Smartdazzle
@smartdazzle.bsky.social
Maggie/Mags | she/her | 24 | Story Artist | Wisconsin-based | Prev: Storyboard Revisionist @ LoH Studios | deaf queer :^)
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Sneak peek of our new Cozy Casual pose reference pack with Luca (@gnomedic.bsky.social) ! 🤎✨
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sneak peek of our new Cozy Casual pose reference pack with Luca (@gnomedic.bsky.social) ! 🤎✨
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Trying to remember how I draw Jester. Don't think she's quite there yet. Someone once commented that I drew her like the dog girlfriend from a Disney movie. The highest compliment I've ever received and I've been trying to recapture that high ever since.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Trying to remember how I draw Jester. Don't think she's quite there yet. Someone once commented that I drew her like the dog girlfriend from a Disney movie. The highest compliment I've ever received and I've been trying to recapture that high ever since.
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Heated Rivalry has gays picking up a book and watching hockey
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Heated Rivalry has gays picking up a book and watching hockey
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Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
January 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
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i made this in december 2023 but never shared it bc i felt like it'd just bum everyone out
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
i made this in december 2023 but never shared it bc i felt like it'd just bum everyone out
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Idea for a love story…
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Idea for a love story…
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Right on cue what i said earlier :Drytroll:
fight the power.
fight the power.
For any Brits on my list that don't care for Bluesky age verification, there's ways and means around it - gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2... - The adblock filters worked nicely and is probably the least hassle.
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it.
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it. - bluesky-osa.md
gist.github.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Right on cue what i said earlier :Drytroll:
fight the power.
fight the power.
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
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Hey, instead of yelling at people about not using Alt text, if it's really important with you, post the alt text in comments.
Accessibility is important, yes, but let's not forget that people have different levels of energy to provide them.
It is not always malicious intent.
Accessibility is important, yes, but let's not forget that people have different levels of energy to provide them.
It is not always malicious intent.
i think the accessibility features on bluesky are great but because i don't use the platform often, i always forget they're there. whenever i post my art, i post the same thing on all my socials at the same time, so it's a lot of copypasting.
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Hey, instead of yelling at people about not using Alt text, if it's really important with you, post the alt text in comments.
Accessibility is important, yes, but let's not forget that people have different levels of energy to provide them.
It is not always malicious intent.
Accessibility is important, yes, but let's not forget that people have different levels of energy to provide them.
It is not always malicious intent.
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My debut graphic novel JUST BETWEEN US is coming out Febuary 24th! It's a figure skating graphic novel about the rivalry, and romance, of star figure skaters Lydia Chen and Elaine Yee the year leading up to the Olympics! @penguinteen.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My debut graphic novel JUST BETWEEN US is coming out Febuary 24th! It's a figure skating graphic novel about the rivalry, and romance, of star figure skaters Lydia Chen and Elaine Yee the year leading up to the Olympics! @penguinteen.bsky.social
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because Jurassic Park is trans rep
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
because Jurassic Park is trans rep
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Hey, whether you did hundreds of artworks this year or one artwork this year, you are an artist, and you're doing your best. Be proud of whatever you created this year. Life ebbs and flows.
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hey, whether you did hundreds of artworks this year or one artwork this year, you are an artist, and you're doing your best. Be proud of whatever you created this year. Life ebbs and flows.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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my scrappy transbian
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
my scrappy transbian
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“Lil ol me?”
A character I got from a friend and Ah! They just so cool! I surprisingly have 3 giraffe characters.. Do I secretly love giraffes? … yes lol who doesn't?
A character I got from a friend and Ah! They just so cool! I surprisingly have 3 giraffe characters.. Do I secretly love giraffes? … yes lol who doesn't?
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
“Lil ol me?”
A character I got from a friend and Ah! They just so cool! I surprisingly have 3 giraffe characters.. Do I secretly love giraffes? … yes lol who doesn't?
A character I got from a friend and Ah! They just so cool! I surprisingly have 3 giraffe characters.. Do I secretly love giraffes? … yes lol who doesn't?
Tabaxified a warriors cat oc into a dnd oc. Her name is Brulee Burningbark. And yes, she has a gf and its my bud's oc...and YES, the "Creme Brulee" is on purpose...and yes, its been a committed bit/inside joke between my friends that our tabaxi ocs have to be named after food
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Tabaxified a warriors cat oc into a dnd oc. Her name is Brulee Burningbark. And yes, she has a gf and its my bud's oc...and YES, the "Creme Brulee" is on purpose...and yes, its been a committed bit/inside joke between my friends that our tabaxi ocs have to be named after food
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June 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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If you’re still hunting for color tools, I’m working on a more user-friendly version of meodai.github.io/poline/ keeping you huedrated
November 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you’re still hunting for color tools, I’m working on a more user-friendly version of meodai.github.io/poline/ keeping you huedrated
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This is the kind of stuff I like seeing in Indie Animation: creators just getting together and vibin, learning about each other's stuff and showing what we do isn't a competition.
We just wanna draw our imaginary friends and get paid doing it w/ no corporate oversight.
youtube.com/post/UgkxNbH...
We just wanna draw our imaginary friends and get paid doing it w/ no corporate oversight.
youtube.com/post/UgkxNbH...
Post from Li'l Toughy - YouTube
Kiana (@kianamaiart) and I met for lunch recently and instantly clicked. We’re both kind, humble creators who just want the chance to make an indie show with...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is the kind of stuff I like seeing in Indie Animation: creators just getting together and vibin, learning about each other's stuff and showing what we do isn't a competition.
We just wanna draw our imaginary friends and get paid doing it w/ no corporate oversight.
youtube.com/post/UgkxNbH...
We just wanna draw our imaginary friends and get paid doing it w/ no corporate oversight.
youtube.com/post/UgkxNbH...
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a common defence of genAI is it’s a tool, and tools are neutral and can be used in good or bad ways
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
a common defence of genAI is it’s a tool, and tools are neutral and can be used in good or bad ways
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them