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JV West

@jvwest.bsky.social

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Creator. Comics, TTRPGs, pinup artist. Black Pudding zine, GOZR, The Pool, Doomslakers blog. Human rights FIRST. Human made art ONLY. he/him person. www.jvwest.art Reshare my posts if you like. But be cool about it.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hello. Here's some #art I did. I also do #TTRPG stuff, #comics, and whatever I feel like doing at the time.

Color drawing. Goblin god with spectral goblin warriors attacking party of adventurers. This was the GM shirt for Gary Con

Color drawing of a wizard with a smoking pipe crawling out of a disgusting well in a city. Two yellow imps hover nearby with his towel and book. He's dripping.

Color drawing. A space station interior. A bunch of weird characters that look like Conan, Batman, robots, demons, ducks, etc.

BW spread of a woman with a sword, a wicked moon and sun, a worm witch, bunch of waves and water, and narration about the destruction of an island. From the comic Hellion Cross, 2024.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 9h

I'm meandering here with some thoughts. But I'll wrap up by saying that even though I understand the need to veil sexual imagery so that children aren't bombarded with it, I also know that we're way too fucking uptight about it. The Ghostbusters insinuated blowjob didn't hurt me as a kid. 4/4

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 9h

I understand why we filter sexual imagery. I don't want to sit with my relatives and watch a tits n ass movie. And I damn sure don't want to have an erotic D&D night with the guys.

There's also hyper-violence. Torture porn, as they call it. That, I think, is also a no-go for sharing broadly. 3/4

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 9h

...well... that's a bit different, right? The purpose of an erotic image is to make you horny. We get very uncomfortable getting horny around mixed company. Sexual feelings are shared with intimate partners or when we are alone.... not while watching movies with Uncle Jim and Gramma. 2/4

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 9h

Regarding violence vs. sex in art... I said I don't get it, but that's not really true.

Violence is easy to abstract into a broader "resistance" fantasy. Seeing Conan slay a bunch of goons is a power fantasy. You can share that with a room full of whoever, mostly.

But erotica... sex stuff... 1/4

A fat barbarian lady leaping and slicing a snake in half with a big fucking sword.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 16h

I agree. And honestly I don't want to bitch too much about Bsky. It's the best we got right now, and it's not too bad. I just grouse a lot about this topic regardless of platform. I have never been comfortable with how we treat eroticism or sexuality, particularly in light how we treat violence.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 16h

That's what I hear! It's on my list of things to watch for sure.

JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 16h

Yes. And so far, no label. Yet when I post nude drawings and I label them as such... Bsky comes behind me instantly and adds another label.

I might stop labelling. But honestly I only do it because folks who follow me might only being into my TTRPG stuff and it's a courtesy to them.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 16h

I haven't seen that show yet. I don't know anything about it except John Cena is in it.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 20h

See... I'm curious if Bsky will label this image. If I made her topless, it would already have a label. But the severed head and blood... that's all ok, I guess.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 20h

Put one of those dog costumes on pupper with a Chucky knife and it's a slasher movie

JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 21h

#Hymla gets shit done.
#PinUpArt #Barbarian

Ink drawing of a fat barbarian woman kneeling with a bloody sword and a severed head. She's battered and determined.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 22h

I love earlier #Clutch (Texan Book of the Dead, A Shogun Named Marcus, etc.). But I'm solidly in the Blast Tyrant camp. I vastly prefer that album and most of them after it, such as Sunrise on Slaughter Beach. I don't follow the fandom, but I bet this is a bone of contention among them.

Album cover for Clutch's Blast Tyrant. A very weird drawing of a weirdo in a weird chair on a weird cloud or wave with tentacles behind them. Artist: Chon Hernandez

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

But fuck 'em we'll keep on fighting. I always have hope for humanity.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

Oh we're past that now. They own us. We gave them control and now they have billions of dollars (soon to be trillions) and there might not be any way to take it back. I don't know. Folks love things that are easy and they often don't care of those things are good.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

Right? It's like I put a sign up saying "Whiskey 80 proof, high alcohol content" and they came behind me with a sign saying "might contain alcohol".

JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

#Sketchbook #Face

Glasses! They help us see.

Ink drawing of a cute plump femme with glasses and long hair and a heart necklace.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much!

Let me know how it goes. I hope your players go for the weirder classes too.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. I should just stop too. They are gonna label it no matter what. Hell, they labelled one of my as sexually explicit and it was just a guy in distress lying on the ground with a woman protecting him. He was naked but it was NOT sexual in any way.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

If you're looking for the perfect old school B/X style adventure game... well, I'm not sure which one that is. But I have the Black Pudding Play Book up and you can download that shit for free if you like. Or pay me something. Or buy a hardback. It's lovely, I assure you. #TTRPG #OSR #BXdnd

Black Pudding Play Book - Random Order Creations | DriveThruRPG

From out of the dank darkness, glorping feverishly, a black pseudopod lunges at you! Strike it not with blades of steel, but burn it with fire! For it is the Black Pudding… Black Pudding Play Book! Th...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yeah! Folks in the 16-30 age range are all over Greenwood these days. I lost count of the Tik Toks featuring him singing I.O.U. and other smash hits.

JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

I wish I had more of a clue and some direction in the 90s when I was doing small press comics and art. I just had zero focus. I should have leaned into my inclinations more and stuck with things more consistently. But that's me... a lifetime of meandering art!

JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

It's a weird relationship. Typical conservative Christians who are not particularly politically engaged will grouse about Hollywood but also eat up what they serve. I think the grousing is mandatory as a virtue signal to their more politically engaged associates. But most of them just don't care.

JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

I simply don't understand Bluesky's policies on this. I put a fucking explicit label on the thing already. Why they gotta come behind me and add a "suggestive" label? Like... it's fucking explicit. I already told you that!

But watch out... this SEXUALLY EXPLICIT imagery might also be suggestive...

Snip of Bsky: Labels on your content

It says that I placed an Adult Content label and Bsky added Sexually Suggestive. Which is dumb and pointless and irritating.

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JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

I think so. I know lots of folks who are very Christian, Republican, and self-chastising about their weight. There's a work ethic, particularly among Protestants, and being fat is kind of seen as a visual cue that your work ethic is lacking.

JV West @jvwest.bsky.social · 1d

@artofcoop.bsky.social continues to dish out the goodness with these little digest zines. If this keeps up I'll have to take out a loan.

One of my favorite artists, for sure. Thanks for this loveliness, Coop.

Pic of Devil Girls by Coop featuring a pinup devilgirl on the cover.

Pic of 3 Coop books: Beatniks!, Pin-Ups, and Devil Girls.

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