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titsay 𓆏 @titsay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

guardians of the forest

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Rep. Zooey Zephyr @zoandbehold.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Orbán's loses! What a wonderful day for Hungary, and also for the European Union, where Orbán has long used his veto power to protect Putin & stymie Europe. For all its bluster, authoritarianism is a brittle ideology when the people come together. Here's hoping we kick its ass here in the US too!

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I am playing around with my new ohuhu alcohol based markers. Here is a sketch of a black bear done in my 12cm x 12cm Talens sketchbook! #art #painting #artist #illustration #blueskyart #furry #sketch

Blackbear concealed by lush folliage , ink drawing line art

Blackbear in a lush green meadow, coloured in marker

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A little fox watercolour sketch done at the coffee shop! Painted in my 12 cm x 12 cm sketchbook. #art #painting #artist #illustration #blueskyart #furry #sketch

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

100% this. "The number of ways in which firms like yours disrespect writers and other creative people are endless. And you require us — the people harmed — to put brakes on the harmful things YOU are doing, not just to us but to entire creative professions." >>

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

This small format sketchbook is a great way to test out my future painting ideas. 🦉🎨🖼️🖌️ 12cm x 12cm #painting #sketchbook #art #illustration

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Maybe someone can help me! In photoshop when you use levels, there's an eyedropper integrated within the tool where you can choose the whitest white in your image(or black), then the levels adjust accordingly? Yeah , is that possible to do in Clip Studio Paint? #clipstudio · #clipstudiopaint

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

"Union" 12"x15" (Framed) Watercolour on arches satin finish paper 2024 This painting was selected by the Maison de la culture Villebon for a local collective exhibition and will be on display from April 30 to June 1st. #art #originalart #watercolor #painting #illustration

Female and male snowy owls facing each other symmetrically with wings entwined. A storm rages and an eclipse appears among the stars.

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Barred owl sketch in fineliner & alcohol-based markers. 12 cm x 12 cm #art #illustration #furry #furryart

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Barred owl sketch in fineliner & alcohol-based markers. 12 cm x 12 cm #art #illustration #furry #furryart

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A lynx sitting in a clearing. 12 cm x 12 cm Alcohol-based markers , Posca, W&N fineliner in a Talens Art Creation Sketchbook. #art #illustration #blueskyart #furry #sketch

A lynx sitting in a clearing. I like to explore shapes and values in this small sketchbook format. It helps me plan compositions and explore ideas for future paintings.

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A lynx sitting in a clearing. 12 cm x 12 cm Alcohol-based markers , Posca, W&N fineliner in a Talens Art Creation Sketchbook. #art #illustration #blueskyart #furry #sketch

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Polar Bear 12 cm x 12 cm Art Creation Talens Sketchbook Roman Szmal Watercolours #art #illustration #furry #furryart

Polar bear sketch , walking, maybe swimming. Blue green marine watercolours.

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Jabberwick ⭐🎪👁️ @jabberwick.com · 18/02/2026

I am so sick of seeing landscape AI slop that has been blatantly trained on AJ Casson's art with no mention of his name, so here is some of his original work. He is one of my biggest inspirations and all-time favorite artists. AJ Casson's landscapes are stunning and so completely unique.

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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

“Poor people have a right to art!” They sure do. So get to it.

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

People are starting to see generative AI for what it is.

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Mr. Cato @thestoopidcato.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

KEEP DRAWING!

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Goats with ulterior motives, just in time for spooky season. 🐐🧙‍♀️ #blackphillip #wip #sketch #art

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/09/2025

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

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A. Faë @anaisfae.art · 27/09/2025

Hate to do this but I only had two orders this month and I'm overdrawn so if you could boost or check out my shop that'd be a great help! thanks anaisfae.art/shop/

tiny watercolor painting of a tabby cat sleeping peacefully in a bunch of lush blue-green leaves.

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Goats with ulterior motives, just in time for spooky season. 🐐🧙‍♀️ #blackphillip #wip #sketch #art

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Full Metal Puppy Woman @fluffycryptidbskys.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Make good art, make art thats just okay, make art thats bad. Fuck it just create something thats is your expression.

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Art calms us, connects us, and gives us purpose. It heals our bodies, minds, and communities. More than that, it’s an act of rebellion, a tool for hope, and a legacy that outlasts us all. youtu.be/2XZ9z6OewR0?...

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The case for making art when the world is on fire | Amie McNee | TEDxManchester

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Are you still protecting your work with glaze or nightshade? I keep hearing it doesn't work so now I'm not sure how to proceed with online art sharing. 🙃

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frankenstonk's monster @stonkers.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

feed it directly into my veins

a bulleted list of recent examples of the ai bubble beginning to disintegrate

Meta, which was recently shelling out $100 million signing bonuses for AI talent, has instituted a hiring freeze and is reportedly looking at downsizing its AI division.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and the industry’s biggest hype man, is floating the word “bubble” in media interviews.

ChatGPT-5, billed by OpenAI as a PhD-level game-changer, is a flop.

Coreweave, a cloud computing company backed by Nvidia, has shed nearly 40% of its value in just over a week.

Researchers at MIT published a report showing that 95% of the generative AI programs launched by companies failed to do the main thing they were intended for — ginning up more revenue.

Anthropic and OpenAI have struck deals to give their products to the US government for next to nothing — even as they are burning through cash and lack demonstrable paths to profitability.

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Striving for perfect made me less productive art-wise. To remedy this I use a small 5"x5" sketchbook where I give myself permission to make mistakes and explore. I find myself learning new things I otherwise would have never discovered if I was still being so careful. #art #sketchbook

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Hello! I am still alive. The TLDR version is: -Got laid off from company I worked at for 15 years in February. -Looking for a new job was a full-time job. -Started new job, learning entirely new field = much tired. I've got a lot of catch-up on scanning+art sharing and its a bit daunting 😅

Great horned owl art in progress. #art #acrylic #traditionalart #birdart #illustration #humanmade #furryart

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Eren Angiolini @erenangiolini.com · 16/08/2025

I have made a public post on Patreon with information on this, providing some guidance for Patreon Creatives and Patrons on how to take action against this delirious strategy Patreon is considering. You are all welcome to share. It contains a link to the survey and info on how to email Patreon.

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Important: Patreon & AI | ArtVenturing Guild

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AmandaJealous @amandajealous.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Worlds Inside Worlds #comics #comicoop #SciArt #beetle #bug

Short comic with no panel edges. There’s a woman in a yellow tank top and blue spandex shorts with short strawberry-blonde hair. She sits on the ground leaning in close to a plant. Next to her is text that reads “There are worlds inside worlds” The POV comes in close to the woman’s face, we see her smirks at a beetle on top of a leaf. The text continues “for those with the eyes to see” Close up on the beetle, a Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, the beetle addresses the woman “Sup?”. The final portion of text reads “and the heart to care.”

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Kelly McKernan @kellymckernan.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Can’t sleep. I’m deeply worried about the future of my industry as art schools blindly adopt AI.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Nailing it

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

In the news: In which we learn that our leaders find it easier to believe "AI is the future" than to believe that actual, living human beings who make art for a living have rights and deserve respect. Our consent doesn't matter to them. Only appeasing the tech bros matters.

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Guiding Light A wolf diety adorns the sky with the stars. Watercolor, colored pencil, and acryla-gouache on arches satin finish paper. #art #originalart #traditionalart Original has sold, prints available.

#art #originalart #illustration #painting #furry #furryart #traditionalart

Wolf in ethereal scene walking with starlight in fur

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☉ Melissa ☽ 🇨🇦 @stebenillustration.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I'm honoured to have my work displayed at the Maison de la Culture Villebon! This show brings together a diverse range of local talent, and I’m excited to share the space with so many inspiring artists. Stop by if you're in the area!

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Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

rotating a vision of a secluded cabin away from society in my mind palace, constantly

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

There it is…

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

A gentle reminder that Copic markers are not lightfast, my friends! Copic and all alcohol dye based markers are a medium meant for production work; storyboards, sketches, approvals, ideas, and things that will be reproduced - like prints! It is not meant for final, original gallery style art.

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ionomycin @ionomycin.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

i'll reach you

two girls, one consumed by a dark mass with many hands, the other reaching for her

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Fascism is on the move. Trump boasts of "liberation" by trying to destroy the global economy. Today Canada and the Netherlands ponder what true liberation means. We need to remember the huge cost paid to free people from gangster regimes. Here is my latest: charlieangus.substack.com/p/a-true-lib...

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A True "Liberation Day"

"Those who cannot remember their past are condemned to repeat it."

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

On the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Europe, Trump says it is "unlikely" he will use force to take over Canada. We hear f--king crickets from Democrats. They may be willing to leave these matters to a toxic president. Not Canada. We come from a long line of fascist fighters. #elbowsup

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Vale @vales-arts.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The death itself is our character Avel🌙

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Pierre Poilievre is living in a 19 room mansion with a $215,090 annual budget for his chef and groundskeepers. It is paid by the taxpayer for “Leader of the Opposition IN the House of Commons”. Pierre is freeloading on the taxpayer's dime. #stornowaysquatter #packtheshack

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Cooperstreaming ♿️ @cooperstreaming.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Jesus Christ. I didn't believe it and went to check myself, this is not photoshopped. It's real. What has Lindsey Graham done? It has to be kids or something, just being gay could never be held over your head like this in 2025.

A tweet from Lindsey Graham that says I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next pope. This would truly be a dark horse candidate but I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic faithful to keep an open mind about this possibility. First pope US president combination has many upsides. Watching for white smoke Trump MMXXVIII!

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