franz
i draw bugs and stuff. offline on the weekends.
please ask before using my images.
he/him 🏳️🌈🇮🇩
contact: franzanth at gmail
portfolio: franzanth.com
Hashtags: #Art #SciArt #Gardening
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- As promised here's the cover on its own. How many animals can you identify in this image? I'll post the answer... when I remember to do it. #Art #SciArt
- IT'S FINISHED! The Art of #InverteFest April 2025 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 86 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the human artists who contributed to our art book! Download here drive.google.com/file/d/1JvEx...
- Reposted by franzyes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI? my latest @teenvogue.com
- Reposted by franz"Sunset of a Dozen Suns" Personal #art and a limited edition metal print by collaboration with a small gallery. Only a few one-off exclusive aluminum prints were offered by the third-party seller that closed due to the pandemic. Just one was made for a show, I think it was selling for ~$800. Want?
- Reposted by franzBioGraphic is an excellent publication that pays contributors well and is free to read, with no paywalls. If you're interested in the natural world, you'll be getting a lot of bang for your buck.
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- I'll say this outright, I even trace my own photos. I find it more helpful to spend my time taking photo references than triple quadruple checking my guesswork anatomy and trying to figure out what I did wrong.
- I also want to highlight that in the right context, tracing is also a really useful learning tool for learning animal/creature anatomy. Yeah don't upload traced work and claim it as your own, but it can be the step you take before freehanding your drawings! bsky.app/profile/spir...
- OMG back in 2020 I tried so hard to find velvet worms in Indonesia, from historical data and living observations, but found nothing. Finally some people took photos of them in 2023-2024 www.inaturalist.org/observations...
- Reposted by franzIn #JapaneseFolklore Momotaro was a boy who arrived on Earth in a giant peach. As a young child, he was found floating down a river inside the peach by a childless couple, who then raised him. It quickly became apparent that he had supernatural strength. When he grew up he... #WyrdWednesday 1/3
- when you start getting random strangers answering your serious question in a more and more unhinged way, that's how you know nature is healing
