I think it's time for another social media break. I'll be back, eventually. Keep on keepin' on folks.
Maker of monsters, builder of props, misspeller of words. Amateur artist and working class weirdo. If you post ai, I will block you. Come for the monsters, stick around for the yapping. Respect the trans homies. He/Him
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I think it's time for another social media break. I'll be back, eventually. Keep on keepin' on folks.
When you think about it, bread is a type of self-skinning expanding foam and could be used for making rarsuits.
Which foam do you use? Always looking for new material to try.
Maybe growing up poor did it, but it absolutely blows my mind how wasteful people are. I still pull perfectly good material from the trash. Wood, metal, plastic, functional electronics. Got 45' of fence panels the other day! Why buy something to throw away? Use it or give it to someone in need!
SLAM cardboard Day from earlier this summer. #cardboard #sculpture
Stop! This is a work in progress checkpoint. QRP with your wip. I guess this is technically several works in progress...
We live in the dumbest of all possible worlds.
Wow. I really don't want to be at work today. Maybe we all should just go home and try again tomorrow.
When I was planning the Minotaur, I wanted to have removable horns for travel and storage, but they also had LED strips. So how to easily connect the power AND be solidly anchoed? A strong magnet that doubles as a touch power contact!
This is so true it hurts. Have ideas and a goal, but be prepared to make compromises. Sometimes things just dont work like they do in your head.
Tell a friend!
i could draw you something like this, you know. both of these were commissioned from me this past year ๐๐ โกZinogre for @wattyspears.bsky.social ๐Urabares for @blobspike.bsky.social #mhart #commission #commissionsopen #bsnm #fantastyart #dragon
Hey it works! Added some lights to the giant monster paw sculpture, took me a minute to figure out how to light the eye using a translucent material that wouldn't look corny and had some depth when unlit. Ended up using layers of acrylic with cellophane under a glass cabochon, will post a
ko-fi.com/owllog/goal?... Legit so close to halfway. Share this post, or throw me a few bucks if you can. Please help me help my little dude. #mutualaid
Yeah, I really want to just keep this. All of it. Oh well, guess I need to get paid.
I think we're going to finally spruce up our Halloween costumes this year. Pretty happy with the heads still but the rest might get redone.
thanks to the folks who have commissioned me and bought one of my prints so far! iโm almost at 10% of my goal, hoping to get significantly further by the end of the month. iโll try and workshop new print ideas to add to the shop too, i know itโs small rn lol ko-fi.com/trapnaster/g...
Went to the artist meet up the other day. Despite my being a half mad hermit, I think it went well. Met some folks, talked a little shop, and planned some projects. It was nice to physically be amongst my people, and I'm excited to do it again. Now, more than ever, it's good to find community.
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I know others have likely said this, but the point and the joy in art is that it is problem solving in action. It is watching your improvement piece by piece and creating a personal visual language Whenever people use AI instead it quite literally defeats that entire purpose of creating
You sure are! It's looking great.
Every time I think to myself, this is the thing. This will snap people awake. And then I'm met with a resounding "Chill out dude, it'll be fine."
I actually always find this X-Files clip really inspiring that way, like yeah I do 100% believe Fox Mulder wants me to stay alive
Anyone wanna go yell at the heavens sometime? I feel like we could all use a good ol' yelling at the heavens.
๐ Sorry for being obnoxious about this.. but I'm going to be obnoxious. I really want to get most of these sold! Haven't gotten to ship anything out in a fat minute and I'd like to see more go to new homes. The sooner I sell out, the sooner I can close!
That's incredible!
Can't believe I finally started to apply the paints on this. Only took a bajillion months of staring at it. Now I kinda don't wanna stop painting til it's done #Art #WIP
Straight outa the trenches.
Ever get near the end of a project and think "Man, I wish I could just keep this."?
HELP PLZ SHRE Benny is currently at the vet. He wasn't eating, or drinking water. He was vomiting and couldn't even stand up. The vet bill is going to be roughly $1,500 and that's not including if he needs x-rays. Buy a print or throw me a few bucks, please. Owllog.bigcartel.com ko-fi.com/owllog
That's what I have two for!
Because I can't ever leave well enough alone, I now have brackets for ribs and started designing a sternum to link it all together. I get the feeling that I've started something that's going to get out of hand quickly.
Guys, good news, I stopped burning the candle at both ends. The candle:
Here's the bill btw Call your senators and tell them to shut it down
Hey all, excited to share some photos of my dragon busts as they were recently displayed at the Isle of Wonders Cres convention in Cres Croatia. Most of these are still available for purchase.
Just a couple things to finish, and it'll be off to its new lucky haunter.
So it begins.
Anything you can do to help my buddy is much appreciated. He's a fellow Austin artist and an absolute sweetheart of a soul. ๐ gofund.me/a0954faf
51 more sticker clubians will permanently alter the course of my life (positive) exercise your power monetarily and receive cool stickers ko-fi.com/thxnywy/tiers
If you see this, post a cat!
one more FULL DAY then this is closeeeeed
Art share!! And art share!! Hadnโt done one of these in abit. Share and such Absolutely anything goes, except for that ai bs. Human made art only. Mark your naughty stuff, tell someone something nice about their art. Itโs hard to post your stuff and that bit of encouragement helps. #artshare
Why do you gotta break my heart like that?
I love building things. All I want to do is put things on things to make things.
๐๐ฉต 200 FOLLOWERS ARTSHARE!!! ๐ฉต๐ Thank you all so much!! Iโm super excited to finally host one of these and celebrate all of you :D โจ - Comment your art and one unique thing you find beautiful in the world - Interact with & tag other artists! :) - Like and RP for visibility ๐ #art #artshare #cat
![A digital poster for EmberSSBMโs 200 Bluesky Followers Artshare From top to bottom: [Large, Underlined, and Handwritten text]: โ200 Followers ARTSHARE!!โ With a droopy cartoon cat sleeping and hanging over the underline for โARTSHARE!!โ [Smaller handwritten text]: โ[underlined] Guidelines :) : - Share some of your art that you love; (optional*) share one unique thing you love in the world <3 - Interact with othersโ posts! :D Like, comment on, and repost the art you enjoy! (Please donโt just drop and go haha <3) - Like & Repost for visibility :D [cat] - (Optional*) Tag some mutuals and artists you like - (Optional*) Leave a follow [a front-facing cat dropped onto the ground with its tail wagging behind it]โ Beneath a divider line: โ*Check bottom of alt text :) <3โ [message from me to all of you :)] Itโs truly been a special experience to have joined Bluesky, already even more so than I ever wouldโve expected. When I joined a few months ago, I found myself with a lot of time on my hands due to unforeseen life circumstances, which fortunately gave me time to finally make more art. I just intended for this to be a place I could upload all that and hopefully connect with a few nice people ๐ Instead, I was met with boundless kindness and a wonderful, healthy social environment that was willing to integrate me into it. Itโs truly been amazing to connect with each and every one of you delightful, creative people, and I canโt wait to continue to connect with hopefully even more to come!! :D From the bottom of my heart, thank you all, itโs been a pleasure ๐๐ฉต๐](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrnpic4aqmax6we77if6wuk7/bafkreigw6a67cslrn26bjvbmgp7uxaefb5qmtz5fgnu4vulktbwk53tyzq@jpeg "Click to view full size")
Iโm in a holding pattern for a few more days, so hereโs some available work I donโt talk about much: The Brynwood Forest Folk One of a kind polymer clay figures, with natural elements. #art #miniatures #polymerclay #forestspirits
Just bought a domain BECAUSE I CAN theluckymachine.com
Oh wow. That is so close!
Older piece but before and after sanding clay sculpture!
What kind of clay did you use?
Frida- a kinetic portrait using recycled aluminum cans. Available.
Oof... I've been there.
I work with a dude who knows what Warcraft is, but didn't know about World of Warcraft. As though he had been cryogenicly frozen in 2002 and just woke up. Incredible.
I appreciate that. Thank you.
I have a meeting up with an artists collective this weekend, and boy is my impostor syndrome flairing up.
buy stickers and prints and commission art from heron or iโll carve a monument to your doom
CHOKE ON MY RAGE~! Drawn using procreate~ #darkart #aggretsuko #sanrio #fanart #blackandwhite #digitalart
oh boy! it's our good friend, $2400 expense!! please buying my goods and purchasing my services very much!!! oof owie no money!!!! ko-fi.com/thxnywy
I totally get it. Should be a fun project!
Good monster mud project!
My wrench slipped, and I just punched myself in the head. How's your day going?
"Dude... just stop."
Phase One is complete (work-wise) and nearly paid off. From here there is a second smaller phasr that with collectively be another $1500 which will entail fillings and finally a night-guard to protect these babies while I sleep. I'm so eternally grateful for all of your help gofund.me/b6e2aaf5
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They're printed to take m5x30 bolts. Was originally going to be soft clothing rivets, but I'm overflowing with hardware from work (we replace it all on every job), so I just said screw it. No pun intended. OK, some pun intended.
I'd say it's a nice problem to have, but the adhd makes my brain lock up when faced with so many choices sometimes, lol.
Was thinking about how I wanted to do some armature and suddenly remembered I have a 3d printer (don't judge, my brain and I aren't on speaking terms). Anyway, now I can print spines. That's pretty neat.
I dont "NETWORK", I do not "keep a consistent schedule", I don't try to make my art "stand out" on people's feeds. I POST MY ART. And if it flops, I DON'T CARE.
did you know? my commissions are open?? and i can draw for you?? i have several types of commission?? and the ordering process is easy to navigate?? i love you?? ko-fi.com/trapnaster/c... #bsnm #commissionsopen #commission
It's cool how I can just be enjoying my day, and then the full weight of the world will just crash in on me, and existential dread floods my brain. Yup... super cool.
Actively choosing to be at work to deal with burnout because I know taking the day off would make me work harder. Brains are dumb.
Heads up to any artists with their DMs open, ignore and report any accounts trying to pull this one over on you :)
moving is expensive and iโm also gonna have some vet bills soon because my sweet girl Horns has a lump on her hind leg (scary) but the good news is i draw art for money and iโve been told there are art likers hereโฆ. curiousโฆ. ko-fi.com/trapnaster/g... #artistsupport
May the maker gods be kind, and your mold lines minimal. Seriously though, fantastic sculpt!
The swamp hag is all finished!! I was gonna wait to post pics, but Iโm too excited. Pray to the molding and casting gods for me! Sculpted with @monsterclayusa Green Medium #witch #hag #sculpture #clay #mask #latexmask #specialeffects #makeup #creature #halloween #babayaga #megmucklebones
Creative gatekeepers are so weird. Just desperate to purity test people who make things, hoarding techniques like a dragon. Just chill. Try having fun instead.
Slow and steady...
OK, the ultra brights were the way to go. Hell yes.
Spent the last two days in a haze of painting and printing and planning, and now my brain is absolutely mush. Weekends are not long enough.
Fluffy neck boy
I wonder if my insurance would cover an MRI exclusively so it can pull all the tiny pieces of metal out of my skin.
Yo if you're an artist and have less than 1000 followers share your art and links below!
Fusion360 is my beloved. If you just need a thing, and need it fast, you really can't beat it. I can go from idea to printing in like 20 minutes.
commission me to draw you weird flowers
Post a random picture, or everything will go wrong in August.
The floor is just a big shelf, when you think about it.
Every time my work computer asks if I want an ai summary of a technical drawing, it makes me want to scream. Especially when it bogs down everything else to do so. I hate this tech so so so much.
Sol (64/100)
It's not SPAAW anymore but that's ok I can still shove it in your face regardless
Old Hogan drawings
The sculpt is ready for plaster.
Fighting that kind of tired that sleep can't fix.
Starting mid-August, Iโm available to conjure up horrors for your games, books or films in exchange for a piece of your soul (and a piece of your budget).
I don't have a lot from my family, but I have my grandfather's old 0-1" micrometer from a long gone set. It took a lot of time to restore it, but it's now functional and accurate. We never got along, but I always respected his skill. Old craftsmen never die if their tools are still working.
Let me know when you pour. I'm super curious how it cures.