#hopefully i'll start posting again soon!)

[buglaur]

#hellooooo it's been a long week for sure #got my exam results. did a lot better than i thought i'd do!!! #also had an interview for a place in a community college which i got #but i hopefully got into uni (i'll find out 2pm tmrw) so i mightn't need it!!! #i'm so scared man i'm used to class sizes of like.. 8 😭 #and now i've gotta get 4 buses a day to the city and back instead of a 20 min stroll up the road 😔 #did a pub crawl saturday to celebrate. had a lot of fun #been having fun with bg3 too!! i'm still on act 1 #my ear is blocked again 😔 it's €60 to get it drained ughhh i'll just suffer on #getting my first tattoo soon though 🥳 #enough about me lol i need to make a personal sideblog one of these days #i'll def have a lot less time to be active with sims stuff if i'm starting uni so i'll be sure to make one ^^ #ANYWAYS here's ms macmahon #/roxana #i swear to god i'm going to catch up with all the new kmik posts when i wake up tomorrow #if i don't assume me dead #ts4

[aura-can-draw]

everyone, we now go to war. begin.

#shadow the hedgehog #sonic the hedgehog #Amy Rose #big the cat #blaze the cat #silver the hedgehog #miles tails prower #tails the fox #knuckles the echidna #cream the rabbit #rouge the bat #sth #polls #sorry for not posting art btw #life likes throwing surprises at you dosent it #I'll start posting again i just don't know when lol #soon hopefully

[jamieedlund]

March sketch dump 🧙‍♂️✨

#the dragon prince #aaravos #my art #callum #tdp #doodle #callum: when you're a simp for your master but you're also so pretty that you can literally start wars. #I got sick again #so besides slaving away on my thesis #all I had were more brainrot doodles #all of these are glued from different brainrots #I don't think I have the energy for fully rendered illustrations any time soon #but I'll do my best! #I want to post more w/out worrying about the notes #i know i sound like a broken record #but it's pretty discouraging seeing my notes on tumblr lately #hopefully these shows that I love them both very much despite not posting as often 💗 #I'm on the last stretch of my thesis so all of my rendering effort is going to that instead. #hopefully I will finish soon in around june #that's all for now! #rambling in tags feels nice. #I hope everyone is well! #thank you for reading

[peridots-pixiwolf]

[Start ID. A drawing of V1 and Gabriel from Ultrakill. They're angled towards each other, both leaning backwards with one leg bent at the knee. V1 is pulling itself towards Gabriel with the whiplash, the end of which curls around him, and he reaches one hand out to hold the cord. Gabriel's pose seems almost relaxed, while V1 is more tense and somewhat energetic. The background is mauve, and bears markings that emphasize the heart-like shape formed by V1 and Gabriel. End ID]

Did not know what to caption this. Uh. Gay people

(alts under the cut, as usual)

#yeehaw i drew this three weeks ago so i'm fairly excited to finally be able to post it #got!! new art tablet!! and at long last I started playing rain world recently thanks to cog's commission so that may have art soon #peridots-art #v1 ultrakill #gabriel ultrakill #ultrakill #this may be my first uk post yet that doesn't have a tw lol #bots #not sure what else to say but it is so so nice to be able to draw again. a three-inch screen is understandably not great for art purposes #it's been over a month since the tf2 fixation started too so Hopefully i'll get something out that isn't my rough phone doodle of pyro #anyway goodbye fair tag-wanderer. may your days be many and your woes few #gabv1el

[inky-forest]

LAYTON ENJOYERS HOW ARE WE FEELING ABOUT THE NEW GAME

I really hope we get to see more of Descole and Emmy 😭

Also, I've been meaning to draw Desmond for the longest time, he's always been one of my favourites ☕🖤

#i've been really busy these days but hopefully I'll be able to start posting content more often again soon ;w; #i have to catch up with all my social medias aaaaaa #i really miss talking on discord 🥲 #professor layton #professor layton fanart #professor layton and the azran legacy #desmond sycamore #desmond sycamore fanart #jean descole #nintendo #nintendo direct #my art #fanart #digital art

