Arka

join the war on chicago on the side of chicago

A hoard of people march in the streets with protest signs. Even in heels, I am too short to properly show the massive scale of the crowd.

The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump.

Join us.

A man being held by the gigantic Bucee Beaver outside the store

Pietà
Michelangelo, 1498-1499

Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026

This is a fantastic way to educate children

It’s a form of resistance.

Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more.

These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.

Sept 12 4 PM PT, I'll be holding a fundraiser with @kushter.bsky.social & her Star Streamers for @starlight.org! Every dollar will help give happiness to hospitalized kids in the form of hospital gowns, toy deliveries, and gaming!

Digital sketch of Alphinaud from Final Fantasy XIV

Unfinished oil painting of Alphinaud from Final Fantasy XIV

Also the sketch that I still really like and the oil painting that I don’t really like (I gesso’d the digital print and did oil over it so I’ll probably restart it using one of the newer prints 👀)

Printed digital portrait of Alphinaud from Final Fantasy XIV, signed by Alphinaud’s voice actor Colin Ryan

I was at Anime Impulse this past weekend and I had the chance to meet @colin-ryan.bsky.social and get my art signed!!! 🥹

oh yeah well can ur man do THIS *listens to one song on loop continuously for weeks*

An empty booth with a sign that says “vendor removed for selling AI art #ArtBYHumans”

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

It's not over. Steam isn't allowing games with 'mature themes' in Early Access. Call, email, letter PayPal, Stripe, Mastercard, and Visa. Do your dailies.

pride is next week

pride wasn't brought to you by delta air lines, microsoft, coca-cola or even the democratic party. it was brought to you by trans women throwing bricks at cops and lesbians taking care of gay men dying of AIDS during reagan.

do not forget where we came from. now more than ever.

Meme in the style of "you wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy campaign that says "you wouldn't overscope a project"

A woman with long blond hair in a leather jacket and space scarf standing in front of the GDC sign for the IGDA Mentor Cafe.

Two queer game developers posing in a mirror for a selfie, there are purple club lights, and green and red strobe lights in the background.

I'm grateful to have found so many new friends in this industry like the AMAZING @arka2arka9.bsky.social!

For a long time I didn't feel I was "allowed" to call myself a gamer, let alone a game dev... but initiatives like #WhatAGameDevLooksLike have shown me that I'm right where I belong! 💖 #GDC25

Techno-fascism

We had such a good time! Qweerty Gamers was amazing, and all the devs showing were so sweet! 💕

To #GDC2025 goers!! If you catch our lovely Art Lead, @arka2arka9.bsky.social and/or amazing Narrative Designer and Producer, @threwen.bsky.social we have some STUNNING stickers to give out of our favourite plant siblings Glas and Viola 🌻🌿

Please do come have a chat if you see them about! ✨

14. In fact, in one of the states where Democrats capitulated the MOST on trans issues... New Hampshire, where 16 Democrats allowed a trans sports ban to pass... the Dem candidate for governor lost and Republicans gained in both the House and Senate.

cheese plate but it’s only Brie and there’s no plate

Fahmi was an incredible storyteller, whose heart and soul shaped Coffee Talk, What Comes After, and Afterlove EP. On today, their birthday, we invite you to celebrate their stories by experiencing these games. Fahmi, your stories live on. ✍️

Incredible. Just so good to see countries moving forwards instead of backwards. Really taking a moment to appreciate how good this is for so many people ❤️🇹🇭

A cinema billboard showing THE BRUTALIST BABYGIRL NOSFERATU FROM GROUND ZERO

Kind of a long title but this movie sounds wild

🏳️‍⚧️‼️ TRANS FOLK IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY‼️🏳️‍⚧️

If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here!

If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation!

translifeline.org

Digital painting of a Burmese pagoda. It’s sunset, and the pagoda stands in a tropical forest. Light glances off the stone of the pagoda.

Key art of two plant characters standing under archways. Gold lines all of the art.

Gif of Shards Between Us, an isometric narrative puzzler where the player uses plants. A character, Glas stands next to some flowering boulders.

Greyscale concept art. Ornate pillars stand in a grand room filled with water. Lily pads lead to doorways, and light spills in from windows.

Transmasc non-binary 2D artist!
I really love doing 2D environmental art (plus enviro concept art). Also learning technical art

arkatu.com

anyway. crying over the parade to congratulate newly wed LGBTQ+ couples who registered their marriage today

A brown sketchbook sits under a dirty travel watercolor palette. At the top of the page are watercolor sketches of poinsettias. One is lined with black ink, and the other is line-less.

From when I was in Canberra, but I finally tested my watercolors! Ft. my sock

A horse with an AT-AT costume and a guy who looks half proud half disgusted with the horse

A man in Indiana made an AT-AT costume for his horse, intending to only get a few pictures before removing it. When he took off the headpiece the horse got upset and insisted that he put it back on, which made the horse happy again. Now the horse isn't allowing him to remove any piece of the costume

look i made it the 1979 ibm warning

What is Dreamcore? YouTube video by Cameron’s Sitcom

the video in case anyone is interested (maybe it will inspire your video game dreams too!)

youtu.be/Vfrg6CXrXE0?...

(it’s also really short (bless the person that made it for that reason alone lol))