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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆

@neuronari.bsky.social
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Hi, my name's Ari! Story artist available for work; prev: Castlevania, Tomb Raider, Skull Island, Legends of Evergreen Hills. (He/they, They/them) 🏳️‍⚧️ Portfolio: neuronari.net

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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 19h
I wanna recommend this great video about modern criticisms of media, as I myself tend to get caught up with "interpreting" media vs. "seeing" media for what is on the surface youtu.be/J56XPMA6KHI?...
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Modern Film Criticism has a Problem
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 22h
I just learned today that people think a horror movie is good if it's fun, has comedy in it, and the crowd in the theatre is "hot", I.e receptive to said comedy. meaning they will not enjoy the movie if the rest of the crowd isn't laughing at the jokes. Again this is for HORROR movies
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 22h
Can't wait for the moment that everyone stuck in the mass psychosis that is "zach cregger movies are the best horror movies of the moment" finally wake the hell up
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
kazuki takahashi is finally getting his own artist exhibition (post-humously btw!!) and i think they're doing him kinda dirty with these concepts. yugioh is an international cultural phenomenon but the exhibit is so barebones wtf....
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
anyone know whats going on with shortbox comics fair? i was hoping to find an archive of last year's comics, but the site has been wiped clean (as well as their socials??). wondering if there's something going on
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Believe me when I say, we'll never be the same again..." 🖤🎶
Splash page drawings featuring a villain character who is a singer. He appears three times, once in romantic clothing, once on a fake album cover, and lastly in a Mariachi suit
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I really think the animation industry needs to move out of LA, and spread out to other states or something. keeping it isolated to one city just doesn't make sense anymore, especially with so many artists having to work remote anyway
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026
Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Tums theonion.com/nobel-prize-in-medicin…
Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Tums
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Believe me when I say, we'll never be the same again..." 🖤🎶
Splash page drawings featuring a villain character who is a singer. He appears three times, once in romantic clothing, once on a fake album cover, and lastly in a Mariachi suit
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"believe me when i say that it won't be the same as before" 🎤🎵 --- im working on a splash page of Jacinto, my crooner villain character, who looks like a vampire but isn't. don't let him charm you with his suave voice, it won't end up well for anyone :p
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"believe me when i say that it won't be the same as before" 🎤🎵 --- im working on a splash page of Jacinto, my crooner villain character, who looks like a vampire but isn't. don't let him charm you with his suave voice, it won't end up well for anyone :p
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
in my career, i've been told by LA folks that my storyboards are too clean for them. then I get non-LA folks telling me my boards aren't clean enough. like... huh??
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John Travolta Confused: What Huh
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm lookin' for full-time work again :P Reposts would be much appreciated! Thank you~
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: an old man lies in a hospice bed, glancing out the window as day breaks. There is a woman asleep on a small couch next to him. The man thinks to himself, “dang, that was stressful. Wouldn’t mind a chill one next time.” Panel 2: the cycle of death and rebirth continues on, represented by the samsara wheel of life, along with splash text which reads: REINCARNATE-O! Panel 3: a solitary duck swims peacefully along the water. It thinks to itself, “nice”
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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 02/10/2025
Don't worry about not fitting in, because fitting in isn't an important part of your life. Be proud of being different♡ Your life is shining🌈
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
hooo boy, this new Ghost in the Shell anime sure is something 🫠 i am of the belief that some source material should be left untouched or straight up left back in the past cuz Masamune Shirow's work does NOT age well
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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Lynda Barry did not squeeze your heart and simultaneously explain the point of all art with the barest of line drawings so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."
HOW TO LOOK AT ART by Lynda Barry

In the first panel, a dog-headed woman, a mother, looks at a painting in the "Madonna with Baby Jesus" vein. A small blobby child is standing next to her.

Mother: IM NOT SURE HOW TO LOOK AT ART.
Child: WHATS SPOSTA HAPPEN?

In the second panel the dog-headed mother holds up her hands (paws?) trying to explain to the child.

Mother: SOMETHING BIG. A REVELATION.
SUDDENLY YOU JUST UNDERSTAND.

In the third panel dog-headed mother goes back to looking at the painting. The child holds up their arms to be lifted.

Mother: NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
Child: HOW BOUT LIFT ME UP SO I CAN SEE BETTER

In the last panel, the dog-headed mother is holding the child, their position mirrored by the Madonna and baby Jesus in the painting.
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
So a particular movie got leaked recently & I've seen animators blaming piracy for undermining their hard work & potentially costing them future opportunities. As an artist in animation, I get the fear. But y'all are not gonna lose jobs over this. Direct your frustation to Paramount; they messed up!
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GothJock @gothjock.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Excited to start Cuphead tomorrow! Co-lab streaming with my friend and fellow streamer @poisonpear.bsky.social I am not prepared for how hard I have been told the game is.... #vtuber | #vtubeartist | #cuphead | #rubberhoseanimation
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ᴄᴀʟᴜᴍ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴛ @calumalexanderwatt.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
S T R A Y S
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Davey Perkins @daveyperkins.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
He’s ok.
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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Make Art (4/4)
Handprints of the 5 animals included in the previous 3 panels, along with text that reads “RESIST COMMODIFICATION. DEFY CORPORATOCRACY. DEFY OLIGARCHY. DEFY THEIR ANTI-HUMAN, ANTI-LIFE AUTHORITARIAN MOVEMENT. MAKE ART.”
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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Make Art (3/4)
A raccoon draws with its paws on a piece of paper. It says “GENERATIVE A.I. IS PART OF AN AUTHORITARIAN CORPORATOCRATIC EFFORT TO CO-OPT AND COMMODIFY THE CREATIVE PROCESS TO RID THE END RESULT - ART- OF THAT WHICH THREATENS ITS EXISTENCE - HUMANITY -
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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Make Art (2/4)
A dog sits on the ground sculpting a self-portrait, a cat holds a box of art supplies. The cat says “THAT IS A PURPOSE IN DIRECT DIAMETRIC OPPOSITION TO THAT OF CORPORATOCRATIC SYSTEMS:”, the dog adds “OBJECTIFICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL FOR PROFIT AND CONTROL.”
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Joshua W. Cotter @joshuawcotter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Make Art (1/4)
A rabbit in overalls and a goat in pants are sitting on the ground drawing pictures. The rabbit is saying “ART POSES A THREAT TO CORPORATOLRATIC SYSTEMS BECAUSE A PURPOSE OF ART IS TO REMIND THE INDIVIDUAL OF THEIR INHERENT AUTONOMY.”, the goat adds “THEIR HUMANITY.”
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I will be in Austin, TX this April! Hope to see you at Staple! Expo!
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Hu Lao? Great. @cheflubu.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Normal Neighbor @pixelneighbor.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Growing up, I constantly heard “art is a hobby not a job”. For some, things don’t have value without monetization. Corporations want you to feel that too. As a pro artist, the arts give a voice to the voiceless. They give a mind to the mindless. They unite us. Don’t stop. The value is beyond money.
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Phoenix Blade @phoenixbladecomic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
More Phoenix Blade Issue 1 copies are available now!! We have 80 physical copies ready for purchase in case you couldn’t get one at CALA. Snag yours here: phoenixbladecomics-shop.bigcartel.com Link is also on our website phoenixbladecomic.com thanks ya’ll!
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
so the idea is that jay has, like, a small magic shell thingy that turns into a big magical shell. stick. thing-y.
image showing a cute twinkish guy standing on one foot while holding a magic staff with a seashell lookin thing on the end
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
this update aint that much better than before but I did want to clarify that Jay is skatin around in the tropics lol so I messed around with the drawing a bit lol
Monochromatic green image showing a young man gleefully skating down a street in the tropics
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
In general, I think l'm good at character expressions and acting. In storyboarding, I'm pretty good at figuring out the tone and mood of a scene and its characters. Usually get close to zero notes/revisions from clients, so I like to call myself "No-Notes Ari" lol
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
fake storyboard panel ft. jay
main character kun is lookin a bit bemused while holding a floating magic seashell orb thing
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
god the ear was really bothering me this whole time so i finally drew it on right
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
johnny
illustration of johnny joestar. he's laying on the ground like a supermodel, while his back legs and torso are spinning
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💫Glory Boy💫 @ggloryboyy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
A surrealist sci-fi animated series that follows the titular character Zsaciel, who dreams of travelling the universe and befriending the people of the world, but is bound to fulfilling their wishes. GO PLEDGE NOW! LINK BELOW! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ggl...
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Dogtooth Angel Zsaciel
A surreal sci-fi animated pilot made in the spirit of FLCL!
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💫Glory Boy💫 @ggloryboyy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
💫DOGTOOTH ANGEL ZSACIEL💫 IS NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!
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Mystery @mysteryratedr.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hi #PortfolioDay !!! I'm Mystery, and I'm a storyboard artist who likes to kick characters with heavy emotional moments and a cartwheel ✨mysteryanimator.wixsite.com/portfolio 📧 mysteryacomms@gmail.com
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Detetiive @detetiive.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
logos I made in 2025, I’ll be using this app more this year
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Victor Sales @vsalesv.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Hello there, #PortfolioDay! I'm Victor, freelance artist from Brazil. 🇧🇷 I am open to work, if you would like to discuss a project email me at ✉️victorsales.oliveira@gmail.com
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Started a short gig with Powerhouse Animation today. Now that I'm back on storyboards professionally, all I wanna do is watch new storyboards and make new storyboards
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a baby goat is walking on a pile of mulch in a field .
ALT: a baby goat is walking on a pile of mulch in a field .
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I'll make a proper post after the WHIPLASH that was these final Kickstarter hours settles and we're awake. But for now, here's a thank you image (stolen from the original game *coughs*). We did it, Blue Sky. Women of Xal II has been funded. Literally because ya'll really stepped up. Just. Thank you
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
16 hours left and $1100 to go, let's make this happen 🗣🗣🗣
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Bobo Kitty @bobokitty.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
22 hours to go and just $3,500 needed to hit the goal. I really hope this happens www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
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Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
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Florence @justflorence.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
My holiday is over
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☆ neuron.ARI 👽☆ @neuronari.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
kinda random but i've always felt like being an artist is too much pressure. yknow, like romanticizing life and having it be one's calling or purpose or something. been trynna come to terms with the idea that I'm not like, an "Artist" but more like a guy who draws sometimes and maybe thats okay 🤷🏽‍♂️
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Cricket @strangereigns.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Little Menaces - Nanao (Robot Alchemic Drive) Handmade art dolls #artdoll #robotalchemicdrive
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Bobo Kitty @bobokitty.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Watched Dead Talents Society with my roommates tonight, and we had an absolute blast! Def recommend if you like ghosts and found families nonsense
The cover of the Taiwanese movie, Dead Talents Society
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MÆTERS | U̞̓́Ţ̖̒Rͤ҉̪O̧̺̚B̡̥ͧĄ̩̓ @maeters.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
not good not bad year
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