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Jess / Loach

@itsloach.bsky.social
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She/Her | Community Manager @ Eduweb for WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition.

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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is like a week late but I got into a big argument with someone about this sort of thing. How they saw talent and skill as the same thing rather than acknowledging ppl who are good at a thing can spend decades getting to where they are and had a point where they were not good at it at all.
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Eschire Cat-tle, MSc @escherbug.art · 06/09/2026
I find that when I talk to adults about learning to draw and they're convinced that I have some kind of talent as opposed to lots of time and practice and continued interest, it feels like what's really limiting them is not realizing that they just don't want to draw that much. My talent is I wanna.
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sure, sex is great, but have you ever watched a media company suffer actual consequences for their shitty behavior?
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riley ✨🏳️‍⚧️ @ritwells.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
did a little balto screencap redraw with my more accurate to life redesign of him 👀
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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NEW ADVICE-FROM-LIEBER LIST! I've posted these tips as a thread before, but I figured it's about time I made it available as a single, shareable image.
MISTAKES I'VE MADE THAT YOU CAN AVOID
Don't be like me.
1. Don't trash your own work when complemented. In that context your self-deprecation is insulting someone else's taste! Just say thanks and change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
2. As far as your readers are concerned, comics are drawn with a printing press or a monitor. Don't fetishize the original art or the tools you make it. Anything that gets the story told the way it needs to be told is the right tool for the job.
3. Don't use one job to audition for another. It's unfair to your collaborators and a betrayal of the reader to get flashy or sexy or explosive if the moment in the story doesn't call for it.
4. The important storytelling choices on a page can be worked out in thumbnails. Gesture, camera angle, framing, broad arrangement of tones-get this stuff right before you worry about anatomy, lighting, drapery, or facial expressions.
5. Some artists can put down a final inkline with no underdrawing, but that's because they're skilled and experienced enough to do all that underdrawing in their head. You probably aren't. Get your underdrawing right and save the masterstrokes for the masters.
6. What you're feeling while you work doesn't matter. What the audience feels when they read it does. You can be happy and still do a great drawing of someone in agony. You should understand what you're depicting. It's not necessary to experience it in real time at the board.
7. Get a fresh eye on your work. You never know when some accidental juxtaposition is going to completely change your intended meaning.
8. Don't let getting things 100% right keep you from getting things done. It's easy to get bogged down in research or prep sketches. Make a schedule at the start of a project so you know how much time you have. Do the best you can with the time allotted and move on. But...
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
and then used motion blur for the ones farther out to create that illusion of distance and movement. After that I drew Stahl's familiar (the snowy owl) flying among the flock. This is before they formally meet. He's got no idea she's there, but she's fully aware of him.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The geese were also more stylized and simple at first but upon realizing I had to do them AGAIN, I figured I may as well make them a bit more complex. So I turned on a podcast and got to work. I drew/painted 13 geese, then shaded them, then copy/pasted to make the rest of the flock-
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It's not as elaborate as I wanted it to be. The cinematic angle was going to be different, where the geese were angled different so that it'd be layers and layers of birds going into a sky, rather than a lake. But Photoshop decided to crash and I lost a lot of work so decided to not do that lol.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I don't usually post ARPG work here but I really really like this specific piece I did. #itsloachart
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
There needs to be a button or something with DMCA reports to ask for updates or request it to be rechecked or move faster. Like the stolen work clearly has my watermark pls get someone on deleting that shit off tiktok pls
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Judge Judy's Stern 'Time's Up' Gesture
Alt: Gif of Judge Judy tapping the desk and her wrist with her hand in a "time's up" or "hurry it up" gesture.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
canonical height of nidoqueen fries me. pokemon company pls put her in the next game so i can get an alpha of her.
A loose sketch of two different pokemon side by side: Nidoqueen and Hisuian Typhlosion. Nidoqueen is on the left, facing the viewer, while Hisuian Typhlosion is 3/4 facing away and looking to the viewer from the corner of its eye. The two are sat next to each other with faint gray lines to demonstrate the difference in their heights, with Typhlosion being over 1 foot taller than Nidoqueen.
