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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 22h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 23h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Madeleine, an illustrator and concept artist from Sweden. I love to paint anything historical and fantasy with pretty light.

Would love to make more book covers!✨

🌐 madeleinefjall.com
✉️ [email protected]

La belle dame sans merci by Frank Bernard Dicksee version of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance

Illustration showing the characters from my book Niketas and Ulvar, but mermaid AU where Niketas is a merman. They are both underwater and Ulvar is dying.

Illustration of a boy in a dark, spooky, nordic forest. The boy's eyes are blurred. Naked tall trees, their branches almost stretching towards him, towering him. A faint shape of a bird in the upper left corner. There are a few lights of eyes in the forest, watching him.

An easter witch flying on a broom towards Blåkulla, a cat is standing on it as well. Both have glowing yellow eyes, staring into the camera. Birds are flying around them.

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Carolina Álvarez @ AH JW Valencia @kaiselka.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday I'm Carolina, an illustrator and comic artist from Spain. Love drawing fantasy and my OC's ❤️

Links: linktr.ee/kaiselka

#VoxMachina #OC #DungeonMeshi

My OC Jocelyn from my webcomic Forgotten Sons.

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Fiona Creates @fionacreates.bsky.social · 1d

Ey up #PortfolioDay
I'm a Comics Artist and Writer, and Illustrator, from the UK. I mostly make historic vibes work and enjoy working with bright colours and bold shapes. Available from November.

Folio - fionacreates.net
Comic - ladiesoftheknightcomic.com
email - [email protected]

Cover for Ladies of the Knight, A Knight and Squire surrounded by a medieval style illuminated border.

2 Elves fight in front of a tournament crowd

A kiss while one shields the other from falling arrows. The world is on fire around them. The Drama.

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kej ✨✨✨ @kejart.bsky.social · 1d

Hi, #PortfolioDay ✨
I'm Kej, freelance artist based in Portugal. I'm mostly interested in queer and fantasy themes and I'd be happy to work in illustration, book covers, character design and more!

[email protected]
my links

A collection of horizontal crops of 5 of my digital drawings.

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Dan English 🔜 IX 2025 @danenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Dan, an artist and illustrator working in fantasy and sci-fi! 🎨 I'll be on the hunt for more work at the end of this month, so any leads in #TTRPGs, #cardgames, #boardgames, etc. would mean the world!

🖥️ danenglish.art
✉️ [email protected]

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Gee @ Comms open @top-banana.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #portfolioday ! 🎨
I'm Gee, Freelance artist & part time art tutor, with a big love for fantasy, cosy scenes and whimsy.
Also working on a witch-y comic in my free time

I've worked on TTRPGs, films, Colouring books & I'm available for work!
📂 topbananajam.carrd.co
Comms: vgen.co/topbanana
#art

a photo of two watercolour illustrations of mice.
The left is a white mouse wearing a puffy white dress and a blue ribbon around its waist that looks like fairy wings. Its holding a pink comb like a staff and has a little crown floating over its head.
The right is a yellow mouse with fluffy ears, wearing a cloak made of green leaves. It's holding a large brown leaf like a staff.

An isometric scene of a steep path with different coloured flags on each side of the pathway, blowing in the wind.
3 adventurers are walking up the hill, away from a fox statue and a stone lantern.

A portrait with a dark background of a person with a stoic expression, eyes that look like the night sky; purple, starburst like skin with star features around their cheeks an an glowing eclipse on their forehead. The have long wavy opalescent hair that is deep purple underneath.
The have two opal horns curling to their cheekbones that have some of layers peeled back like petals.

Character sheet of my ribbon-armed witch Hazel, with some rough expression sketches next her.
She has warm tan skin; above shoulder length, thick brown yarn-like hair and green eyes.
She's wearing purple high waisted shorts with braces, a short sleeved cream shirt with a green bow. He ribbon arms are twirled around with white gloves for hands.

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 1d

Hello #PortfolioDay!!

I'm Nic, a queer tattooer in Toronto, ON. I specialize in illustrative tattoos of characters ✨ I love working with black ink & textured fills

Portfolio: www.sofarsogoodtattoo.com/nic
Flash book: www.sofarsogoodtattoo.com/nic-flash-drop
Booking form: forms.gle/PHNRSoBPPrvw...

Tattoo of a black dragon filled with stars on light skin

Tattoo of a celestial woman with a sun face and starry hair on dark skin.

A dragon tattoo on a shoulderblade on light skin

Three tattoos of snapshots of characters, collected on a thigh. Light skin and black and grey inks, with a pop of red.

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 1d

#PortfolioDay part two!

When I'm not tattooing, I'm illustrating scenes & characters from my ttrpg campaigns.

I also open commissions a few times a year and draw other people's characters!

Kofi: ko-fi.com/nicterhorst

A halftone illustration of Tink (elf) and Yulie (halfling) studying.

A black and white halftone illustration of a goth little fae (Shadrach)

A one page comic, where Tink had given Balial a sending stone (available better alt text in my bsky gallery)

A halftone illustration of Tink laughing and pushing Balial away ad Ba leans in for a kiss

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Chris Lewis Lee - available for work @chrislewislee.com · 1d

Hey everyone! It's #PortfolioDay again! 👋

I'm Chris, an illustrator and 2D game artist, and I'm looking for more work in the new year. Interested? Then I'd love to hear from you. Message me here or through my website (in bio).

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Polina Surygina @redsmo.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everyone! I hit a bingo today - it’s both #PortfolioDay and my Birthday 🥳🥳🥳
I’m Polina (Redsmo), a 2D artist and illustrator who loves creating fantasy worlds and atmospheric stories.

