Dandelion-Utilitarian

Dandelion-Utilitarian

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J.K. Rowling

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    Last Solar Opposite 🎨 - I drew these last night. I really enjoy how they all have simple forms which are recognisable. I tried to add my own dirty shading and textured line art to them all while being as faithful as possible to the original designs. …

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    Solar opposite 🎨

    A green frog wearing a pink polka-dot outfit with the text I wish I had a rabbit... I'm hungry - Jesse next to it.

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    Solar opposites 🎨

    A cartoon alien wearing an orange Hulu Disney+ shirt is surrounded by pink splatters and a humorous quote about drinking something pink.
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    Solar opposites 🎨

    A blue, grumpy-looking alien character with a spotted head and wearing a black suit comments humorously on being a boring English wanker.

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    Once again, I feel the need to tell you all that Vellum is a great tool. It is also the best example of ‘do one thing well’ that I have seen in software aimed at non-technical people.

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    Ive been happily posting my silly pictures and random musings to my website, oblivious to the fact that I set-up micro.blog to cross post to Threads. Apparently I have 76k views there… thats nice, I guess. Made me snort in surprise but …

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    five-armed coalition of chaos, bad vibes, and questionable optimism. 🌊 🎨

    A retro comic-style illustration titled “Starfish Against Oceanic Pollution.” A large anthropomorphic starfish dominates the centre, wearing purple lightning-bolt sunglasses and a pink heart pendant, mouth wide open in a shout. Each of its five arms ends in a small expressive face. Speech bubbles read: “AGHHHH!”, “Life is pain.”, and “Best day ever!” Splatters of green and pink slime surround the figure. The colour palette is muted blue, pink, and green with a halftone texture, evoking vintage underground comics. The overall tone is absurdist and humorous.
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    Drew a nice wedding scene. 🎨

    A horned creature with a tail stands next to a woman on a rocky surface, with text above them commenting on her choices due to mind control powers and a large knife.
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    Kermit has a job to do 🎨

    A cartoon rocket resembling Kermit the Frog is launching towards the moon, with the text Kermtission to the Moon.

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    Hmmm just posted a post and it failed to post…. How strange. May have to look for it under rug.

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    My desk Updated for 2026

    Regular readers will be aware of this ‘series’ (series probably isn’t the right word) where I photograph my desk about once every six months and talk about what’s on it, current software/hardware choices and habits. This series is more for me …

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    A some point I stopped fighting it and accepted that a mechanical keyboard and a killer gaming mouse was the old me. Current me is happiest with an apple Magic Keyboard and a trackpad. What a wide ravine I have cross in the lat five years or so.

    A wireless keyboard and trackpad are placed on a wooden surface.
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    Bee 🎨

    A cartoon character with a muscular body, dressed as a bee and resembling a strongman, is featured under the text BUMBLEBEEF CAKE LIFTING STINGS.

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    Canva really does have so many great tools for making something quick. It would never replace skill or artistic flair but if I need a quick document for work it’s fab.

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    Godzilla is ready to fight 🎨

    A cartoon-style Godzilla wearing boxing gloves and a championship belt stands in a forest with the caption, THIS TIME GODZILLA CAME TO FIGHT, FOR THE TITLE!
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    Star Trek, with mountains. 🎨

    A sci-fi themed illustration features a spaceship flying over jagged mountains with a UFO-like structure hovering nearby.

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    Unrelated to anything… I love macOS! such a great OS! also love iPadOS… Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling!

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    It sucks when you find yourself at 6pm on a bank holiday Monday, still noodling with work stuff… I just want to watch terrible movies and draw 🙁

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    Watched: Transformers: Age of Extinction 🍿

    I really wanted to enjoy these movies but the casting feels, well, just bizarre. And the whole Romeo and Juliet clause conversation came off as just weird and more than a little creepy. also there’s a …

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    Not seen a massive amount of discussion online about the Apple Creator Studio. I expected wave after wave of criticism, but it’s been quiet. I think this means that people are either ignoring it or using it. I was in Freeform today and found the …

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    Airpod Max 2 update: a week it using them now and I still love them. I have realised I need some kind of stand or holder for them though because at the moment they have ended up being always on my desk (when on on head)

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    I find it infuriating that so many comments on apple notes themed posts say ‘just use Obsidian’

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    Is he pointing at you? 🎨

    A bearded man in a hat and vest points outward with the text THIS MAN POINTS AT IDIOTS above him against a starry background.

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    Procreate - a musing about brushes.

    When I started learning to draw, I hated Procreate. I hated it for loads of small reasons, the main being that a layer cannot be larger than the canvas, and there isn’t a real fill tool.

    Over time, I found things I didn’t like about Art Studio Pro …

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    had a go at something a little different this evening. I dont love how it came out, but hey, you gotta try new things sometimes right? #art ?

    A vintage-style engraving illustration of a medieval riverside landscape, rendered in fine ink linework on aged parchment. A stone castle or fortified keep sits atop a rocky outcrop at the centre, flying a small flag. Below it, a multi-arched stone bridge spans a wide river, with a cluster of period buildings nestled at the water's edge. Rolling hills and fields recede into a hazy, cross-hatched sky, while bare trees frame the scene in the foreground. The warm sepia tones and halftone dot texture give the piece the feel of an old map illustration or antique print.