Fin Downes
@fdownes.bsky.social
Artist - Australian in Vancouver - He/Him - bi
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I had to expunge my thoughts on Bluesky's current, uh, choppy waters into a proper blog post (which jay can't take down for being too mean or saying 'lol' in a threatening way)
azhdarchid.com/delusions-of...
azhdarchid.com/delusions-of...
Delusions of a Protocol
On vaporware as an ideological product.
azhdarchid.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I had to expunge my thoughts on Bluesky's current, uh, choppy waters into a proper blog post (which jay can't take down for being too mean or saying 'lol' in a threatening way)
azhdarchid.com/delusions-of...
azhdarchid.com/delusions-of...
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i think the disconnect with the bluesky team and the userbase is that the userbase, the people who occupy this place, think of bluesky as purely a twitter alternative and the bluesky team thinks of it as purely a coding foundation for others build off of
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
i think the disconnect with the bluesky team and the userbase is that the userbase, the people who occupy this place, think of bluesky as purely a twitter alternative and the bluesky team thinks of it as purely a coding foundation for others build off of
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#pleinairpril 2/30 - Cherry blossom season is here again, Garry Point park is very pretty !!
#pleinair #digitalart #cherryblossoms #sakura #quickpainting #pleinairpril2025
#pleinair #digitalart #cherryblossoms #sakura #quickpainting #pleinairpril2025
April 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
#pleinairpril 2/30 - Cherry blossom season is here again, Garry Point park is very pretty !!
#pleinair #digitalart #cherryblossoms #sakura #quickpainting #pleinairpril2025
#pleinair #digitalart #cherryblossoms #sakura #quickpainting #pleinairpril2025
I'm particularly proud of these medal designs that I did for Starship Troopers: Extermination
November 15, 2024 at 7:48 PM
I'm particularly proud of these medal designs that I did for Starship Troopers: Extermination
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Hello, it me
This painting contains my family in their chinese zodiac form 🐉
I'm an Ox, though I'll let you decide which of the three is me ;)
This painting contains my family in their chinese zodiac form 🐉
I'm an Ox, though I'll let you decide which of the three is me ;)
October 19, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Hello, it me
This painting contains my family in their chinese zodiac form 🐉
I'm an Ox, though I'll let you decide which of the three is me ;)
This painting contains my family in their chinese zodiac form 🐉
I'm an Ox, though I'll let you decide which of the three is me ;)
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And here's a concept I painted for our tropical lava planet
October 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
And here's a concept I painted for our tropical lava planet
Another piece of creature concept art from Starship Troopers: Extermination, this time an ice variant of the classic arachnid
October 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Another piece of creature concept art from Starship Troopers: Extermination, this time an ice variant of the classic arachnid
Here's a creature concept for Starship Troopers: Extermination that I haven't uploaded anywhere else yet
October 24, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Here's a creature concept for Starship Troopers: Extermination that I haven't uploaded anywhere else yet
I've been pretty happy to keep bluesky as a chill space to upload sketchbook stuff, but since I'm heading to Lightbox I should start uploading some recent work
October 24, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I've been pretty happy to keep bluesky as a chill space to upload sketchbook stuff, but since I'm heading to Lightbox I should start uploading some recent work
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some character designs i did while i was at Phoenix Labs for project LAX 2 yrs ago. it was like pop urban subculture fighters imbued with magic powers? maybe i still dont quite get the direction
October 23, 2024 at 7:43 AM
some character designs i did while i was at Phoenix Labs for project LAX 2 yrs ago. it was like pop urban subculture fighters imbued with magic powers? maybe i still dont quite get the direction
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When a T. rex is not stomping, shaking their heads and roaring, they are just like us. And cats.
Animation by me. T. rex model by Herschel Hoffmeyer.
Animation by me. T. rex model by Herschel Hoffmeyer.
October 21, 2024 at 10:38 PM
When a T. rex is not stomping, shaking their heads and roaring, they are just like us. And cats.
Animation by me. T. rex model by Herschel Hoffmeyer.
Animation by me. T. rex model by Herschel Hoffmeyer.
Some weird twisty organic form sketches
October 21, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Some weird twisty organic form sketches
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Darkstar
//Previz for a game :)
//Previz for a game :)
October 18, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Darkstar
//Previz for a game :)
//Previz for a game :)
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The shape sketches keep happening
October 17, 2024 at 11:31 PM
The shape sketches keep happening
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[ MOTORTAUR]
[WEAPONIZEWONDER]
MY BODY MEETS THE ROAD - THE SOUL COMBUSTS - I RIDE ETERNAL AND SAVAGE - ARE YOU ALIVE TOO?
💀🏍️⛓️💥😇
New shirt design for Weaponizewonder on Insta
[WEAPONIZEWONDER]
MY BODY MEETS THE ROAD - THE SOUL COMBUSTS - I RIDE ETERNAL AND SAVAGE - ARE YOU ALIVE TOO?
💀🏍️⛓️💥😇
New shirt design for Weaponizewonder on Insta
October 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
[ MOTORTAUR]
[WEAPONIZEWONDER]
MY BODY MEETS THE ROAD - THE SOUL COMBUSTS - I RIDE ETERNAL AND SAVAGE - ARE YOU ALIVE TOO?
💀🏍️⛓️💥😇
New shirt design for Weaponizewonder on Insta
[WEAPONIZEWONDER]
MY BODY MEETS THE ROAD - THE SOUL COMBUSTS - I RIDE ETERNAL AND SAVAGE - ARE YOU ALIVE TOO?
💀🏍️⛓️💥😇
New shirt design for Weaponizewonder on Insta
More form drawing practice, this time with some subtraction sketches
October 13, 2024 at 9:08 PM
More form drawing practice, this time with some subtraction sketches
Some freehand corner rounding practice. I got a lot more comfortable with estimating perspective by eye from these, and started to get a little better at managing line weight
October 12, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Some freehand corner rounding practice. I got a lot more comfortable with estimating perspective by eye from these, and started to get a little better at managing line weight