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Mitch's Art & Design
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Art, design, and memes from Mitch Donaberger

Pacifist, professional artist, bicycle-liker, Syndicalist, Bahá'í. Raised by the Internet.

Website: https://donaberger.xyz.
Mastodon: @mitch@hoagie.cloud
PieFed/Lemmy: @mitch@piefed.mitch.science
Cats: Yes
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More experimentation with modern video compositing. There are some really terrific tools out there now. This was composed with the MacOS app 'Riveo', then looped with FCP.

#vfx
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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more goofing around with making word art.

#wordart #shitpost
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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since covid, my wife and i have become big Garden People because, with social distancing, it was a real outlet. Peppers are the only thing that grow in our dumb clay backfill soil, so, I make hot sauce every year.

Here is this year's label. The Arabic text is the Arabic name for the Burning Bush.
A circular orange label for "The Burning Bush" with bold red text arcing the top. Central design includes a red flame icon containing a white tree-like symbol, surrounded by Arabic script within a brown border. Above the flame: "GROWN & BOTTLED"; below: "IN PHILLY ON NOV 2025"; bottom arc: "1 MILLION SCOVILLES" in white text.
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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In college, my buddy (who makes real movies now) and I made an entirely improvised Earthbound mockumentary.

We won a runner-up prize (still precious), but, I am not sure anybody noticed the many, many Easter eggs and deep lore references we included, namely a cameo by @clydemandelin.bsky.social!
A man dressed in a jazz outfit. caption, "um, and I actually make tomatoes. And, you know, it's not what EVERYBODY does..." The same jazz man holding up a red tomato with a smiley face drawn on it. Caption, "I mean, if you look at this one, we paint it for you, and put a smiley face on it"
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Started experimenting with word art.

#motivation #Wordart #VFX
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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i've been leveling up by learning video compositing, and decided i'd make a little fake trailer for a beautiful future.

#bahai #bahaifaith
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Here's a comic about #oceanbirds I made in 2022 while I was sitting on the beach in Wildwood, NJ.

#comics #cartoons #illustration
a three panel comic strip. panel 1: "I am a sand piper, I live in the sand." A bashful sandpiper is speaking. panel 2: "I am a sea gull, I live above the sea." A wily and clever seagull is speaking. panel 3: "I'm probably an owl." A bagel with wings, a beak, and eyes is standing next to a sign qualifying as the body of water as a 'bay'
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I always appreciate that #Philly has "I Voted" stickers in multiple languages, including Arabic!

#nov4election
​Sticker: The sticker is white, round, and is being held in the person's fingers. ​Text: The Arabic text on the sticker says "لقد أدليت بصوتي!" (pronounced: Laqad adlaytu bi-sawti!), which translates to "I have cast my vote!" or "I voted!" ​Illustration: The design features a stylized illustration of a clock tower or a tall, domed building, primarily in blue ink. The top of the structure appears to have a small statue or finial. This design strongly resembles the Philadelphia City Hall tower (specifically the dome and William Penn statue on top). ​Colors: The text is in a gradient of red and blue, and the illustration is predominantly blue. ​Background: The sticker is held over a light-colored desk or table. ​A piece of election equipment is visible behind the sticker. This appears to be an ExpressVote machine, a type of electronic ballot marking device, which is commonly used in elections. ​There are wires and cables running across the table. ​In the lower right corner, a small portion of a sheet of English "I Voted" stickers is visible.
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I just saw a guy bicycling by in a cape and tophat. File that one under...
A long tree chain saw with a steel hilt welded on. The caption is, "Guys will see this and think, 'Hell Yeah'"
October 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Some fan urt. The new Katamari game rocks.

#art #illustration #katamaridamacy
The image depicts an open sketchbook with a colorful drawing on the right page, which appears to be drawn by hand using markers or colored pencils. The artwork is quite detailed and whimsical in style. At the center of the scene, there's the Prince of All Cosmos with a Katamari made up of flowers, bricks or blocks and other small items which could be interpreted as gears or mechanical parts. The colors are vivid, primarily green for the character on top and a mix of greens, reds, purples, blacks, whites, and browns in the depiction of the larger creature. The drawing has some rough textures that suggest it was done with ink or brush-like strokes which adds to its hand-drawn feel. On the left page of the sketchbook is a plain white background, suggesting this could be an unfinished piece on one side and completed art on another. The person holding the sketchbook appears to have denim jeans visible in the lower part of the image, indicating that they are seated or lying down while showcasing their artwork.
October 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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still a little proud of this Arabic graffiti tag-style painting I did. it says "Zahra / زهرة", which is my niece's name. "Zahra / زهرة " 's literal meaning is 'flower,' but can also refer to a queen.

#arabic #art #illustration
A graffiti style tag of a rose, with the Arabic word "Zahra" written overtop with a thick white and black outline, visually separating the two elements.
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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some art i did in 2008, back when i was working more seriously at being a full-time cartoonist.

that didn't really work out, but, i still get to do what i love.

#art #cartooning
a cartoon of Billy Mays screeching "BILLY MAYS HERE", while perched atop a scared, waifish man. Billy Mays has bug-eyes and am extremely rage-filled expression, as he chokes the smaller man to death.
October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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This evening, I drew a Bauhaus-inspired eagle statue that went on a flyer advertising a Bahá'í high holiday, the Twin Birthdays (the birthdays of the Báb an Bahá'u'lláh). I thought it turned out pretty cool.

#art #illustration #bauhaus #bahaifaith
A Bauhaus (blocky, interpretive) illustration of an eagle looking to the left. beneath it is a pedestal that has Arabic writing which reads "The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh" / "May peace find them"
October 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Some fresh art from yesterday. A Fresco-style portrait of my two cats.

#art #illustration #painting
A small painting of two cats jumping and stretching, placed on a glass table.
October 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Here’s how the swag turned out. :) Big fan of this one, it came out very elegant.
A tote bag with a design printed on it. The design has a 9-pointed star with a face and a little toothy smile, tenting the palms of its hands in meditative reflection. It is superimposed over a checkered black and white orb. The lettering, “I am a practitioner of peace!” is written around it in a roundel. A yellow t-shirt with a design printed on it. The design has a 9-pointed star with a face and a little toothy smile, tenting the palms of its hands in meditative reflection. It is superimposed over a checkered black and white orb. The lettering, “I am a practitioner of peace!” is written around it in a roundel.
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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I made some urt today. Felt good. It's an impressionist painting of my cat Pochi.

#art
An impressionist painting of a stylized black cat looking to the left
September 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Continuing my trend of pretending to be a first year art school student, I made a 2.5 inch chapbook to test the dusty knowledge of bookbinding that is in the back of my brain from when I was in high school.

It turned out nice. It's saddle stitched. I think I might make more of these.

#art
A hand holding a small, homemade book produced from folding a sheet of paper into 9 segments, and then stapling the center of the signature into a saddle stitch. This forms what is called in the industry a "soft spine," meaning, the entire book can be rolled up like a newspaper.
September 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Teddy has been officially CANCER-FREE for one year today. Ya'baha'u'llah'abha!!!!

#cats
A brown tabby cat chowing on some meat, wearing a blue "Kicking Cancer's Tail" bandana.
September 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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A first attempt gouache.

#art #illustration
A painting in gouache of sheep in a field
September 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Some art from today — another rather naive attempt at free perspective impressionism. I was inspired by a beautiful poster I saw on sale at the University of the Arts clean out sale but regrettably did not purchase, so, I have been doing studies to try and replicate it myself.
An impressionist scene of an old stone bridge spanning over a small, shallow creek that extends off into the distance. Trees bend and reach into the sunlight that is peeking through the canopy. This is a scene of a freemasoned bridge in the Wissahickon Valley in Philadelphia, near the switchback that leads across the Wissahickon Creek, up the hillside, and to the famous 'Toleration' statue.
September 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Some more photos from Car Seat Headrest last night from my new phone (a Pixel 10 Pro).
car seat headrest on a smoky stage A frontlit version of Car Seat Headrest, this time frontlit so you can see the musicians. The silhouettes of dancing people, including in the center, where the silhouette is wearing furry cat ears A mostly red scene seen from the ground of crowds standing, watching a concert. The shadows are long and dramatic, as a monitor with a guitarist blares in the background
September 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A series of colorful LED lights mounted on a structure against a cloudy sky." This description captures the main elements of the image—the LED lights and their arrangement—while also noting the setting, which is the cloudy sky.
September 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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I have been tracking my daily mood every day at the same time for about 6 years now.

It's the 'Pixels' app on Android. It's great, I would recommend it.

#mentalhealth
A big mix of color blocks representing good days and bad days. Deep red are the worst days, and dark blue are the best ones. White is just an okay day. The top part of the same thing stretching back to 2019
September 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Neat
September 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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working on learning some 3d shit
a screenshot of KeyShot Studio on MacOS rendering my logo.
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM