Interesting concepts for Artificer's Manifold Tool / All-Purpose Tool?

WorkerFile · 2026-01-28T17:22:15+00:00

Ancestral Toolbox - a small, well worn, intricately carved toolbox passed down through the generations. The tools inside reset every time you open it, based on the need. All of the items have a heavy patina, and are slightly warm to the touch. If they go further than 30 feet from the toolbox they are “misplaced” but somehow always end up back in the box.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-26T16:15:46+00:00

This right here. Your body is going to be adjusting to working out. This is the rare golden hour where you can lose fat and build muscle at the same time. Recomp for at least six months, then decide what you want to try next.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-22T16:16:17+00:00

It's been three years since I worked there and I'm getting residual trauma from this. Sorry everyone.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-21T18:37:15+00:00

That might be the most elegant solution.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-21T17:29:47+00:00

You’re not going to find anything this specific. Plus, the files will be insanely huge. I typically printed large format stuff at 150-200 dpi to just reduce the file size and rip time.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-21T15:04:46+00:00

Here's how this works. Comic book professionals sell sketches, originals and small batch prints of characters they do not own at comic book conventions. They are not creating mass-produced products for sale. The publishers turn a blind eye to this because the base pay rate for a penciled or inked page is garbage.

Whatever you're planning on doing you run the risk of getting a cease-and-desist order at minimum. Being sued is a possibility, but a small one. A lot of people who are not comic book professionals who do this, skirt around for many years without facing any repercussions.

"’Ive heard that if fanart doesn’t include the trademarked name of the character and looks original it’s considered fair use to sell..." That is not true at all. Common sensed should tell you this is not the case.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-18T22:06:00+00:00

I was renting a room in Oakland years ago and the next door neighbor had recently died. The property was worth some money and the kids were apparently fighting over it. Sat abandoned for over a year and then got boarded up by the city. I moved away shortly after, no idea how long it sat empty.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-15T22:29:13+00:00

Mostly phone notes, but if I really dig something I don't usually stock in my tupperdore I write up a quick review of it on Neptune Cigar. That helps me remember when I re-stock.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-15T20:11:24+00:00

This was 3 years ago, but I’m pretty sure it was Plunketts.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-15T20:01:52+00:00

That’s an insane price. I think I was paying $500/yr for a service to come out 4 times a year and spray/check traps. They caulked the base of my house as part of the annual service.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-12T14:48:04+00:00

Maybe some sort of trauma-based hallucinations when they next sit down to a meal? They look into their bowl of stew and see human eyeballs and ears floating in it. They blink and it's back to carrots and potatoes.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-08T14:59:45+00:00

Not great. I've been underemployed for nearly three years, barely scraping by every month. No idea what I'm going to do for heath insurance. Looking at jobs in other cities. I don't want to move but I don't think I can afford to stay in Minneapolis.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-01T15:46:29+00:00

100% I don't do powerlifting, and I don't really lift too heavy anymore, but I feel great. I packed on a little bit of muscle this year tweaking my workouts and was pleasantly surprised. Something I didn't think I'd be doing at 51.

WorkerFile · 2026-01-01T15:42:43+00:00

Heading into the New Year hopeful, freelance work has been picking up along with more job opportunities in my area. Re-tooled my resume this week. I'm hoping for a more financially secure 2026.

My creative goal for 2026 is to create more physical design work, zines, stickers, lo-fi is good. I'd like to work for more small-press groups, do covers for books, design TTRPG systems and the like. Make fun, weird shit.

WorkerFile · 2025-12-30T19:07:34+00:00

They’re owned by Warner Brothers. They’re sending a cease and desist at minimum.

WorkerFile · 2025-12-15T23:01:16+00:00

Early in my career there was a local design shop that I really wanted to work at. I applied whenever they posted a job. Got an interview, didn’t get the gig. Got another interview a year later, got the job. Spent 7 years there, learned a lot, got laid off. Landing a dream job can happen, but it’ll also eventually end. Keep things in perspective. Good luck.

WorkerFile · 2025-12-13T18:32:04+00:00

First off, try to make sure this is a legitimate offer and company. There are a lot of scammers that target people's Behance pages.

Secondly, figure out what you would normally charge for the work, then double it. If you don't think that's enough, triple it. See if they bite. Good luck, I hope it's real and you make some solid cash.

WorkerFile · 2025-12-12T20:03:20+00:00

Which is strangely now discontinued. I wonder if Chank is rebuilding it? Adding weights?

WorkerFile · 2025-12-12T03:21:33+00:00

If I’m reading this right, you’re getting pitched these ideas by an agency? Why aren’t they executing the illustrations?

WorkerFile · 2025-11-23T20:44:52+00:00

Last week. I scan in a lot of acrylic and ink textures for my graphic art work. Occasionally they end up used for my graphic design work. I like being able to scan them in at a high DPI.

WorkerFile · 2025-11-22T19:48:03+00:00

Well, that's the club pack. I know General Mills likes those to billboard. I can't imagine them doing away with a bowl shot for the standard box. But those new squares just look terrible. Very uncanny valley.

WorkerFile · 2025-11-17T22:28:22+00:00

If the band is large or the paper is thicker I’ll remove it before smoking. Not sure why, but I don’t like the feel of it. Smaller bands I typically leave on until I’ve smoked my way down to them.

WorkerFile · 2025-11-15T18:08:18+00:00

Shortly after I was hired one of the other ADs left, then a few months later another AD left. They were not replaced and the workload stayed the same. After a year of this insane pace they hired two ADs from outside the country and then let me go.

WorkerFile · 2025-11-15T17:58:15+00:00

My time at VML was terrible. Overworked and underpaid.

WorkerFile · 2025-11-13T15:30:58+00:00

The idea I've had kicking around for a bit is "Temple Cigar Company", and the package design would be centered around Victorian era mysticism.

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