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Kirsten Whiteley
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Storyboard Artist by day.
I draw what I want by night.
Jamaican flavoured Canadian.

Absolutely NO AI/NFT. BEGONE! 🚫
No, you do not have permission to scrape.
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Kirsten Whiteley @thevitamink.bsky.social · Nov 11
Hi all! I’m so excited to announce I have a new print available through @stands.bsky.social celebrating the 20th anniversary of #Supernatural Check out their holiday shop for goodies and other amazing artwork in the Fanfaire Collection.
#spnfamily

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Artwork depicting caricatured versions of the cast of Supernatural. The picture is in a brown wooden frame set against a red wall.
Reposted by Kirsten Whiteley
adrianalikestea.bsky.social
#hourlycomicsday featuring @thevitamink.bsky.social again!
Two comic panels side by side. Above the first one it says "2-3pm." The first panel shows a lady in a dress holding up a carafe of hot tea in the background while a crowd looks on. She says "We'll pair up the strawberry cheesecake bonbon with the hojicha..." We see the two friends from before in the foreground looking at each other excitedly while saying to each other "Hojicha!! <3" The second panel shows a tabletop with a Tea Tasting Wheel card, a porcelain teacup, and a butterfly-shaped napkin with three bonbons on top of it. A caption rectangle at the top of the panel says "*Hojicha * Coco Ember Chai * Banana Bread Rooibos." Arrows point at each bonbon and say "Strawberry Cheesecake," "Salted Caramel," and "Dubai Chocolate." One final arrow points at the napkin with a caption that says "Butterfly napkin!" Two comic panels side by side. Above the first panel it says "3:30pm." The first panel shows the two friends from before standing in front of each other and talking, but this time they're also exchanging ziploc bags with tea bags inside each. Unintelligible speech bubbles surround them. Each ziploc back is accompanied by an arrow and a caption; one says "rooibos" and the other says "yorkshire." Below the panel, the caption says "Back at my place. Exchanged tea bags and kept talking. Then Kirsten had to go." Above the second panel it says "4:30pm," then it shows the woman from the beginning back in the PJs from the start of the hourlies (along with a caption that says "comfy again"). She stands with her child by the kitchen counter next to the toaster oven. She says "And that's how you warm it up!" The child is about to turn a knob on the toaster oven, which has a tart inside. The child says "Got it." The caption below the panel says "Kiddo wanted a snack (Portuguese custard tart!).
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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adrianalikestea.bsky.social
#hourlycomicsday featuring @thevitamink.bsky.social !
Two comic panels side by side. Above the first panel it says "10:45am." The first panel features a young preteen walking groggily in PJs, saying "Hungryyy." The caption below the first panel says "Kiddo got up (Alex was still asleep)." The second panel shows the kid in the foreground sitting at the kitchen table drinking a cup of hot chocolate with an empty plate and a water bottle in front of them. Their mom is in the background about to place a tray inside the oven. The caption of the second panel says "Breakfast and me baking a Hawaiian flatbread for lunch." Two comic panels side by side. Above the first one it says "11:30am." The first panel shows the woman from all previous panels talking to her friend. They're both comparing neck charms. The first woman says "Hey, we're both wearing acorns!" and her friend says "Oh yeah!" The first panel's caption says "Kirsten arrives!" Above the second panel it says "12 - 1:30pm," then it shows the two women at a restaurant table surrounded by unintelligible speech bubbles. Only one is legible and belongs to the friend, who says "Hojicha tea! <3" The second panel's caption says "Brunch and catching up."
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 AM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Why is Google Sheets so much easier to use/ format than Excel? I feel like I’m going crazy trying to figure out Excel. Please tell me it’s not all in my head.
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Bingo.
letitmelo.bsky.social Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 13d
I was kvetching to someone about issues I had adding music to a video and they were like "generate it, it's just music", but okay well why is someone else's job "just a thing" but mine is special?
January 29, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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lee.scheinbe.im
i saw it going around a few weeks ago, that everyone thinks their department can't be replaced by genAI but all the others can.

we gotta all stick together on this one
January 29, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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benjaminjs.bsky.social
90% of my animation friends are unemployed. I'm on hiatus. The value of animation is proven every year. Greenlight new shows! Don't overdevelop. Don't chase trends. You can't chase trends w/ animation! It takes too long! Tell good stories. Take risks."Demon Hunters" was a risk & look how it paid off
cartoonbrew.bsky.social Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 14d
Animation ruled streaming in 2025. Again. Nielsen data shows 'Bluey' repeated as the most-watched title across all genres, while 'KPop Demon Hunters' was the most-watched movie, and Seth MacFarlane won the inaugural Streaming Icon of the Year award.
www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/ni...
Animation Dominates Nielsen's Year-End Streaming Charts
'Bluey' was the year's most watched anything, 'KPop Demon Hunters' took the top film prize, and Seth MacFarlane won Streaming Icon of the Year.
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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thekingstonian.bsky.social
A fun doodle of one of my fav movies! #artist #art #myart #illustrator
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.
A screenshot from Orly’s Draw-A-Story. A Borderbund PC game from 1997/1998.
January 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Reposted by Kirsten Whiteley
pavlovforgoths.com
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence lies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't. By magicmosshka, yesterday's
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Please point and laugh at this wire armature and paper mache Cyborg I created for a high school art assignment circa 2004.
A crude wire and paper mache sculpture of Cyborg from Teen Titans.
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Power couple.
Two star shaped Christmas cookies on a wooden table. A napkin with two deer are above them. The cookie on the left has cartoonish face and the one on the right has eyelashes, blush and red lips.
December 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Reposted by Kirsten Whiteley
indigos-stash.bsky.social
once again screaming at people about her public document full of historical clothing references and resources (which had it's most recent update on the 12th of january last year!)

heystacks.com/doc/1247/cla...
Claire Hummel's Historical Fashion Reference & Resources - 🟧Heystack
A comprehensive list of historical fashion resources, including patterns, textiles, embroidery and more! - 🟧Heystack
heystacks.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Dang it, I got that nostalgia bug.
Menu screen of Windwaker. File Selection Quest Log 1 Poobert 12/09/2025 21:53:39 Quest Log 2 New Game Quest Log 3 New Game
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
I don’t need a music streaming algorithm telling me I listened to one specific song 832 times this year. I know I’m a freak.
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
thevitamink.bsky.social
If you’d like to give this poster as a holiday gift, order soon so it can arrive before Christmas!
thevitamink.bsky.social Kirsten Whiteley @thevitamink.bsky.social · Nov 14
Work in progress stages of my Supernatural poster! Available through @stands.bsky.social
#supernatural #spnfamily

shopstands.com/collections/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Reposted by Kirsten Whiteley
bcmerchant.bsky.social
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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thevitamink.bsky.social
Hi all! I’m so excited to announce I have a new print available through @stands.bsky.social celebrating the 20th anniversary of #Supernatural Check out their holiday shop for goodies and other amazing artwork in the Fanfaire Collection.
#spnfamily

shopstands.com/collections/...
Artwork depicting caricatured versions of the cast of Supernatural. The picture is in a brown wooden frame set against a red wall.
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Last week, I purchased this stunning print from @deuxdel.bsky.social at Mississauga Comic Expo. I needed to have this in a gold frame. It’s beautiful!
A graphic artistic print by Vash Taylor in a gold frame with a matte. The print contains various warm hues with accents of blue and depicts three individuals performing a ritual. Leafless trees are in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
I just applied to have some original paintings displayed in a local gallery so wish me luck!
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Work in progress stages of my Supernatural poster! Available through @stands.bsky.social
#supernatural #spnfamily

shopstands.com/collections/...
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
thevitamink.bsky.social
I also designed the Gingerbread Men for part of their holiday apparel collection! #Supernatural #spnfamily

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SPN Gingerbread Men Collection
Celebrate the holidays SPN-style with gingerbread Sam, Dean, Cas & Crowley! Cozy chaos meets festive fandom in this merry must-have collection.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Hi all! I’m so excited to announce I have a new print available through @stands.bsky.social celebrating the 20th anniversary of #Supernatural Check out their holiday shop for goodies and other amazing artwork in the Fanfaire Collection.
#spnfamily

shopstands.com/collections/...
Artwork depicting caricatured versions of the cast of Supernatural. The picture is in a brown wooden frame set against a red wall.
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reposted by Kirsten Whiteley
stands.bsky.social
It's time to get your jingle on!! The Stands Holiday Shop is now open, and it sleighs!! ShopStands.com 🧑‍🎄
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
thevitamink.bsky.social
Festive tees! Get your festive tees here!
🎄🎄🎄
I designed the Gingerbread Men!
stands.bsky.social Stands @stands.bsky.social · Nov 10
FINAL HOURS!! Don't miss out on your chance to pre-order your SPN Holiday Tee and receive FREE SHIPPING!! ShopStands.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM