Metamythics: The arts and mythology are intertwined. One aspect of the arts is that the self is referencing both the self & other. mythology, stories, games, art, fantasy, philosophy, psychogy, science, technology, creative solutions.https://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mm6uzkwsuk2rCharacter 3: Desert, the Treasure Hunter Finished moments ago. In a day I'll have a blog post about the process and what was different about this. More My Art - click kofi Link. Do me a favor and consider a small donation. TY ko-fi.com/metamythics #Art #Digital #Character #Painting #Drawing19 May 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6uzkwsuk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mm4bhgejfc2mInterplanetary space travel, or better, wont be possible without ai. (we should probably care for the earth and work cooperatively as a whole planet before trying interplanetary travel) https://sciencereader.com/artemis-ii-mission-ai-engineering/18 May 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4bhgejfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlywr6t7ks2hI want to share my appreciation for creating something fun and new by the excellent blending of 2 game themes that once existed as their own genres. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlywr6t7ks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlyow5gjd22kWhen a person says they prefer human made art/writing over ai I get a sense that the core of their message is they prefer owning something created with love. This sentiment crosses every area of production.16 May 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyow5gjd22khttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlxg3yjqvs2e“It is curious how one's cup may be filled up by another and no words are passed to indicate the process that is taking place. . . It was as if, for a moment, I had been brushed by the angel's wing.” - Howard Thurman, Meditations of the Heart #HowardThurman #meditation #heart #connection #❤️‍🔥16 May 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxg3yjqvs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlwgsz5gac2qCnn news informed me of a new james bond movie. Well now, this changes everything. Headline news baby.15 May 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwgsz5gac2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlwezxgxok2gIf you think ai will go the way of crypto. then why are companies & gov around the world using Ai that works with blockchain? "Combining blockchain and AI can help build and organize immense databases, strengthen cybersecurity protocols and perform tasks in a fraction of the time it takes humans." https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/blockchain-ai-examples15 May 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwezxgxok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlvqjmbasc2n"Not Born Yesterday shows how we filter the flow of information that surrounds us, argues that we do it well, and explains how we can do it better still." #books #bookrecommendation #HugoMercier #science #nonfiction https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45358676-not-born-yesterday15 May 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvqjmbasc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlvo2n5q2k2n"The fact that people are good at evaluating others’ reasons is the nail in the coffin of the intellectualist approach. Meaning that people have the ability to reason objectively, rejecting weak arguments and accepting strong ones, but that they do not use these skills on the reasons they produce...15 May 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvo2n5q2k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlu6drsrb22oBefore wrapping up this character I'm working on, I took a moment to do a pixel art version of her. Unfortunately the pixel art version suffers from to much of the same color. Its nifty anyway. There is a pending plan to perform a pixel pack project. #art #digital #pixel #retro #2dgames #character15 May 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu6drsrb22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlu2qjjbtc2p"It begins with the stammer of incomprehension that follows every existential shock: She finds herself “not feeling very hopeful these days, about selfhood or anything else.” But soon she discovers that the only way out of that “molten despair” is through" #themarginalian #MariaPopova #AudreLorde https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/05/12/audre-lorde-despair/15 May 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu2qjjbtc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mltvdji5gs2hExcellent insight. If I may put a spin on it from my particular perspective, when big business spend money that squeezes out competition and makes it harder for people to create their own sustanable jobs. jobs that would be competition. Have the responsibility of hiring humans, even if they use ai. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltvdji5gs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlt6mdkuuc26Because I lower the resolution on the images I upload Its probably hard to tell that there are 3 faces in the clouds of my avatar. so cute.14 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6mdkuuc26https://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlt4zf7dm227Until I finish these 2 projects I'm working on I'll have to re-post. Steady progress every day but today. Today had other things to do. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt4zf7dm227https://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlsj2d6kfs27People who use voice to text for messaging instead of typing the words want to share their opinions with you on how ai is making people dumber.14 May 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsj2d6kfs27https://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mls5bkjitc2aFree e-book "Where algorithmic authority comes from privileging generalised abstractions, direct democracy can be reasserted by the mobilisation of situated knowledges. These need to be channelled into forms applicable to computational technologies. Continued... https://www.inlibra.com/en/document/view/detail/uuid/7d22a17b-8f18-3ffd-9799-bd14c1b860a8 https://sl.bing.net/j9GiYNDN0XA14 May 2026 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mls5bkjitc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlor3atji22q"Monotony is the most beautiful or the most atrocious thing. The most beautiful if it is a reflection of eternity-the most atrocious if it is the sign of an unvarying perpetuity. It is time surpassed or time sterilized.” - Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace #SimoneWeil #quote #philosophy12 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlor3atji22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlilaugxls2wArtist photo reference packs. Beautiful scenes from the Majestic Gunung Hills should spark the imagination. https://ko-fi.com/s/8a8dcbc79110 May 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlilaugxls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlhmuhzrk22xCharacter create #001 If you're interested I wrote about the steps I took to create this image. You can read it here https://ko-fi.com/post/Character-Creation-001-E1E81Z9U4A #New #Character #Art #DigitalArt #AImotorcycle #AIReference #PhotoReference10 May 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhmuhzrk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mlft6se2ec2aIf you're interested in learning to systematicallg create characters or need a creative process that makes sure you never run out of ideas, then look at this books or for books like it. https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/designing-creatures-and-characters-how-to-build-an-artists-portfolio-for-video-games-film-animation-and-more_marc-taro-holmes/39724701/item/54860200/?mkwid=%7cdm&pcrid=76897273066017&pkw=&pmt=be&slid=&product=54860200&plc=&pgrid=1230353808544789&ptaid=pla-4580496747882805&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping+-+High+Vol+Scarce+-+%2410+-+%2450&utm_term=&utm_content=%7cdm%7cpcrid%7c76897273066017%7cpkw%7c%7cpmt%7cbe%7cproduct%7c54860200%7cslid%7c%7cpgrid%7c1230353808544789%7cptaid%7cpla-4580496747882805%7c&msclkid=28889f5274061b588285f6ac99c71f06#idiq=54860200&edition=1073367109 May 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlft6se2ec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3ml7kkcanms2lAlain de Botton, school of life - "Public opinion or what gets called “common sense" is sensible and reasonable in countless areas. It’s what you hear about from friends and neighbors- the stuff you take in without even thinking about it. But common sense is often also full of daftness and error."06 May 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kkcanms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3ml7fa7ab3s2k“No single trait, not even tool-making, is sufficient to identify man. What is specially and uniquely human is man's capacity to combine a wide variety of animal propensities into an emergent cultural entity: a human personality.” ― Lewis Mumford, Technics and Human Development06 May 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7fa7ab3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3ml2tbx6x5k23"As any critic would tell you, taste is subjective because it’s rooted in experience and context. It’s about how and when you’ve interacted with something, whether that’s literature, art, music, film, pop culture, or contemporary sales and marketing endeavors." - from the article in the post below.04 May 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2tbx6x5k23https://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mkx3tvvf6c2oArchipelago - Imaginative landscape From concept to Painting With a focus on Composition and Workflow I talk about what worked what didn't and what I learned Click the link below to read about it https://ko-fi.com/post/Archipelago--Imaginitive-landscape-V7V41YVSO7 #Art #Digitalart #Kita #process #painting #illustration #nowplaying03 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkx3tvvf6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mkwut7yces2fThe painting process Post for Archipelago is being worked on & finished by may 4th. My process makes recording difficult but eventually Id like to do process videos. I'll go back to doing character stuff. Here are some traditional character type sketches/studies, these were done years ago.03 May 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwut7yces2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mkudvamloc2gArchipelago - Imaginative landscape 008 Started in '23 but stopped after spinning my wheels getting it to work. 8 days ago began working on it, today its finished. Later I'll post about the process & difficulties at ko-fi.com/metamythics #DigitalArtist #Art #News #DigitalPainting #illustration02 May 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkudvamloc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mktwaimdzs27Turtletree #turtle #sketch #ink #drawing02 May 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktwaimdzs27https://bsky.app/profile/metamythics.bsky.social/post/3mktp42rfpk27A poem by J. "Gus" Speth #Poem #poets #philosophers #psychologists #psychiatrists #writers #musicians #actors #artists02 May 2026 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:x2e4m2q7dp5j6ysmjcbjv5h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktp42rfpk27