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Rodrigo Alem FernánDeath 🎃 @rodf.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Exhibit N°128482016492 that UBI works and _makes money back_ For those in the back: UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME HAS ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE BETTER RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAN ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE
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andrea shea @whattheshea.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
there's a short list of things that make my comic book editor brain burn white hot with envy on sight, and one of them is a GOD-FUCKING-TIER lettering stunt like this one
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Timeline cleanse: American pikas calling to each other in the Canadian Rockies. Sound on to hear the loud “MEEP!” made by these potato sized alpine mammals. They’re way off under those cliffs but the calls travel. *this is likely a niche post, but it’s one of my favorite sounds in the world.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Someone said "teach me 2 draw paws" and I said "ok" But I am a lazy, lazy individual. And not a teacher, really. So here's a speedpaint of me sketching paws for 12 minutes, squished to 2 minutes runtime to funny music www.youtube.com/watch?v=2583...
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If a company has to lay off 10,000 people, the executive team should be fired, because they clearly weren’t businessing very well.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Can the AI bubble pop so I can go back to posting art online without having to worry about it being made into generated AI animations pls? Getting real tired of filing DMCAs on this.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
So next thing on the 90s things to make a comeback are kitty kitty kitten plushies, right? If not they should. They were the best thing ever.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
really enjoying #starfox on switch! made a character based on myself
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Her name is Tern! *james bond voice* Left Tern. Yanno. Like the bird. But left (despite artwork of her here having her face the right).
A stylized drawing of a white wolf on a plain grey canvas, with slightly darker gray mask and back markings and black tipped tail and ears. She's loosely balanced on a rock with uneven foot placement, and while her head is tilted upward and looking ahead to the right of the picture, her one visible eye is looking at the viewer. Her lips are upturned to a slight smile that implies a friendly, easy going personality.A simple reference of a stylized wolf character on a grey-toned canvas, drawn to chibi-leaning puppy proportions. She has gray markings on her face and back slightly darker than her white coat, and black marks on the tips of her ears and end of her tail, as well as a black marking on her tail to represent the caudal mark. Her eyes are a sea green and looking to the right off the canvas. Her mouth is slightly open and curved to a smile, showing a friendly nature as well as her mouth and teeth for easy color picking. The artist signature "itsLoach" is in the lower left of the picture, below the tail and behind one of the hind legs.
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Sam @sambeawesome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
10 REASONS WHY YOUR ART *SUCKS* #1: It doesn't. End of list.
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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
have fun at Anthrocon ya weirdos don't die of heatstroke b/c fursuit + pittsburgh july + walking around downtown is a nightmare combo. drink lots of water and actually no just reschedule this thing for april or something what are you doing
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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
While meeting a wolf is always very exciting, this meeting was difficult. I met her (I could see teats) along a road and she was very used to humans and being fed. I learned later that she's been around a couple of years and seems to fake a limp to get people to feed her. Not a great situation. 🦊🌿
The side profile of a wolf looking off to the left of the image. Her ears are held down in a relaxed pose. A grey/brown wolf looking off into the middle distance. One ear is quirked behind her, listening.
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Haha yesssss www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/o...
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Oracle stock has worst week since 2001 dot-com bust as AI financing concerns escalate
Oracle's surging spending, negative free cash flow and $130 billion debt pile are weighing on the stock.
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ted (evil) @corantus.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
lesbian birds 🌱🐦🐦
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Hey Hasbro. What the actual fuck? deadline.com/2026/06/pepp...
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'Peppa Pig' Backlash As Hasbro Asks Child Actors To Sign AI Clause
'Peppa Pig' owner Hasbro has stoked anger by requiring child actors on the animated series to sign over their voices to artificial intelligence.
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emet-selch's forcefem aoe @ 7.56 SPOILERS!! @specterxiv.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
good posts from tumblr again
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A excellent primer on ticks and tick borne disease and what to do! Esp considering I pulled one off my INDOOR CAT just yesterday (she was very very good about it, though traumatized. Squeeze up treats proved effect therapeutic intervention.)
