To me, like so many other artists, it is a threat to us all struggling to get our names out in the world.
It encourages art theft.
It encourages people to disregard the original artist's hard work.
It encourages plagiarism.
It shows no respect for actual artists.
It is the complete opposite of transformative art & expression.
You cannot convince me that relying on an algorithm is a good alternative for artists or newcomers when it backpedals off of other people's work. Works that can take hours, days, sometimes weeks to complete. And all it takes for an AI "artist" is a few clicks and they've got a frankensteined version of someone else's work, with painfully obvious imperfections they don't bother to correct or notice. AI art is no different than people who make Nightcore "music" and claim its hard work.
As a starving artist, this is insulting. I don't care how it works, none of that matters when art theft is strongly tied to it. It scares me that people will abuse these sources to steal jobs from people like myself who desperately want to work in the artistic field (or companies will use AI to do the job itself), and it disappoints me when others try to sell AI art and admit they didn't even draw it!
Am I a perfect artist? No. Do I strive to get better? Yes. Would I consider using it if my hands had to be amputated and I couldn't draw? I’d pay fellow artists for commissions than feed an algorithm that vomits out abominations.
I will never support these sad excuses for "artists", or its community. It will forever lack the one crucial element no artificial intelligence can replicate... Imagination. If you support this garbage community, see no issue with it, think it will be accepted over time and it is the way of the future... You are out of your mind, have lost my support, and I won't be the only real artist out there that will say the same thing.
UGH. Email re my folk music from some gross website that uses generative AIs to make music videos and is clearly targeting unknown (and in this case disabled) musicians.
Absolutely fuck their attempts to divide-and-rule amid art forms. I am not going to use theft from visual artists to publicise my music. Just: fuck that shit.
(Plus presumably they'd also then use my music and my data for their own gross purposes, but I mean if it they weren't... nope.)
(All artists of all kinds: hey, we need to stick together on all of this.)
However, in true Venti fashion, he was a pain in the butt and has thus single-handedly claimed the distinction of the longest time I have ever clocked on a single digital drawing at nine hours and thirty-four minutes. The hand cramps were not fun, and neither were all the tiny details, but so worth it in the end.
Your work is so beautiful and inspiring! I am working on a piece now and constantly thinking about your art!!! Also you are so incredibly sweet and thoughtful!
Oh my goodness I feel the same way about your art!! I am always thinking about how creative your angles are! The perspectives and imaginative ideas you have that add life to your work! It inspires me right back. 😍❤ I am painting too! 😆🎨 YOU are an incredible artist and also so supportive. I am always flattered by your compliments. They mean a lot. So know you also inspire me and make me smile when I see a new piece from you. Thank you for this. You made my night. ❤🙌🌹☺
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So for artists sticking to Twitch because of bots & things Streamer dot Bot has a suggestion for Picarto integration. Go upvote it on their suggestions page please. Streamer bot is ran locally on your computer and is extremely customizable. The best part? You can export your commands and actions. This means you can share commands and actions with friends or help someone set up their bot with minimal time. Like Discord's server template function.
It already has vTube Studio, VoiceMod, Ko-fi, and Patreon integrations. If we ask for integration now, we can move the next time Twitch feels froggy.
After having to compete with AI stealing our art and now the terms of most social media sites changing to either rip us off and make it harder for us to gain exposure through the algorithm...
Artists. Are. Tired
Support small artists. Local artists. Fellow artists, new and old. The world outside may be changing more and more against us, but in our community at least we can support each other
You have no idea how happy this makes me... like I know I didn't invent tagging a bridge and the blue spray paint was already there before me, but after I tagged the graznya suka icu eye, I came back to this and felt like a proud parent 🥲🥲 it really touched me, it was like a Field Of Dreams if you build it they will come event ☺️☺️☺️ (the hand was my contribution today heehee)
I am a furry. Not terribly into the community, as things tend to get Crazy! I just enjoy the colorful animals. However, I Love interacting with the artists I see and enjoy! I hope to make new friends in this platform and grow here!