[wickedhawtwexler]

one good thing that's going to come out of me being unemployed for a bit is that i'm going to finally finish all my current quilting projects

#i told myself (and more importantly. my grandmother.) that i'm not buying any more fabric until i have a job again #last night i gave myself a budget and bought the fabric i need to finish what i've started #WITH one exception which is the quilted bisexual pride flag. joann's had some pride fabric on clearance so i had to lmao #i'll (hopefully lmao) be employed before pride but i've gotta start the quilt soon if i want it done for pride #anywayyy now it's just Grind Time until i finish everything!!! i'll def have the time & i won't be tempted by new projects #i have so many fun projects i'm excited to finish. i'll post pics on here when i'm done bc i think y'all will like them!!! #most of them are obnoxiously bright and colorful so they're extremely on brand for me lmao #m.txt

[sapnapthinkr]

#sorry the post have been a little lackluster #im still not feeling well but i really want to start making edits again. little doodles and whatnot. i'll get back into it hopefully soon #sapnap #pandasblr #queued jan. 6th 2023

[sysig]

Your Weekly TV Guide

On Monday you can expect:

2:30 PM: Wander Over Yonder - Emperor Awesome

And Tuesday:

2:30 PM: SCII - Paper craft

Wednesday:

2:30 PM: WOY

Thursday:

2:30 PM: WOY

Friday:

2:30 PM: WOY

Saturday:

2:30 PM: WOY

Sunday:

2:30 PM: Just Desserts - True Villainy AU

Thanks for tuning in! (Patreon)

#Weekly TV Guide #Okay so like - most of this is still leftovers from the fixation but I /will/ say that there have been a few recent ones lol #But! There's a few mixed in :) The overspill gave me some ideas >:3c #As well as some of the tags I wrote for these giving me further ideas as well :3c And reblog-tags! #Basically a bunch of tags = a bunch of thoughts lol #Also I finally get to show off the thing that the long queue pushed back!! Yay! :D #I was correct I have already ''finished'' another and started two more lol ♪ It's fun! #Shock among shocks but every WOY that isn't just Awesome features Peepers who could've figured that one right lol #I'm so relieved to finally have the TVAU set posting heckkkk I made like 80% of it a month and a half ago XP #Finally finished! Double yay! #I'm always thankful for a long backlog - posting every day makes me happy - but they're also so hard for my patience! #I always want to post what's new and exciting to me it gets my brain all out of order lol #Bunches bunches bunches #Hopefully I'll get back to the Making phase again soon I keep getting ideas ideas lol

[mumble-ssketches]

Hi

#yeah... mmy phone died and I've been kinda busy so I haven't logged on this account in a while #(also by died I mean it wouldn't turn on again -_- using an older phone that can't download tumblr) #either way I'll be posting more sketches and such llater so just a warning and a little hello #Bay #dragon #oc #original character #own character #btw gonna post after work tonight probably #also might start posting to my main account too Xp #I'm behind in a lot of random tthings like this #i have like 60 tthings on my list to colour haha #whellp at least most are just random doodles #got 1 and a half raffle prizes coloured yesterday but I had to go out to try on bridesmmaid dresses so I still need to finish off first #places prize -w- soon #hopefully tomorrow

[shoechoe]

On another note, I just finished rewatching Diamond is Unbreakable today.