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
lazy piece with no context. i just rly wanted to draw my OC with an eyeglow effect like the sea leopard in this burt curtsinger photo.
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🦇 Count Nikula 🦇 @bhcrafts.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
every day this year
A chibi drawing of myself lying down with bags under my eyes. Text is a bunch of thought bubbles wondering if it’s okay that I’m resting and lamenting about the state of the world and my work
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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Millennial STUNS students by lecturing in fluent zoomer
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Supervising Animation Wizard @brendering.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
PS to any Gen Alphas floating around, go watch Road to El Dorado. It's visually stunning (gorgeous bgs, designs, color and lighting choices, animation and especially expressions) and it's a meme factory. Required viewing for any animator!
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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 12/05/2026
Book banning seems so crazy and unlikely--until you see it. Until you notice the book just...isn't there. Until you get your first threatening letter. Until you see the well-funded Moms for Liberty member at the school board talking about taking the books. Until you see the fired librarians.
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Scare-o-lyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Fuck off forever with this “why can’t I just configure the creative work of others to meet my specifications?” bullshit. Sorry but part of engaging with the creative work of others has to be engaging with the choices they made. Feel free to critique them but art is not your Starbucks drink order.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Brain Rot 2 Electric Boogaloo: Attempt at StarFox 2026 Art Style To get it out of the way: I think the art direction for the game is fine. I'd rather it than another game with anime cel-shading rn. Have a space marine biologist otter that never gets assigned to actually study anything aquatic.
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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 09/03/2026
edit of tweet about feeding cats to coyotes but changed to be about billionaires feeding game studios to shareholders
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The brainrot of a Mystery Dungeon AU from when Legends Arceus came out has bitten my ass so uh. Have concept art?
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Goal is to start getting back into daily doodles where I just focus on finishing something within a couple hours. Here is yesterday's.
Two drawings of a brown wolf, hunched at the shoulders on a blank canvas. There's a displeased look on their face as they look to the side, like they just heard something unpleasant. On the right ist he rough initial sketch of the drawing, while the left is the cleaner, colored version fully realized.
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Slowly getting back into the groove of drawing a bit every day. Starting with some backlog! Chibi for luminecho on Ko-Fi #commission #digitalart #itsloachart
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The conflict in Iran has severely disrupted conservation efforts for the Critically Endangered Asiatic Cheetah, raising fresh concerns for the survival of the world's rarest big cat:
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Iran conflict threatens survival of Critically Endangered Asiatic Cheetah
Protection efforts for the world's rarest big cat have been severely impacted by war in the Middle East.
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💀Jubi 💀 @jubilations.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Make it illegal to layoff people while the company is making profit/gains, maybe??? PLEASE????
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Finally replaced my 'distressingly increasing dead pixels' tablet with a new one. Drew a tester and I's wolves from an ongoing 2 player saga run to break it in. Coats in-game used for them are Denali and 755M.
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🏳️‍⚧️screaming queer cryptid👁️🔥🎨 @nintala-scribble.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
adopt an artist help feed starving artists by giving them money. you too could save art and culture of the human mind TODAY! Be sure to tend to your artist by feeding and complimenting them, take them on walks and remind them of hygiene❤️
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Jess / Loach @itsloach.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My favorite flavor of custard in Culver's was discontinued while I worked there. I can get the ingredients and just blend it into basic vanilla pints at home, but like, something magic was lost there.
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the haver of it🔞 @taylortitmouse.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
if you want to know how important it is for you to do this math: the fees patreon took from me in 2025 add up to roughly 3 months of income. that's 3 months of income i would have paid taxes on if i didn't deduct the fees from the 1099. 3 months of income i never actually had!
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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 24/03/2026
Sharing with the #SciArt Feed:
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secondlina // Lord of Crows @secondlina.com · 06/02/2026
Beware of Crows base art is done!
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