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I used to give workshops on art & animation fundamentals at a university, but the workshop that students actually found the most useful by far was one where I taught people how to set small, actionable goals so they could decide on a direction they wanted to go in and improve on their own. [1/9]
Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.
Self-reminder for reasons to make art: - it is refreshing to not consume for once - healthy and therapeutic for you and others - showing your art to your friend who really likes your art - showing your art to supportive family members who brag about you to others about your cool art (it happens)
It's conference season, so I wanted to share the AI refusal statement I put at the end of my presentations and book talks. Feel free to use it!
I’m just going to add on my favorite quote from him in this year’s Hobonichi (his company)
anokayguy most Auteur@anokayguy.bsky.social · 2mo ago
It seems people are often afraid of liking their own art work due to the worry of being perceived as egotistical or conceited, but you can still love your work and have a huge driving force behind that acting as a love for learning and improving. You can be proud and seek joy while you grow.
My brain: I love GAMES I want to MAKE one *opens tutorial video* UGH...I wanna play a GAME. i will continue later *sees that tab again later* UGH
some tips for actually doing this: -shitty is better than incomplete -you are the ONLY one who can do what YOU'RE doing -people LOVE seeing the artist's hand in their work, esp in the age of genAi -the more you say "this sucks," the more you believe it. the opposite is also true
Keezy Young🌼@keezyyoung.bsky.social · 4w agowhen you're surrounded by what seems like everybody admitting that they feel awful about themselves, it can start to feel normal and expected that you also feel awful about yourself. but actually, it's okay to not want that! you can feel better! it takes work, and effort, but it's on the table!
With the newly released AI warning for Steam v1.1.0 you can turn the AI disclosure on Steam store pages into an unmissable popup and blur or hide games with an AI disclosure in the search results! github.com/seeeeew/aiwa... addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addo... chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-wa...
Artists, quote with your blue art!
Nauris@nauris.bsky.social · 2mo agoArtists! Quote with your blue art!
Anyone made a "Pixel Artists of Bluesky" group chat yet?
Bluesky@bsky.app · 2mo agoWhat's up, chat! Group chats are rolling out today in the new v1.124 update. This is our first feature built for communities, and there's more to come.
Anyone know of any ancient long-unused 3D softwares that produce results looking like they came out of a dream? Asking for a friend