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emoticomm.bsky.social
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@emoticomm.bsky.social
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Love is the answer // Fight for our rights
Omni 🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her) | Ally to all | AuDHD | Buddhist and rebel, philosophical

Sometimes NSFW 🔞
Artist/author of VW: Eclipse of The One
I also GM for D&D 5e Voidwalker games!

https://emoticommarts.myportfolio
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Yen @emoticomm.bsky.social · Sep 2
If I don't seem to respond, look like I post often, or otherwise have much of a presence then that is by design- I have been intentionally been cutting out most forms of social media so that I'm not so chronically online and glued to scrolling down my feed when I'm remotely bored. Everything is ok!
emoticomm.bsky.social
! - Signalis spoilers, minor blood - !

Nothing in the world belongs to me but my love, mine all mine.

#art #illustration #signalis
An injured Ariane lays on what remains of Elster aboard the Penrose-512 in the gestalt officer bunk. Her arms are around Elster as she lays asleep, crying as she dreams. Oxidant fluid adorns the vicinity where Elster fell, including on herself.
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
A student of mine made some really cool old western art. I did a sketch inspired by it, then I did this one inspired by it too but w/ Zeta in it.

#art #illustration #oc #sketch
A cloaked shadow ranger and Zeta face off at sunset in an Aetherian mesa, complete with twinned moons. Zeta carries both the Last Word revolver and sword with her.
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
Just some Signalis doodles from a couple weeks ago (I have a Storch OC and my wife has a Kolibri OC)

#art #illustration #signalis
Elster (protektor) and Ariane (damaged) embracing each other. Ariane's hands are on Elster's chest plate while Elster's hands are around Ariane's waist. Storch (Neun) and Kolibri (Echo) standing side by side. Neun looks down at Echo with contempt while Echo looks back up at Neun happily.
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
Just decided to do a sketch of Elster in a romper and sun hat because that's what I was wearing that day and robots in clothes are cute.

#signalis #art #illustration
Elster in a blue romper and peach colored sun hat. That's all <3
October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
Dancing together at the end of the world, together again for the first time in almost a decade: Ceres Aavik and Sofia Natali at the end of the war, the end of ACT I, in EoTO (the Signalis inspiration is striking).

#art #illustration #oc #d&d
Ceres and Sofia holding each other close in a waltz, with Ceres in her kit and equipment while Sofia is in a messy and torn white sundress. They are both heavily injured: Ceres having exposed cyborg internals and profuse head bleeding, Sofia hesvily bandaged having peeled skin and makeshift gauze alongside bleeding and developing gangrene from frostbite on her hands (unseen- also legs). They look in each other's eyes lovingly as they stand within the trinket that Sofia was contained in for the entire war, shooting stars passing behind them in the twilight Kishar sky.
September 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
If I don't seem to respond, look like I post often, or otherwise have much of a presence then that is by design- I have been intentionally been cutting out most forms of social media so that I'm not so chronically online and glued to scrolling down my feed when I'm remotely bored. Everything is ok!
September 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
emoticomm.bsky.social
A quick comic I made from a moment during EoTO where Ceres was checking in on her wife, and smiling for once as a result.

#art #illustration #d&d #oc
Ceres is laying alone in bed aboard The Oracle, solemnly checking in on her fiance in her internment. Ceres seemingly does so by checking in on a small pocket device with a color screen, which shows Sofia looking back at Ceres with a cheerful smile and a heart in a speech bubble. Seeing this, Ceres smiles softly at the device.
September 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
emoticomm.bsky.social
My partner had her PC in EoTO be inspired by Elster anyways (and her partner by Ariane), but I hadn't drawn them together in Signalis-inspired ways, so here's Ceres (L) and Sofia (R) clearly inspired by Signalis.

#art #illustration #oc #d&d
B+W render of Sofia and Ceres asleep with the former leaning on the latter's shoulder, similar to the memory aboard the Penrose of Elster and Ariane. Also similarly to Signalis's story, this night for Ceres and Sofia occurred just before the one that led to the chain of events that brought Ceres into 998 and took Sofia away from her.
August 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
!- SIGNALIS SPOILERS

After stalling for 3 years, I finished Signalis. I was left pretty inspired and depressed for an entire weekend over the story. I did this quick sketch of Elster and Ariane based on the secret ending.

#signalis #art #illustration
Elster and Ariane in Ariane's room aboard the Penrose 512, refurbished to as it was during the mission though notably after the secret ending to the story.
August 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
emoticomm.bsky.social
"I was the puppet you lied to and constantly played; I am your beast, now deal with the monster you made."

Really wanted to do art w/ Poppy inspired by the #IAmYourBeast album art (an album btw appropriately called "I AM YOUR BEATS).

#art #illustration #oc #tyrantsbetterrun
Poppy Frost in her mid-war Argent vest and sweater fit, holding a just-fired standard issue handgun with the smoke still present. Many red Xes are adorned behind her, signifying confirmed kills with one emboldened in white to signify a confirmed kill that very second. Poppy stands in motion, moving from one side and hair swept leftward. She stands in a northern North American forest adorned with birch and pine, stylistically illustrated in pale purple tints.
August 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
"The police are powerless to stop him"
"Nature is a place of violence and carnage, and we wouldn't have it any other way."

Inspired by #PAYDAY2 and #PAYDAY3's Jacket, a sketch I did of Dakt that I felt like adding more to.

#art #illustration #oc
Dakt, "Arin Summit", posed up for a movement sketch that I felt like adding more effects to: a background, blur effects, a film grain, and text reading, "The following is approved for mature audiences only" "Emoticomm productions presents..." "Synthwave Bloodbath"
July 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
I tend to play the hardest difficulties in games for the most fun for me, especially ones I've never played before. Probably sensory seeking. Side effect is that it tells me which devs know how to make a balanced diff system or if they made "hard to be hard" stuff, latter isn't as replayable imo.
June 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
Abiotic Factor was really fun. Easy recommend for a survival craft game.

#badcomicday #badcomicday2025 #yuriday #yuriday2025
(non-canon) Dr. Peterson talks with Commander Ira about sending Poppy and Ceres into the GATE Facility. Ira is worried Poppy and Ceres are too unhinged to get out alive, despite Dr. Peterson's objections: Ira: "You sent them WHERE?" DrP: "Do not worry yourself, Poppy and Ceres can handle themselves." Ira: "I'm not worried about them DYING, I'm worried about them being too HORNY to complete the mission!" DrP: "I, yes, well...they otherwise are *competent* enough to handle themselves..." Pop: "If you lick it, I'll let you choke me next time. Cer: "Well...if that's what it'll take..."
June 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
Been a while since I'd done a self portrait, like perhaps since 2023 and tbh I didn't like those as much. This feels much nicer tho :)

#art #illustration
A self portrait with my old high school fingerless gloves, a shoulderless crop top, lace choker, and baggy pants with open knees and a chain belt (and fishnets underneath).
June 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
Man, I wish I could but nothing I do could ever convince people to be interested in my art. Just how it is, I lack technique and identifiable style and am in the midst of figuring out how to navigate that.
slimyswampghost.bsky.social Trevor Henderson 🍉 @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · Jun 19
Human Artists!

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
June 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
emoticomm.bsky.social
I still second this. When I first rolled up on here in Oct '24 after not touching my acct here for ~1yr, I saw amateur art everywhere. I loved seeing people make art because they loved to, knowing we were on separate paths in our art journeys in skills. I hope they're still around.
emoticomm.bsky.social Yen @emoticomm.bsky.social · Apr 14
Eh, I lack proper art direction. It kills me, I hate the most that I don't understand why I don't understand the lessons I'm taught. Even still, I'm not gonna stop making art.

Thing is, I saw art like that all the time on Bsky before. It's not on my feed much anymore and I miss it.
June 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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ctchrysler.bsky.social
Rae outfits are always fun to do! (2022)

#ctchrysler #oc #rae #gimp2.6
June 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
This, as well as the two pieces inspired by I Am Your Beast that are regarding a spoiler event in EoTO, apparently have not been enough to satiate the discord between settling anger and reaffirming compassion in my mind regard what the US keeps doing to its people. Wake up, see news, get mad. Ugh.
emoticomm.bsky.social Yen @emoticomm.bsky.social · Mar 5
I am about fed up with this country. Change needs to happen NOW because the American dream is killing us, and the current administration is doing its best to hasten that. This is a time of distress.

Aaron would be nicer about it, Ari would not.

#art #illustration #resist
Aaron Maximus and Ari Inala stand before the American flag, inverse and torn, before a rally in protest for the dystopia of America. Aaron Maximus and Ari Inala stand before the American flag, inverse and torn, before a rally in protest for the dystopia of America. (Text over the piece saying "The AMERICAN DREAM is KILLING ME")
June 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
I don't prefer to condone violence, as I would love the world to understand compassion even beyond the Eightfold Path.

But I will condone defending ourselves, from being loud to every final measure, and especially to avoid authoritarianism and fascism.
June 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
#art #illustration #oc #d&d

Ari might be calculated loose cannon, but she's also around for a good time as well.
Ari playing DDR at an arcade while Callisto and Miela watch, with Valtyr, Allorious, and Adrian in the background at a coin game.
June 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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midwesthedonist.bsky.social
Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
#art #illustration #oc
Was inspired by I Am Your Beast yet again to foreshadow a great cataclysm for Poppy that's far into the story of EoTO.

I feel that with this one, I'm honing in on digital art more. A good step in the right direction hopefully.

The weapons are their's, but this is your home.
Poppy Frost stands at the wake of a dirt trail in a rocky pine forest in the winter time. She's wearing unknown winter fatigues with warm orange trims, goggles, and light kit. Six bodies of those in the same gear lay before her, some with their own guns askew, each showing a different way how she killed them (R to L: punch, shotgun, thrown bear trap, thrown knife, shotgun, shotgun). The last one clings to life as Poppy stares scornful down at them. The shotgun shells of Poppy's own weapon are not seen. The early morning sun shines over the scene.
June 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
Not selfishness, but intrigue- fascinating seeing all who've blocked me. Makes me wonder what the reason was. Did you not like my openness to my autism? If it was a take, then it must be because of my wording or that they suck and not me. Did they not like how open-minded I was? Amusing.
June 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
#pride #pride2025
This year is one of those to stand extra proud and extra loud, as it's one where we are being extra attacked.

Your colors are your own, and together we shine beautifully. That's the point! Love is love. Happy pride, from your local trans pan dweeb.

(Ft. pride art from 2024)
Luna, Fenris, Iona, Ren, Rozelin, and Tasha (all lesbian) forming a heart with their hands in front of a lesbian pride flag Elemier, Tasha, Rozelin, and Zylvayna (all trans) in front of a transgender pride flag Ari (pan, though Poppy is also pan but is not featured here) in front of a pansexual pride flag
June 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
emoticomm.bsky.social
It's a mind boggling experience to see so many people post AI slop of Trump and tacos to make fun of him. While I won't pass an opportunity to make fun of an authoritarian fascist, can we do it in a way that doesn't involve damaging both our planet's wellbeing and the dignity of creative minds?
May 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM