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Doing artfight Wheee! Should help me get posting consistently again :3

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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 13h
Those 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.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I 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.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nice! I love pen and ink, it makes me commit to whatever I'm doing
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@oouna.art Heeey it's Bwatcharts ^^ I hope you are doing well, it's been a while!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I dunno, but when you do it will feel like a great weight has been lifted off your shoulders
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's trick photography, those are really all bonsai trees. the deer is only 4 inches tall!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I 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.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mewgenics, I dunno man...
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I always go with whatever sesame street would call it.The letter T!
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Criselda 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
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Hell yeah he did. He's always worth looking at for me if I ever feel stuck on a visual problem.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yup, wouldn't change my life at all, except making stuff easier to grade since I won't have to catch kids cheating with it.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What a gross creep. I don't understand how these pervert glasses are even legal, it's so easy to just record people without consent.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I like how you used the fabric pleating/folds to indicate masses and depth ^^ Nicely done!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Well...the hacker deleted my whole google account. Eh. At least now I know they cannot try to reset my passwords anywhere now.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Thank you! Tbh There is a lot I would like to learn from you. So you might end up annoyed lol
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
[529988#-high-flying-kite]
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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?
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Just 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
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I really want @pftompkins.bsky.social to read this as his Werner Herzog.
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Franki @franki23.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
This one speaks to me
A yellow and black warning sign with two icons of a running human crossed out in red and a walking human circled in green. Text reads 

Don't chase your dreams!
​Humans are persistence hunters.
​Follow your dreams at a sustainable pace until they get tired and lie down.
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Nathan Fowkes Art @nathanfowkes.com · 22/07/2026
It's actually about something other than thirds.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I really love seeing everyone on your team given the credit and respect they deserve! Big part of what makes me love dropout <3
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Nicely 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!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sorry, on @mortemergosum.bsky.social It didn't make a link.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Artfight Revenge on@mortemergosum.bsky.social I hope you like it!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I mean, you aren't wrong...
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I'm sorry to hear it! I hope you feel better soon!
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Eric v @mortemergosum.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Egawa! Attack on @pikobirb.bsky.social Did it in Magma today :p
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I am so happy to see him! Thank you so much!
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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.
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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?
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Holy heck I had no idea an artfight was starting! I'd better make some stuff! :O
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Followed! Ooh cool I can see your whole canvases now :3
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
May I ask what username I would follow there? I searched for Eric V and your bluesky handle and nothing appeared. Thanks again! <3
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Very 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 ^^
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I 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
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Thank you for the advice! I appreciate it!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Really 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?
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I 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.
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ᴄᴀʟᴜᴍ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴛ @calumalexanderwatt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Pro Tip: Good base-drawing can save a bad painting far better than good painting can save bad under-drawing.
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Jetsons lied to us
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I have, but I'm so bad at keeping a habit of it :P
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This 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
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Shards 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!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
After 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.
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
And 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"
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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!
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Pikobirb @pikobirb.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I 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:
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Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏️) @lri.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I’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.
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