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Sam Filstrup
@samfilstrup.bsky.social
He/Him
Professional Illustrator/Animator/Teacher
Lead Artist @
Yoyogigames & Tenmoreminutes

✉️sfilstrup.art@gmail.com
🔗http://linktr.ee/Sfilstrup
💼 Lemonade Illustration Agency
Welp, time to toggle some settings.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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No. That’s enough of Bob’s shit now, this man needs to go.
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users

(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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alright. art friends. which one of you was it
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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My bank account will end the year severely maimed, and it's been the worst freelance year in a while (also due to twitter deletion - no more generous print sales).

If you'd like to help, no better way than getting a print or 2 now...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Inprnt does nonstop promos and it's great! Posters (and maybe other select items) are 45% off right now!
I think that's actually the best format for my DE prints... maybe some happy buyer can confirm?
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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The Halloween sale is now live!! 🎃‼️😱
Mikeluckas.storenvy.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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HEY KIDS!

Monster Forge comics just launched their next Kickstarter!

Sword of the War-Monster written by Shannon Eric Denton and Jeff Mariotte with art by David Hartman!

Oh yeah…

And I got to do a pin up for It too! 😊

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
October 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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RIP the legendary Drew Struzan (1947-2025) 😩

Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.
October 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Less than 48 hours to go on the ENDLESS FANTASIA Kickstarter, y'all! The campaign ends on Monday morning! If you've been on the fence about backing it, now's the time to take the plunge!

We're currently at just over $37,000. I wonder if we can hit 40K? 🤔
www.kickstarter.com/projects/206...
October 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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We've got just 3 DAYS LEFT on the ENDLESS FANTASIA Kickstarter, y'all! Now's the time to back to get yourself a comic and some exclusive prints, before it's too late!

Can we reach $40K before the campaign ends, I wonder? 🤔
October 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Y'all please take a look at this art my partner made. She worked on it over nights and weekends for weeks to get it done and its very good!

#art
(Hoping Bsky won't compress the hell out of this image this time :,) )

Here is the whole gang in scale with one another! Chloe makes Josaphine look so tiny!!

I worked really hard on these and I hope it shows ❤️
October 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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We did not weather nigh two decades of “lazy millennials are destroying every single industry” to turn around and do this to Gen Z!!!
October 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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20 Days left on the ENDLESS FANTASIA Kickstarter!

Today, I figured I'd share the colored version of the short, 5-page comic I wrote for The sparkFLAME Anthology from earlier this year -- with lineart by @mikeluckas.bsky.social and colors by @loopyyylupe.bsky.social!

(Pages 1 and 2)
September 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Post I quoted was deleted but its about the artist James Mulligan. You can find more on him here youtu.be/EqmvqrdHaSc
DragonCon AI "Artist" Removed by Police
YouTube video by Inkwell
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Girls gotta have hobbies. XD Silly #ClairObscurExpedition33 comic, original line from Addams Family Values.
September 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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a digital wallpaper pack is up now for this illustration! make your phone and desktop screen look at least ONE sword cooler, while also supporting the sleepiest artist you follow (speculative)

eiffel.art/store/remain...
remain
August 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Gross, creators should have full control of their presentation.
YouTube is secretly using AI to edit people's videos

• Skin is being smoothed or sharpened

• Features like ears are being altered

• YouTube confirmed there's an 'experiment' on Shorts to 'unblur' and 'improve' clarity

• There's currently no way to opt out

(via BBC)
August 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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#Flashbackfriday
“Emissaries of the Autumnauts...

Faithful Readers!

Denizens of Spectrepolis have come seeking aid against a new wave of Xeno-Squid mayhem that is unfolding in H-31... What adventures lie in wait?

Cheers!
August 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Been raiding tombs and freezing butlers
August 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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hello night people and other-side-of-world people: my new indie game came out this week. it's a weird shmup for weird people

[Steam] go.bipedal.dog/TWimhY
[Switch] go.bipedal.dog/f98qo
BLASTING IS FOREVER!
Blast Rush LS is available NOW on Steam! At a launch discount of 20% to boot!

go.bipedal.dog/TWimhY

Reviews help our exposure! If you buy and play the game, please consider posting a review.

Keys for Streamers/creators/press: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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same vanilla c codebase that runs on win, linux, playdate, etc can target webpages too now!

while the web isn't ideal for games, it could be good for sharing snippets, gamejams etc.

#indiegamedev
August 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Any LA or Bay Area locals interested in adopting a 10 y/o low maintenance kitty named Mango? She belonged to my friend's mom, who tragically suffered from a major stroke and fall and can no longer care for her. Both my friend and I have a full house of pets and can't take her, though wish we could
August 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Hi #TTRPG #OSR friends - I am available for cartography/illustration projects in August/September! If you're looking for a map for your adventure module, or for your home game, feel free to hit me up and we can work on something really awesome.
If interested email me at matthews.rj@gmail.com!
August 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM