artfulscruff
@artfulscruff.bsky.social
Here to post my drawings and see the work of others
#art
#art
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#SIGNALIS
We fell asleep watching that movie
we had seen before so many times.
We fell asleep watching that movie
we had seen before so many times.
October 5, 2023 at 11:57 PM
#SIGNALIS
We fell asleep watching that movie
we had seen before so many times.
We fell asleep watching that movie
we had seen before so many times.
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Fairy (initial pencil sketch for a sketch card)
Based on a reference photo from @trueref.bsky.social
#fairyart #fairy #pinup #pencilart #sketchcard
Based on a reference photo from @trueref.bsky.social
#fairyart #fairy #pinup #pencilart #sketchcard
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Fairy (initial pencil sketch for a sketch card)
Based on a reference photo from @trueref.bsky.social
#fairyart #fairy #pinup #pencilart #sketchcard
Based on a reference photo from @trueref.bsky.social
#fairyart #fairy #pinup #pencilart #sketchcard
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In today's installment of Old Lady Yells At Clouds:
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
In today's installment of Old Lady Yells At Clouds:
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bad people can and often do make good art. attacking the art as retroactively subpar to free yourself of moral dilemma and give yourself permission to not care means you're innately equating quality of art as representative of moral virtue (it's not) which is how you get purity culture
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
bad people can and often do make good art. attacking the art as retroactively subpar to free yourself of moral dilemma and give yourself permission to not care means you're innately equating quality of art as representative of moral virtue (it's not) which is how you get purity culture
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“Thanks, doc! You see, I am Pagliaci, and learning that you think that what I do helps people, why, that cheers me right up!”
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“Thanks, doc! You see, I am Pagliaci, and learning that you think that what I do helps people, why, that cheers me right up!”
Jennifer candid vignette thingies. Also shittily composed.
#ocsky #originalcharacter #art #illustration #characterart
#ocsky #originalcharacter #art #illustration #characterart
February 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Jennifer candid vignette thingies. Also shittily composed.
#ocsky #originalcharacter #art #illustration #characterart
#ocsky #originalcharacter #art #illustration #characterart
Anniversary repost!
Citizen Sleeper 2 is out later today! I've had this idea for a long time, but decided to actually do it with the impending release of the game.
#citizensleeper #fanart #art #illustration
#citizensleeper #fanart #art #illustration
February 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Anniversary repost!
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me furiously clicking "do not recommend this channel" and "hide this" on any YouTube video that wants to tell me the thing I like sucks actually. you're not monetizing my rage today, satan.
Kill the reflexive urge to engage with anything you think is neat by finding out what the worst people you can imagine are saying about it first. Feel what you're feeling and move on with your day.
"I wonder how the chuds on Twitter are reacting to the LGBT options in Tomodachi Life"
I'm not! I don't care what they have to think or say! Fuck em!
I'm not! I don't care what they have to think or say! Fuck em!
January 29, 2026 at 5:25 PM
me furiously clicking "do not recommend this channel" and "hide this" on any YouTube video that wants to tell me the thing I like sucks actually. you're not monetizing my rage today, satan.
I feel like I should have put some tags on this, so here they are now.
#art #illustration #dragon #dragonslayer
One day maybe I'll figure out how social media works.
#art #illustration #dragon #dragonslayer
One day maybe I'll figure out how social media works.
If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a dragon.
This is extremely old now and I'd forgotten I'd ever done it until this post unlocked the memory. You know what though, I think it's still alright.
This is extremely old now and I'd forgotten I'd ever done it until this post unlocked the memory. You know what though, I think it's still alright.
January 30, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I feel like I should have put some tags on this, so here they are now.
#art #illustration #dragon #dragonslayer
One day maybe I'll figure out how social media works.
#art #illustration #dragon #dragonslayer
One day maybe I'll figure out how social media works.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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This John Wick portrait was a commission I did a while back. its pretty old and was done in 2019 and was back when I was colourising greyscale paintings. I think I hadn't found the brushes I love to use yet too.
January 29, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This John Wick portrait was a commission I did a while back. its pretty old and was done in 2019 and was back when I was colourising greyscale paintings. I think I hadn't found the brushes I love to use yet too.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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I think about this post a lot.
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I think about this post a lot.
If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a dragon.
This is extremely old now and I'd forgotten I'd ever done it until this post unlocked the memory. You know what though, I think it's still alright.
This is extremely old now and I'd forgotten I'd ever done it until this post unlocked the memory. You know what though, I think it's still alright.
January 23, 2026 at 10:54 AM
If you see this, post your painting/drawing of a dragon.
This is extremely old now and I'd forgotten I'd ever done it until this post unlocked the memory. You know what though, I think it's still alright.
This is extremely old now and I'd forgotten I'd ever done it until this post unlocked the memory. You know what though, I think it's still alright.
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New piece - traditional inks and digital colour
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
New piece - traditional inks and digital colour
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they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
Quote with your most detailed art!
This took so bloody long to draw. The worst thing about doing videogame fanart these days is that character designs are so detailed now😅
This took so bloody long to draw. The worst thing about doing videogame fanart these days is that character designs are so detailed now😅
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Quote with your most detailed art!
This took so bloody long to draw. The worst thing about doing videogame fanart these days is that character designs are so detailed now😅
This took so bloody long to draw. The worst thing about doing videogame fanart these days is that character designs are so detailed now😅
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I hate that at the start of each day where I look at my work and I'm like 'yeah I can finish this amount today', then at the end of the day be like 'omg wtf happened' with like what seems like four lines done....
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I hate that at the start of each day where I look at my work and I'm like 'yeah I can finish this amount today', then at the end of the day be like 'omg wtf happened' with like what seems like four lines done....
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
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And if you're sharing URLs delete everything after the ? to reduce individual tracking or links back to your profile (like FB or insta)
(This should just be good practice in general)
(This should just be good practice in general)
Security folklore of the morning is that no one should share URLs on Signal because it exposes IP addresses and people should use QR codes instead. Please don’t do this! QR codes are much less secure. If you’re concerned about link security, turn off link previews which you can do in Signal settings
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
And if you're sharing URLs delete everything after the ? to reduce individual tracking or links back to your profile (like FB or insta)
(This should just be good practice in general)
(This should just be good practice in general)
I like how this one came out in particular though. Couldn't fit it into the "composition", decided it's probably best on its own.
The character is Leo, I forgot to say in the other post.
The character is Leo, I forgot to say in the other post.
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I like how this one came out in particular though. Couldn't fit it into the "composition", decided it's probably best on its own.
The character is Leo, I forgot to say in the other post.
The character is Leo, I forgot to say in the other post.
I love seeing character vignettes, as I think of them, from other artists, and always want to do my own... but I find it much harder than it looks 😅
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I love seeing character vignettes, as I think of them, from other artists, and always want to do my own... but I find it much harder than it looks 😅
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Bandcamp bans AI music
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated psych-rock band from last year with hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams? Remember bands gett...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Bandcamp bans AI music
Human artists, use only once piece to convince people to follow you!
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Human artists, use only once piece to convince people to follow you!