ollie 🪱
@thinginthedirt.bsky.social
he/they, 26 🏳️⚧️
illustrator, printmaker, fiber artist, birder 🕊
bulgarian-american living in spain
audhd
🆓🇵🇸
⚔️ no ai ⚔️
portfolio: https://ollierollie.artstation.com/
prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thinginthedirt/
shop: https://inthedirtstudio.com
illustrator, printmaker, fiber artist, birder 🕊
bulgarian-american living in spain
audhd
🆓🇵🇸
⚔️ no ai ⚔️
portfolio: https://ollierollie.artstation.com/
prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/thinginthedirt/
shop: https://inthedirtstudio.com
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ollie 🪱
@thinginthedirt.bsky.social
· Oct 14
#PortfolioDay Hi, I'm Ollie! I'm a queer illustrator who loves worldbuilding and stories. I am open to work on ttrpgs, book covers, game assets, characters, and more.
🎨 ollierollie.artstation.com
✉️ inthedirt@mailfence.com
🎨 ollierollie.artstation.com
✉️ inthedirt@mailfence.com
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April 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
i love having a june birthday bc there's not many holidays around that time and it's halfway to xmas, really makes life feel balanced
December 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
i love having a june birthday bc there's not many holidays around that time and it's halfway to xmas, really makes life feel balanced
aside from all the other shit, i can't believe everyone doesn't see ai use as unprofessional - its literally the tool for doing a half assed job at something u don't care to get good at
December 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
aside from all the other shit, i can't believe everyone doesn't see ai use as unprofessional - its literally the tool for doing a half assed job at something u don't care to get good at
maybe it's coincidence but a few days after i posted this they started forcing their own youtube premium ads on me even with adblock lmao, is that new for everyone or am i being targeted for giving away my cheats
i see a lot of people complain about youtube ads and i just wanna say that adblock works pretty well for me on desktop - youtube does turn it off automatically but you can just turn it on again and reload the page and it'll stay on, at least for a while
December 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
maybe it's coincidence but a few days after i posted this they started forcing their own youtube premium ads on me even with adblock lmao, is that new for everyone or am i being targeted for giving away my cheats
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can someone just make a "does the dog die" but for "did this movie/series/videogame/book use gen AI" so i can avoid them
October 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
can someone just make a "does the dog die" but for "did this movie/series/videogame/book use gen AI" so i can avoid them
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hi pals! if you want anything from my shop before the holidays, you have until end of tomorrow! it won't make it for christmas if you're outside the uk, but i can give you a cute jpeg you can email your friends to say their gifts will arrive in january ❤️
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #cuteart
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #cuteart
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
hi pals! if you want anything from my shop before the holidays, you have until end of tomorrow! it won't make it for christmas if you're outside the uk, but i can give you a cute jpeg you can email your friends to say their gifts will arrive in january ❤️
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #cuteart
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #cuteart
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SEASON'S GREASONS
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SEASON'S GREASONS
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New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
my lil buddy is still here
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
my lil buddy is still here
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People from the US can finally get their hands on my art again! I just set up an INPRNT :) so happy to be able to reach my biggest collectors again 😭❤️
inprnt.com/gallery/thes...
#art #humanart #artprints #illustration
inprnt.com/gallery/thes...
#art #humanart #artprints #illustration
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
People from the US can finally get their hands on my art again! I just set up an INPRNT :) so happy to be able to reach my biggest collectors again 😭❤️
inprnt.com/gallery/thes...
#art #humanart #artprints #illustration
inprnt.com/gallery/thes...
#art #humanart #artprints #illustration
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miss oranje disco dancer
December 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
miss oranje disco dancer
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Today is the 7th anniversary of my webcomic, GODFLESH!
To celebrate, I've decided to start posting it here as a thread.
🧿🧿🧿
Godflesh is a fantasy comic about gods and prophets, sinister happenings, and royal bloodshed.
#godfleshcomic
To celebrate, I've decided to start posting it here as a thread.
🧿🧿🧿
Godflesh is a fantasy comic about gods and prophets, sinister happenings, and royal bloodshed.
#godfleshcomic
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today is the 7th anniversary of my webcomic, GODFLESH!
To celebrate, I've decided to start posting it here as a thread.
🧿🧿🧿
Godflesh is a fantasy comic about gods and prophets, sinister happenings, and royal bloodshed.
#godfleshcomic
To celebrate, I've decided to start posting it here as a thread.
🧿🧿🧿
Godflesh is a fantasy comic about gods and prophets, sinister happenings, and royal bloodshed.
#godfleshcomic
anyone have a tutorial they like for clip studio? i tried it out a couple times but it was so overwhelming, i'm used to digital art but barely anything was the same as photoshop even most of the keyboard shortcuts
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
anyone have a tutorial they like for clip studio? i tried it out a couple times but it was so overwhelming, i'm used to digital art but barely anything was the same as photoshop even most of the keyboard shortcuts
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Creative solidarity means:
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Creative solidarity means:
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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You go to war with the baby snowy plovers you have, not the baby snowy plovers you want.
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
You go to war with the baby snowy plovers you have, not the baby snowy plovers you want.
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
That being said, this is the baby snowy plover i want. 🪶 🐣
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I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
sappho loves to squish
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
sappho loves to squish
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Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
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Morning Flight
“The air was crisp and cool beneath wings
The sky grew light until the mountains blazed
And the mist pulled from the green, deep water
The smallest sounds echoed across the lake
The whoosh of movement, calm and steady
Warmed the muscles, welcomed the new day.”
#watercolor #dragons
“The air was crisp and cool beneath wings
The sky grew light until the mountains blazed
And the mist pulled from the green, deep water
The smallest sounds echoed across the lake
The whoosh of movement, calm and steady
Warmed the muscles, welcomed the new day.”
#watercolor #dragons
December 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Morning Flight
“The air was crisp and cool beneath wings
The sky grew light until the mountains blazed
And the mist pulled from the green, deep water
The smallest sounds echoed across the lake
The whoosh of movement, calm and steady
Warmed the muscles, welcomed the new day.”
#watercolor #dragons
“The air was crisp and cool beneath wings
The sky grew light until the mountains blazed
And the mist pulled from the green, deep water
The smallest sounds echoed across the lake
The whoosh of movement, calm and steady
Warmed the muscles, welcomed the new day.”
#watercolor #dragons