🔸 Portfolio: artstation.com/redsmo
🔸 Socials: linktr.ee/redsmo
🔸 Contact: [email protected]

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Kaya's Kosmos @kayas-kosmos.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #PortfolioDay!

I like to do creature design, character design and fantasy illustration. My current personal project is called Flowerpunk, a story about magic and monsters with a Solarpunk twist!

🎨 - cara.app/kayaskosmos

☕ - ko-fi.com/kayaskosmos

A drawing of eight tiny little clover people known as "cloverkin" crossing over a mossy log. One is sitting on a broken branch stump, one is waving at us, one is showing a four-leafed member a tiny leaf they found while the four-leafed cloverkin holds a tiny staff and looks impressed. There is a parent and child cloverkin skipping along the branch behind them and at the far end of the log, one cloverkin is giving another a piggyback. In the background there is a forest and a river.

A drawing of a creature known as a “Moonstalker.” This is a creature from the “Flowerpunk” webcomic. The drawing takes place at night and the canvas is dominated by a navy blue colour scheme. In the foreground are some cliffs and tress. Off in the distance is a grassy plain with a river running through it. Even further into the distance, the moonstalker strides across the landscape, its tail stretching off far into the distance. The moon-shaped structure on its back climbs high into the sky, lit up by the light of the moon. There is a small mountain range along the horizon and some nimbus clouds billow up into a starry sky.

A drawing of 7 characters who are part of "the lovely anarchists" in the Flowerpunk webcomic. From left to right, Bruno, Cassie, Molly, Kimi, Ludwig, Earwig and Maggie. Maggie is at the front of the group clapping her hands and singing. Ludwig is playing a pride-themed electric lute while Earwig follows looking excited. Kimi is vibing to the music behind Ludwig, Molly is marching energetically and Cassie is stopping her hat from blowing off. At the back of the group, Bruno is doing a proud march/jig along to the music.

A drawing of an earth colossus crossing the Scottish coast. The colossus has six legs and somewhat resembles a massive bull-like ungulate. It is made from earthy materials and has forests and plains growing on its back. There is a strong fossil motif running throughout its design, including its lower legs which resemble giant shells. The creature also has huge, stony antlers protruding from its head, though its face is a cross between bull and human. It also has several manmade structures on its back, including giant glass domes with trees inside, some modern wooden and stone huts and the ruins of an abbey on the back end. It is also has several airborne wind turbines tethered to it. In the foreground of the image are two climate scientists on the clifftop observing the creature. They have set up some equipment for measuring meteorological conditions.

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Lynaiss | open for work @lynaiss.bsky.social · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm an illustrator from Croatia and I've really been enjoying painting things with stylization, symbolism and pensive characters ✨

I'd love to work on stuff like this for TTRPG and book projects!

💼 cara.app/lynaiss
💌 Lynaiss(at)outlook(dot)com

Image containing five separate Dragon Age: Inquistion tarot styled pieces. They are:

1) A piece of Tarquin from Dragon Age: The Veilguard holding up a sword and a hand over his chest as if in a knightly oath.

2) A piece of Lucanis and Illario Dellamorte from Dragon Age: The Veilguard standing back to back, hands interwoven and dripping blood.

3) A piece of Lucanis Dellamorte from Dragon Age: The Veilguard lying in a field of blue flowers, seemingly asleep, with a sword stuck in his torso.

4) A piece of Lucanis Dellamorte from Dragon Age: The Veilguard embracing a white wyvern and seeming at ease while the wyvern watches over him like a guard dog.

5) A piece of Tarquin from Dragon Age: The Veilguard stepping out of a line of imperial templars, while dressed as one himself, and turning away with a determined look.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 1d

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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Eef | Fantasy Fest Q09 @allenvooreef.bsky.social · 2d

It even made *my* day one table over! 🥳

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 3d

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 8d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 8d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Elven @elvenbeard.bsky.social · 2d

#Cybtoberpunk2025 - 12 - QUICKHACK
A hacker you always have to be quick on your feet and with your thinking, especially in combat. I love how intense it must feel being able to think so fast, but at the same time it's got to be extremely overwhelming.

#cyberpunk2077 #vincentezaki #digitalart

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Carolina Álvarez @ AH JW Valencia @kaiselka.bsky.social · 3d

Prints of my webcomic Forgotten Sons are available in my online shop 🌿

👉 kaiselka.bigcartel.com

#webcomic #ocs #fantasy #medieval

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Eef | Fantasy Fest Q09 @allenvooreef.bsky.social · 3d

Nederland heujjjjjj 🫡Stroopwafel bitterbal voebal

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Eef | Fantasy Fest Q09 @allenvooreef.bsky.social · 4d

D&D OC shenanigans with @rowanartist.bsky.social ✨

A small display on my artist alley table showing two stickers of Annori and Raiden that fit together back to back.

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Eef | Fantasy Fest Q09 @allenvooreef.bsky.social · 4d

Fantasy Fest time!

My artist alley booth at Fantasy Fest. It features a selection of art prints, stickers and pins.

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Eef | Fantasy Fest Q09 @allenvooreef.bsky.social · 4d

WooaaaH this is so good!! The movement! The hints of blue!

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Linda Lithén @lindalithen.bsky.social · 4d

Now that I've recovered from my cold and isn't sneezing my brains out, I finally managed to finish up my piece from @paulscottcanavan.com 's mentorship :D

Knew I wanted to paint a horse, so decided to draw some inspiration from the wild hunt folklore and ended up with bonus doggies.

A male rider dressed in leather armour rides across the sky. He's carrying a spear, and a half cape is flying out behind him. His horse have blue glows across its body, and they're flanked by two demonic canines with red glows across their body. Behind them is a eclipse and clouds.

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