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Rain World: The Watcher 🌙 @rainworldgame.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Slugcats have invaded Super Animal Royale. Our friends @pixilestudios.com and @animalroyale.com gave all the slugcats guns… and the ability to clone themselves. What could be more interesting than giving a wild animal a gun? They also gave them a sweet health juice beverage.

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Almost forgot I had all these bugs to show as well!

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Green-tailed Sunbird for July’s #BirdWhisperer I keep using these for watercolor practice (I should just make more between each entry 😅) #birds #art #watercolour

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

trying to get in the habit of using colors/watercolors more casually

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Most likely my favourite task at work lately was designing catchable fish (and bugs, which I will post another time) 😄

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LAZER - T @lazer-t.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

WIP prototype for a new thing for my store Some smal tweaks still need to be made but the design is 95% done

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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Animal Awareness Days for July and 2026! 🌞🦈🐍🏄‍♂️ - Artists Online #PortfolioDay Tues, July 14th - 🦈 #SharkWeek July 26th - Aug 1st As always, Mark your calendars! Plan accordingly. 📑Google Sheets Link: tinyurl.com/52svzknm 📅Google Calendar Add on Link: tinyurl.com/bdzhycfn #AnimalCal

Image of Animal Day Awareness Calendar for July 2026, There is a URL link for a web page view for easy text to speech.

This is an ongoing project of digital sketches featuring a wide variety of animals using the Animal Day Awareness Calendar as a prompt and guide. It's a way for me to take time to explore their anatomy and deepen an understanding of different fauna while also highlighting conservation efforts.

► * days that fall on different days from year to year
► Days highlighted in green, yellow, purple are highly recommended to participate

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

wtf I had a xiaohongshu account for lurking, I decided to upload a profile picture and one (1) random drawing and people are popping up from nowhere liking and commenting on it?? I never got this kind of attention on say, instagram ahaha

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I didn't completely forget about #BirdWhisperer ! I messed up on the bottom, alas I still have a lot to learn about watercolor 😃

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

late for #WorldHorseshoeCrabDay a repost from uh... 10+ years ago 😅

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Super Animal Royale @animalroyale.com · 16/06/2026

Our buggiest update yet arrives on June 30th 🐜 Playable Super Bugs, the Museum of Super Natural History, new ways to fish and catch bugs, day-night cycle, a new weapon and more are coming in the Super Natural Update!

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 04/06/2026

Meta: I’m sorry, you can’t advertise that post with the music you chose. We don’t have a license and want to be respectful. Also Meta: Would you like to speed run the destruction of Earth for an image of you as a Studio Ghibli character built from the stolen work of all artists who have ever lived?

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I'm hopefully crawling out of the drawing rut that affected me these past weeks. Spent the long weekend in the Alps for a watercolor workshop. Plein air and landscapes are both very out of my comfort zone... it's been interesting and fun!

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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

In case you're not aware of many tremendous women and enbies contributing to bringing prehistoric creatures back to life 💙

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🌿barayajis (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و🌿 @ziggyzagz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I love the mutualism between the Crested Caracara and Black vultures #art #zigzart #birdart

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Super Animal Royale @animalroyale.com · 12/05/2026

Usually our midseason updates include a new Super Animal or two, but the Lab Labs may have gone a littttle overboard this time. 🤏 The Alien Overlord Starter Pack, 9 new Super Animal breeds, Discord invites (on PC), 50+ updated cosmetic sounds, and more are live now!!

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Eliza McLamb had an apt analogy abt modern fandoms: Fans no longer treat creators as creators. Fans treat creators like stock options they’ve invested in; like they’re part owners of a creator’s work just by *being fans*, and therefore get a say in what creators make/how they act. And it sucks.

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Super Animal Royale @animalroyale.com · 12/04/2026

Thanks to your support, Thomas hit 100% funded in under 24 hours 🎉 We’re SO proud of how this one turned out, especially the removable hat and jacket and all the little details. Pre-orders are open until May 2nd!

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

sketchbook acrylic markers fish for a change!

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Jordan Collver @jordancollver.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Late night cassowary painting. #sciart

Painted air dry clay sculpture of a cassowary with his chick and egg

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Beipiaosaurus + sinosauropteryx (which should be smaller I think) Why does China have the best dinosaurs

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Beipiaosaurus + sinosauropteryx (which should be smaller I think) Why does China have the best dinosaurs

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 27/03/2026

Shocked to see some artists saying that using ai slop as reference is ok. It's really fucking not. Not only are you still using the mashed-up uncredited work of the rest of us artists, but it degrades your whole visual library because it hallucinates. If you do this I do not respect you

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

My partner just unwrapped this sketchbook he got in a shop in Shanghai where we got some random art supplies and... It has a handle?? Why? And why do I love it?

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A friend of mine did a machine learning project like ten years ago where they taught a program to detect invasive plants from drone images. We did not call it "AI", we called it machine learning. Calling it "AI" now is trying to legitimize chatbots and other bunk by roping them in with real science.

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KetrinaDrawsALot @ketrinadrawsalot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Sacabambaspis (I couldn't decide which one looked best 😂) #fish #prehistoric #paleoart #SciArt #doodle

Variations of the jawless prehistoric fish Sacabambaspis

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KetrinaDrawsALot @ketrinadrawsalot.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I heard drawing a fish helps with art block. I guess it worked? #fishtheory #garibaldi #doodle

An orange garibaldi surrounded by very strange fish

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Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊 @emilylorange.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This month's #BirdWhisperer is a Green Jay, another little dude i had no idea existed. (Bird ref from Keishpixl, additional background ref from Nancy Johnston) 🦢🐡 #art #birds

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Therizinosaurus, for the sake of keeping up random drawings on my tablet instead of doomscrolling. I had no idea what colors to use, then I remembered my favourite illustration of them (the one in All Yesterdays) has them black. Very convenient since I was out of time anyway 😅

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Reid Southen @rahll.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Oh HELL yes! 🔥 OpenAI is pulling the plug on their AI video generator Sora, and with it goes their deal with Disney to bring AI gen to Disney+. OpenAI seems to be in serious financial trouble, what a shame 🖕

variety.com

OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video Platform

OpenAI is planning to discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched last year,

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Wander @wanderbot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I'm so sick of seeing AI disclaimers like this. The solution to not having the budget for voice acting isn't to use AI, it's to not have voice acting at all! Games don't need VO to be good! By jamming in slopvoices, you're not making your game better, you're making it worse and reprehensible!

A Steam AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI-generated voiceovers for ingame characters. This is a indie no-budget production. Sorry :-'(

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TRAGIC SHESTERRNI @shesterrni.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The flower for you🌼

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

A firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) on some rocks. I'm definitely feeling more confident with watercolors lately, I'll probably just end up being overconfident and screw up the next one XD

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Some quick (no ref) Yutyrannus. I really wanted to give it fluffy feet like a ptarmigan

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Super Animal Royale @animalroyale.com · 17/03/2026

For Banan or for science? 🍌 The Bright Future Update lands on Tuesday, March 31st

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Some quick (no ref) Yutyrannus. I really wanted to give it fluffy feet like a ptarmigan

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VictoryDrawsStuff - COMMS REOPENED ON VGEN! ✨ @victorydrawsstuff.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

CLIP STUDIO PAINT GOT A NEW VERSION OUT & THEY ARE DOING THEIR BIG DISCOUNTS ON PERPETUAL (One time purchase) LICENSES ‼️ Sale ends March 17th 2026, if you want to use Clip Studio Paint this is the perfect time to get it 👀👍✨ www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase/

A screenshot for Clip Studio Paint (PRO Ver. 5.0) Perpetual License, 50% off- priced at $30.99 USD

A screenshot for Clip Studio Paint (EX Ver. 5.0) Perpetual License, 30% off- priced at $192.99

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Super Animal Royale @animalroyale.com · 09/03/2026

A meteor lands in Super Animal World on March 31st ☄️ The Bright Future Update brings Super Gorillas, X-Ray Cannons, Uzis, Dualzies, Banan Altars, and a bunch of community-requested upgrades

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Sometimes we need some bunnies. Here, have some. Bunny studies in watercolor, made in my Steamline Luggage Journal 🐰 www.esthervanhulsen.com #SciArt #watercolour #bunnyart #animalpainting #animalart

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

quick fanart of Chugaloo, monster collector indie game launching today ✨

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I managed to grab these! I love these mascots so much 🤩

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Erika @fainder.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Post old memes to confuse young people.

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