What if I'm a spy? Or YOU?

just saw a logo i designed by hand 3 years ago, pasted on top of a/i art for a promotional poster. want to throw up

like, sorry to break the positive vibe of this blog, but as i'm rationing my medications and struggling to find a less neglectful doctor because of my low income, this was a huge slap in the face. art is not sacred, life is not sacred, nothing real is sacred if somebody else can throw it under the bus for a momentary profit.

everything precious to you is but a penny in a rich man's pocket

just to be clear, i informed the people that i designed the logo for, and they weren't aware that the other party was using AI. they said they'll make their own poster to avoid self promoting with AI art, but there's not much they can do about the third party's actions. we looked through their page and found that they use AI art very very frequently in their promotions, and this group will keep this in mind from now on. just making sure i don't accidentally demonize the people using the logo, since the AI art wasn't their decision and they were unhappy to learn about it.

just saw a logo i designed by hand 3 years ago, pasted on top of a/i art for a promotional poster. want to throw up

like, sorry to break the positive vibe of this blog, but as i'm rationing my medications and struggling to find a less neglectful doctor because of my low income, this was a huge slap in the face. art is not sacred, life is not sacred, nothing real is sacred if somebody else can throw it under the bus for a momentary profit.

everything precious to you is but a penny in a rich man's pocket

also we fucked up as a society the moment we started telling teens and aspiring artists to conflate being an artist with building a brand as if the two things are inextricable. the name of the game if you want to share your art is to work a job and sell yourself as aesthetizied content. back in my day we could just POST SHIT. to deviantart! what the fuck!

pro-tip if ur a teen or aspiring artist: stay the fuck away from tiktok. tiktok is not the place for your art. your art is not content to be sold. don’t listen to art youtubers advice if they dilute being an artist to stats and algorithms. trying to make a business or career out of art is actually something that takes a lot of experience and consideration to go into it is Not an inherent facet to getting started/expressing yourself as an artist. conflating art = selling something/working a job is the fastest fucking way to ruin it for yourself i am so serious. find communities that share your artistic interests make friends and share your art there. be indulgent and creative and experimental. you deserve a period in your artistic journey that is purely selfish and fostering of your growth. don’t let capitalism take that from you yet

y'all.... i was sketching out some scenes from the first chapter of ICSTW. just broad sketches to set the scene and fully illustrate later when i have time. but there were a bunch of characters i've never drawn before so the sketches were VERY broad and i'm completely in love with them

look at lumbar. look at how multifaceted and complex this little guy is

memorex ass moritz brunnen

more than anything i just... i absolutely cannot stop laughing at this tao expression. he is so surprised

i hope i'll have time to properly illustrate these scenes later but even if i don't i'm still so glad i brought them into this world in this form.

bonus: sleppy bos

figured out how i can make good use of this one