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Renee - Commissions Open - 7.4 Spoilers
@dreadbeasts.bsky.social
Animation professional, wearer of many hats (Titmouse, Wildbrain, Bardel, Bento Box) | FFXIV enjoyer | will bite for worker rights | 35+

Want art? http://ko-fi.com/dreadbeasts or http://vgen.co/dreadbeasts

Hades Anastos & Cayenne Djt-Dvre on Coeurl
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Hi! I'm Renee, a Vancouver-based animation industry veteran and artist. I'm working on posting my art more, but you can also expect frequent yelling about worker rights, my cat, the Film & TV industry, and FFXIV.

opinions are mine and do not represent my employers
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i had to make some halmarut fanart now that spoiler embargo is over... i hope she is a Freak #ffxiv #ffxivart 💥
December 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Okay I’m bored time for a belated #WoLQoTD:

Would your OC wear an ugly holiday sweater and if so which one?
December 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
That time I rode in abject silence with Tara Strong in the elevator at the building we both worked in (VA studio on the 3rd floor, animation studio on the 5th). I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to be Weird.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Cayenne is extraordinarily down bad for Hades being an arrogant piece of shit. He winds him up on some petty grievance just so he can watch him fume and sneer.
I’m bored at work so have a #WoLQoTD I wanna read stuff

What’s the funniest NSFW headcanon you have for your WoL / OC?

CW kinks and such if can pls
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Gen AI users are the incels of creativity.

They are oblivious to their own shortcomings, feel painfully entitled while also are completely unwilling to do the work to get what they claim to want.
December 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Every artist, get more self indulgent NOW! Draw your ships kissing, draw your blorbos, draw that idea you’ve been putting off (you’re good enough to do it!!!), redraw that old art, draw yourself wearing a cool outfit, draw a better world- just draw!!!
December 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Season's Greetings from CAG ❄️

The CAG office will be closed until January 5th, and all of us wish you a safe and cozy holiday and New Year! 🔴
December 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Strategy: Pet the 💖

#ffxiv #TheArtParty
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Had an absolute blast at the Titmouse Vancouver holiday party. So nice to see all the people I know!!!
December 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I do not understand people who defend slop. What horse do you have in this race? You're happy shilling out your data and free will and thought for convenience? You think I should STFU about an existential threat to my livelihood so you can meme harder? Like... what is so appealing about the slop?
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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have you considered that for some people this specific fire is the one burning down their livelihood and a lot of those people are on this app
ragging on a top game studio for using LLM placeholder text is maybe not the most efficient use of time with all the fires currently burning
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Was very happy to contribute some thoughts to this excellent article 🙏
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.

Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.

thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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I would not could not gen ai

I would not like it here or there
I would not like it anywhere
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"

wrong

I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI

get good
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Feeling overwhelmed on the stuff I have to get done today before visiting my folks, so I’m gonna cancel my weds stream. May stream tomorrow if I can get enough headway on my other stuff today.
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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I am begging us all to get comfortable being bad at creativity.

You gotta be shit at something and you gotta practice because the process of Making will feed your soul so, so much
December 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Gonna be real, you dont need AI at all. Not with references, not with ideas, not to help you brainstorm, nothin. Not in games and especially NOT animation.

You dont need an ass-pat machine to help you and your brain. Ask someone who you trust to give you proper feedback without crushing you.
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
scuse me mainlining this for the next several days
Oh, and if anyone wants to listen to "Everything Burns" before you finish the raid series and wants a version without gameplay/spoilers, Tom Morello released a the CLEANEST CRISPIEST VERSION on his channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6rK... with no spoilers or gameplay
Everything Burns
YouTube video by Tom Morello - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Going live! Come join me as I play new FFXIV Content! Obviously a warning for 7.4 spoilers.

www.twitch.tv/dreadbeasts
Dreadbeasts - Twitch
Digital Artist and Animation Industry veteran of 11 years! Mostly I draw things, sometimes I play video games
www.twitch.tv
December 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I told a few folks that I was gonna start my arcadion stream at 5 EST/2 PST but I think I’m gonna push it until 3:30/6:30
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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FUCK AI
SUPPORT HUMAN ARTISTS.
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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As more and more creators are expected to be on camera to promote their comics, can we talk for a second about how this opens up female creators to intense harassment about their looks?

Not to mention a lot of "You only have a career in comics because you're good looking" comments?
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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I am making use of my recovery time being productive by drawing my character's cake.
December 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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If you need permission to share the things you love, to gush about the things you are excited about, to talk about your OC or your ship or your new fic/art or your new hobby or the pens you got for holiday or your pet fish or *whatever*...

This is permission.

Do it.

Share your joy.

Be free.

💜💜💜
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM