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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Good news! My Symphony of the Fey series now has proper thumbnails! ... Now that the event is no longer relevant. Oh well. This is one of the series I'm the most proud of, so it's good to see it cleaned up a bit. You can check THAT out here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #DDO #YouTube

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Getting closer. I think I need to draw a graphic for each character I'm using. The number was present in the lower right, but that's where YouTube puts the time stamps. Although... info buttons appear in the top right. So the only space left is the corner where I was gonna put character icons...

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Getting closer. I think the Atlas needs to be a bit more visible, but I think this format should about do it for the NMS thumbnails. I still need to decide how I'm representing my characters in the DDO ones. A cropped screenshot? Some doodles? A mystery...

Our traveler stands at within the Space Anomoly, showing off his bubble pet.
A graphic star field on the left. The Atlas icon over top.
At the bottom, a run of white numbers with a black outline.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here's a rough look at a thumbnail format I'm working on for current and future videos. So far I've got the half frames set up. To do: - Acquire logos/graphics for games played. - Extract a single frame from each video to make a thumbnail for. - Custom font for numbers.

A screenshot from No Man's Sky. Our Gek traveler is showing off his bubble pet aboard the Anomaly. A yellow star fighter is visible on the other side of the Mission Terminal, which has three missions lined up for us.

Covering the left-most portion of the image is an orange curved and beveled border.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Just did a True Reincarnation with my favorite divine longbow, and... guess what stayed in my inventory? (YES JEETS I CAN MOVE! STOP YELLING IN MY EAR WHILE I POST THIS!)

Solrice Pudding, Level 1 Half-Elf with 40 hit points and 160 spell points.
We're examining the Frozen Terror. A Level 28 returning arrow summoned by the legendary Void longbow. This arrow emits a powerful freezing and damaging burst on vorpal hits. It also can't be equipped by Solrice at this level.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Also, where are my manners. I should probably put my avatar back together...

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I keep reading this as "SEPTIC", and now I can't unsmell it.

A YouTube thumbnail featuring two men. One with a lamp on his head in a bright room, and the other reading a steaming phone screen in the dark by flashlight.
Sceptic. Believer.
We went Ghost Hunting with people who don't believe in ghosts.
Posted by The Yogscast and RTGame 3 months ago.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Probably a bad idea, but I don't see myself having much choice...

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Looks like I've got a new batch of decks to build! (I still haven't tested the last batch...)

Viv Vision and The Vision,
Taskmaster and Scientist Supreme,
Beast and Ant Man

Killmonger,
Black Panther,
Captain America,
Wolverine.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I think I've regressed since I started this retail job.

A brown feathered bird person, wearing an orange tunic, holds a potted carnivorous tulip.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Touched up my main corvette with the new Atlas Parts.

A red wedge shaped starship flies past a pirate dreadnaut. It's pieced together with cheap parts, and highly advanced parts that shouldn't be possible,

A red wedge shaped starship flies past an abandoned space station. It's pieced together with cheap parts, and highly advanced parts that shouldn't be possible,

A red wedge shaped starship flying through space. It's pieced together with cheap parts, and highly advanced parts that shouldn't be possible.
This is the back side, where we can see the large number of thrusters pushing this thing along at impossible speeds.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Why do people still care about what happens on Twitter?

A YouTube Thumbnail. Cancelled on Twitter. Henya Thinks Twitter Will Eat Her, by Henya's Cube.
The picture shows Henya the Genius holding up a double peace sign while shaking like a nervous wreck.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Without downloading new pics, what's it like dating you?

A half eaten pumpkin shaped sugar cookie. What's left of its mouth is frowning or pouting.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Why "Dotupple"? Because my original idea only had a dozen hotdogs, and I wasn't sure how to language "12" like you do to get "double".

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Wtf? One of these things is not like the others... And also I can't read it.

A YouTube Front Page:
Calli American Fact Broke Bae & IRyS...
Scar is no longer first in line ?!
FFXIV Fast Facts | The Sylphs Sign of Trust.
Real Things I've seen as a Paramedic. It's never goo...
We all have one of these Magic the Gathering...
Neuro's New Winning Tactic.
Neuro "Resilient" Sama Plays Slay the Spire 2.
... A sponsored ad from Kartina TV that is entirely in Russian.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We don't usually see each others headers, here's mine! Quote with yours! Here's clouds! A stark contrast to Svelt and her demon secretary outfit.

An image of a pale demon woman wearing a green secretary uniform, sits against a bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hmm. I can't buy more data right now... What to do...

From the TracFone checkout screen:

ALERT!
We apologize, but we cannot process your transaction at this time. Please try again later or call us at 1 800 867 7183.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Unread email check! Am I winning?

Oh, it's only thirteen thousand and forty four emails.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I just think it's neat that you can make little finger guns to cast Eldritch Blast. 👉 Pew! Pew! Pew!

A YouTube search for "How to write spells DnD."

The results contain complex rune systems, binary code, and a pasty white kid.

A YouTube search for "How to write spells DnD."
The results contain complex rune systems, and a Gorilla of Destiny.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We have an AVI C-Market in our break room now. It's been convenient and low cost for most things. But... This machine... It would be faster to walk to the gas station and buy a hot coffee from there.

A digital coffee machine sits between a stack of cups, and drawers filled with flavor packets. An empty coffee cup is waiting below the machine's dispenser nozzle.
"It's getting hot in here. Please wait while the water heats up." Is displayed on the screen.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Well. My nap continued until the morning. Got woken up for a little bit by a very aggressive lightning storm. Anyway, looks like my video for next week will be...

Solgeon Solray posted:

It's almost time to purge the raw footage from my laptop. Some of this raw footage is of the face character in the videos. The other raw footage would be the trap removal character.

Before I do, I've been considering uploading them somewhere, and linking to them in the related video descriptions. Would anyone be interested in something like that?

The Poll:

Upload just the trappers' footage. 0 votes.
Upload both. 4 votes.
Purge them without uploading them. 0 votes.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Two weeks from now looks interesting...

From my schedule:
Sunday, May 10. 6 AM to 2:30 PM. 11 AM to 7:30 PM.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I feel like there's a lot that can be done with a sign like this...

The sign on the wall says:

Baby change station.
Please do not leave baby unattended.
Thank you.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Oh look at that, I've got it too!

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Repost to strike fear into every #DDO player!

A red socket, with a pin ejected nearby. The symbol that means "You have no connection with our servers."

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

And finally, we reach where I stopped. On August 28, 2023, after weeks of seeing AI being pushed everywhere as a replacement for artists, I lost all hope, and my Artist Self died. It's been two years since I've touched this sketch book. (10/10)

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of a small house, surrounded by bushes. Actually, its size is closer to a shack, or a large shed.

My dreams are shattered, broken, turned to dust, and scattered to the wind.
Why become an artist, when a computer does it all in seconds?
How do I afford a house and home, when I can't even afford an apartment?
How will I find a wife and children, when no women will have me?
The farther I go, the less I see the point in trying.
Why try to live, in a world that does not want me?
J. P. Brown.
Aug 28, 2023.

A look at the side of the sketchbook. I've stuck my finger in between the place where I stopped drawing and writing. It's almost halfway through.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I think a part of me still wanted to get into game design... (9/?)

A sketch of Kirby being used as the ball in Break Out, with a very wide Gordo as the paddle. Sir Kibble doesn't seem to be aware of his impending fate.

A sketch of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy, with the Buster Sword across his back... As an actual rain cloud.

A sketch of a very nude Mario, riding atop a dangling Chain Chomp, like a wrecking ball.

A sketch of a donut shaped hole, and the shovel that dug it.

A sketch of a very happy apricot with bat wings. You could call this some kind of Froot.

A sketch of two six sided dice, suspended in a glass of water.

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of a can of "ON".

A sketch of a little tree with a simple face.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

At some point, some of my repressed emotions seeped through, and these sketches became fewer and farther between. (7/?)

A sketch of a weathered wooden sign. It reads, "Out to lunch."

A sketch of a triangular diorama, the inside of which resembles a mountainous state park.

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of Q-Bert being punched by Mario via an Exclamation Mark Block.

A sketch of she who sell sea shells down by the sea shore from her sea shell shaped store and house.

A sketch of a human figure, cowering in the fetal position, surrounded by knives that orbit and threaten the figure menacingly.

A sketch of a Metroid, the vampire jellyfish alien from the series of the same name.

A sketch of some Lego blocks, scattered across the floor.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Apologies. I'm a big fan of puns and wordplay. Or as the kids call them: "Dad jokes." (6/?)

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of a game of Tetris. We just have to fit this sausage in here somewhere.

A sketch of a Bokoblin (a Legend of Zelda goblin), wearing the hero's tunic, and wielding a sword and Hylian shield.

A sketch of Mario running away from a biblically accurate Compass Rose that has become an angel.

A sketch of Boo, Private Eye, wearing a trilby and hiding behind a newspaper.

A sketch of a Boo-merang.

A sketch of a delicious two-layer cake, topped with a strawberry. In a skillet. It's a cake in a pan. A pan cake.

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of a Boo-x.

A sketch of Rotom, the grinning electric poltergeist from Pokemon.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Oh dear. You may have to tilt your head for these. (5/?)

A sketch of Galaxy Man, a robot with a UFO body, and cartoony arms and legs. He's hovering above an artificial black hole.

A sketch of a round citrus fruit.

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of a CD. The debris scattered across the CD resembles a map.

A sketch of some math rocks. Or rather, rocks with arithmetic operations symbols etched into them.

A sketch of a tentacle and brain creature with a single eye. Staring into you.

A sketch of Donkey Kong, Nintendo's brown gorilla, pondering the missing tile among these letter tiles: K, N, G.

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of a spined turtle creature. Some might call it a Spiny.

A sketch of a shattered short sword or dagger. The blade is broken in several places, and the handle is broken near the pommel.

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Solgeon Solray @solgeonsolray.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Even more. This started as a way to remind myself that I was still an artist. During some of my breaks, I would find five minutes or so to produce a sketch. (4/?)

A sketch of a tissue box. It's decorated with an abstract flower pattern.

A sketch of two daffodils in a... Light bulb?

A sketch of an egg shaped mug of some hot dark beverage.

A sketch of Sudowoodo, the rock type pokemon that pretends to be a tree, but looks more like a hotdog.

This image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

A sketch of Sam, an eyeball suspended in fluid within a bell jar.

A sketch of a cool cat wearing a monocle, a shawl on her shoulders, and a top hat adorned with a rather large and rumply bow tie.

A sketch of the Easter Rabbit lining up a shot with a Yoshi Egg.

A sketch of a six story tall, five window wide condominium.

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