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Artful Meg
@artfulmegalodon.bsky.social
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Comic and character artist/writer turned medical illustrator, who still draws fun stuff every so often but mostly just lurks.

Ace, she/her
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gailsimone.bsky.social
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMIC...

Please talk about it on this thread! I would love to hear what stage you are at, what is working well, and what has proven more difficult than you thought.

Share a bit of art, if you can!

Sing your own praises, if you like!
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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baddestmamajama.bsky.social
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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raypride.bsky.social
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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rningscissors.bsky.social
I hate how much I enjoyed this

BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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juliedillon.bsky.social
Calling this done because if I don't I'll keep fussing with the details forever and it's driving me crazy. 😅
Titling this one "Languish" 🦁
A possibly ephemeral lion encircles and older man, who bares his throat submissively to the lion. The lion has its teeth in the man's neck and its claws digging into the man's chest and shoulder; the man raises his hand up to caress the lion's mane.
December 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
artfulmegalodon.bsky.social
Some close-up crops of the WIP for my friend.
A digital painting of a pale hand against a dark blue background, with a sparkling, glowing shape hovering above it, radiating stylized rays. A cropped view of the character's torso, dressed in pale clothes. A close crop of the other pale hand, holding a paper fan. A close crop of the character's cheap canvas shoes, worn without socks, below gray trousers.
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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roninyorch.bsky.social
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 😘)
January 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
artfulmegalodon.bsky.social
I tried in vain to get this piece done in time for my best friend's birthday in Nov. (She requested it.) Alas, it is only about 60% painted atm. Rather than spoil the WIP of the colors, here's the complete final sketch before painting happened.
A digital line drawing of a figure drawn twice in reflected poses, like a playing card. The human version is dressed in shabby trousers, shirt, and waistcoat, holds a paper fan in one hand, and looks towards a small oval diamond hovering above his other hand. The opposite figure is the same man in his demon form, with horns and a tail, faceted from head to toe, because he is made of diamond. Above his hand hovers a strange apple-like fruit.
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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juliartworld.bsky.social
🔸I found my bluesky password! I can finally catch up on some art here. Let’s start with the koi tiger.
November 8, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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anireal.bsky.social
☕I've been privately making little moments for the Liminal Cafe, a story about 2 baristas serving to lost souls in an ever-changing cafe.

If you like eldritch cottagecore, tea, queer stories, and a personal touch, you can follow along here. More news in 2026~

Thank you for giving me the push❤️
Comic page of a man thinking back on memories while drinking tea.
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
Christmas freelancer
Scrooge from a muppet christmas carol after he's been told by a rabbit man that it's christmas, saying "F---- I was supposed to have these sketches done a week ago"
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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sailorrooscout.bsky.social
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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josh-foreman.bsky.social
Tumblr user nocryptographer: I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation. A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written. AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence. Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same. There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that. I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it. If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene... then it's real.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
artfulmegalodon.bsky.social
As a medical illustrator, it's usually, "Oh. What's a medical illustrator?"

(Always followed by the eternal joy of explaining to a native English speaker the obvious meaning of those 2 extremely basic words.)
mixedlinguist.bsky.social Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 16d
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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joconklin.com
“Oooooo Ebenezer Scroooooge, AI is fatally overhyped and overvaluuuuued and its imminent collapse will trigger a recession worse than the dot com buuuubble” -The Ghost of Christmas Futures 👻
dnschmidt.com D.N. Schmidt, sci-fi novelist 🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 15d
“Ebenezer Scrooge! To show off your holiday spirit, give everyone a big bowl of macaroni and cheese!” - The Ghost of Christmas Pasta
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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fenrirprime.bsky.social
Vampire Knight 🩸
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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fonzu.bsky.social
🐐
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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gregpak.net
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.

No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.

Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.

But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?

No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
artfulmegalodon.bsky.social
Quote your art with glasses on!
A monochrome drawing of a pale young woman with fluffy white hair and pink eyes, wearing a jacket with the sleeves rolled up and rose-tinted glasses. She is holding an open book in front of her with one hand and looking over her glasses at the viewer.
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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rcolesworthy.bsky.social
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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celestialfang.bsky.social
Added new prints to my store (in bio)! There’s a massive Xmas sale so please get yourself some art :3
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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devinellekurtz.bsky.social
Undersea Sleepover
A digital painting of children at a sleepover playing with stuffed animals of undersea creatures like whales and sharks. Outside the window, we can see out into a starry and magical ocean filled with sea creatures mirroring the movements of the children's stuffed animals. Some kids wear blanket capes or play in a blanket fort. Some eat chips and pizza. Dogs run alongside them, past arranged sleeping bags and houseplants. It is warmly lit inside and cool out the window.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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booksofm.com
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM