Dark Sheep Arts

Artist using 3D modelling and photomanipulation software (Affinity and Photoshop) to create art of angry cyberpunk women. Also #TTRPG games, Early Modern History, and fiction writing. Author of 7 books across the genres of non-fiction, YA and Urban Fantasy. Tries to be open. Always does his best to communicate in good faith.

If you follow me, I do expect us to be able to disagree civilly on books/movies/roleplaying games where no horrible bigotry is in play.

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DarkSheepArts_at_mastodon.art@mostr.pub

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2024-09-11 12:25:50

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@npub1esx…zhau Genuinely -- is this how I find out I'm colourblind?
Or is Green Vogue blue?

2024-09-11 12:25:50

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@npub1esx…zhau Genuinely -- is this how I find out I'm colourblind?
Or is Green Vogue blue?

2024-08-24 17:51:32

Given that I've been stranded by a broken down train ahead of us and we're going backwards to Streatham, I'm so glad Thameslink made enough 'efficiency savings' to pay their shareholders £62m in dividends.
Definitely glad they didn't buy trains that don't break down whenever it rains.

2024-08-10 13:39:03

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@npub1k24…26zw @npub1kt3…5004
That's a superb diagram!

2024-08-10 07:59:05

And I love you all, but please keep it in mind that *sharing vile far-right headlines and misinformation so that you can dunk on them is still sharing them*
I get it that it's a shitty headline, but I do fucking not want to see the front page of the newspaper that said, 'hurrah for the blackshirts' on my timeline over breakfast.
You can comment on things without boosting their signal.
Leftie outrage sharing is literally a part of the social media strategy these fuckers use.

2024-07-29 19:57:22

And nobody panic, but there's a hedgehog on my allotment.
Kero can't stop me getting a hedgehog house now!
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonart/media_attachments/files/112/871/537/756/006/150/original/995d997885842c8e.jpg

2024-07-29 19:57:22

2024-07-23 09:35:10

On an unrelated note to my other rants this morning, if you're in the UK, the following Labour MPs have spoken out against the ban on puberty blockers.
Stella Creasy
Kate Osbourne
Nadia Whittome
Zarah Sultana
If you're in the UK, in addition to emailing Wes Streeting (Wes[dot]Streeting[dot]MP[at]parliament[dot]UK) do send them some messages of support, as they'll be getting a hammering from the whips.

2024-07-16 21:27:23

And I decided to finish a full colour piece instead. It's not my most complex piece, but I worked hard on the skin tone and I'm quite happy with how it turned out.
#Cyberpunk #Shadowrun #TTRPG #3DArt #MastoArt
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonart/media_attachments/files/112/798/275/858/474/395/original/80d7ef327898649e.jpg

2024-07-13 13:05:19

1/ The original post replies to a rant I had about artist pricing earlier aren't the place to discuss this, but I have one bit of advice for anyone working with an org who suddenly ask you to do it cheaper:
(Nuance in the next post)
If an org comes to you and asks for a piece of work to be done cheaper, AND YOU THINK THEY'RE STILL WORTH YOUR TIME AND NOT TAKING THE PISS try this:
"Hi there, for £X, I can't deliver our original agreement, but I can do this..."
Reasons why in the next post.

2024-07-05 08:50:59

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@npub1g0t…tvm4
I'll be interested in seeing if he lasts out David Cameron's post-PM time (which was 3 weeks? 30 days at most?)

2024-07-02 08:03:15

Just wanted to post the Just Giving page for Trans Kids Deserve Better, the group who are occupying a ledge outside the NHS HQ at the moment.
I'm going to send them a bit of money today, because they're almost certainly going to need to pay some legal fees in the near future.
They do also need non-financial support though, if anyone has the bandwidth:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/transkidsdeservebetter

2024-06-29 09:42:02

And I don't say this for myself, because I find the whole thing queasily fascinating and can't actually look away, but US friends on Masto:
Please consider CWing your politics posts. Not your lived experience, but if you're just throwing in your two pence or sharing something from the news cycle.
I've seen three posts in the last day to the effect of, “I'm frightened and exhausted and VERY affected by this issue, please CW your posts."
Seriously, let's protect each other.

2024-05-30 21:39:42

I just wanted to wish a very happy Donald Trump getting convicted on all counts to those who celebrate.
It still hinges on voting defensively, but God, the prospect of a dull but competent couple of years under Biden and Starmer is a very good start to trying to right the shit that has happened over the last few years.

2024-05-02 09:46:16

Right, I've voted for the Leopards Eating People's Fingers party, with hopes of at least removing the possibility of leopards eating people's faces.

2024-04-12 09:11:46

And speak of the Devil (or disreputable shadow figure), moments after asking about it, this commission by @npub1kpv…ye0h arrived.
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonart/media_attachments/files/112/257/473/256/212/349/original/c79ff3fcb762e5b3.png

2024-04-10 10:49:27

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@npub1ekn…2g2y
I'm so easy to fool -- I genuinely searched whether Stoner was some special Linux term before realising it was probably either an LLM cockup or a find and replace gone wrong!

2024-04-04 17:10:18

The British press appears to be celebrating Autism Awareness Month/Day/Week (there's one of each in the UK this month, depending on which charity you look at) by wailing about how:
* Autism is an epidemic
* AuDHD is on the rise
* Both are made up
* They're killing the NHS
Considering that I just want to be able to live life with people letting me bake bread and stick to my routines, I'm fairy irritated that my existence is such a matter of hot debate.
(I know I'm not the only one.)

2024-03-28 18:04:58

And also, I have had to remove a candle from a feely box because it's worn and melted under the heat of people's hands and now it feels like a wax phallus, and some school teachers had a near death experience.

2024-03-21 22:01:59

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@npub1psd…9sr7
That means that in three hours, it uses as much electricity as my house has in a whole month.
FFS.

2024-03-21 22:01:59

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@npub1psd…9sr7
That means that in three hours, it uses as much electricity as my house has in a whole month.
FFS.

2024-02-12 09:38:35

One thing that has made my life better is that I'm now aware that most of the time, when a corporation go,
"Ah, you know what? We think it's time your working device doesn't work anymore. Yeah. This latest driver update doesn't support your device. Buy a new one..."
...there will be someone or group of someones who go, "fuck that, here's a way to make your device keep functioning."
I'm unimpressed that Wacom have decided to stop supporting my working Intuous-4, is what I'm saying.