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Wren @satanicwren.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Drexel University in Philadelphia is trying to shut down the oldest Natural History Museum in the western hemisphere, privatizing its vast collection. If you care about natural history PLEASE watch this video that tells you how you can help. youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...

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The Plan To Destroy Americas Oldest Natural History Museum

YouTube video by Miniminuteman

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fallenchococookie @fallenchococookie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

QRP your spooky art 🎃

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The Glaze Project (UChicago SAND Lab and ETCH) @theglazeproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For folks who couldn't make it to our San Diego Comic con panel, the video is up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEmh...

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A.I. and the Creative Industries: Where We Stand at SDCC 2026

YouTube video by Lawrence Brenner

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Leo Val Music - Looking for work @leovalmusic.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Heyo! Throwing this out here if there's any bands/musicians looking for music videos made by me: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Pricing starting from 250€ (300$) / minute of video. Help by sharing! <3

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Leo Val's Music videos - YouTube

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castlecloverart.bsky.social @castlecloverart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I just can't wait for the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. So to fill the void I made this cutaway drawing of the Great Deku Tree. It's not the entire dungeon. But it's a good chunk. And Gohma is there, say hi to Gohma #zelda #ocarinaoftime #art

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The more I read posts from more talented and experienced artists not getting work or even a response for their application emails the more I feel I should just focus on my own project and hope that people love it enough to give money for my hard work. Searching and applying for jobs feels worthless.

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Istrandar - Making Carnholt @istrandar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

20 seconds of my indie game.

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doodlemancy ✨ @doodlemancy.com · 20/09/2026

have people just forgotten that clipart and stock images exist? i swear to fucking god. that's what you did when you couldn't afford an artist or a graphic designer, and at least that still got a human paid somewhere along the line. it worked fine! it would stand out, in this landscape!

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Some study stuff. Ref from the amazing @trueref.bsky.social !

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you need album covers, portraits of people, pets, book covers, game art, anything to do with 2D art and painting, contact me: www.leoval.art More day to day art can be found on my Instagram: www.instagram.com/leo_val_art/ Please share this around, like and comment too if you would be so kind.

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and the “largest theft of labor in human history” is what a Microsoft executive privately said about GenAi as shown in newly unsealed court filings. And these court filings get worse. These execs knew all along the immense theft they committed.

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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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fallenchococookie @fallenchococookie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Quote with your bird art! :D

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Been under a lot of stress recently. A lot of painting, a lot of pressure in trying to "get good" so that I could get hired. First time in weeks I tried to just paint without a plan and I love my painting so far... And I feel this is hopefully many of similar style paintings to come.

Close up of a work in progress painting. A man's face partly covered by a torn cloth. A hand is holding the man's head and the cloth still.

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Raider the Pirate from Elden Ring Nightreign. Next is Recluse or Revenant :3

Raider from Elden Ring Nightreign in his remembrance skin executing the Endurance skill, crossing his arms in front of him.

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PxelSlayer @pxelslayer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Spent some time drawing small, plastic (and very expensive) women. (it's fashion dolls 💅) #integritytoys #poppyparker #fashionroyalty

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Show me how you paint old people! 👵 (haven't painted anyone old in a while! This is from 2022 🙃)

An old Alchemist witnessing something eldritch happening outside the frame.

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Raider the Pirate from Elden Ring Nightreign. Next is Recluse or Revenant :3

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Stickerb | Esteban Campos @stickerb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Book cover artwork commission for Taiyo! Thank you so much 💖 #illustration #fantasyart

Book cover illustration depicting three characters from the book. In the center of the composition is a character with fox ears held captive and tortured. Above this character are two other characters facing oposite sides. The character from the left is looking below towards the tortured character. The character on the right is looking at the horizon with a thoughtful expression. Illustrated by stickerb.

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Kala Paint @kalapaint.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Kala Paint is out! I'm @olawson.bsky.social , professional artist for 15 years, then game dev, now wrote the painting software I wish I'd been using all this time. GPU-run creamy brushes, no subscription, no gen AI crap, hand-coded with ideas from artists in our Discord, and more added weekly!

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MeKenzie Martin Art 🎨 @dm7.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Doodled with this new app, Kala Paint @kalapaint.bsky.social. Gotta say this lasso tool is impressive! Very innovative. 💜 #digitalart #mystical #art

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Kristina Gehrmann @kristinagehrmann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Illustrators, if you get an email that sounds like this, it's a scam! Spend a little time in anti-scam groups and you'll see this same type constantly. Writers and fine artists get it all the time.

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

See a devil girl post a devil girl :3c Didn't have a devil girl on hand so painted one just for this! I think I'll continue this one later and polish it up a bit more :3

A devil woman with horns, sitting in a bored pose. Her other wing is broken and bleeding and the other one is partly in the shadows.

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Guardian of the Flock. More Nightreign fanart :) Half way there, 5 more to go!

Big warrior birb with red eyes and dark feathers. Shield and Halberd on his back. His wearing chainmail cloak and plate armor.

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Paola Bonacina @makkieki.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

started #Baldursgate3 for a fourth time and simply had to paint my star druid Dark Urge, Enoch #Durge #DarkUrge

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Man, Tumblr is the best sometimes. Love these comments haha

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Vic Viper @ecarpenteriii.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

See a devil girl post a devil girl :3c

A winged devil girl with a mohawk in mid air with her tail coiling below her. #edraws

A winged devil girl sits atop a stitched heart with a skill and rose below it. #edraws

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hmm, 2D animation compositor sounds like it could be fun. I did do 10 years of film and 3D animation compositing. Anyone in need of a VFX compositor for animation?

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

See a devil girl post a devil girl :3c Didn't have a devil girl on hand so painted one just for this! I think I'll continue this one later and polish it up a bit more :3

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Guardian of the Flock. More Nightreign fanart :) Half way there, 5 more to go!

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Sonata @sonatacreates.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

all I see are artists getting laid off, ai improving, book stores with increasingly less and less human made covers, etc I need some artist success stories. Tell me something positive that happened to you recently, PLEASE

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castlecloverart.bsky.social @castlecloverart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Not feeling great about art stuff so drew a mantis buddy. #art

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Qsy @qsy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Note that it's open to everyone.

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Undertaker, the Gatekeeper of the Underworld. She's a cool and fun character to play! Really strong, especially in groups. Had a fun time painting her when I got the right reference eventually!

Undertaker from Elden Ring Nightreign coming at ya with her hammer!

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Undertaker, the Gatekeeper of the Underworld. She's a cool and fun character to play! Really strong, especially in groups. Had a fun time painting her when I got the right reference eventually!

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just added a short story on my Patreon for free to read by anyone! If you enjoyed it, consider supporting, it's only a few bucks a month <3 www.patreon.com/Leo_Val/post... The artwork is somewhat related!

A glowing Fae holding up a leaf to shelter herself from the rain.

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MeKenzie Martin Art 🎨 @dm7.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"Don't Leaf Me." 😏 Small study from life, oil on 7" x 5" canvas panel. I'm doing this mini series to make owning an original painting affordable. For sale. 50 euro plus a shipping fee. Let me know if you're interested.

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Haven't done a study in a while so here's one. Was done in a study session I put together in our school discord, so hopefully I'd able to do these at least once a week again :D Reference from @trueref.bsky.social !

Buff dude buffily holding his buff arms up for a buff fight.

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fallenchococookie @fallenchococookie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Had a shit day at work but The Blood of Dawnwalker is coming next week and I'm in a mood for vampires, so please partake

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Rachel George @rachelgeorge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Will you stay with me, for good? ¦ I want to be surrounded by colours. Gotta call this finished or I'll go mad. #bg3 #shadowzel

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Admin 🧵 Chatbots and AI are not human and shouldn't be given human names or job titles, but the practice is widespread and 💯 deceptive. When I ask if the "support staff" I'm working with on copyright is human, "Daniel" doesn't answer a direct question because it is programmed to deceive users. 1/3

ORIGINAL EMAIL:
Right of Publicity violations in AI generated images on Deviantart.com
I have a long list of AI generated images on your website that are violating the Right of Publicity for artist Michael Whelan, and I need to know how to report this to you since it doesn't fall under the usual DMCA reporting.

These images are described as "in the style of Michael Whelan" so there's a deliberate abuse happening here. For context, Michael's art was scraped and used to train AI without his permission and in violation of his intellectual property rights. He was interviewed for a New York Times feature story about it a few years ago.

I would appreciate your assistance navigating this issue. I am a legal representative of Michael Whelan's intellectual property rights.

DEVIANTART RESPONSE:

Hello,

If you believe that material posted to DeviantArt by one or more members infringing upon one or more copyrights owned by your client then a notice of copyright infringement should be filed with DeviantArt so that a review can be preformed and any appropriate and necessary actions can be taken.

Daniel :: Copyright & Etiquette Administration Project Manager :: Community Operations

ME: There are 332 posts to report that violate Michael’s Right of Publicity—most are from the same account Polokoki—so it’s not practical to hit the button on each page to submit. Is there an easier way to make a mass submission on a CSV file? Or can I report the account?

DA: Notices of copyright infringement are allowed to contain lists of reasonable length. Separate and individual reporting is not necessary.

Daniel :: Copyright & Etiquette Administration Project Manager :: Community Operations

ME: Attached is a CSV that contains links to the 332 posts.

DA: Please include your list in a DMCA compliant notice of copyright infringement. If you need instructions on how to format such a notice please let us know and instructions will be provided.

ME: (DMCA compliant language)

I am writing to notify you that use of “in the style of Michael Whelan” (and similar attributions including the artist’s name) to advertise AI generated images by users on your website is a violation of the artist’s “Right of Publicity”. You’ll find Michael’s statement on use of his name in prompts in the FAQ on our website: https://www.michaelwhelan.com/faq/#digital-art

URLs for the 332 pages that we catalogued on Deviantart.com that violate his right of publicity are included in the attached CSV file. Please remove all associated content.

I’m an authorized representative of the artist and declare under the penalty of perjury that statements made here are true.

DA: Please be aware that right of publicity does not apply to art styles. The right of publicity protects a specific person's name, image, and likeness from unauthorized commercial use, but it does not extend to abstract concepts like an artist's technique or visual style.

If you believe that material posted to DeviantArt by one or more members is infringing upon one or more copyrights owned by your client then a DMCA compliant notice of copyright infringement should be filed with DeviantArt so that a review can be performed and any appropriate and necessary actions can be taken.

DA: Please be aware that right of publicity does not apply to art styles. The right of publicity protects a specific person's name, image, and likeness from unauthorized commercial use, but it does not extend to abstract concepts like an artist's technique or visual style.

If you believe that material posted to DeviantArt by one or more members is infringing upon one or more copyrights owned by your client then a DMCA compliant notice of copyright infringement should be filed with DeviantArt so that a review can be performed and any appropriate and necessary actions can be taken.

ME: Daniel,

Are you a human being or an AI agent?

*Crickets for 1 week with no answer*

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 26/08/2026

Dear artists, You NEED to keep in contact with your commissioners. That's right, all of them. If they paid you money, you MUST communicate with them and tell them what's going on. You cannot just ghost someone for months and months after promising a quick turnaround and expect them to be happy!

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arnaerr 🦭⭑｡ @arnaerr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Please share your feedback on how genAI destroys the livelihoods of artists on the official EU website. You can do so even if you're not an EU citizen. We have to be loud so the change will come, and practice shoes that voicing hatred towards genAI works ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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Tara O’Connor @taraocomics.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Their whole “we’re democratising art” “stop gatekeeping art” are very clearly bullshit when you see it’s always been about attacking artists, nothing more.

Instagram post Cara Needs Your Help!
Cara needs your help. We have been scraped a third time. This is now a targeted attack meant to cause artists pain.
Scrapers know we're a volunteer project with no financial means to take action. So they say it's legal, believing themselves untouchable.
We're taking action.

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Bozhko Dimitrov @bozhkodimitrov.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A dear friend of mine has made a painting program from scratch. It's great, and has so much cool stuff. Unlike PS it's 1 buy and keep forever. And also it's brush engine is more fun. It has a free trial to test out ofcourse. www.kalapaint.app

kalapaint.app

Kala Paint

Kala Paint - Painting software built by painters for painters. One-time purchase. No subscription.

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Leo Val - Fantasy artist open for commissions! @leoval.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Show me how you paint old people! 👵 (haven't painted anyone old in a while! This is from 2022 🙃)

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Mike || Comms on hold until my bones are fixed @michalputo.art · 23/08/2026

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

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