iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Hey, been quite a while since I last been online! The break has been great for me. I shed a lot of bad thoughts and replaced them with new thoughts.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Just a small life update I've returned to university and have been quite busy with classes. It looks like I may become even busier as the semesters go on. Some good things are quickly happening. Not only have I become good at math, it's opening up some doors that I never thought were possible.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

I've been working on some sticker ideas. The sketches are pretty solid. Hopefully the final inks are just as good!

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Amaruuk @birdtooth.studio · 09/05/2024

For pterosaurs, I recommend pteros.com - it's amazing and well vetted. Anything else, just steer clear of reptileevolution and ptetosaurheresies

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Pteros, The Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs

From Aerotitan to Zhenyuanopterus, Pteros covers all genera of the prehistoric flying reptiles known as pterosaurs.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 08/05/2024

Quote with a game for which you are nostalgic

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 08/05/2024

Yay, it's raining out. Last year was quite dry. Hopefully this year isn't. Just as long as there isn't so much rain it floods >.>

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

Life update: I've been hauling ass by catching up on a lot of math the past two or three months. The end is near, though. I should finish by next week. After that I'll be scheduling time better to devote to comic pages and other art associated with it. It's all set up to go. Just need to work hard.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

These were created last summer for TheLostDex beta #Pokemon zine. Beta Shuckle and a small dino were assigned. The writer and I were able to take the most liberty with the small dino, who was named Shelltar during the project. It was a lot of fun and I hope to draw for another Pokemon #zine someday.

A small dinosaur with an egg and amber motif lifting up a Golem on it's back.

A beta Shuckle design. It's sitting on a rock near a pond while picking Apricorn berries off of nearby bushes. A few berries are floating in the water.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

Picked up the #watercolor sketchbook again after putting it away in November. Caught up on some videos from a watercolorist I follow. Played around with Franklin Booth's inking style and practiced using flatter, more limited colors with watercolor. I may have found a style for Thorntail (finally)

First image is of a long necked dragon. There's a deep blue sky with pale, purple clouds in the background. The sky has has long hatch lines that become denser from top to bottom.

Second image is an ink sketch featuring a brown dwarf taking up most of the sky. Basically the transition between a gas giant and low mass star. It features gas band lines and storm eyes similar to Jupiter. The inking style is heavily inspired by Franklin Booth's hatching style.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

I was accepted into university. They actually sent me two acceptance letter packages. Probably by accident. Also had an enormous amount of credits accepted. Like, 99 enormous. Everything is looking good so far.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 25/12/2023

Currently in the process of applying to a university to finish a bachelor's degree. I've been busting ass to master algebra and familiarize myself with calculus. Hopefully it goes better this time.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

A quick sketch of a dragon figurine

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

I hope yall had clear skies last night. There's still time though, because the Geminids will still put on a good show tonight! I'll be out again to see a few (or a lot of) shooting stars. Here's what you need to know: www.scientificamerican.com/article/leon... 🧪 🔭

scientificamerican.com

Leonid and Geminid Meteor Showers Bring Bonanza before Year's End

Two unusual annual meteor showers come at the end of the year, and each can spark astonishing celestial fireworks

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 10/12/2023

Been putting more effort into studies of comic stuff. It's not the easiest yet it's so satisfying. I look forward to more

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

Organizing my markers into new, better bins. They were put into a cardboard box and ignored while going through a rough time. I feel it's time to break another seal, so to speak.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

I love cooking giant meals. It gives me the opportunity to create amazing flavors and be a little fancier than usual. Like making a wine sauce and trussing this turkey.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

Right now: To start and finish the story in a reasonable amount of time. Future: For people to like it as much as I do and snail plushes to be produced

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KikiDoodle & Purrmaids @ BLFC @kikidoodle.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Hiya everyone! I'm currently dealing with some No Fun Legal Stuff involving Purrmaids that's going to cost me at LEAST a few thousand dollars in legal fees and a few thousand MORE in additional costs. It's a GREAT time to think about getting a plush is all I'm saying 👀

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Previews from the comic sketchbook!

A character tells her dad she doesn't think sending a letter to an old friend won't work based on the decades apart with no contact. Character's dad knows it's a possibility and has a sad expression while thinking about it. The letter is stuffed into a jacket to be mailed later.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Wasn't satisfied with the eye in the turkey painting so I did this. I might need to draw bigger for certain details

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Two full chapters sketched out in the first pass. It's such an accomplishment to even get this far. I'll be figuring out the polished pages within the next week or two. Just wish I knew more about comic page design. Still learning and giving it my best effort to keep it interesting

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

The transparent palette. Man, I have three of these Mijello palettes already >.> Two colors were added to round it out. My hope is to have a limited, transparent set for a more purist experience. The other set has a nice mix of opaque and semi-opaque so I'm not turning into a watercolor snob. =p

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Turkey #watercolor #sketch in the sketchbook. Tried out a set of M. Graham watercolors and I'm in love.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

So I finally got through planning a talking scene in a cramped room around a cramped dining table. Omg it's hard to make it interesting. So I guess it'll be one of those sections to rapid fire post if the buffer allows

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

The Sweet V Cardona stuff 100% came through for me a week or two ago. No more fraudulent student debt holding me back. Unfortunetly the trauma still persists in the background. It's getting quieter, though. Not sure what to do now. Not gonna rush it. There's still time to figure it out. Or not.

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

I've been binging MHGU lately due to feeling the effects of regular depression and seasonal depression. Sorry if you play with me and I cart a lot in elder dragon and deviant quests. Just doing my best.

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Sunny Dracufae @sylveonartbox.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

Last week to buy the LostDex Zine! Over 300 pages of beta Pokémon brought back to life and off the cutting room floor. And yes, we are selling the Wooper plush! href.li?https://thel... UK ONLY: href.li?https://thel...

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

Transparent Red Iron Oxide smells like rusty blood and wet dog. It's weird. Paint didn't go bad I think that's just what the pigment smells like. Pthalo Green has a hint of candy and cough drops. Trying out new watercolor brands brings strange new experiences.

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Wayfarer Len @wayfarerlen.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

A wee delayed (but posted on my Twit account @ wayfarer_len) I had the wonderful opportunity to write PokéDex entries for a handful of Pokémon in this project. Everyone was so lovely and worked so hard to put this Zine together. Please, take a look! thelostdex.bigcartel.com

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

Here are my two previews from TheLostDex zine! This project was a lot of fun to work on. There are over 100 more beta #Pokemon in the zine. It's going to be a massive book with awesome merch on the side. BigCartel - thelostdex.bigcartel.com Etsy (UK) - thelostdex.etsy.com

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

A #watercolor study of a toco #toucan. My watercolor knowledge base is slowly coming together. Only took a couple years of on and off study. #art

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

So I mass followed a bunch of people I followed on Twitter, and a few new ones too!, along with added a bunch of art to a mega thread. I'll probably still post old art I find into that mega thread just to keep it contained. Otherwise, I did my best to fill out the old profile. New stuff coming next!

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Zalcoti @zalcoti.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

I don't want to spam my feed with old stuff so gonna put it all in this one post, here. So welcome to my old art archive!

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