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Pen Anderson
@pensiv.art
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Synthesist, Archivist, Multimedia Artist

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Now that Hytale is here, I'm reminiscing about these shark-inspired mob design ideas I sketched out five years ago.

An attempt to diversify our idea of sharks in games, moving beyond the old stereotypes of aggressive mobs without depth! 🦈✨

#Hytale #Shark
Illustration of a concept for a shark mob called Ocelot Shark. Inspired by the zebra shark, nurse shark, and bamboo shark, it is yellow with round red spots reminiscent of a jaguar. This shark lays external eggs hanging from corals, which are inspired by the pouch-shaped and spiral design of shark eggs. They would be peaceful and would flee upon showing aggression; sometimes they can be heard making a barking-like noise on the surface of the water when they surface to gulp air. Illustration of a concept for a shark mob called Galleon Shark. Inspired by the tiger shark, it is bluish in color with dark stripes and yellow details, with a reddish snout tip and protuberances resembling small horns on its head. This shark would tend to hunt other sharks around it, being more active at night. They would be peaceful but could become aggressive when threatened. They are quite curious and do not hesitate to approach. More on the Galleon shark concept. The illustration shows that they can be attracted to food in the player's bag, approach while you have your back turned, and steal the food, quickly swimming away. But it is shown that if you tap its snout as it approaches, it will swim away. Illustration of a concept for a mob called “Wanderer Shark,” inspired by the whale shark and the colors of sea slugs. It would be large and slow, yellow in color with vibrant cyan and blue accents and details on its fins reminiscent of butterfly wings. They would be accompanied by small “fairy fish,” inspired by the behavior of remoras that accompany sharks. They are blue, pink, and yellow in color, and their small fins resemble fairy wings. They would be gentle giants that just wander the open sea in search of magical plankton. They say that their presence is announced when the plankton glows with bioluminescence.
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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tonnerrecomics.bsky.social
the right now please. i'm not sure what it means, but it's the only card from the "ongoing adventures" deck that appears in the comics.
digital tarot - a woman opens her arms towards a giant hour glasse. on her left is an elf with a tree, on the right is a corpse with dead foliage.
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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"Catenation occurs most readily with carbon, which forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms to form long chains and structures. This is the reason for the presence of the vast number of organic compounds in nature." - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenat...)
Catenation - Wikipedia
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January 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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“By the time you read this, I imagine what we’re currently experiencing in Chicago will be the lived experience of multiple cities. I hope you’re not going quietly. I hope you’re trying to protect your neighbors. I hope you’re trying to protect each other.”

❤️‍🩹
January 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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Sometimes life just be like this
A screen from the video game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. The main character is shown with the dialogue bubble: "Tomorrow morning, I cease to exist. That doesn't give me a whole lot of time..."
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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Got to walk on a frozen lake for the first time in my life today. It was as amazing as I imagined it would be. 💕
Snow around a dark, refrozen ice fishing hole. Snow around a dark, refrozen ice fishing hole. Undersurface cracks and snow on a frozen lake. Undersurface cracks and snow on a frozen lake.
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Solstice // Title Theme // Full Band Rock Cover
YouTube video by The Mad Gear
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December 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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We’re mocking up game screens and making assets over here. Streaming on twitch every weekday this month. Keeping my butt-in-chair to progress on this game! Always pushing what we can fit in 320x240 pixels.

twitch.tv/pensiv_art

#pixelart #gamedev #timeinspace #twitch
Incomplete mockup of a pixel art rpg encounter screen. Character portrait, enemy sprites, menu, character status bars, and a hex-grid party formation view are all shown.
December 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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creature designs

#pixelart #timeinspace #rpg #illustration
Three pixel art creatures in a cartoonish, psychedelic, fantasy style.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Airplane, sky, clouds. An airport.
October 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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California chaparral under a blue, pink, and pale sky. Almost like a trans pride flag makes the horizon.
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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A black widow spider rests, suspended in her web with a paper white egg sac. The background shows storage boxes out of focus.
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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A western fence lizard rests on a blue cushion
October 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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A yellow marbled orb weaver spider shelters under a dried leaf.
September 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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B.U.R.N. Burn 2025. Day Pics
Wood-stepped path through the forest Mouse trap "Jenga" Leaf litter and burr oak acorns Late summer berries
September 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The Tentacle Trilogy unfolds this weekend at the HPL Film Festival in Portland, OR. If you are there, get yours.
September 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Blurry photograph of the Chicago skyline from the south.
September 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I have a loos idea of some trilogies. Characters. This is the second of the first "battaile à trois".

#swordtember
Screenshot of Aseprite pixel art editor. A mazon bee-themed hilt is depicted in pixel art and zoomed in on the details. The pommel is a snail shell. The name Michèle Poignarder is written in pixel font alongside the blade. The Prickly pear rapier is also depicted.
September 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I am, sluggishly, putting some pixel art out for #swordtember
Screenshot of Aseprite pixel art editor. A prickly pear-themed swept-hilt rapier is depicted in pixel art and zoomed in on the details. The name Figue de Barbarie is written in pixel font alongside the blade.
September 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The New Spriters Resource has launched! Go and check it out, watch our announcement video for details, or read our home page update!

spriters-resource.com

Thank you so much for your patience! Server issues have been somewhat resolved.
The Spriters Resource
Archiving and preserving video game media since 2003!
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August 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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If you'll be around IL/Chi in Sept and you want to camp at a small, regional burn--hosted by long-time Burners, but welcome to everypeep--then come to BURN Burn!

I'll be there volunteering, providing art like the Carnix™, and bringing my gear to jam!

www.burningmanchicago.org/burn-burn-20...
Flyer for Illinois' Official Regional Burn 2025: BURN Burn. The key art features an illustration of a fiery, phoenix-like Northern cardinal over an orange disk.
August 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The eleventh day of the eighth month, today!
We have a double milestone:

1) My Golden Apple anniversary of marriage (23 years! Dee, thank you for all of your love and all of this time!)

2) A new launch of the old self-employment: pentacle.solutions/doings-and-h...
Blog | Standing Up and Marketing Myself — Pentacle Solutions
A check-in post describing what inspired the pentacle.solutions website and next actions.
pentacle.solutions
August 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Slices of life
August 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Newsletter blog thing. Long-form wording about the things I'm doing.
Since March, a little, a lot | Pen's Continuing Education
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August 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Digital painting of a cardinal with head and wings of flame Detail of digital flaming cardinal painting, close up of the head
August 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM