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I've already seen a few people come up with the take "artists just hate AI 'cause they don't want their jobs to be replaced by machines, this is nothing new, everyone is in danger of having their jobs replaced by machines, they're just being self-centered about it." Which, beyond just being a supremely unempathetic thing to say, also just completely misses the point about what AI "art" does and why artists don't like it. AI "art" does not replace art made by humans; in fact, it can't exist without it. It's basically a glorified collage. AI "art" is exploiting art made by humans. It's bastardizing it and repackaging it to give people the thinnest possible excuse to not pay artists for their work.

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There’s a protest going on against AI art over on artstation, so I feel like now is the time for me to make a statement on this issue! 

I wholeheartedly support the ongoing protest against AI art. Why? Because my artwork is included in the datasets used to train these image generators without my consent. I get zero compensation for the use of my art, even though these image generators cost money to use, and are a commercial product. 

Musicians are not being treated the same way. Stability has a music generator that only uses royalty free music in their dataset. Their words: “Because diffusion models are prone to memorization and overfitting, releasing a model trained on copyrighted data could potentially result in legal issues.” Why is the work of visual artists being treated differently?

Many have compared image generators to human artists seeking out inspiration. Those two are not the same. My art is literally being fed into these generators through the datasets, and spat back out of a program that has no inherent sense of what is respectful to artists. As long as my art is literally integrated into the system used to create the images, it is commercial use of my art without my consent.

Until there is an ethically sourced database that compensates artists for the use of their images, I am against AI art. I also think platforms should do everything they can to prevent scraping of their content for these databases. 

Artists, speak out against this predatory practice! Our art should not be exploited without our consent, and we deserve to be compensated when our art is exploited for commercial use. 

#seconding everything loish said #no to ai art #no to ai generated images

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birthday gift for my sister, who likes my cakey paintings. 10x10" oils

purchase a print here!

#this one’s still making the rounds wow!!

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“Little Visitor” lino cuts are in my shop at last!

Inspired by the many sweet bees that visit my garden… I love them so much.

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A little shadow from the sunny window as I was finishing this iris, just painting for myself. I take tons of photos of my garden to use as painting inspiration, even months or years later haha.

#my art #artists on tumblr #flower painting #iris #bearded iris #gouache

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An ode to one of the last bell peppers from my garden

#my art #artists on tumblr #colored pencil #gardening

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“Little Visitor” lino cuts are in my shop at last!

Inspired by the many sweet bees that visit my garden… I love them so much.

#artists on tumblr #my art #linocut #linoprint #art shop #shop update #honeybee #cosmos flower

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Tomatoes from my garden! Available for purchase.

#art #artists on tumblr #painting #gardening #tomatoes

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Some beautiful tulips I grew earlier this year! Hopefully I’ll see them again next spring

#art #artists on tumblr #painting #flowers #tulips #botanical art

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just looked through the reblog tags on my art for the first time in a while, and I’m genuinely so touched at the kind comments many people leave there ❤️ thank you!!

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Cherry blossoms, 6x6in. oil on panel

#my art #nataliapaints #artists on tumblr #oil painting #flowerpainting #cherry blossom #sakura

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A print of my dog snoozing on his favorite pillow. Love that little guy 🖤

#my art #nataliapaints #linoprint #linocut #block print #westie

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8x8in. succulent block print that will be for sale soon!

#my art #nataliapaints #linoprint #linocut #block print #succulents #botanicalart

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Recent art roundup

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Mystery “Misty” Wellman, my pathfinder 2e tiefling witch

#everyone please try pathfinder 2e #it’s like the sensible next evolution of dnd 5e #my art #nataliapaints #oc #oc artwork #tiefling #ink #pathfinder 2e #pathfinder

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(whispering) hi I’m back

#I have quite a few things to share ahaha #my art #artists on tumblr #nataliapaints #gouache

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Finished piece of my calathea medallion! Painting plants is so relaxing. 12 x 16in., gouache.

#my art #plant mom #plantlife #calathea #calathea medallion #painting #nature art #gouache #instagram