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- 1Artist shares time-lapse of Inktober 'relic' illustration●Here's the time-lapse for yesterday's Inktober illustration, for the prompt "relic". 💀 # drawing # illustration # art #
An artist has posted a time-lapse recording of the previous day's Inktober drawing, created for the prompt 'relic'. The piece was made digitally in Procreate on an iPad. It is part of the annual Inktober challenge, in which artists produce one ink-style illustration a day throughout October based on daily prompts, and it is being shared among art and game development communities.
- 2AI-Generated Gay Male Art Circulating Under Explicit Hashtags●# realmendrawings # gaymen # nudemen # gaysex # hairymen # bigcock # muscles # beardedmen # ass # asshole # fucking # AI
Explicit drawings of nude, muscular men labelled as AI-generated art are being shared and tagged widely across gay community hashtags. The images are credited to a digital artist posting under the name echo_pixel, who also promotes the work on X. Posts pair explicit content tags with AI labels, highlighting how AI-created adult art is spreading through LGBTQ social spaces.
- 3Artists share 'relic' drawings for Inktober day two●# inktober day 2: relic # notesArt # mastoArt # art # illustration # fediArt
Illustrators are posting day-two entries for Inktober, the annual October drawing challenge, with this year's prompt 'relic'. Artists are sharing ink and digital illustrations of ancient objects and keepsakes under art community hashtags, trading reactions and their own takes on the theme as the month-long challenge continues.
- 4Artist shares bird sketches from 100-day scrolling detox●A compilation of bird Detox Doodles! These animals are from my 100-day journey to swap scrolling for sketching: https://
An artist has compiled her 'Detox Doodles', a collection of bird drawings including owls, ducks and chickens, created during a 100-day challenge to replace phone scrolling with daily sketching. The project, shared on her website, blends art and science illustration in ink. Responses so far are limited but warmly positive.
- 5Artists Share Rune-Covered Skull for Inktober's 'Relic' Prompt●Inktober illustration #2: Relic. 💀 Took me a minute to settle on what to do for this one. A skull adorned with runes and
An illustrator has posted their second Inktober 2026 piece, responding to the daily prompt 'Relic' with a digital drawing of a skull decorated with runes, created in Procreate on an iPad. The artist admits it took a while to settle on an idea for the theme. The work is drawing engagement from the art community as the month-long drawing challenge gets underway.
- 6Artist shares 'Transfer Unit' spaceship design for Shiptember●"Transfer unit" # shiptember # scifiart # space # mastodon # mastoart # GraphicDesign # DigitalArt # spaceship # art
An artist has shared a digital artwork titled 'Transfer Unit' as part of Shiptember, an annual community challenge where participants design spaceships. The piece, tagged under sci-fi art and digital art communities, depicts a spaceship concept and has drawn a small wave of attention from space art fans.
- 7Developer gives Anthropic's Opus 5.5 a simulated paint canvas▼Show HN: Giving Opus 5.5 a simulated paint canvas
A developer has launched a project that gives Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 model access to a simulated paint canvas, letting the AI produce artwork stroke by stroke on a digital canvas. The site, stillwet.art, showcases the results, and Hacker News readers are debating what the experiment says about AI creativity and tool use.
- 8Artist paints Skullbeast version of SnappyBark●A recent Skullbeast version of SnappyBark I painted recently! Was really fun to paint and I'm not beating allegations at
An artist has shared a new digital painting reimagining SnappyBark as a Skullbeast, saying it was fun to create. The piece depicts the character as an anthro borzoi in the popular furry art style, and the artist joked about 'not beating allegations' over their choice of subject matter.
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The Rodin Museum has delivered a verdict in a dispute over 3D scans of its sculptures, and critic CosmoWenman is calling the outcome treacherous. The case touches on whether museums can claim rights over digital scans of public-domain artworks, an issue closely watched by open-access advocates, digital archivists and the 3D printing community.
- 10Artist shares new dragon illustration made for RiokuArts●A recent Illustration I painted for RiokuArts ! Was super fun to paint, specially since I don't often get to do much ani
An artist going by Gaertan has unveiled a freshly painted digital illustration created as a commission for RiokuArts. The piece features an anthro dragon character associated with the streamer community, and the artist notes it was enjoyable to work on because it allowed experimentation with anisotropy effects, something rarely attempted in their usual drawings.
- 11Artist shares timelapse of grumpy cat Valentine painting●Timelapse of my painting, "Grumpy Valentine," painted in Procreate! # art # grumpy # cat # painting
An artist has shared a timelapse of the making of her digital painting "Grumpy Valentine," created in the Procreate app, featuring a grumpy-looking cat with a Valentine theme. The piece is being shared among art and cat-loving communities, with viewers enjoying the chance to see the painting process from start to finish in accelerated form.
- 123D-printed concrete sculptures blend classical and sci-fi forms at Frieze Sculpture●3D printed concrete sculptures blend classical fragments with sci-fi forms at frieze sculpture
New 3D-printed concrete sculptures are being presented at Frieze Sculpture, combining fragments of classical statuary with futuristic, science-fiction-inspired forms. The work merges ancient artistic motifs with contemporary digital fabrication techniques, drawing attention at the outdoor exhibition for its unusual pairing of weathered classical aesthetics and machine-made concrete shapes.
- 13Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opens in Los Angeles●Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Celebrates Grand Opening
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has held its grand opening, marking the debut of the institution founded by filmmaker George Lucas to showcase visual storytelling across painting, illustration, cinema and digital art. The museum, long planned for Los Angeles, is being covered as a major cultural addition, with attention on its collection and distinctive architecture.
- 14Artist shares low-poly 3D artwork 'Sea Dream'●Sea dream (2013). # LowPoly # sea # design # artwork # sculpture # 3DArt # 3DModeling # illustration # illustrator # fan
A digital artist has shared a low-poly 3D artwork titled 'Sea Dream', originally created in 2013, made in Blender. The piece depicts a stylised sea scene and is tagged as design, sculpture and illustration work. It is drawing modest attention in digital art circles, with the artist marking it as created without the use of AI.
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An artwork by Alex Andreev is drawing attention online, with one admirer saying they missed their stop because they were absorbed in it. The piece is being shared under art tags, adding to the Russian artist's following for his surreal, dreamlike digital paintings.
- 16Digital artists share humpback whale art to support ocean protection▼#whale #whales #humpbackwhale #marinelife #ocean #oceans #oceanart #protectouroceans #underwater #art #digitalart #digit
Artists are posting digital paintings of humpback whales and other marine life, tagging their work with ocean conservation hashtags such as protectouroceans and marinelife. The pieces, often drawn on Procreate, celebrate whale imagery while urging protection of ocean habitats. Many creators are also marking their work as made without artificial intelligence, aligning the whale art trend with wider debates over human-made art online.
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An online art gallery has published edition #338 of its ongoing series, continuing a long-running run of regularly released digital exhibition posts. The new edition presents a fresh selection of artworks for viewers to browse, in line with the gallery's established format. Little detail has circulated beyond the release itself, and there is as yet no notable reaction or commentary around this particular edition.
- 18Artist Shares 40-Minute Digital Portrait Speed Painting▼40 Minute Speed Painting Timelapse: https:// bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman .bsky.social/post/3mwyv7hpge226 # art # digi
Digital artist BallShapedMan has posted a 40-minute speed painting timelapse showing the creation of a portrait of a woman, with attention to clothing and style details. The work is tagged under art, digitalart, painting and portrait, and is drawing modest engagement as viewers watch the full process condensed into a short clip.
- 19Artist shares digital landscape studies painted in Rebelle●Practicing painting in Rebelle while doing some landscape studies! Which his your favorite? # art # landscape # rebelle
An artist is practicing digital painting in Rebelle, sharing a set of landscape studies featuring skies and scenery, and inviting others to pick their favorite. The post is drawing engagement from art and landscape enthusiasts in the digital painting community.
- 20Artist shares early low-poly 3D experiment Vertigo●Vertigo. This was one of my early low-poly experiments, back in the mid-2000s, using 3ds Max. # LowPoly # LowPolygon # a
An artist has shared an early low-poly 3D work titled Vertigo, created in the mid-2000s using 3ds Max. The piece, an animal or character design, is being discussed by digital art and 3D modeling communities, drawing attention to nostalgic low-polygon experimentation from that era of 3D art.
- 21Experimental artwork captures screen light on analogue photo paper●Ecce homo, 2025 screen light on analogue photo paper, 18 x 12.8 cm #perceptual #disorder #photography #visual #art #prin
A 2025 artwork titled 'Ecce homo' made by exposing analogue photo paper to screen light is circulating among art communities online. The small-format piece, 18 by 12.8 cm, blends digital and analogue photography techniques, with tags suggesting themes of perceptual disorder and post-photography. Viewers are engaging with its experimental approach to light and image-making.
- 22Generative art bot shares procedurally made space cloud●Look at this space cloud I made. # hashAmatic # plasma # cloud #☁️ # fractal # ProcGen # art # botArt
A piece of generative artwork depicting a plasma-like space cloud is being shared online, produced by a bot that creates fractal images through procedural generation. The creator invited people to look at the result, tagging it as bot art. It is a small but typical example of the ongoing interest in automated and algorithmic art communities.
- 23All 24 Volumes of Jewish Art Journal Now Free Online●Jewish Heritage Europe: Important New Resource: All 24 volumes of the important journal Jewish Art, formerly the Journal
Jewish Heritage Europe reports that all 24 volumes of the journal Jewish Art, formerly the Journal of Jewish Art, have been digitized and made freely available for download. The publication is considered a key scholarly resource on Jewish art and material heritage, and open access to its full archive is being welcomed by researchers and heritage professionals.
- 24Drawlloween 2026 artists sketch Alien Auto Shop for day three●Day 3 of # Drawlloween2026 "Alien Auto Shop" I don't think Space AAA will cover Xenomorph Infestations... # art # drawll
Artists taking part in Drawlloween 2026, an annual October drawing challenge, are posting their day three pieces themed 'Alien Auto Shop'. One entry pairs a crosshatched digital illustration of a mechanic's nightmare scene with the joke that a space roadside-assistance policy would not cover xenomorph infestations, drawing amused responses from the art community.
- 25Inktober 2026 Begins With Apple-Themed Day One●Inktober2026 Day 1: Apple 🍎 # inktober # inktober2026 # inktoberchallenge # inktoberchallenge2026 # inktoberday1 # inkto
Artists have begun posting their first pieces for Inktober 2026, the annual month-long drawing challenge, with the day one prompt being 'apple'. Participants share daily inked or digital artworks under the challenge's official prompts, and many mark their work as made without AI assistance. Early entries include whimsical takes such as a chick or hatchling with the apple theme.
- 26Artist Adrian Hanft hacks digital price tags in new work●Adrian Hanft – Girl in a Red Coat - The artist hacks digital price tags https:// adrian3.com # art # animation # hacking
Artist Adrian Hanft has created a piece titled 'Girl in a Red Coat' in which he hacks digital price tags, blending art, animation and technology. The work, shared via his site adrian3.com, is being circulated among design and technology communities, drawing attention for its unconventional use of retail display hardware as an artistic medium.
- 27Artist Shares Cozy 'My Little Oasis' Drawing for Friend●"My Little Oasis" - drawing for Folleach over at TG, featuring his hard working bonk taking a nap, knowing that no matte
An artist has shared a new digital illustration titled "My Little Oasis", drawn as a gift for a friend named Folleach. The piece depicts his character, described as a hard-working "bonk", taking a peaceful nap beside a monstera plant, with the message that the plant will always be by his side wherever life leads. The drawing, tagged as cute fantasy furry art, is receiving warm reactions from the small art community.
- 28Western bunny girl artwork delivered as commissioned piece●Western Bunny Girl Commission made for ExotiMichaels # DigitalArt # Illustration # Art # Artwork # commissionart # vgen
An artist has completed and shared a commissioned digital illustration of a Western-style bunny girl, created for a client named ExotiMichaels. The piece is tagged as digital art and fantasy artwork, falling within the furry and character art community. Commission work like this is a common way independent artists take requests, and the finished piece is being shared publicly with the client credited.
- 29Artist Shares Playful 'Noodle' Dragon Character Art●i'm so noodle # artist # dragon # art # oc # dragons # digitalart # dragonart # digitalartist # digitalartwork # furry #
An artist known online as WarpTheDragon posted new digital artwork of their original dragon character, described as being 'so noodle' — slang for a long, slender dragon design. The piece, shared with an animation, drew modest attention and positive engagement among fantasy and furry art communities, where such original character designs are a popular creative staple.
- 30Artist Shares Post-Photography Studies Project Online●Post-Photography Studies https://post-photography-studies.tumblr.com/ #postphotography #photography #digitalart #art #ku
Ireland-based artist Garrett Lynch is publicising a project called Post-Photography Studies, hosted on Tumblr, which brings together photography, digital art and photogrammetry. The work sits within ongoing debates about how photographic practice changes when images are made through scanning, computation and other post-photographic techniques rather than traditional cameras. Engagement so far is small, with only a handful of likes, but the hashtags connect it to wider circles of digital and conceptual art practitioners discussing the same shift.
