EyekooDrawsStuff
@eyekoo.bsky.social
A traveling South African artist in a complicated relationship with his sketchbook. Uses real and digital brushes to make pictures. Violent coffee addiction. Known to yawn like a wookiee. Answers to the name 'Ryan'.
QA and content for Magma.
QA and content for Magma.
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EyekooDrawsStuff
@eyekoo.bsky.social
· Feb 2
Oh, hey... I'm Ryan. I'm an illustrator in a complicated relationship with my sketchbook, with a love of coffee and video games.
I have a YouTube channel where I do drawing tablet reviews and share my painting.
Channel here: youtube.com/@eyekoodraws...
Prints here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/eyek...
I have a YouTube channel where I do drawing tablet reviews and share my painting.
Channel here: youtube.com/@eyekoodraws...
Prints here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/eyek...
Latest tablet review is up... This time it's the Artist Ultra 16 from @xppenofficial.bsky.social
It's a really decent pen display that offers most of what more advanced users would want at an affordable price point. There were some small issues though... youtu.be/0vqgJaxFvvo?...
It's a really decent pen display that offers most of what more advanced users would want at an affordable price point. There were some small issues though... youtu.be/0vqgJaxFvvo?...
Artist Ultra 16 review - 4k OLED with multitouch
YouTube video by EyekooDrawsStuff
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Latest tablet review is up... This time it's the Artist Ultra 16 from @xppenofficial.bsky.social
It's a really decent pen display that offers most of what more advanced users would want at an affordable price point. There were some small issues though... youtu.be/0vqgJaxFvvo?...
It's a really decent pen display that offers most of what more advanced users would want at an affordable price point. There were some small issues though... youtu.be/0vqgJaxFvvo?...
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🔥 Magma October 2025 Update 3 🔥
Hello there! This week, we're happy to announce another wave of updates! First, we've included feed posts from your network to your homepage, and second, we've added a few QoL features when making selections on Magma.
📲 Full update: magma.com/blog/october...
Hello there! This week, we're happy to announce another wave of updates! First, we've included feed posts from your network to your homepage, and second, we've added a few QoL features when making selections on Magma.
📲 Full update: magma.com/blog/october...
October 2025 Update #3 - Some QoL improvements | Magma
We've got some improvements to the new Homepage and Liquify, and Multiboard
magma.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🔥 Magma October 2025 Update 3 🔥
Hello there! This week, we're happy to announce another wave of updates! First, we've included feed posts from your network to your homepage, and second, we've added a few QoL features when making selections on Magma.
📲 Full update: magma.com/blog/october...
Hello there! This week, we're happy to announce another wave of updates! First, we've included feed posts from your network to your homepage, and second, we've added a few QoL features when making selections on Magma.
📲 Full update: magma.com/blog/october...
A little update to the Magma toolset...
October 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A little update to the Magma toolset...
A new something from XPPEN is coming...
YouTube video by EyekooDrawsStuff
youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Playing with @magma-com.bsky.social's new Remixing feature.
iPad, Tourbox Elite Plus and MOFT Dynamic Folio case.
@tourbox.bsky.social
#moft #magma
iPad, Tourbox Elite Plus and MOFT Dynamic Folio case.
@tourbox.bsky.social
#moft #magma
September 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Playing with @magma-com.bsky.social's new Remixing feature.
iPad, Tourbox Elite Plus and MOFT Dynamic Folio case.
@tourbox.bsky.social
#moft #magma
iPad, Tourbox Elite Plus and MOFT Dynamic Folio case.
@tourbox.bsky.social
#moft #magma
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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.
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
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.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
The #Huion Kamvas Pro 19... definitely one of the top drawing tablets I've tested so far.
- 19", 4k display, 60Hz refresh rate
- smooth multitouch
- 2x pens with PenTech 4.0 delivers great drawing experience
- fold out legs give 20degree drawing angle.
Video review here: youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
- 19", 4k display, 60Hz refresh rate
- smooth multitouch
- 2x pens with PenTech 4.0 delivers great drawing experience
- fold out legs give 20degree drawing angle.
Video review here: youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
September 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The #Huion Kamvas Pro 19... definitely one of the top drawing tablets I've tested so far.
- 19", 4k display, 60Hz refresh rate
- smooth multitouch
- 2x pens with PenTech 4.0 delivers great drawing experience
- fold out legs give 20degree drawing angle.
Video review here: youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
- 19", 4k display, 60Hz refresh rate
- smooth multitouch
- 2x pens with PenTech 4.0 delivers great drawing experience
- fold out legs give 20degree drawing angle.
Video review here: youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
One of the top drawing tablets I've used so far... Here's my video review of the #Huion Kamvas Pro 19 for digital drawing and painting
youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
Top notch pen display - Huion's Kamvas Pro 19 for digital drawing and painting
YouTube video by EyekooDrawsStuff
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
One of the top drawing tablets I've used so far... Here's my video review of the #Huion Kamvas Pro 19 for digital drawing and painting
youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
youtu.be/Hf01mwaGtdI?...
Sunday night, choosing the controller to wrap up this painting for my review of the Kamvas Pro 19. It came with the Keydial Mini K20 but...
Of course, I'm going with the Tourbox Elite Plus
Review of that here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
Of course, I'm going with the Tourbox Elite Plus
Review of that here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
July 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Sunday night, choosing the controller to wrap up this painting for my review of the Kamvas Pro 19. It came with the Keydial Mini K20 but...
Of course, I'm going with the Tourbox Elite Plus
Review of that here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
Of course, I'm going with the Tourbox Elite Plus
Review of that here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
Loving the @tourbox.bsky.social Elite Plus on iPad. Having button combos and button + dial pairings sets Tourbox (even the Lite) well above other shortcut controllers for me. And that side button is my primary modifier for everything else.
More in my review here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
More in my review here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
July 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Loving the @tourbox.bsky.social Elite Plus on iPad. Having button combos and button + dial pairings sets Tourbox (even the Lite) well above other shortcut controllers for me. And that side button is my primary modifier for everything else.
More in my review here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
More in my review here: youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
My review of the Tourbox Elite Plus for iPad is live! youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
I knew there was no going back after I bought the Lite last year. Now with the Elite Plus, I can continue my work in exactly the same on iPad when I head out as I'm used to on PC.
@tourbox.bsky.social #Tourbox
I knew there was no going back after I bought the Lite last year. Now with the Elite Plus, I can continue my work in exactly the same on iPad when I head out as I'm used to on PC.
@tourbox.bsky.social #Tourbox
Tourbox Elite Plus Review
YouTube video by EyekooDrawsStuff
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My review of the Tourbox Elite Plus for iPad is live! youtu.be/V9AjTTVPlUg?...
I knew there was no going back after I bought the Lite last year. Now with the Elite Plus, I can continue my work in exactly the same on iPad when I head out as I'm used to on PC.
@tourbox.bsky.social #Tourbox
I knew there was no going back after I bought the Lite last year. Now with the Elite Plus, I can continue my work in exactly the same on iPad when I head out as I'm used to on PC.
@tourbox.bsky.social #Tourbox
New video incoming tomorrow...
A review of the Tourbox Elite Plus on iPad.
Winding down here with it painting some quick glass bottle studies in Magma
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social #digitalpainting
A review of the Tourbox Elite Plus on iPad.
Winding down here with it painting some quick glass bottle studies in Magma
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social #digitalpainting
July 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New video incoming tomorrow...
A review of the Tourbox Elite Plus on iPad.
Winding down here with it painting some quick glass bottle studies in Magma
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social #digitalpainting
A review of the Tourbox Elite Plus on iPad.
Winding down here with it painting some quick glass bottle studies in Magma
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social #digitalpainting
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🔥 Magma July 2025 Update 🔥
Hi everyone! We have a new release for you this month with pen pressure opacity and additional keybindings, emerging from ongoing discussions with games studio, Couch Heroes!
📲 Full update here: magma.com/blog/magma-j...
Hi everyone! We have a new release for you this month with pen pressure opacity and additional keybindings, emerging from ongoing discussions with games studio, Couch Heroes!
📲 Full update here: magma.com/blog/magma-j...
Magma July 2025 update #1: Pressure opacity and keybinds | Magma
A look at what's new in the first July '25 Magma update.
magma.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🔥 Magma July 2025 Update 🔥
Hi everyone! We have a new release for you this month with pen pressure opacity and additional keybindings, emerging from ongoing discussions with games studio, Couch Heroes!
📲 Full update here: magma.com/blog/magma-j...
Hi everyone! We have a new release for you this month with pen pressure opacity and additional keybindings, emerging from ongoing discussions with games studio, Couch Heroes!
📲 Full update here: magma.com/blog/magma-j...
Keeping me busy on the weekend...
Magma x Tourbox and a new painting
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
Magma x Tourbox and a new painting
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Keeping me busy on the weekend...
Magma x Tourbox and a new painting
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
Magma x Tourbox and a new painting
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
Just posted my video review of the XPPEN Magic Drawing Pad. It's got some nice features, and gives a good drawing experience, but I had hoped for a little more ;-)
youtu.be/8pdH_Ib7ENM?...
youtu.be/8pdH_Ib7ENM?...
Reviewing XPPEN's first Android tablet: the Magic Drawing Pad
YouTube video by EyekooDrawsStuff
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Just posted my video review of the XPPEN Magic Drawing Pad. It's got some nice features, and gives a good drawing experience, but I had hoped for a little more ;-)
youtu.be/8pdH_Ib7ENM?...
youtu.be/8pdH_Ib7ENM?...
I decided to try to whip up a T-shirt design while working on a review of the @xppenofficial.bsky.social Magic Drawing Pad.
And here it is: eyekoo.creator-spring.com/listing/bird...
And here it is: eyekoo.creator-spring.com/listing/bird...
June 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I decided to try to whip up a T-shirt design while working on a review of the @xppenofficial.bsky.social Magic Drawing Pad.
And here it is: eyekoo.creator-spring.com/listing/bird...
And here it is: eyekoo.creator-spring.com/listing/bird...
At long last, my first enamel pin design finds its way onto my hat!
This is our Magma mascot, Pyro!
@magma-com.bsky.social
This is our Magma mascot, Pyro!
@magma-com.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
At long last, my first enamel pin design finds its way onto my hat!
This is our Magma mascot, Pyro!
@magma-com.bsky.social
This is our Magma mascot, Pyro!
@magma-com.bsky.social
My favourite thing about a Tourbox? Button combos. More specifically button+dial combinations.
Here I have the main dial of the Elite Plus to adjust my brush size on Magma. Then the side button together with the same dial for adjusting opacity.
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
Here I have the main dial of the Elite Plus to adjust my brush size on Magma. Then the side button together with the same dial for adjusting opacity.
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My favourite thing about a Tourbox? Button combos. More specifically button+dial combinations.
Here I have the main dial of the Elite Plus to adjust my brush size on Magma. Then the side button together with the same dial for adjusting opacity.
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
Here I have the main dial of the Elite Plus to adjust my brush size on Magma. Then the side button together with the same dial for adjusting opacity.
@tourbox.bsky.social @magma-com.bsky.social
New video is up on how the iPad Pro became the only tablet that I need as an artist on the move... Thanks to a few extras:
youtu.be/sjOW271CJ7I?...
youtu.be/sjOW271CJ7I?...
The extras that made the iPad Pro the only drawing tablet that I need
YouTube video by EyekooDrawsStuff
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
New video is up on how the iPad Pro became the only tablet that I need as an artist on the move... Thanks to a few extras:
youtu.be/sjOW271CJ7I?...
youtu.be/sjOW271CJ7I?...
We needed some visuals for our @lightboxexpo.com announcement... So I invited the @magma-com.bsky.social community to draw something together! This was a blast!
🔥 Announcement 🔥
Magma will be at Lightbox 2025 from October 24th to 26th! If you want to meet the team and get some exclusive Magma swag, book your LBX tickets today!
lightboxexpo.com
Magma will be at Lightbox 2025 from October 24th to 26th! If you want to meet the team and get some exclusive Magma swag, book your LBX tickets today!
lightboxexpo.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We needed some visuals for our @lightboxexpo.com announcement... So I invited the @magma-com.bsky.social community to draw something together! This was a blast!
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Woah, US Copyright Office (USCO) Director is suing the Administration for her firing!
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
US Copyright Office director sues Trump administration over firing
The U.S. Copyright Office director fired by the Trump administration sued President Donald Trump and other government officials on Thursday, arguing her firing was unconstitutional and should not be allowed to take effect.
www.reuters.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Woah, US Copyright Office (USCO) Director is suing the Administration for her firing!
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
Also this is a great opportunity to share the @authorsguild.bsky.social open petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter as the USCO Director that I think everyone should sign 🔥
authorsguild.org/petition-to-...
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Our most valuable online course sale ever! See top of my page for concept art, visual storytelling, digital painting, drawing, landscape painting. Self study at your own pace or fully critiqued live with me. Looking forward to meeting you!
May 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our most valuable online course sale ever! See top of my page for concept art, visual storytelling, digital painting, drawing, landscape painting. Self study at your own pace or fully critiqued live with me. Looking forward to meeting you!
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🔥 Magma x Huion: Art Jam Competition 🔥
Magma is partnering with Huion to host an Art Jam Competition with over 400+ USD and drawing tablets in prizes! 🔥
For further details, please see the following blog post. Welcome to Worlds Colliding! 🌎🪐
magma.com/blog/worlds-...
#MagmaArtJamCompetition
Magma is partnering with Huion to host an Art Jam Competition with over 400+ USD and drawing tablets in prizes! 🔥
For further details, please see the following blog post. Welcome to Worlds Colliding! 🌎🪐
magma.com/blog/worlds-...
#MagmaArtJamCompetition
magma.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🔥 Magma x Huion: Art Jam Competition 🔥
Magma is partnering with Huion to host an Art Jam Competition with over 400+ USD and drawing tablets in prizes! 🔥
For further details, please see the following blog post. Welcome to Worlds Colliding! 🌎🪐
magma.com/blog/worlds-...
#MagmaArtJamCompetition
Magma is partnering with Huion to host an Art Jam Competition with over 400+ USD and drawing tablets in prizes! 🔥
For further details, please see the following blog post. Welcome to Worlds Colliding! 🌎🪐
magma.com/blog/worlds-...
#MagmaArtJamCompetition
Exercise while doing #MedsMap... Repeating the same reference several times, experimenting with some different things.
Done in Procreate.
#digitalpainting #paintingpractice
Done in Procreate.
#digitalpainting #paintingpractice
April 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Exercise while doing #MedsMap... Repeating the same reference several times, experimenting with some different things.
Done in Procreate.
#digitalpainting #paintingpractice
Done in Procreate.
#digitalpainting #paintingpractice
Just two paintings I have in the works that I still need to finish...
Left penguin being done in Rebelle 7 (which I'm still completely new to), and the right penguin done in Magma (which I work in the most).
#penguins #digitalpainting
@magma-com.bsky.social
Left penguin being done in Rebelle 7 (which I'm still completely new to), and the right penguin done in Magma (which I work in the most).
#penguins #digitalpainting
@magma-com.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just two paintings I have in the works that I still need to finish...
Left penguin being done in Rebelle 7 (which I'm still completely new to), and the right penguin done in Magma (which I work in the most).
#penguins #digitalpainting
@magma-com.bsky.social
Left penguin being done in Rebelle 7 (which I'm still completely new to), and the right penguin done in Magma (which I work in the most).
#penguins #digitalpainting
@magma-com.bsky.social