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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 4h
Artober 2026 but it's the Permian period - 07: Platyhystrix Even small amphibians seemed to think sails were pretty cool.
Watercolor illustration, mostly in brown and green tones, of Platyhystrix, a small Permian amphibian with a sail on its back, chilling under a mossy branch and looking at another Platyhystrix walking by.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Artober 2026 but it's the Permian period - 06: Xenacanthus A freshwater shark. What was the spine for? We're not entirely sure - maybe it was venomous?
Watercolor illustration in greenish brown tones of Xenacanthus, a Permian freshwater shark with a spine facing backwards on its head, swimming near some submerged roots.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Artober 2026 but it's the Permian period - 05: Cacops Imagine being called "ugly-looking" because your fossils are badly preserved... I'm sorry Cacops I'm sure you were a wonderful little creature
Watercolor illustration of a small, vaguely toad-shaped amphibian (but with a long snout), eating some sort of roach while sitting on a mossy rock.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Artober 2026 but it's the Permian period - 04: Edaphosaurus Another classic Permian animal with spectacularly elongated neural spines! Truely, this is the age of sail.
Watercolor illustration of Edaphosaurus, a large, plant-eating synapsid with a spiny sail on its back, resting on a large red rock and looking at a smaller animal which is also sporting a sail.
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Gavadon @gavadon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I skipped high school to buy tickets for The Phantom Menace. The following day my Dad asked ," how was school?" I replied, " It was fine " He then threw this newspaper at me and asked , " how the fuck would you know?" He was so pleased with himself that I didn't actually get in trouble.
Newspaper where I am on the front page, in line for Star Wars tickets , having given the reporter my full government name Closeup of the photo from the Newspaper where I am on the front page, in line for Star Wars tickets , having given the reporter my full government name .

As one pal put it, " a very John Conner look "Closeup of the text for the photo that says 

" Ticket wars

Left: The line of area residents waitinng for advanced ticket sales for the May 19 release of "Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace" stretched outside the Grand Central Mall's Regal Cinemas onto the sidewalk outside. Above: Inside, Jordan Baker, Joe Peyton, Mat Lyons, Josh Lemley and Steve Roberts passed time by playing Star Wars Trivial Pursuit as they awaited the Lucas epic.

Photos by Tony Kemp
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Artober 2026 but it's the Permian period - 03: Eryops Do you love water but can't swim very well? Then you will probably find Eryops a very relatable kind of amphibian
Watercolor illustration of Eryops, a big amphibian almost shaped like a bulky lizard with a large mouth full of tiny pointy teeth, resting its front legs on a mangrove root and being distracted by a dragonfly.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Artober 2026 but it's the Permian period - 02: Diplocaulus With its boomerang head, it’s pretty iconic. We’re not sure how its skin covered that strange head, but since salamanders aren’t exactly the brightest, I like the reconstructions that avoid sharp corners that would get caught on roots lol
Watercolor illustration of a Diplocaulus, a Permian salamander-like amphibian with a boomerang-shaped head, swimming between roots in a greenish swamp.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Artober 2026 but it's the Permian period - 01: Dimetrodon Because I don't have the budget for a cool documentary on one of my fave prehistoric periods but I do have watercolors
Watercolor illustration of a Dimetrodon, an extinct genus of synapsid with a large sail on its back, standing in the middle of a reddish plain. A small reptile is hiding under a fern nearby.
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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 27/09/2026
james sunderland, master of first impressions
silent hill 2 comic
Maria: "My name is Maria. I-"
she looks down in surprise and concern
James stands there with brown substance on his arm
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
summer fun
Infinity Train fan art in watercolor. Jesse and his little brother Nate in a little boat while Lake is walking underwater. Nate is using a piece of glass taped to the bottom of a bucket to look under the surface of the water - he's excitedly looking at a cool fish that Lake found for him, while Jesse is laughing in the background.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater
