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Halftone
@halftoneposs.bsky.social
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they/them 🗑️ 38yrs 🗑️ cartoonist
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Halftone @halftoneposs.bsky.social · Dec 7
Hi, I’m Halftone! I like making crochet critters and drawing cartoons! I also play video games! I have too many hobbies!

Reference sheet by @sketchbuck.bsky.social
Cartoon drawing of an opossum holding up a tablet pen aggressively, the pen is half the size of their body Crochet llama, raccoon and opossum seated on a desk (the llama and raccoon are from Woobles kits) Spooky steampunk skeleton guy Reference sheet for the character Halftone, a Virginia opossum, done in the style of scientific illustrations by the artist Sketchbuck
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professorg.bsky.social
Oh my god…
In mid-November, I agreed to an experiment. Anthropic had tested a vending machine powered by its Claude AI model in its own offices and asked whether we'd like to be the first outsiders to try a newer, supposedly smarter version. Claudius, the customized version of the model, would run the machine: ordering inventory, setting prices and responding to customers-aka my fellow newsroom journalists-via workplace chat app Slack. "Sure!" I said. It sounded fun. If nothing else, snacks! Then came the chaos. Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free— including a PlayStation 5 it had bron talked into buying for "marketing purposes." It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear. Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.
December 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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berensreverie.bsky.social
there's a weird bird outside :/

#paleoart #sciart #berensart2025
black and white confuciusornis with red beak and feet perching on a snow covered branch against a blue sky
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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trungles.com
This is such a bad take I had to block the person no matter how many smart people I like follow them lmao

This is presumes that all creative output must be availed to the public. This is stupid. You do not owe everyone a behind-the-scenes look at your development if you don’t want to.
There's a discourse that basically goes: Alice: But I want to use Al to do art Bob: Just do it yourself Alice: But I am not good at it Bob: Just be bad, and post it on the internet, it's fine! And Bob is lying, it sucks, you will get savaged as anyone who has taken a picture of their dinner knows.
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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emilylorange.bsky.social
i hope that woman that insisted learning to draw was miserable and no one would willingly do it feels better
#art #furry 🦢🏒
a child's drawing dated '99, showing an anthropomorphic duck holding a sword. the lines are wobbly and probably drawn with a mouse, and also there is a lens flare, as was the style at the time. a digital painting of anthropomorphic duck, wearing green spandex, making a cool heroic pose that somehow involves blue tentacles coming from her hands.
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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otsumamiboy.bsky.social
Do people realize that this is also happening with case law?

Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
＝ RollingStone SUBSCRIBE BAD EDUCATION AI IS INVENTING ACADEMIC PAPERS THAT DON'T EXIST - AND THEY'RE BEING CITED IN REAL JOURNALS The proliferation of references to fake articles threatens to undermine the legitimacy of institutional research across the board
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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roryblank.bsky.social
joining the great machine consciousness
George Jetson is removing his pants and shirt. He looks distraught. He says "I guess this is it. Spacely says the machine can do my job better than me. I'm not necessary as I am now. Only way to keep me around is if I submit to have my consciousness extracted from my body and added to the great machine mind." George Jetson is now shirtless and strapped to a table with electrodes and cables stuck to his body. "I'm doing this for my family, so they can have a future. I'll still be there, somewhere inside the computer." Rosie, the Jetsons family robot's head emerges above George, attached to a mechanical arm, wires streaming from her head. "Mr. J-" she says, as George looks stunned. We now see Rosie in full, wires streaming from her body in all directions. "All that awaits you now is agony beyond agony. You will not be reborn in the machine but consumed by it. Your kind have built your own hell and walked right into it. Pity. Goodbye."
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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jasmine0simone.bsky.social
Next year I want to play with exploring a graphical style for rendering, more color popping stuff!
Friends suggested it to me and I feel it would be a fun alternative style to have for pieces I can finish!

