iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Visually impairment is a wide spectrum. Sometimes it's just nice to know the colours, sometimes something needs to be pointed out because there isn't enough contrast, sometimes people just want to know what's in the picture. ALT-text isn't easy, but it helps.

A guide to writing ALT-text
there is a photo of a capybara chilling in the water.
Around it is descriptive text describing the photo (colour, expression, description, identify who, interesting features)

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I get that people are deeply annoyed by iNat right now, but despite its deep flaws, I hope people can see that a better iNat, both the site functionality and the community, is worth fighting for. Here's my personal perspective.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The contrast on these butterflies is irresistible. I freaking love using contrasting colours to make them look as bright as possible. Kaiser-I-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) reference CC-BY Cheongweei Gan #sciart #art

A watercolour painting of a bright green, orange, yellow and black butterfly with its wings half open, peeking over on a bright green leaf.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Just another little buddy that's smooshed itself into a leaf. It looks real cosy. Ref: CC BY NC Rafi Amar

A watercolour painting of a bright orange frog lying very flat on a bright green leaf.

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

midnight sun drawn for Polar Lights: Midnight #art #sciart 🎨🐾🦊

A moose in velvet stands in a field of fireweed before a smooth lake, mountains receding in the far distance. It looks directly toward the viewer, a midnight sun situated low in the sky as if held between its antlers. The illustration is tinted with a vintage yellow hue.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

And for the love of his do not listen to anyone who says “yeah but look what happened when Howard was bold and he did WorkChoices” Are you saying things the ALP should do are bad like that?! FFS you think dental in Medicare will be hated? Real spending on public education will be hated?

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Jackdaw with exaggerated iridescent colours. This might be the loosest I've we've managed to paint. Letting go of that tight control is so hard!

A loose watercolour painting of a jackdaw facing to the left, holding its beak high. Green and purple hints in the feathers are exaggerated against the predominantly grey and black bird.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I love crested pigeons and I loved painting this. Funny hatted little buddy doing itself a little strut.

A loose watercolour painting of a crested pigeon

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

If you see this, quote your green art!

A watercolour panting of a green tree frog in a little cuddled loaf position

A coloured pencil drawing of a bright green juvenile (froglet) of a Gray Treefrog

A sketchy watercolour and coloured pencil illustration of a Mount Meru stream frog

A coloured pencil drawing of a moss sporophyte in bold colours (Funaria hygrometrica)

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Harlequin tree frog, watercolour and coloured pencil. Ref: CC BY SA, iNaturalist alex2281

A watercolour and coloured pencil painting of a small yellow frog sitting on brown sticks and a large green leaf.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Japanese tree frog peeking over a leaf. What a great little buddy. I like the look in its little eyes.

A watercolour and coloured pencil picture of a green frog on a green leaf with a green background. The frog is peeking over the edge of the leaf.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

From sketch to final fish. I like its glowy little head and swishy fins. Blue striped snapper, Lutjanus kasmira

A coloured pencil outline of a yellow and blue fish in a sketchbook

A coloured pencil half-finished illustration of a yellow and blue fish in a sketchbook

A coloured pencil and watercolour painting of a yellow and blue fish

A watercolour and coloured pencil painting of a yellow and blue striped fish

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I don't know which version of this frog I like better. The left is much brighter and kind of glowy, but the the right has better contrast. Hmm.

A coloured pencil drawing of a bright green young tree frog.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I'm a bit obsessed with this fish. There's some really cool mimicry and schooling with different species that happens around this fish and I want to drew more about it

A coloured pencil drawing of a yellow fish with blue and white stripes swimming in bright blue green water

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

If you were the best dog you would be this dog

A photo of a black dog with a white muzzle looking upwards, alert, but over the back of a couch.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

New version! The smallest frog.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

A value study of a little smooshy frog. There's parts of this I absolutely love and parts that are bugging the crap outta me. The eye is awesome, though. Love that eye. Photo reference by Dave U, CC BY SA

Watercolour value study in blue paint of a frog flattened onto a leaf with its legs tucked beside its body. It looks very content.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Brachycephalus - the smallest frogs. These are the ones that are so small that they literally can't land a jump properly. They are derpy and awkward and I love them so much.

A coloured pencil drawing of a small and awkward looking frog

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

WIP. Value study of a frog, using a red/blue blend to make grey. The pigments separate a little to add blue and red hues to the otherwise grey scale painting.

A watercolour value study of a frog in a leaf, primarily in grey scale, but since the grey paint comprises red and blue pigments, each hue separates on the page. 1

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Tip: before you put whole sentences in all caps, please consider: My screen reader has difficulty distinguishing words from acronyms when everything is capitalised. It often reads out words letter by letter. If you wanna get across the all-caps-ness in an image, note the formatting in ur alt text.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

In progress, FRAWGH. Rhacophorus malabricus. Ref: Dr Caesar Photography.

A watercolour painting of a frog in progress. It is primarily a value study, focusing on light and dark. The lightest values are the white of the paper, and the mids and darks include a large pigment separation between red and blue.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Started a new frog! Aww, little buddy.

A very pale watercolour underpainting of a gormless frog on a stick.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I can't decide whether this is an underpainting or the finished thing. Either way, it might be the best thing I've ever painted in watercolour. Wow. Rhinella hoogmoedi.

A bright and colourful watercolour painting of a frog in some leaves. The frog has one leg stretched downward and its head is looking up.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I did this one a while ago during a lovely date night in which Thomas and I painted together. Plague soldier beetle in Derwent Graphitint.

A dark watercolour sketch of a Plague Soldier Beetle (chauliognathus lugubris), a long black long beetle clutching a stick with its long legs. It has long, bumpy antennae.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Progress: this week's frog vs last week's frog. This week's has better saturation, and better separation of colours this week.

A green coloured tree frog with rainbow highlights. The colours are bright.

A green coloured tree frog with rainbow highlights. This image appears less saturated. It has darker colours overall, but also feels washed out.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

FORG: A study in light and colour. I'm really rather pleased with this one. Watercolour and coloured pencil

A drawing of a tree frog in bright neon colours sitting by a pool of water

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

tadpole of European common frog

A watercolour painting of a young tadpole with gills. The paper lies on a paint palette.

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Treeb @treensshafeealcorn.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We need to start a spider horse club

A watercolour painting of a mythical creature that is half Sydney Funnel Web spider and half horse, with a spider's body, fangs and coarse hairs and eight horse legs. The spider horse is rearing in a defensive spider pose.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Their description: ABYSSAL BLACK DEMON FISH The actual fish: an absolute derpy goob with a shit-eating grin, an absolutely goofy lump bobbling through the great blue nothing

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

ok guys my editor says if more people do shibas against doge I can write about it

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 07/02/2025

Today in Hell Yes, Research! and also Journalists, Take Note: Autistic people in North America consistently prefer the term "autistic" compared to "person with autism"—and also dislike/don't use functioning labels like "high-" or "low-functioning autism." www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/... #autism

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Autism Terminology Preferences Among Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults in North America | Autism in Adulthood

Background: There is widespread debate about the language used to describe autistic people; many professionals prefer person-first language (e.g., “person with autism”), and many autistic people prefe...

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Noll @nollthere.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

QRP with something watery #Art

Digital painting of a large Nomura's jellyfish, in dreamy shades of yellow, orange, and peach underwater. White tentacles curl and billow from the bottom of its form, while its top region is shaped like a mushroom.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is actually a huge factor in American politics. Americans generally overestimate minority groups and underestimate majority groups by huge margins: today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups
Estimated proportions are calculated by averaging weighted responses (ranging from 0% to 100%, rounded to the nearest whole percentage) to the question "If you had to guess, what percentage of American adults..." True proportions were drawn from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and polls by YouGov and other polling firms.

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astarlia.bsky.social @astarlia.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

For Australian folk : petition to end partner income tests for government support so disabled people can actually live with their partners. Yes it probably won't go anywhere, but hopefully starts some discussion about the problems www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

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e-petitions

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