- 31Artist shares mystical hand artwork with eye and wings●Mano Mística con Ojo y Alas # iluacióblic # displate # VectorArt # Arte # Art # etsy # instagram # Facebook # tiktok # V
Digital artist Victor Studio Art has released a new vector illustration titled 'Mano Mística con Ojo y Alas', a mystical hand with an eye and wings in a vintage, retro style. The piece is being promoted as printable art and design merchandise, including stickers, mugs, t-shirts and framed prints, sold through platforms such as Etsy and Displate.
- 32Neustadt artist Bojan Basson launches new website and exhibition●Die # Website vom @ bojanon ist online. Wer in # Neustadt ist, kann ab morgen auch seine # Bilder im öffentlichen Raum a
Artist Bojan Basson has launched his new website, bojanbasson.art. From tomorrow, people in Neustadt can also view his photographs in public spaces as an analogue outdoor exhibition. The announcement, shared in the Rhine-Neckar regional community, invites art and photography lovers to discover his work and meet the artist, combining the digital gallery with images on display in the streets.
- 33Artist Shares New Skullbeast Bird Druid Painting●Another of the skullbeast YCH I painted recently ! This time for protuberanssi ! As usual very fun to paint, you don't o
An artist has unveiled a recent 'YCH' commission painting of a skull-faced bird druid character, created for a client known as protuberanssi. The artist says the piece was especially fun to make, noting that bird druids and skull-faced creatures are rarely seen in fantasy and tabletop RPG character art. The work, painted digitally in Krita, joins a series of recent skullbeast pieces and has drawn likes from the furry and fantasy art community.
- 34Three New Books Explore Early Digital World-Building▼Three new titles explore the art of digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades
Wallpaper* reports on three new books examining digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades. The titles revisit the aesthetics and design cultures of early computing and arcade gaming, tracing how the first virtual worlds were imagined and built. The feature highlights renewed interest in retro computing and the visual history of early interactive media among designers and gamers.
- 35Fan art mashes up Kirby, Chao and Jet Set Radio▼i be gaming and spraying # kirby # chao # nintendo # sega # jetsetradio # dreamcast # fanart # art # digitalart # sketch
An artist has shared a digital sketch blending Nintendo and Sega characters, drawing Kirby and Chao in the graffiti style of Jet Set Radio. The post notes the artwork was made while gaming, joking that drawing with a controller is not fun. The crossover of Dreamcast-era nostalgia and classic characters is drawing attention from art and gaming fans.
- 36Fumino to perform new Ranma 1/2 season three opening theme●https://www. wacoca.com/media/781424/ ふみの、TVアニメ『らんま1/2』第3期OPテーマ「素直未満」配信リリース決定!ジャケット写真も公開(THE FIRST TIMES) – Yahoo!ニュース #
Singer Fumino will release the song 'Sunao Miman' (Less Than Honest) as the opening theme for the third season of the TV anime 'Ranma 1/2', with a digital release now confirmed. The jacket cover art for the single has also been unveiled. The announcement was reported by THE FIRST TIMES and picked up across Japanese entertainment news.
- 37Inktober 2026 kicks off with apple prompt▼# inktober # inktober2026 # apple # inktoberapple # inktoberday1 # mastoart # drawing # digitalart # art # artist
Artists have begun posting drawings for Inktober 2026, with day one's prompt being an apple. The annual October drawing challenge invites participants to create one inked or digital artwork per day, and early entries tagged mastoart and digitalart are appearing as illustrators share their first pieces of the month.
- 38Artist shares Procreate timelapse of Marie the Siamese Cat painting●Timelapse of my custom painting of Marie the Siamese Cat, painted in Procreate! # cat # art # painting
An artist shared a timelapse video showing a custom digital painting of Marie, the white Siamese cat from Disney's The Aristocats, created in the Procreate app. The piece is being shared among art and cat lovers online, with viewers enjoying the chance to watch the illustration come together from blank canvas to finished portrait.
- 39Artist Shares Daily 'Today's Weirdo' Drawing Series●Today's Weirdo # Drawing # Art # DigitalArt # TodaysWeirdo
An illustrator has shared a new instalment of an ongoing series called Today's Weirdo, posting a character drawing tagged as art and digital art. The series appears to be a regular feature where the artist publishes a quirky figure each day, drawing modest engagement from followers of their work.
- 40Three new books explore digital world-building in retro computing and arcades●Three new titles explore the art of digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades https://www.wallpaper.com
Wallpaper* highlights three newly published books that examine digital world-building through cult computers and early arcade games. The titles look back at the visual and design culture of early computing and gaming history, framing vintage machines and arcades as art forms. Coverage is drawing interest among readers of design, gaming and retro technology publications.