Athena (SAK)
@quartervirus.bsky.social
⭕ No AI / NFTs ❌
✊🏻🏳️🌈 This is a safe space 🏳️⚧️✊🏿
Senior Concept Artist at Sharkmob 🦈 (Bloodhunt/Exoborne) // Artist for Neopets Battledome TCG ⭐ (in association with Upper Deck and Neopets)
✊🏻🏳️🌈 This is a safe space 🏳️⚧️✊🏿
Senior Concept Artist at Sharkmob 🦈 (Bloodhunt/Exoborne) // Artist for Neopets Battledome TCG ⭐ (in association with Upper Deck and Neopets)
🦇🎃👻 Happy Halloween!! 👻🎃🦇
Trick yourself a treat and check out Into the Unwell if you haven't already! An upcoming indie game full of crazy characters in an even zanier world 👀
If you're a fan of rubber hose cartoons, mad boss runs, and dark humour then this is a game for you!
Trick yourself a treat and check out Into the Unwell if you haven't already! An upcoming indie game full of crazy characters in an even zanier world 👀
If you're a fan of rubber hose cartoons, mad boss runs, and dark humour then this is a game for you!
The demons aren’t under your bed. They’re inside you.
Happy Halloween y'all! May your night be full of tricks, treats, candy, and the best kind of chaos 🎃
#intotheunwell #gamedev #indiegame
Happy Halloween y'all! May your night be full of tricks, treats, candy, and the best kind of chaos 🎃
#intotheunwell #gamedev #indiegame
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🦇🎃👻 Happy Halloween!! 👻🎃🦇
Trick yourself a treat and check out Into the Unwell if you haven't already! An upcoming indie game full of crazy characters in an even zanier world 👀
If you're a fan of rubber hose cartoons, mad boss runs, and dark humour then this is a game for you!
Trick yourself a treat and check out Into the Unwell if you haven't already! An upcoming indie game full of crazy characters in an even zanier world 👀
If you're a fan of rubber hose cartoons, mad boss runs, and dark humour then this is a game for you!
This hits way too close to home
September 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This hits way too close to home
Amazing art!! You have such a gorgeous style! Happy Balloon Day!
For my balloon 🎈 day, may I be so bold to ask for a little share so that my art reaches fellow fantasy and mythology lovers? 🫣✨
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Amazing art!! You have such a gorgeous style! Happy Balloon Day!
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Seeing the Bill Watterson originals full of pencil lines of stuff that didn’t work, scuffs the eraser didn’t pick up, white out galore and more was something I needed to see to remind myself that nothing is perfect the first go and tweaks need to be made and you’re allowed to try again.
September 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Seeing the Bill Watterson originals full of pencil lines of stuff that didn’t work, scuffs the eraser didn’t pick up, white out galore and more was something I needed to see to remind myself that nothing is perfect the first go and tweaks need to be made and you’re allowed to try again.
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Jerry wanted you to hear this from him.
We built Ben & Jerrys to stand for peace and love. It was needed then and it’s needed more than ever now. Which is why Magnum must #FreeBenAndJerrys
See Jerry’s full message at freebenandjerrys.com and be part of the campaign.
We built Ben & Jerrys to stand for peace and love. It was needed then and it’s needed more than ever now. Which is why Magnum must #FreeBenAndJerrys
See Jerry’s full message at freebenandjerrys.com and be part of the campaign.
September 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Jerry wanted you to hear this from him.
We built Ben & Jerrys to stand for peace and love. It was needed then and it’s needed more than ever now. Which is why Magnum must #FreeBenAndJerrys
See Jerry’s full message at freebenandjerrys.com and be part of the campaign.
We built Ben & Jerrys to stand for peace and love. It was needed then and it’s needed more than ever now. Which is why Magnum must #FreeBenAndJerrys
See Jerry’s full message at freebenandjerrys.com and be part of the campaign.
Okay, wow, this looks amazing?? OBSESSED with the visual style and animation!
THE LIFT - a supernatural handyman sim where you renovate a huge facility abandoned after a catastrophe!
Steam Page & Playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/3283240
Trailer: youtu.be/h7M_OYzkiBM
by #gamedev Fantastic Signals & published by @tinybuildgames.bsky.social #indiedev #gaming #Sponsored
Steam Page & Playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/3283240
Trailer: youtu.be/h7M_OYzkiBM
by #gamedev Fantastic Signals & published by @tinybuildgames.bsky.social #indiedev #gaming #Sponsored
September 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Okay, wow, this looks amazing?? OBSESSED with the visual style and animation!
If anyone brings up anything remotely related to either Firefly or Mindhunters it will trigger a full-throated rant lasting far longer and louder than anyone deserves
Two completely different shows cancelled in their prime with the kind of wasted potential that leaves an aching in my heart
Two completely different shows cancelled in their prime with the kind of wasted potential that leaves an aching in my heart
September 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If anyone brings up anything remotely related to either Firefly or Mindhunters it will trigger a full-throated rant lasting far longer and louder than anyone deserves
Two completely different shows cancelled in their prime with the kind of wasted potential that leaves an aching in my heart
Two completely different shows cancelled in their prime with the kind of wasted potential that leaves an aching in my heart
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SEPTEMBER 1ST ITS HALLOWEEN
September 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
SEPTEMBER 1ST ITS HALLOWEEN
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Will never forget this scene from Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide
August 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Will never forget this scene from Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide
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Or you look at something like Fury Road: heavy on practical effects and stunts, mostly all planned out in advance with intensive storyboarding, and looks just as good or better than many bloated “everything green-screened and edited 100 times” blockbusters
August 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Or you look at something like Fury Road: heavy on practical effects and stunts, mostly all planned out in advance with intensive storyboarding, and looks just as good or better than many bloated “everything green-screened and edited 100 times” blockbusters
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More broadly, VFX bloat is at least 90% a result of poor planning, poor management , and execs/leads generallu treating artists and studios like a black box they email to receive infinite executions, revisions and costly minor variations around the clock and on demand
“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
James Cameron Says VFX Costs Threaten Future Of Blockbusters
In a recent interview, Stability AI board member James Cameron warned high budgets threaten theaters, urging cheaper VFX and new tech to cut costs.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
More broadly, VFX bloat is at least 90% a result of poor planning, poor management , and execs/leads generallu treating artists and studios like a black box they email to receive infinite executions, revisions and costly minor variations around the clock and on demand
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What really gets me besides the obvious rich ass trying to not pay skilled talent is YOU. MADE. YOUR. MOVIES. FUCKING. VFX HEAVY, MY GUY. YOU DID THIS. THIS WAS YOU FROM THE BEGINNING. YOU MADE YOUR OWN PROJECT EXPENSIVE. YOU GREEDY BITCH. NEXT TIME MAKE A MOVIE IN YOUR BACKYARD.
“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
James Cameron Says VFX Costs Threaten Future Of Blockbusters
In a recent interview, Stability AI board member James Cameron warned high budgets threaten theaters, urging cheaper VFX and new tech to cut costs.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
What really gets me besides the obvious rich ass trying to not pay skilled talent is YOU. MADE. YOUR. MOVIES. FUCKING. VFX HEAVY, MY GUY. YOU DID THIS. THIS WAS YOU FROM THE BEGINNING. YOU MADE YOUR OWN PROJECT EXPENSIVE. YOU GREEDY BITCH. NEXT TIME MAKE A MOVIE IN YOUR BACKYARD.
Worth reading the entire thread. I wasn't aware of the complete fallout of the Tumblr!NSFW ban, but even as someone who doesn't post NSFW art it smelled like bullshit a mile away. Let people post their creations. If it's not harming anybody but uojndknt like what you see, click away. It's that easy.
'A NSFW ban won't negatively affect me, I don't draw or post porn!'
You sure? Here's how it went down when tumblr did it:
You sure? Here's how it went down when tumblr did it:
August 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Worth reading the entire thread. I wasn't aware of the complete fallout of the Tumblr!NSFW ban, but even as someone who doesn't post NSFW art it smelled like bullshit a mile away. Let people post their creations. If it's not harming anybody but uojndknt like what you see, click away. It's that easy.
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gAI art is bad because it's stealing labor.
stealing labor from art is easy because no one sees art as labor, they see it as talent.
they see it as talent because it's easier to believe they have a right to hate you because they can't stand they gave up and you didn't.
fuck them, pay labor.
stealing labor from art is easy because no one sees art as labor, they see it as talent.
they see it as talent because it's easier to believe they have a right to hate you because they can't stand they gave up and you didn't.
fuck them, pay labor.
August 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
gAI art is bad because it's stealing labor.
stealing labor from art is easy because no one sees art as labor, they see it as talent.
they see it as talent because it's easier to believe they have a right to hate you because they can't stand they gave up and you didn't.
fuck them, pay labor.
stealing labor from art is easy because no one sees art as labor, they see it as talent.
they see it as talent because it's easier to believe they have a right to hate you because they can't stand they gave up and you didn't.
fuck them, pay labor.
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I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic
August 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic
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RETRO SURVIVAL HORROR.
LIVE ACTION CUTSCENES.
LIVE ACTION CUTSCENES.
August 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
RETRO SURVIVAL HORROR.
LIVE ACTION CUTSCENES.
LIVE ACTION CUTSCENES.
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Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.
Can't stress this enough: nobody fucking cares what he was up to
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.
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Now it's hot garbage thanks to Eclipse & AI
On August 7, 2000, Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens and Angelo Sotira founded an art community portal called DeviantArt.
#InternetHistory
#InternetHistory
August 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Now it's hot garbage thanks to Eclipse & AI
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Unfriendly reminder:
August 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Unfriendly reminder:
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I dont "NETWORK", I do not "keep a consistent schedule", I don't try to make my art "stand out" on people's feeds. I POST MY ART. And if it flops, I DON'T CARE.
August 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I dont "NETWORK", I do not "keep a consistent schedule", I don't try to make my art "stand out" on people's feeds. I POST MY ART. And if it flops, I DON'T CARE.
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I saw someone posting that AI haters are as annoying as AI pushers, a perfect 2025 ass opinion. Powerful people/corporations shoving AI into every product and service regardless of harm or utility in an endless race for profit are the same amount of bad as people saying 'can we not?'
July 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I saw someone posting that AI haters are as annoying as AI pushers, a perfect 2025 ass opinion. Powerful people/corporations shoving AI into every product and service regardless of harm or utility in an endless race for profit are the same amount of bad as people saying 'can we not?'
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An eloquent image:
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
July 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
An eloquent image:
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
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the thing about moral panics is they aren't about moral panics. it's about community control and rampant bigotry. censorship is a tool of fascists, those who purity police are fascists, and if your disgust agrees with their mission more than the right for fiction to gross you out, you are a fascist
July 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
the thing about moral panics is they aren't about moral panics. it's about community control and rampant bigotry. censorship is a tool of fascists, those who purity police are fascists, and if your disgust agrees with their mission more than the right for fiction to gross you out, you are a fascist
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"artists should charge more!" then pay them. Do comission them. tip them what u think they're worth.
Artists wont believe they are worth money until u give it to them. They know what it's like to not have much, & hope everyone can afford their art. SHOW them they CAN ask more. Don't just Tell them.
Artists wont believe they are worth money until u give it to them. They know what it's like to not have much, & hope everyone can afford their art. SHOW them they CAN ask more. Don't just Tell them.
Artists on Bluesky: Hey, my car broke down and I need money so I’m reopening commissions! $15 gets you a drawing like this
(posts work of art so breathtaking that if the artist had lived during the Renaissance they would be employed as personal painter to the Medici family)
(posts work of art so breathtaking that if the artist had lived during the Renaissance they would be employed as personal painter to the Medici family)
July 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"artists should charge more!" then pay them. Do comission them. tip them what u think they're worth.
Artists wont believe they are worth money until u give it to them. They know what it's like to not have much, & hope everyone can afford their art. SHOW them they CAN ask more. Don't just Tell them.
Artists wont believe they are worth money until u give it to them. They know what it's like to not have much, & hope everyone can afford their art. SHOW them they CAN ask more. Don't just Tell them.