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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 2h

Day 11: DONE! 🐦‍⬛🪦 Struggled quite a bit with this one, but we're a third of the way through this challenge and I feel I'm doing fairly well 🤷‍♀️ #Sculptober #3D #blender

A 3D render for Day 11 (Omen), of the Sculptober art challenge.

The render features a crow perched atop an old gravestone. The gravestone is a rusted cross, with protrusions on each of the points making additional crosses.

The crow is shaded using neutral grays and blacks, with variety in the textures. The beak is semi-shiny, whilst the feathers have a more velvety sheen to them.

The lighting is a neutral bluish-gray, with an orange highlight being provided by a light off to the left.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Day 9: DONE! 🦶🪚 I initially struggled with today's prompt and had little time for today's piece. All in all, the end result ain't terrible 🙂 #Sculptober #3D #blender

A 3D render for Day 9 (Frostbite), of the Sculptober art challenge.

The render features a severed foot with frostbitten (blackened) toes and a pair of protruding bones at the ankle, where the foot has been severed.

Laid in front of the foot is a shiny metallic surgical handsaw.

The lighting is neutral bluish-grey, with a subtle orange highlight coming from the left via a rim light.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Day 8: DONE! 🪑 I wasn't feeling confident upon seeing today's prompt and I had serious Artists Block at the beginning. That said, I'm really pleased with the end result 🙂 #Sculptober #3D #blender

A 3D render for Day 8 (Throne), of the Sculptober art challenge.

The render features a gothic/spooky chair. The chair has a tall and spiky hourglass-shaped back, with horns at the top.

The chair legs are spiky and metallic black, whilst the seat cushion and padded backrest are a greyish velour. The armrests are a darker shade of grey and more leather-like in texture.

Mounted at the top of the padded backrest is a goats' skull, with horns.

The lighting is a neutral bluish-gray, with a soft orange highlight provided by a rim light off to the left.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 7: DONE! 🪡🧵 Had less time for this one and wish I could've posed them, but my gothic heart loved making this one 🖤 #Sculptober #3D #blender

A 3D render for Day 7 (Stitched), of the Sculptober art challenge.

The render features a doll character without hair on their head and they are wearing shiny black platform boots. They are also wearing a knee-length matte black dress, with puffy shoulders and it is shaped like an umbrella at the bottom.

The doll's eyes have been replaced with stitched buttons and their body has an assortment of stitches holding their body together.

The lighting is a neutral bluish-grey.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 6: DONE! 🐊 Actually got a bit ambitious with this one and ended up having a lot of fun with it 🙂 #Sculptober #3D #blender

A 3D render for Day 6 (Swamp), of the Sculptober art challenge.

The render features a crocodile with scaly skin and an open mouth showing sharp teeth.

The croc is sitting on top of a log that is floating in some water.

The lighting is a neutral bluish-gray, with a subtle orange tint provided by a rim light.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 5: DONE! Today was the first proper struggle. I always forget just how easily a 'bad day' outside of the challenge can really screw up my creative focus. Oh well, tomorrow is another day, or so they say 🤷‍♀️ #Sculptober #3D #blender

A 3D render for Day 5 (Blacksmith), of the Sculptober art challenge.

The render features a blacksmith's anvil sat atop a tree stump. The anvil is tethered to the stump with a pair of straps that are bolted into the stump.

Rested on top of the anvil are a pair of tongs and a heavy hammer.

The lighting is a neutral bluish-gray, with a stronger orange keylight coming from the right to suggest a nearby furnace.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 4: DONE! 🫣 Note to self: check the time/deadline and don't be too ambitious with the time you do have! 😆

A 3D render for Day 4 (Hatchling) of the Sculptober art challenge.

The render features an open alien egg, with unfurled petals at the top. Tendrils sit beneath the egg for support and sprawl out across the floor.

Sat atop the open egg is a facehugger from the Alien film franchise. It has spidery legs with pronounced knuckles and a curled tail draped atop an open petal.

The lighting has a neutral bluish-gray tint, with an orange highlight coming from the left of the image.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2: DONE! 👁️ I'm trying to be gentle with myself, as I haven't done this challenge in a few years - it is a marathon, not a sprint. I know I won't like every piece and it takes a while to ramp up the 'ol skillset. I'll just be happy if I can complete each day 👩‍🎨 #Sculptober #3D #blender

Sculptober Day-2 (Cyclops)

The render is a creature with: an orb-shaped body, 3 legs, and 1 eye. Their mouth is slightly ajar, showing sharp teeth, and atop their head are some spiky protrusions.

The render has a cold bluish-grey palette, with a rim light adding a slightly warmer orange tint to the silhouette.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Managed to actually get some creative juices flowing and made it with a few minutes to spare. Day 1: DONE! 💪👩‍🎨 #Sculptober #3D #blender

A 3D render for the 2026 Sculptober challenge. Day 1 is "Brute" and the render is of a Tom & Jerry character called Cousin Muscles. He is leaning forward in an imposing manner, because he is incredibly strong, despite his slim build.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh, alright. Here are mine 🙂 9 isn't enough, so here are some honourable mentions: - The Settlers (Amiga) - Tetris (Gameboy) - Robocop (Amiga) - R-Type (Amiga) - Super Skidmarks (Amiga) - Centipede (Atari) - Cannon Fodder (Amiga) - Quake 1 & 3 (PC) - Gran Turismo 3 (PS1) - Max Payne 2 (PC)

A 3x3 panel showing covers from various games:

- Doom II: Hell on Earth
- Half-Life
- Carmageddon
- F/A-18 Interceptor
- Tekken 2
- Turrican II
- Red Alert 2
- Secret of Monkey Island
- Unreal Tournament

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I also like to make mock film posters and album covers when the mood suits, so I made a simple poster in anticipation of the new Gremlins film that's coming 😄

A mock film poster for a new Gremlins film, featuring half of a gremlin's face in close-up. The face is lit against a black backdrop with text to the upper-right saying "New rules."

A release date is also stated at the bottom, in a green Gremlins font, saying "2027".

A variation of a mock film poster for a new Gremlins film, featuring half of a gremlin's face in close-up. The face is lit against a black backdrop with text to the upper-right saying "The rules have changed."

A release date is also stated at the bottom, in a green Gremlins font, saying "2027".

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I spoke yesterday about revisiting old projects when you can't make anything new, so here's what I've been revisiting recently - my gremlin from 2022. Upon looking back I could see I needed to overhaul the shaders, refine the sculpt, and improve the lighting/pose. I hated it then. I like it now 💚

An old 2022 3D render of a fully-modelled gremlin from the Gremlins film franchise. They are standing in a neutral pose under a harsh key light. The model has decent colouring, but the shading makes it look overly plastic and slimy - and not in a good Gremlins'y way.

A 2026 reworking of a 2022 Gremlins 3D model. The gremlin is standing in a menacing stand-off pose amidst some light green fog. They are lit from above with a soft key light that illuminates their vibrant white hair.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

My autistic ass, from several years ago, and BEFORE oestrogen diverted all my fat and cellulite back there! 😄

A B&W photo of Mixxus's autistic ass, from before the oestrogen kicking in 🍑

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Random typing test words sometimes crack me up, but this batch actually resonates. Why, yes, I AM "The they she" and I did "life late do!" 😂 (Side note: it's nice to know I can still crack out the 90+ wpm of my youth! 😆)

A screengrab of a random-word typing test, where the first handful of words read: "The they she? At become life late do!"

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It's now over 1 million! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Screenshot of a petition opposing Digital ID cards in the UK. The number of signatures has exceeded 1 million.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I figured if I have to rest up for a while then I should tackle theming my Hyprland/Waybar setup. It's been eons since I've had to style anything with CSS, and I didn't expect this change of direction, but I'm letting my inner pastel-goth run amok! 🦇🖤💕

An updated screengrab of Hyprland with Waybar, now with a handcrafted pastel pinks/purples CSS theme.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Just dug oot ma Scottish birth certificate, and yeah, it clearly says it is "NOT evidence" of identity 🤔 I think I'll just carry on living my life as-is, fuck you very much 🤘🤪

Text from a Scottish birth certificate, stating the certificate is NOT evidence of identity.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Feels good to get Blender compiling again. Maybe my mood will improve and I'll find some creative energy to sculpt something 🤔 (And, yes, my resource monitor plots CPU usage as a trans flag. Cringe? Maybe. Do I care? No. 🏳️‍⚧️)

A screenshot of a linux terminal, with Blender being compiled. To the right is a system resource monitor showing the CPU usage, and the graph is plotted with colours to produce a trans flag.

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I guess I'm now on Arch, BTW 😄 I still have work to do with Waybar, but it's shaping up rather nicely.

A screenshot of a terminal running neofetch, showing the base system is Arch, BTW

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👻🎃 Macabre Mixxus 🎃👻 @mixxus.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I can hear them already 😒 "The recent Supreme Court ruling was unambiguous and brought much-needed clarity to this topic: trans people can't self-identify, because trans people don't exist. We, the EHRC, and JKR, have been very clear in our policy-shaping efforts on this matter."