Hey #ArtistsOnMastodon,
So I'm like lower-mid when it comes to drawing. I want to improve and I know it takes practice. Can anyone recommend something like simple daily exercises that I can do to work on my artistic skills? Guided is ideal, with a short time-investment per exercise. I don't have a whole lot of free time.

Any advice and boosts are appreciated. Thank you!

#Artists #Drawing

Hey #ArtistsOnMastodon,
So I'm like lower-mid when it comes to drawing. I want to improve and I know it takes practice. Can anyone recommend something like simple daily exercises that I can do to work on my artistic skills? Guided is ideal, with a short time-investment per exercise. I don't have a whole lot of free time.

Any advice and boosts are appreciated. Thank you!

#Artists #Drawing

While I’m not abreast of events at #bluesky, it seems there are #blueskyrefugees joining #mastodon. Welcome! The #fediverse has a wide variety of #creative people, including #musicians and #singers, #artists, #writers, #actors, #composers, and more. Look around, engage, and enjoy!

Photo of a recent gift of #flowers I received as gratitude for my services at a nonprofit event.

While I’m not abreast of events at #bluesky, it seems there are #blueskyrefugees joining #mastodon. Welcome! The #fediverse has a wide variety of #creative people, including #musicians and #singers, #artists, #writers, #actors, #composers, and more. Look around, engage, and enjoy!

Photo of a recent gift of #flowers I received as gratitude for my services at a nonprofit event.

https://bandwagon.fm/2025-september 👀

More updates to #Bandwagon are now live on https://bandwagon.fm, including a beautiful embeddable player, Federation improvements, and upgrades to the core application.

We're continuing to move the #Fediverse forward for #Musicians and #Artists

Let me know how it works for you, and what would be the best next thing to work on.

That time I went too far according to Sir Google… 💩 😆

#google #unbound #MadeWithUnbound #CharacterDesign #design #artwork #sculpture #3DModeling #illustration #illustrator #digital #DigitalArt #style #art #arts #arte #artist #artists #GraphicDesign #3D #CreativeToots #FediArt #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #retro #PC #tech #technology #BigTech

Also please take note she is an artist. An #ARTIST. They are not #deporting “ #criminals.” That is a LIE. They are kidnapping #artists & violating due process. We all need to speak out loudly in #protest against this every time it happens.

Please share & help #TuckerMay find her.

#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #US #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist

https://bandwagon.fm/2025-september 👀

More updates to #Bandwagon are now live on https://bandwagon.fm, including a beautiful embeddable player, Federation improvements, and upgrades to the core application.

We're continuing to move the #Fediverse forward for #Musicians and #Artists

Let me know how it works for you, and what would be the best next thing to work on.

@brianmerchant makes the shrewd point that #artists are losing jobs to #AI not because AI is that good, but because many companies that employ artists don't need work to be that good.
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/artists-are-losing-work-wages-and

The same point applies far beyond the arts and we see examples every day. Poor writing in popular journalism. Poor decisions by insurance companies and other institutions. Poor attempts to grab your attention and influence you.

Merchant himself generalizes the point beyond AI and art: "There is a clear parallel to the Luddites here, who were skilled technicians and clothmakers who weren’t worried about technology surpassing them, but the way factory owners used it to make cheaper, lower-quality goods that drove down prices."

@brianmerchant makes the shrewd point that #artists are losing jobs to #AI not because AI is that good, but because many companies that employ artists don't need work to be that good.
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/artists-are-losing-work-wages-and

The same point applies far beyond the arts and we see examples every day. Poor writing in popular journalism. Poor decisions by insurance companies and other institutions. Poor attempts to grab your attention and influence you.

Merchant himself generalizes the point beyond AI and art: "There is a clear parallel to the Luddites here, who were skilled technicians and clothmakers who weren’t worried about technology surpassing them, but the way factory owners used it to make cheaper, lower-quality goods that drove down prices."

Mastoart.social is a friendly international creative Mastodon server that welcomes all skill levels of visual art, crafts, music, writing and more. (AI is not allowed.)

https://mastoart.social

You can find out more at https://mastoart.social/about or contact the admin @span artmin

#FeaturedServer#Art#Creative#Artists#Creativity#Crafts#Musicians#Mastodon #Fediverse#FreeFediverse

Mastoart.social is a friendly international creative Mastodon server that welcomes all skill levels of visual art, crafts, music, writing and more. (AI is not allowed.)

https://mastoart.social

You can find out more at https://mastoart.social/about or contact the admin @span artmin

#FeaturedServer#Art#Creative#Artists#Creativity#Crafts#Musicians#Mastodon #Fediverse#FreeFediverse

Once upon a time I did traditional art too.
I do kinda miss it, but it takes soo long....

Who is your favorite pokemon? I've loved ivysaur since gen 1 🌹

#art #artist #anime #traditionalart#ArtistsOnMastodon#MastoArt #artists #illustration#MastoArt#CommissionsOpen #pokemon #pokemonart

Once upon a time I did traditional art too.
I do kinda miss it, but it takes soo long....

Who is your favorite pokemon? I've loved ivysaur since gen 1 🌹

#art #artist #anime #traditionalart#ArtistsOnMastodon#MastoArt #artists #illustration#MastoArt#CommissionsOpen #pokemon #pokemonart

Happy Labour Day! How about a #horror #comic to celebrate #HalloweenEve?
Iván G. Azuara's "The Letter" is now available to read on the site. Bear in mind that there's some graphic body horror on one of the pages, so reader discretion is advised! First page below, rest on the website!

https://fodongo.jectoons.net/comic/the-letter-by-ivan-g-azuara-reader-discretion-advised/

Check out Iván's website at https://unpocodetinta.com. And consider subscribing yearly to Fodongo on OpenCollective! It is $30CAD a year, and I will send you the #zine .pdfs to your email! --> https://opencollective.com/fodongo/contribute/zine-subscription-experimental-84682

Thanks for reading and supporting #indie #artists and #freeculture.

Happy Labour Day! How about a #horror #comic to celebrate #HalloweenEve?
Iván G. Azuara's "The Letter" is now available to read on the site. Bear in mind that there's some graphic body horror on one of the pages, so reader discretion is advised! First page below, rest on the website!

https://fodongo.jectoons.net/comic/the-letter-by-ivan-g-azuara-reader-discretion-advised/

Check out Iván's website at https://unpocodetinta.com. And consider subscribing yearly to Fodongo on OpenCollective! It is $30CAD a year, and I will send you the #zine .pdfs to your email! --> https://opencollective.com/fodongo/contribute/zine-subscription-experimental-84682

Thanks for reading and supporting #indie #artists and #freeculture.

🔥La sera del 20 agosto @kenobit, Gambit, i Dietro L'Angolo e Mano Manita hanno infiammato Piazza San Costanzo.

Ci siamo divertitɜ tantissimo! Grazie allo staff, lɜ artistɜ, le associazioni e istituzioni che hanno permesso l'evento 👏

Ma, soprattutto, grazie al meraviglioso pubblico che ha dato vita alla serata! 🎉

#estate #kenobit #musica #musicalive #Sanremo #scambi #festival #lapigna #lapignadisanremo #artists #sanremocittàdellamusica #liguria