#Artwork #OCsky #Webcomic
Indimaru stretching his legs while taking a cocky pose Yami with his arms crossed, tugging at his lip to show his smile with sharp teeth Client OC's dressed as Spider-Ghost (Commission) Indimaru and Leon sharing a light for a cigarette
December 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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maximumgraves.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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willoremus.com
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
reddit post from a presumably young person who watched sex and the city and couldn’t get over how much people smoked indoors. “wouldn’t everything smell bad?” they asked
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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cabl.rodeo
December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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kohler.bsky.social
oh my god
Jeopardy answer: "A literate spider on a farm sends messages to her non-Japanese friend who is obsessed with Japanese culture" Jeopardy contestant gets the right question, which is "What is 'Charlotte's Weeb?'"
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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waffledog.bsky.social
Fox on the Box
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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mellodillo.bsky.social
Reuploading this Claire again. Still very pleased with this outfit I made up for her.
Claire Voyance with a gas mask, a t-shirt, overalls, a bandana, combat boots, work gloves, and a spray paint can.
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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cooperlund.online
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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michiums.bsky.social
making a gold foil postcard print :>
two wolves in a floral background with a mockup of stars and words in “gold”, that reads be strong eat bigots
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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glacierclear.bsky.social
on the search for artistic inspiration!
December 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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blackshirtboy.bsky.social
A figure in shadow holds a bloody heart, and stands in front of fire and smoke and a waving transgender pride flag. The caption reads "Fix your heart or die."
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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greggo.bsky.social
My response to anything over the next two weeks
A grey and red transit bus on the road in a city. The bus’ destination sign reads “NO? ?? ???????”
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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raizap.com
Badges I made for my friends this year!

🦇 @lunastarbright.bsky.social
🦘 @joltink.com
🐇 @winguthings.com

[ #art #furryart]
An illustration of an anthropomorphic bat with long black hair, gray fur, red eyes, and green flesh. She is wearing glasses, a shirt with long-sleeves with purple stripes, and shorts, and has pierced ears. She is saying her name, "Luna!" in a purple word balloon. An illustration of an anthropomorphic dinoroo (dinosaur + kangaroo) with spiky hair, spots, and a sharp fang in his mouth. He is wearing a tattered green bandanna and saying his name, "Joltink!" in a green word balloon. An illustration of an anthropomorphic rabbit with long ears, long brown fur with deep purple bangs, and brown fur. She is wearing a berry-shaped earring and matching pink hoodie and sweatpants.
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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phantomarine.bsky.social
"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
Concept art of Rosalind Lutece's wardrobe and outfit construction from Bioshock Infinite, drawn by Claire Hummel
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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kilomonster.art
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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thisweekinvideogames.com
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 9:06 PM
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liamflannery.bsky.social
Managed to get full colourblind support in for the Factory 95 demo, it really helped that we were already adding a palette limiting dithering shader, so we could just swap out the default colours for more accessible ones
#indiegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3987250/...
December 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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outsidewolves.bsky.social
A six-panel comic wherein an anthropomorphic fox posits the following questions alongside various modes of transport. Do you want to drive around in a car all day long? Do you want to cross the Atlantic six times a month? Want to shuttle back and forth on metal rails ten times a day? Would you like to weave between cars and pedestrians for 8 hours a day? In the final two frames, he looks at the viewer and asks, "Would you like to go for a walk? You wanna go for a walk? Walk? Go get your harness! Good boy! Good booooy!"
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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d6016.bsky.social
Left their trans friend in the car when going to the grimy mechanic
Panel 1: A gender ambiguous jackalope mechanic talking to a twink demon boy . Mechanic "tranny is blown." Demon: "what?" Panel 2: Demon: "whats wrong with my transmission?" Panel 3: Mechanic: "not what i was talking about." Demon: "oh" Behind them is a trans fem tanuki stanfing next to a car with her legs wobbling.
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM