some of the kinks out after weeks without drawing. Always feel weird about the black, but not too bad? Idk. Helps to mark everything out, at least. Could be better.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I just mean when I get the file itself cleaned up and organized, lol. Make sure all the textures are properly packed, all the file names are matching and easy to find, etc. If you or anyone else wants to work with it after that, go ahead.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It mostly works, Simplify just seems to break the binding on the surface deform modifiers for the outfit and they either go wonky or stop following the armature. When i get everything cleaned up a bit, and get back to it, I'll put the .Blend file up some where.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So much better. I finally found a model with hair I could adapt. Now it finally feels appropriately 'Sabrina.' Now I just need to get it the physics/rig all fixed. Think I'll do some 2d stuff for awhile first, though. Wrist is finally feeling better. #3dArt #Pokemon #Sabrina #Blender

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Finally getting somewhere? Finally getting somewhere.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Still can't draw, and been taking it light on the wrist, so been awhile. But I have been doing some (very light) work in Blender, still. Outfit is just a Yennefer outfit I'm using for test purposes. Still needs work. I continue to hate hair, whether it's hair curves or hair card textures.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

4W-0L at MtG Hobbit Prerelease. Turns out, R/W Dwarves get there, and Settle the Wreckage is as traumatizing as ever even when it's just a 4 mana Path to Exile.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

When it gets to that point, it's just... pushing people out of the art community. Being divisive and encouraging suspicion and distrust and pettiness, when artists should be banding together. Artists should support one another, not... whatever that is. It makes me sad to see it happen, you know?

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Do I care about it? No, not really - if they were the type to do that, I probably didn't want to be there in the first place. But I'm sure I'm not the only one to have that kind of experience, and I don't think I like what kind of impact it will have on artistic communities.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I was on a discord server I'd joined because I've been dipping into 3d art - posted some of my 2d art in some of the channels for it. A month later, I'm suddenly kicked and banned from that server on pure *suspicion* of AI use, without any conversation on the matter or way to contact the mods.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I don't care if someone thinks one of my pieces are AI - But I do worry this 'witch hunt' mindset is more harmful than helpful. It's one thing to suspect, and investigate - it's another to suspect and condemn without proof, you know? There's a limit.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hands, why you do me like this? Another foray into animation. Base was a Yennefer model from Plague of Humanity I found, and have been slowly modifying. Why is retargetting animation such a pain in the ass? Still don't have a full idea of what I'm doing. Just kind of flailing around.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Alright. Time to truly let wrist rest for a couple weeks. Depending, this will probably only need a couple modifications.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Slow going, but at last managed to get some more of this done today.

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Bell Ink @bellink.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Because every image of this I've seen is either pictures or horrendously cut up or jumbled up, I reassembled it into something coherent myself. Yes the bottom row is off center. No, I will not be taking questions as to why. Enjoy your #SpaceBalls internet.

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