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Marie Lum 林 @puccanoodles.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
happy 11th birthday undertale
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sort of a tadc + I saw the tv glow crossover again
The amazing digital circus fan art. Leeroy wearing a hoodie, looking over his shoulder, standing in an amusement arcade full of videogames, lit in blue and pink neon colors. All the videogames are vaguely or directly themed after various digital circus adventures (one is called Gloinks, another one is called Spudsy). Pencil lines scribbled over Leeroy are adding rabbit ears and a bunch of "abstraction"-looking eyes.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
get spray-painted, idiot. #infinitytrain
Transparent png of a small fan art of Lake from Infinity Train Book 2, running while using a can of black spray paint. The perspective makes it look like it has started to cover the user's computer screen.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a whale fall lies at the bottom of the ocean. The bones are covered in a variety of bottom feeders and ocean critters. Panel 2: closer up, the group of bottom feeders are holding red solo cups and chatting with each other. Among the group is a tiger prawn, who thinks to himself, “I needed this…”
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
bro thinks he's a neon sign (drawn for Patreon)
Small watercolor painting of a quadrupedal creature with a crescent-shaped head perched on top of a neon sign at night. Its colors kind of blend with the pink sign under it and with a moon-shaped yellow sign behind it.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Commissioned set of 4 antropomorphic divinities based on prehistoric animals, for a personal project of the client, @skodamz.bsky.social
Illustration in blue and purple tones of "Haikou", an imaginary goddess based on Haikouichtys, the Cambrian, and water. She's an anthropomorphic jawless fish with a toga, holding a bright fish egg and a strand of dna. She's standing at the bottom of a shallow Cambrian sea full of colorful sponges, jellyfish and anomalocaris.Illustration in green and red tones of "Pneumani", an imaginary god based on Arthropleura, the Carboniferous, and earth. He's an anthropomorphic centipede with a toga, holding a hoedag. He's standing on rocks in the middle of a Carboniferous swamp full of fern trees, with amphibians and dragonflies.Illustration in green and purple-blue tones of "Deino", an imaginary goddess based on Tyrannosaurus, the Cretaceous, and air. She's an anthropomorphic tyrannosaurus with a toga, holding a spear and a shield with a clawed raptor foot drawn on it. She's standing on a cliff overlooking a cloudy Cretaceous forest, with a long-necked sauropod and a few pterosaurs.Illustration in purple and red tones of "Toumai", an imaginary god based on early hominids, the early Pleistocene, and fire. He's an anthropomorphic ape with a toga, holding a spiral of fire and a hammer. He's standing on flat rocks overlooking a stormy early Pleistocene savana struck by lightning, with a few mammoth-looking elephants and two saber-tooth tigers.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Goth dolphin reading about whale falls (drawn for Patreon)
Small watercolor painting of a dolphin-like creature swimming underwater, wearing flowing black clothes with white rib-like structures and cetacean skull make-up, reading some kind of waterproof publication with the drawing of a whale fall on the cover.
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neotl @ctrlcreep.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Brutalism only good with plants" discourse is erasure of fungus brutalism. Imagine: beautiful concrete house, veiled in lichen, mushrooms erupting from the cracks like fire
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Idiot Kitchen @idiotkitchen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Check out these cool frogs I found, neo.
Instead of the red and blue pills, Morpheus is holding out two of those green tree frogs that look like Kermit
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
that miserable feeling when you've been slowly working on something for 4 years but can't share any of it yet, so it feels like you're not working on it at all
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Apes 2001 @apeslion.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Norin 🦈 🔜 Nycc 3679? @mahoukarp.com · 25/08/2026
Aquatic prehistoric pals 🫧 #art
Illustration of some prehistoric sea animals 

featured are elasmosaurus, coleacanth, dunkleosteus, and mosasaur
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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is my favorite article this year
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Amelia Echo @video-ghost.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
if you wanna hear how this turned out check out my sad transgender sci-fi audio drama LEO ENDED YEARS AGO. i had a tadpole on me dude. a whole tadpole. that guy's probably a frog now podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... #podcast #art #audiodrama #transgender #lgbtq #writing #scifi
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Leo Ended Years Ago
Science Fiction Podcast · Series · Leo's having a bad night. First he's outed as a trans woman by a town-wide signal hijack. Then he narrowly escapes an unrelated kidnapping five minutes later. When t...
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The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne @lydiadisappears.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
No war but the crow war. Listen to the season finale of the Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne now at www.lydiadisappears.com/episodes/10-...
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Episode 10: Lydia Fountayne — The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne
No war but the crow war.
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量 @aaakai202.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
#infinitytrain
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✧𝔰𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔶 𝔪𝔲𝔡 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭✧ @altaudge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
girls be like “i know a spot” and then take you here
a staircase leading down underground surrounded by water with tree branches reflecting in it
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Refracted Lives • Veritas Ante Omnia @bennyzine.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Preorders for Refracted Lives: Veritas Ante Omnia are now closed!! Thank you SO much for your support! It’s been a wonderful journey so far, please stay tuned for our production updates in the upcoming weeks.
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Daelf D. @daelf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
guess where that beauty is right now :3 (chez moi ! :D )
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Commission: the opening shot of Knives Out + synesthesia based on the soundtrack
Watercolor painting based on the opening shot of Knives Out (two black dogs running in front of a huge mansion) + orange and blue synesthesia waves based on the soundtrack playing during the beginning of the movie, drawn over the dead leaves in the foreground.
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Claire Hummel @shoomlah.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A couple more of my Project: Anglerfish concepts from @cyan.com's presentation at Mysterium last week:
Concept art of Damreus' library for Project Anglerfish, a circular room with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, large portraits, and a central desk, pleasantly lit.Concept art of Damreus' library for Project Anglerfish, a circular room with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, large portraits, and a central desk, more ominously lit. Damreus stands in the central spotlight, his hand on the desk.Concept Art of an Age for Project Anglerfish.Concept Art of an Age for Project Anglerfish, a little worse for the wear.
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Brawlcats @brawlcats.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
the fact people are fighting about interpretations of a Homeric epic in 2026, makes me want to cry with happiness
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Emmanuel Chastellière @gillossen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Mon nouveau site internet préféré. Ecouter des forêts de par le monde. 💖
tree.fm
tree.fm – Tune Into Forests From Around The World
Austria, Schwendberg Hippach-Schwendberg recorded by Anton Acher.
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penguinaph.bsky.social @penguinaph.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Art fight revenge @ artfight user ArtworkAfterHours
Watercolor illustration of a humanoid being made of hard light, with a single round eye and wearing a metallic collar. He's listening to music. The top of his body is cyan, agitated by the music and spiky, while the rest is vivid pink.
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The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne @lydiadisappears.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Young lady... this is where ideas come to die." This scene of Lydia and Kuro under the light of a hateful moon from episode one of the Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne was illustrated for us by the wonderful cullensart.bsky.social.
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Refracted Lives • Veritas Ante Omnia @bennyzine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Next on our merch previews, we have a replica of Professor Summerfield's research ticket, her Plasti-Disc, and a postcard of the core staff at the Braxiatel Collection circa 2603! These items are designed by @ivqks159.bsky.social
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Art fight revenge @ artfight user DusDus_G
Watercolor illustration of a pigeon with a red feather on its head carrying a flaming stick in the middle of a swirl of fire.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I've been using watercolor inks in my illustrations for almost 13 years now and every single time I add a layer of ink I'm like "Oh NO I've ruined this drawing." and then it dries and I'm like "Oh, wait, no it's fine." every single time. with every drawing
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Utopia District @utopiadistrict.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
smash‎ mountain 大乱闘 will we ever find out if this was real? 🎢 🌊
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The1_Foxy @the1foxy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Attack for @johannesviii.bsky.social | #bskyart | #sharemyattack2026 | #artfight |
Traditional drawing of a white quadrupedal creature with 6 legs and a human face shapes mask covering its face. It’s holding a mirror. Over its body are leaf shaped appendages with red eyes on them.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A Perfect Circle concert (opening act: Jehnny Beth)
Small watercolor paintings. Left page: people waiting for the concert under blue and vivid pink lighting. Two heavily tattooed girls are sitting on the floor and talking. On the right, someone is reading a book. Four other people are leaning on the barrier in front of the stage. Right page: 1) two drawings of a guitarist with long hair, playing his guitar. Translation: "Jehnny Beth's guitarist has "insecurity" written on the back of his jacket. I don't know why it's so funny. (photos and videos are forbidden, so I'm taking notes + sketches)." 2) The singer, in a dress, being held in the air by people in front of the stage. She's kind of kneeling over them. Translation: "Jehnny Beth sitting on the audience (then she points at people and says "stay alive, I've seen you alive").Watercolor painting. The band A Perfect Circle, playing music, illuminated green, yellow and red in front of their logo (two crescent moons). A guitarist is throwing his head back and the singer is hidden in shadows at the back of the stage.
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Interlude (Infinity Train fan comic)
Infinity Train fan comic in four panels. 1) Grace in a train car full of washing machines, putting a bandage on her left knee. Grace: "You know what was a mistake? Not taking kneepads with me." Origami bird: [sings a question mark]. Grace: "I don't know. I guess I didn't want to feel like I was going on a raid." 2) She's walking on a stone walkway between overgrown towers. Origami bird: [sad note]. Grace: "Do I miss the mall car? Of course I miss it. I miss it every day." 3) She's walking through thick fog. Human-like silhouettes can be vaguely seen through it. Grace: "I couldn't stay. It wasn't... it didn't feel like home anymore. Does that make sense?" 4) She's resting on a pink cloud. There's a giant eyeball looking away in the distance. Grace: "Do YOU miss the origami car?" Origami: [flat notes]. Grace: "I know... we're so far from home."
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Holly @sparrowlucero.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
art fight attack on Golldfish!
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Refracted Lives • Veritas Ante Omnia @bennyzine.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Continuing with our artwork previews! Artists: Nico | Jaimi | Deyeeted | Lupara
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Refracted Lives • Veritas Ante Omnia @bennyzine.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Continuing with our artwork previews! Artists: Rinto | Penreve | Fiefie | Jo | Qi
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JohannesVIII @johannesviii.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Art fight revenge @ artfight user 6s-and-7s (this person has a full collection of The Magnus Archives fear avatars and I love a lot of them) GET READY FOR THE DROP MY NAME IS DJ VAST IF YOU CAN FEEL THE ELECTRICITY IN THIS CLUB TONIGHT MAKE SOME NOOOOOOOOOISE
Drawing of a Magnus Archives' avatar of the Vast. The avatar is a DJ wearing headphones falling from the sky head first, smiling, arms extended. Lightning shoots out of their arms and the bottom of the picture looks like sound levels on a console.
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