Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 13hThose are great too! I mostly use the uni for portability and ease of maintenance. It skips just a little when its newwww but it evens out. It gives a mark roughly equivelent to a 0.3 tech pen. For fountain pens Lamy safaris are a great entry level pen thats easy to care for and clean. 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I don't know if it helps, but When I had trouble finding a good pen for traveling with (I like rapidographs but they don't travel well) I found a pretty good ballpoint that is like...0.28mm. Was called a "Uni jetstream" if you need a super fine line. 100 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nice! I love pen and ink, it makes me commit to whatever I'm doing 110 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026@oouna.art Heeey it's Bwatcharts ^^ I hope you are doing well, it's been a while! 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I dunno, but when you do it will feel like a great weight has been lifted off your shoulders 001 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's trick photography, those are really all bonsai trees. the deer is only 4 inches tall! 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I like that you advertised this to people making art for personal joy and for their friends and their own projects, instead of just like "hey wanna be a professional?" That massively improves the vibe to me. 160 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I always go with whatever sesame street would call it.The letter T! 001 0
Reposted by PikobirbJay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026 200308575019 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Hell yeah he did. He's always worth looking at for me if I ever feel stuck on a visual problem. 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Yup, wouldn't change my life at all, except making stuff easier to grade since I won't have to catch kids cheating with it. 000 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026What a gross creep. I don't understand how these pervert glasses are even legal, it's so easy to just record people without consent. 000 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I like how you used the fabric pleating/folds to indicate masses and depth ^^ Nicely done! 110 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Well...the hacker deleted my whole google account. Eh. At least now I know they cannot try to reset my passwords anywhere now. 000 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Thank you! Tbh There is a lot I would like to learn from you. So you might end up annoyed lol 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026@support.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app The email attached to my bluesky account has been compromised(hacked and inaccessible), and I need to change my email without sending a code to the hacked one. May I ask for help with this? 000 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Just want to warn everyone that my email address has been hacked, as well as my discord account. Since this bluesky is connected to that email and I am unable to change it, its possible this bluesky will be compromised. If it starts behaving oddly, please understand, and dont click any strange links 100 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I really want @pftompkins.bsky.social to read this as his Werner Herzog. 020 0
Reposted by PikobirbNathan Fowkes Art @nathanfowkes.com · 22/07/2026It's actually about something other than thirds. 09220 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I really love seeing everyone on your team given the credit and respect they deserve! Big part of what makes me love dropout <3 0100 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Nicely done! Also, I made an artfight revenge on you ^^ If you have time, I would really value learning some stuff from you, but no pressure :3 I'm also super happy just to be getting to know you here online! 120 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Sorry, on @mortemergosum.bsky.social It didn't make a link. 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Artfight Revenge on@mortemergosum.bsky.social I hope you like it! 2668 0
Reposted by PikobirbEric v @mortemergosum.bsky.social · 06/07/2026 Egawa! Attack on @pikobirb.bsky.social Did it in Magma today :p 118030 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026...though to be fair I haven't worked on it well enough. I've never really talked to Teran Fiddler, but I do sketch a random bull type character that I've literally named "Please notice me Teran Fiddler" and NEVER POSTED IT. 100 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026...something I'd been working on, which led to me chatting at you ^^ Speaking of which, do YOU have characters I can draw maliciously for artfight? 200 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Holy heck I had no idea an artfight was starting! I'd better make some stuff! :O 100 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Followed! Ooh cool I can see your whole canvases now :3 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026May I ask what username I would follow there? I searched for Eric V and your bluesky handle and nothing appeared. Thanks again! <3 100 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Very cool, very gremlin :) I was wondering, would it be ok for me to follow you on magma? I'd like to learn from the incredibly free way you work in there. Of course, I understand if that's a hard no ^^ I figure the worst that can happen by asking is nothing at all. Thank you, regardless ^^ 100 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I am finally at a point with my pain management where I can work digitally again(getting a tablet with procreate is helping). I have to figure everything out again so I took inspiration from @4yvle1.bsky.social and did a study of a film still. Just to figure out the feel of the ipad and the software 000 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Really nice! I just got an ipad and am starting to play with procreate myself but I'm having some trouble with controlling the brushes even to sketch. I can't even explain the wrongness, but something about how it's set up by default is just...I dunno, is it doing some kind of autocorrect? 130 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I was about to say that this also applies to artists and other creatives as well, but it looks like @coherentvoid.bsky.social said the same an hour ago. Engaging with the process is usually the important bit for creatives. Wanting to skip that is just...wanting to hire an artist without paying. 030 0
Reposted by Pikobirbᴄᴀʟᴜᴍ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴛ @calumalexanderwatt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Pro Tip: Good base-drawing can save a bad painting far better than good painting can save bad under-drawing. 420522 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026This is a such a mood...for me I just like...have very noticeable pores just on my nose no matter what I do. My friends say its fine but I want to destroy it with fire. Those little dots must DIIIE 110 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Shards of earth is actually the first of his books that I'd read! And so far the only ones, but only because I'm tight on the moneys to buy more right now. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of his work! 011 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026After reading the responses up to know, I feel like it kind of brings me to a place of "Graphic design as a tool to describe form" brought to a really awesome conclusion, But I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as the other people replying to you. I always just called it Mignola-likes. 010 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 16/02/2026And let that be my punishment, for by pressing it and destroying the work, I hear it, and know for all time that I once again, took the EASY WAY OUT" 011 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 16/02/2026"Do I post this monstrosity, or do I push my big red button to destroy it? Woe, for I must not push the button, for the button is a staples easy button that I've sharpied "kill it with fire" on, and it still says "that was easy" when I push it! 111 0
Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I shared a warmup 5 min sketch with a friend and then wanted to delete it because when you share something you instantly notice every little mistake. And I took a shower to calm down and ended up with a soliloquy about it: 110 0
Reposted by PikobirbLuke Ridge (Commissions open✏️) @lri.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I’ve watched this maybe 20 times today. It’s dignified, elegant, eloquent, powerful and engrossing. Everyone should watch and listen to the words. Bless Sir Ian and Colbert for standing strong for the good and just. 1264 0