#independent artistes

[nyancrimew]

can you explain the ai thing to me as though I were a small child I am in fact very stupid and don't understand what the point being made was supposed to be

the point i am trying to make it that ai is fundamentally a labor issue (and just more broadly a capitalism issue) and should be treated as such, any attempts at trying to classify what makes something "not real art" is a slippery slope leading towards fascism and fundamentally irrelevant in the fight against unethical (uses of) AI. the same goes for any attempts at just making copyright laws more strict, this has never helped any independent artists and never will, at best it'll make any sort of derivative art (including fanart, remixes, collages, etc) basically impossible to do unless you're a massive corporation with an unlimited legal budget.

[happyroadkillart]

🇺🇸 🦅 🦅🦅

[bugbeast]

Self promo for my newest card game, Jewel Thief; but you can play it for free! First, though, let's cover the basics...

TL;DR - Its a 4+ player competetive card-matching game with four rule variants; buy it here or look for the orange text in this post to learn how to play it with a regular deck

"What is Jewel Thief?"

It's a card matching game with a villain; one player tries to match jewels in a 36 card grid while their opponent, the titular Jewel Thief, periodically steals cards from the board. You can check out its page on The Game Crafter for more information, but it'll spoil the rest of this post

"What makes it special?"

The game's turn structure would theorettically allow you, perhaps via some kind of infinite cloning machine, to play a round of Jewel Thief til the heat death of the universe. While I wouldnt recommend that, its lack of a player cap (and ease of set-up; seriously, all you do is put cards on a table) makes it a good party game choice.

But that's not all!

There are three extra rule variants that drastically alter the gameplay while keeping card matching and stealing as main mechanics. I believe the cards are versatile enough to allow for many custom games, too

"Okay, but why should I buy a silly game from some bug nerd?"

First off, ouch. Second off, that's the best part; you dont have to buy it to play it! Jewel Thief can be played with a standard 52 card deck. Here's how:

Step 1. Remove the 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Jokers

Step 2. Download the free rules from the shop page

Step 3. Play the game, matching cards based on their values. You'll need to designate a value as the Diamond jewel for game 4

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That's it for my little self-promo. If you dont buy the game, I hope you'll at least give it a try and consider supporting my future projects.

I also post art and photography, which you can find under the bugbeast art and bugbeast photos tags. I hope you check them out

Thank you for your time <3

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Edit (Mar. 25, 2024) : Thank you to everyone who liked and reblogged this; if you play the game I encourage you to share your thoughts in the comments and/or reblogs (even if you hated it). Feel free to share any custom games or house rules you come up with, too. I'd love to try them!

Edit (Aug. 10, 2024) : Final edit most likely; gonna blaze this one more time for good luck then maybe start work on a postmortem for the project, maybe give a little backstory for anyone who cares. Life is a little rough right now, but fate willing, I'll be able to work on/post about my future projects, including the future of Jewel Thief itself

[chronic-creation]

Eep im so proud of this one

30x40 in acrylic on canvas

La Jolla Cove, San Diego, CA

DM me on insta if youre interested in purchasing this original painting

[jakud]

Modern Carapace: O Bounty Of Thy Ribs is the 72-page comic I wrote and illustrated about Esther, a park ranger who protects giant insectoid kaiju from poachers using her prototype mecha, the Tarantula Hawk. If any of those words jump out at you, you're probably going to like it, so download it below! And if you're one of my pals on here that has seen me flogging this a million times...no you haven't! Thanks!

[beebeedibapbeediboop]

Some of my character design work for our upcoming short film Chrysalide :)

If you want to check out our progress, you can follow us on instagram here!

[genderqueerdykes]

🏳️‍🌈 new additions to our shop! consider taking a look to help a trans intersex lesbian during pride month! 🏳️‍🌈

hello, i'm equinox! happy pride month! i'm a disabled intersex trans lesbian who is stabilizing after 6 months of homelessness! i sell jewelry in my ko-fi shop as well as zines and paintings, this is my primary form of income as i am too disabled to work a 'formal' job. i deal with psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, hypermobile ehlers danlos, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other health conditions. i am struggling right now due to the very high temperatures in my area. if you can help, it would mean the world

[nakakabaliw]

Happy Philippine Independence Day- Never forget what they did to you.

[gawki]

IT'S SPRING!

My store is officially open again! All 62 new mushroom pins are up as well as 5 new prints. I'm still working on the bandanas, so those will be released next week. <3

[sky-fishhhh]

Malaysian Miku for Merdeka!!! 🇲🇾🌺 Can you guess all the snacks?

[catsofyore]

I was feeling a little grumpy because of the heat, but then look what came in the mail and lifted my spirits! This gorgeous vibrant print by Cloudy! Link to Etsy!

[zombiefruits]

My Etsy shop is finally open!

Just dipping my toes in the water here, these will all just sit around if I don't do anything with them. Even if you can't buy anything a reblog would help a lot!

[lunanabang]

life....I wonder....will it take me under

[zobiez]

Jax 🐰💜

[lemainestudio]

my work

link to purchase/website

[kness]

He smol.