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minustom.bsky.social
Common or garden Tom
@minustom.bsky.social
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Painter of tiny pointless things / Attack and Dethrone God / Graphic Designer / Red Hook Studios / Hinterland Magazine / Freelance / He/Him
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markkirwan.bsky.social
So me & some pals do an annual 24hr charity stream for the Irish Children's Health Foundation, & our latest one kicks off tomorrow at 10am (GMT). Any support is greatly appreciated, be it donations here: www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/F...
Or just keeping us company:
www.twitch.tv/fairplayirel...
Support Fairplay 2025 on iDonate.ie
Fairplay 2025 for Children's Health Foundation, created by Phil Roe | iDonate.ie
www.idonate.ie
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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aplante.com
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".

PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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nickharkaway.com
Government could start by not going out of its way to screw the entire knowledge work sector. Just spitballing here. Maybe back your creatives when they say they've been ripped off by huge tech firms instead of finding ways to give our work to megacorps free of charge? I dunno man it's a MYSTERY...
thebookseller.com The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 5d
Ahead of the National Year of Reading, the Education Committee has launched a new inquiry to understand how reading can be nurtured following the decline in the number of children reading for pleasure 👇 #BookSky
MPs launch inquiry into how the joy of reading can be kept alive
ebx.sh
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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basil-mage.bsky.social
Mood
Drawing of a tired puppy with the caption; "this too shall pass but like holy f"
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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frogcroakley.bsky.social
Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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quietvictories.bsky.social
Hornet #Silksong
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
minustom.bsky.social
It’s taken two weeks but my Trygon Prime is finally ready for priming #Nidvember #PaintingWarhammer #WarhammerCommunity #Tyranids #40k #Warpshadow #Leviathan #Painting40k #Kitbashing
A Tyranid Trygon Prime, with a head converted to resemble the recent Ravener Prime (with a raised fin-crest) bursts from its base in a spray of cork rubble and several small pieces of broken vehicle and building
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
I think somehow it's going to take a lot more then that.

But yes, that would be welcome.
The least we could do is plant some fucking trees
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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sanaga.bsky.social
Le traditionnel dessin spécial COP mis à jour pour @vert.eco
36 cases avec pour chacune un numéro de COP : COP 1, COP 2, etc. Jusqu’à COP 35. Pour chaque COP un personnage dit « il faut agir » sauf à la case 36 où une tête de mort dit « c’est trop tard ». Un cercle rouge « vous êtes ici » entoure la case de la COP 30
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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alexchurchill.bsky.social
Word.
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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milkyblood.bsky.social
choose your familiar!
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
minustom.bsky.social
Starting #Nidvember on a fairly minor head modification and repurposing for a Trygon Prime (inspired by the new Ravener Prime of course) and a leftover-pieces-Mawloc head #PaintingWarhammer #WarhammerCommunity #Tyranids #40k #Warpshadow #Leviathan #Kitbashing #WIPWednesday
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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phineas.bsky.social
New awareness campaign
A digital poster in the style of a World War II propaganda piece. Isolaed on a yellow background, a normal, squarish, 20-something guy with glasses is sitting working on a laptop. A ghostly figure of Hitler has his arm around the guy and is grinning and shaking a fist triumphantly looking at the laptop screen. On the lid of the laptop where an apple might otherwise be is an openAI logo, bright green, and dripping green ooze down the lid. Text on the poster, in combinations of sans-serif type and brush script reads: Using Generative AI? You’re prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Try using your brain instead Don’t surrender your creativity to the tech billionaire’s control
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
minustom.bsky.social
Trygon Prime you say #WIP #Kitbashing #Sculpting #PaintingWarhammer #WarhammerCommunity #Tyranids #40k #Warpshadow #Leviathan #Painting40k
A Tyranid Trygon head in plain grey plastic - it’s tongue is swapped for a Psychophage tongue, the back of its head crest has been swapped for the back of a Biovore Cannon carapace, and it has a crest similar to a Ravener Prime added
October 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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wocco.bsky.social
Also.
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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stievenvdp.bsky.social
Oh hey, it’s #PortfolioDay … again.

The less typical diorama stuff this time, annotated... and the thumbnails are going to suck.
Guanling formation biota. Diorama featuring a bunch of wildlife that lived there, daytime scene Diorama featuring a bunch of wildlife that lived there, nighttime scene. Skorpiovenator diorama detailing nesting behaviour and some ontogony
October 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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lehmannthiago.bsky.social
Silksongs most beloved boss, Groal the Great
October 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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darkestdungeon.bsky.social
Kingdoms: Curse of the Court is available now on Nintendo Switch and Xbox.

Play our third Kingdoms adventure module, and face off against the Crimson Courtiers as you race to stop the spread of the Crimson Curse! See full patch notes here: www.darkestdungeon.com/patch-notes/
4 Darkest Dungeon heroes - Grave Robber, Flagellant, Runaway and Jester - stand surrounded by massive mosquito/human hybrid monstrosities. The image reads 'Curse of the Court - Out now on Xbox and Nintendo Switch'
October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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freeners.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Nathanaël a freelance layout artist and graphic designer looking for TTRPG work.

I'm available in 2025 for smaller projects right away, bigger projects in Q3, Q4, and all through 2026.

🌐: https://www.barkalotdesigns.com
📧: contact@barkalotdesigns.com

#Layout #GraphicDesign #TTRPG
Composite showcasing 4 book interior spreads in different styles.
October 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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chentomology.bsky.social
Welcome to the horns & jaws club!
October 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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alanlester.bsky.social
There’s no easy answers for Starmer’s government confronting Reform. But it should understand the opposition. Not ‘ordinary Britons with legitimate grievances’, but a trans-national, far right propaganda machine built patiently over decades with Russian & US funders among others.
September 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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redhookstudios.bsky.social
We're #hiring!

Join the team at Red Hook Studios, the creators of the Darkest Dungeon series.

We're currently on the hunt for a Build Engineer and a Senior Level Designer with experience in Unreal Engine.

View the full job postings here: www.darkestdungeon.com/contact/

#gamedev
September 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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hinterlandnf.bsky.social
The seventeenth (17!! How did we get to 17?) issue of Hinterland is up for preorder now, featuring headline acts from Davina Quinlivan and Andrew Cowan, and an interview with Tor Falcon. Cover art by Pippa Robyn.

www.hinterlandnonfiction.com/shop/issue-17
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Education is the enemy of fascism.
September 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM