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Ryan “TK” Cicak
@ryantk.bsky.social
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California-based Artist, Writer, and Performer.
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Ryan “TK” Cicak @ryantk.bsky.social · Dec 13
Taking a big swing this January on the new apps; the big return of my Monster Mash January Challenge! Please join me in making some art based on 31 of the fiercest femmes in cinema history! I’m a chiller on the challenges; all media welcome (no AI!). I’ll make some low-impact lists, too.
ryantk.bsky.social
We’re going to give this another shot in 2026!! 😅 #MonsterMash26
ryantk.bsky.social Ryan “TK” Cicak @ryantk.bsky.social · Dec 13
Taking a big swing this January on the new apps; the big return of my Monster Mash January Challenge! Please join me in making some art based on 31 of the fiercest femmes in cinema history! I’m a chiller on the challenges; all media welcome (no AI!). I’ll make some low-impact lists, too.
December 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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liberaljane.bsky.social
digital illustration in comic book style with text, 'what does the fragile liberal snowflake want now?!' with snowflakes and text that read, 'everyone fed and housed, walkable cities, abobo access, clean and safe environment, LGBTQ+ Liberation, health care, thriving wages, affordable child care, accessible public transit, fully funded public schools and community'
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ryantk.bsky.social
The Bride of Frankenstein 2025.

Happy Anniversary to #TheBrideOfFrankenstein! I wanted to do something special for her, and the opportunity to combine it with some #FrankensteinGDT fan art was irresistible. So here is #MiaGoth as #ElizabethHarlander, as well a spooky take. @realgdt.bsky.social
An illustration of Mia Goth as Elizabeth Harlander in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. She wears her bridal dress, and is framed against a purple and green background. An illustration of Mia Goth as Rlizabeth Harlander in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, but modified to look like a more traditional undead Bride of Frankenstein. Her wedding dress is bloodied like the end of the movie, and her long red hair has shocks of white at the temples. Her eyes are milky, and her skin has the same porcelain creaminess that Jacob Elordi’s monster has in the movie. The background is bloodied red and a lightning bolt sets an ethereal glow around her figure.
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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heatherbuchanan.bsky.social
A reminder this holiday season and always
Illustration of a wacky colourful bird creature surrounded by flowers with text that reads: don’t give your money to billionaires, support artists and goofballs and wild wonderful weirdos
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
Screenshot of Mr. Fred Rogers saying "I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better "than to have us feel awful about who we are."
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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slowedmountains.bsky.social
Nothin else for it
Two panel comic of a person with glasses looking down at an open book. First panel reads: I think I might be bad at this. In the second panel they are scribbling in the book with a pencil. Text reads: I’m gonna do it anyway
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
ryantk.bsky.social
You know... other people actually write songs, right? Maybe just lool for actually songs people have written.
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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schweizercomics.bsky.social
Hey, if you used to have Harry Potter soundtrack music on your holiday playlist because it fits that vibe so well, but now it makes you feel mighty icky, might I suggest grabbing some tracks from Williams' similar soundtrack for HOOK, especially "The Never-Feast"?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W7Y...
The Never-Feast
YouTube video by John Williams - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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characterdesign.bsky.social
The Art of Geof Darrow → buff.ly/bcF2PRR

#artist #portfolio #illustration #art
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
ryantk.bsky.social
Had to hop on the #FrierenMeme. I always struggle with this angle, but I’m pleased with how it turned out!
#Frieren
An illustration of Frieren looking up. An illustration of Frieren looking up; the perspective is wonky.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
ryantk.bsky.social
Saw the @turasatanaofficial.bsky.social documentary TURA! with a Q&A hosted by @peacheschrist.com and loved it. Had to honor her with a little sketch. #FasterPussycstKillKill #TuraSatana #Varla
A digital drawing of Tura Satana as Varla from Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! A Japanese-American woman with bangs, wearing a low-cut catsuit type outfit with rolled up sleeves and black leather gloves.
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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moviessilently.bsky.social
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ryantk.bsky.social
The "gatekeeping creativity" response is so wild because ot's actuslly the opposite. We WANT you to draw! Write songs! Make movies! Every artist i know wants other people to be artists. But we want YOU to DO IT, which is the important part.
Using AI does not make you creative, it makes you a thief.
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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davis.social
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
cinema_nasties 1d Al defenders are so embarrassing j.paulmonter 2h All you are saying is that you want to gatekeep creativity. That's not good. drachelbarr & 20h • •• Neuroscientist here... creativity is a process. A process. A FUCKING PROCESS. Not an output. Nobody is gatekeeping the process - Al simply invites you to skip to the end, to the output. Which, as mentioned, is not creativity. Nobody cares if the output is aesthetically pleasing, because the process, the act itself, the limitation of a single human mind and the resulting creations that capture that one single inimitable human experience... is what makes a creation worth paying attention
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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annijyn.com
elizabeth 🍁
an illustration mia goth as elizabeth in Frankenstein, she is wearing a nightgown and holding a lit candelabra as she walks down a flight of stairs. seafoam green and mustard yellow tones throughout.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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happytoast.co.uk
Did a drawing of @realgdt.bsky.social's Frankenstein
Line drawing/poster for Frankenstein, a large contorted figure wraps itself around a red handed man who is gazing into a tiled abyss
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
combined value of data center projects that were stalled or stopped surpassed the total from the previous two years. That’s a major sign that public pushback against these facilities is growing rapidly. The report comes from Data Center Watch.
$64 billion of data center projects have been blocked or delayed amid local opposition — Data Center Watch
www.datacenterwatch.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
every time i open instagram
Still frames from the Venture Brothers. I have crudely edited some of the words from the original dialogue. Dr Venture is holding a piece of paper and saying "Very cool artwork... Oh, A.I." Now Dr. Venture looks annoyed and says "Great. These pixels are all meaningless." A monarch butterfly is flying towards him but it is completely unrelated to the joke I'm making.
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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faithschaffer.bsky.social
⭐🌟 searching by starlight 🌟⭐
Ink drawing- side profile vignette of a woman walking though a windy patch of tall grass. She is carrying a lantern full of stars.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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ianzpotter.bsky.social
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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ffrancavilla.bsky.social
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S FRANKENSTEIN
@realgdt.bsky.social @netflix.com
Here’s a look at the FULL jacket art for the
@madebymutant.bsky.social exclusive soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat, now avail here www.madebymutant.com/release/5547...
A big thanks to GDT, Spencer, Mutant et all for the opportunity!
The wraparound art for the album jacket showing elements from Del Toro Frankenstein movie including the doctor in front of the creature, skulls, lab equipment, and more.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ryantk.bsky.social
The Maestro @realgdt.bsky.social himself on AI.
A drawing of Guillermo del Toro smiling, above the phrase “I’d rather die,” his response to an inquiry about using generative AI.
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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ryougasaotome.bsky.social
lmao
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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davis.social
10/10 take. No notes.
divergentcoachkelly on Threads * 2h ADHD is knowing exactly what you need to do then watching yourself not do it like you're a scientist observing a very dumb experiment
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM