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Samtankerous
@samtankerous.bsky.social
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Artist/animator (sorta), video editor, insect enjoyer. https://linktr.ee/samtankerous
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unburntwitch.com
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
Bold statement to make considering the impressive VFX and CGI in the first Avatar movie are the ONLY thing people remember about it.
cartoonbrew.bsky.social Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · Aug 28
“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk.
www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...
James Cameron Says VFX Costs Threaten Future Of Blockbusters
In a recent interview, Stability AI board member James Cameron warned high budgets threaten theaters, urging cheaper VFX and new tech to cut costs.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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kuroama.bsky.social
Live2d Earing WIP
~ Bless the amazing art and layering 🙏

Vtuber: @Afaedite
Artist: @nanoless.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
samtankerous.bsky.social
I have been possessed by the art demons yet again and knocked out this BB Pod in about 4 days. Just in time for Death Stranding 2 later this week too.

Drawn in CSP, rigged in Live2D! and it's on the Vtube Studio Steam workshop right now:
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
VTS Item - Death Stranding BB Pod
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June 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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dustinkcouch.bsky.social
who you gonna call

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOG...
June 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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slimerancher.com
We know a wiggly world is incomplete without our LGBTQ+ Ranchers! 🌈

So this year we're pledging a total of $15,000 to the Trans Wellness Center (LA), Seattle's LGBTQ+ Center, and Outside In (PDX) to provide support to some of our local communities.

Happy Pride, Ranchers! 🏳️‍🌈
Illustration of a smiling Beatrix surrounded by a rainbow cascade of various slimes. A rainbow heart sticker adorns her cheek. Happy Pride!
June 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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rachellense.bsky.social
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖
A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
samtankerous.bsky.social
Y'all ever just black out for a bunch of hours and make a beetle?

Needs a lot of tweaking but pretty close to a chlorocala africana oertzeni for a first attempt.

#blender #b3d #beetle #bugsky
A 3D render of a metallic, purple and blue beetle perched on a wet green leaf.
May 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
More CGCookie homework! #blender
May 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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kirynn.bsky.social
Our popsicle asset is finally back on the market! Is your model summer ready?

☀️Customizable tracking
☀️Animated dripping
☀️Multiple default skin tones
☀️Customization tutorial + set-up readme

🛒 vgen.co/Kirynn/shop

🎨 nerdsidestories (retired)⚙️me!
#VtuberAssets #Live2DAssets #VgenShop #Live2D #VSky
May 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
*jiggles menacingly*

#blender
April 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
Another day, another spending too much time on details that will literally never even be on screen.
(also I need to learn to mesh properly, I swear)
#live2d
March 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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kirynn.bsky.social
OH also important to note:

LIVE2D HAS A FREE FOREVER VERSION

Do NOT do the free trial (which is a trial of the pro version) until after you've tried out the free version and exceeded it's limitations! The free version is where I started learning and has everything you need.
March 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
A goober
An image of a stylised, green, octopus inside an aquarium. The aquarium is attached on a robot body acting as its head. The aquarium contains some plants, a purple anemone and yellow sand. The octopus is pressed against the glass of the aquarium, looking up with a grin.
March 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
To all the Live2D riggers recommending that you copy the arm into the body deformer and glue it to the actual arm so the shoulders stay connected I'm sorry for not listening sooner you're all geniuses
March 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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crevicedwelling.bsky.social
there seem to be more people to look at my bugs, please look at this one. it squeaks at you
January 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
samtankerous.bsky.social
I swear I haven't forgotten bluesky exists. It's just that after every time I think of posting some of my work, I blink and it's a month later...
Anyway here's a sea anemone I made. #live2d #live2dwip
January 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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borderless.bsky.social
BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:

Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.

That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
December 10, 2024 at 5:23 AM
samtankerous.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦‍⬛🪶🎨
Image is a drawing of a Lilac-breasted Roller: a brightly colored, fluffy bird on a branch with a white background. The bird is a mix of orange, blue, pink and green.
November 18, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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godbirdart.bsky.social
I've been adding alt text to my finished art and work updates for a long while. These are some guidelines I've set for myself that may help others!

Also I want to mention! Lexikitty has a cool video about blind people tech: youtu.be/hBoeoIqtI1I - mild volume warning for the first ~20 seconds
Image is a text-heavy graphic over a mint green backdrop. The text reads: Alt Text Tips, part one of two. November 2024. The following are things to focus on / include in alt text. Include any text in the image. For example: "image text reads: (insert text)", or simply write out the image text. Use effective descriptions to save text space while still conveying the tone. Examples: an excited anthropomorphic wolf, a solemn expanse of blue sky, a relaxed person seated next to a calm lake. Describe the essentials. If the image is of a person / character, what are they doing (holding an object, sitting, etc?). what is their overall mood (lively, melancholic?). what are they wearing (a warm hoodie with stylish techwear accessories?). if the image is of a thing, place, or person, what is the setting (a grassy plain with a far-off wall of mountains, the interior of a house, a yellow background?). what emotion does the setting convey (a whimsical field of flowers, a lonely cliff above a restless sea?). what colours are being used (a vibrant green jungle, a dusty beige stack of envelopes?). Punctuation is Important. Be sure to spell check and properly punctuate your text. Screen readers will not insert forgotten periods, and may not interpret text emojis. Know your character limits. Different sites have different character limits for alt text. Bluesky: 2000. Instagram: No Limit. Mastodon: 1500. Tumblr: 4096. Twitter: 1000. the following sites have no integrated alt text option at the time of this post: Artfol, Cara, DeviantART, FurAffinity, Inkblot, Pillowfort, Sheezy, Toyhouse. if your alt text is heavy (such as this graphic) and exceeds the character limit, split your graphic into multiple images or link to an offsite post or document that includes the entire text. Image is a text-heavy graphic over a mint green backdrop. The text reads: Alt Text Tips, part two of two. November 2024. The following are things to avoid in alt text. Emojis, URLs, Formatted Text, and Excessive Hashtags. Keep your text plain; screen readers cannot read fancy fonts. No emojis; screen readers read out each emoji individually. Keep links in the post body. If you must include a URL, keep it short and condensed. Keep hashtags to a minimum (2 -3), add them after the image description. Improper Use of Alt Text. The purpose of the alt text is to describe the image. It should not be used exclusively for signing your name, website, hashtags, or text that is completely unrelated to the image itself. The Hyper-Specifics. Not every detail needs to be included. Keep descriptions short and essential and use descriptive words to bolster it. for example, this: “image is a digitally drawn art piece made in Photoshop in 2024 of a 5' 9” male grey wolf original character belonging to [insert person name]. He is making an angry conflicted expression at the viewer with scrunched eyebrows. He is wearing a black sweater with a slightly lighter grey neckline, with a hoodie on top that is black, purple, and blue. The sleeves are purple with blue cyber patterns running up the sides only and blocky geometric symbols on the outside. They also have patches of a galaxy patterned triangle, a planet with moons orbiting it, a comet, a smiling sun, a satellite, and a solar system.” could be written instead as: “image is a digital drawing of a moody anthropomorphic wolf wearing a dark techwear-style hoodie over a black sweater. his hoodie’s sleeves feature bold futuristic blue and purple graphics and cosmic-themed patches.” If you want to convey that the piece features a character belonging to someone else, such as a commission, you can write “image is a drawing of the client’s character” while keeping the client’s name / link in the post body.
November 17, 2024 at 3:02 AM
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giraffalope.bsky.social
cat business🐱
October 17, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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srmullens.bsky.social
This is a Mute List. Its creator found loads of accounts that steal and post content, including AI generated stuff. They are often grift accounts.

Click the “subscribe” button and you get options to mute or block all its accounts with one button.
October 17, 2024 at 6:57 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
Welcome new people here have a crab I drew and rigged in Live2D
October 17, 2024 at 5:37 PM
samtankerous.bsky.social
Now that I'm done with some irl stuff, time to actually start posting! Here's Iggy, my little guy I've been working on for.. years at this point. Old version on the left, new version on the right. Music is Moss Blanket Night by Harry Mack from the Slime Rancher OST. #live2d
October 5, 2024 at 8:19 AM