#rambles #short posts #yeah i think part 4 is the best part still #i am too lazy (+ busy) to share my thoughts right now but. it was good #there were some specific things i didn't like about it (like with every jojo part lol) but that didn't damper my enjoyment as a whole #this also means i'll start jojolion soon. hopefully tomorrow if my chronic procrastination doesn't get the better of me #i'll wait to watch vento aureo again after i finish jojolion #jesus christ i just noticed i haven't reblogged another person's post in a while i've just been making these lame text posts #i gotta fix that

[jedi-bird]

Woke to at 2 am and just couldn't go back to sleep (too hot, too much pain, bad dreams). Wound up sitting in the kitchen sorting through the little packs of condiments we've collected over the last few years; tossed out all the old ones and cleaned the containers and counter before putting the good ones back. Did the dishes and fed the cats. Played some games on my phone. In about twenty minutes I can take my pills and eat some food and hopefully go back to sleep for a bit.

#vent post #my partner thought it was weird a few years ago with i started writing the year on the ketchup packets #until they grabbed an old one and realized why it smelled funny #i sort through them about once a year and toss out anything too old or puffed up or leaking #i also sort them by type because I'm weird that way #i can't convince them to stop asking for ketchup packets so I've started using them in cooking instead of tomato paste #because otherwise we wind up with far too many and i can't keep up with sorting them #i miss being able to start bigger projects but the house is a mostly open floor plan and it would disturb everyone #hopefully soon I'll get my work area finished so i can start writing again in the middle of the night when i can't sleep #at least that can be done quietly

[risingsunresistance]

"oh boy i cant wait to be out for the summer, i'll finally have time to draw the pig man again :D"

*immediately starts working on two unrelated drawings*

#JHDKFJDJ BRAIN WHY #im burnt out on the pig... BUT CAN I STOP BEING BURNT OUT ON HIM ALREADY- #i need to do other things but i dont WANT to..... #i mean i do i am enjoying these drawings. but i'll REALLY enjoy this one if i could just force myself to work on it :( #eh oh well guess it's just getting pushed back... again............. #one drawing is gonna be exclusive to main btw. bc its not ANYWHERE near mcyt kdhfjh #its uh. obscure. thats for sure #the other will be posted here tho it is some funney skyblock men 😌 #no idea when they'll be done but hopefully soon! started lining one tonight #the other has to be resketched bc i thought of a way to make it way better #sorry for the tag ramble but ive been gone all day. i HAD to talk somewhere ya know? #it built up all day and got released on this post specifically kdjfjfh #chat

[astrxealis]

owhhh okay i think i'm p tired ... gn in advance y'all

#⋯ ꒰ა starry thoughts ໒꒱ *·˚ #tired not as in Sleepy i mean the other Tired but i'll be fine TvT #anyways aaa ebg ends soon !! like a day or two !! so uh :squints: to all those who have sabotaged me ily very very much and really #appreciate it sm TvT LIKE HELRPWJDJSJ ik i shld feel :(( <//3 yes but also knowing i was actually like. y'all make the game fun ... TvT #yes yes so uhhhhhh help im heating up IDHSIWJEKS (shy) #OKAY so to sam & lune esp bcs damn y'all hate me fr 💔 /nm n ofc cal lettē n that 1 anon im p sure is anoushka (embarrassed if im wrong but #yes <3 IDHSIDNS) tyvm friends TvT aaaaaaa ebg isnt over yet but im feelin a lil ack these days ehehhehehdhehdh so yeah #i feel like i havent rlly gotten much sabotages compared to my fellow mutuals who r playing JDUEWHIJWJS so ya just a rlly HUGE ty to u guys #it means a lot to me even if it prolly seems like smth small >< ✨ aaaaeeeeee #i prolly won't send sabotages as much anymore tho bcs i'm feeling tired now TvT wont elaborate but yes WHEEZEHWRWIDJSOSKAOSPAJDKANSOAO #nah idk maybe im just overhtinking again or wtvr i dunno man but just not feeling it rn again brrrrrrrrr #ill head to sleep b4 3 am !! yesterday was b4 5 so now will be b4 3 hopefully ehe #please Do Not perceive this post /nf /lh ODBWIDNWKDJSK now goodbye B) #dw later today when its actually proper morning or afternoon im sure ill be fine again B)) always am #tw vent ish #i hate feeling this way brrr i always try to focus on the good positive and happy but #yeah :') #if i start distancing myself again rirhwiwhdiehkde i'll most likely be fine so no need to worry at all abt me or wtvr ^^ #i doubt anyonr will even see or read this post (?) but if u need pls know i rlly genuinely do appreciate it jdhsjd ilysm aha :') 💖 #TvT i just bottle my feelings up a lot okay ORHRIEHEIEHKAJS and i feel like ive been doing that again for quite a long time so im just #kinda breaking rn again :') ill really be okay soon tho for sure 🫶🏼 #tw vent #im like 90% sure no one will even notice this so its fine if i just post this ya rhe

[itsahotminuteinbetween]

ahem.

To the people who came to my blog for my fic.

chapter 8 is currently at 4k words and still going strong.

#sorry to bother #don't mind me #wip #not really but shhhh #I typed like mad last night #Halfway through the argument scene and almost done with the ending #it’s kind of long now #Oops #not sure when I'll post it but hopefully sometime soon? #got inspired by the not great weekend I had #i doubt anyone who followed me when it first happened still does #but remember that time when my spine just. started not working with my legs. #well it did that again #thankfully it only lasted a day this time #but it reminded me of my fic and now there's more writing there #also sorry for using the meme #it was a necessary requirement

[sephiramy]

so, I haven't spoken about this much lately, but

last year I completed a 4 year D&D campaign, which also happened to be my first time DMing, and I have been taking a little time off as I very badly needed a break afterward, but I'm starting to test the waters again and really internalizing how much work I accomplished

I had drawn up over 400 character tokens - here's some of the "main" ones (there were so many others for just, random NPCs, combat encounters, etc)

over 100 hand-drawn maps,

and 20 environment art pieces (I've posted some of these, before)

all this just to say... you know... I did a lot of work, and I am coming around to being proud of that

hopefully I'll be able to share new work from a new game, soon 💖

#long post #dnd #dnd art #dnd homebrew #artwork

[darantha]

How to Spot AI images (Hopefully)

So, I did see GailyNovelry's excellent post on this (Link here), but saw that there also were some confusion and they were using a environment image as their example, so I thought I'd do a breakdown that was more character centric.

The key thing with AI images is that the program does not know what it is making. And, arguably, they thrive on that we are currently conditioned to not really look at things for too long before we hit that engagement button and/or just scroll onwards to whatever next the algorithm feeds us.

It's hard to fight that urge, I know, but if you just pause and look, you'll soon start spotting things that just do not make sense, and I don't just mean that the pretty booby elven fighter is sporting seven fingers on one hand. Those are the obvious things. I'll try to cover the general sort of artefacts that tend to tip me off to the fact that a image is generated rather than actually hand-made by someone making informed design decisions as opposed to trust what amounts to RNG. I think this is important as there's those who do not tag their images as AI generated, and try to scam people with commissions.

And, as the saying goes... The devil is in the details.

To start with I picked this image from deviantuser CeiEllem. At first glance, it looks... very impressive. Sharp looking elf lady with killer hair. 10/10 wish I could rock that haircolour.

But, it is AI generated. Aside from the general tell that is this hyper rendered, near photorealistic style that AI images often have, there's a lot of details that tips it off to just not having been made by a human who actually made the decisions.

Since AI is just working off patterns and not actual decisions, things like hair is a immediate giveaway that you're looking at a AI image.

(Deviantart users: daralyth, DavidZarn and lunayokai)

In all these three images you can see just how hair whisps off into weird nonsense shapes or even meld into the background or clothing. Because, again, the AI doesn't know what its doing, just working with shapes. Similarly, background elements that just stop and start randomly is a dead giveaway, like the tail in the first image.

As I've said, details is the key to spotting these images, and another giveaway is the sheer density of details that is just noise.

This is from users Rigtorok7, and the details are so noisy, absolutely miniscule in scale, and hypersharp, yet have no actual design to them. Artists imply details all the time. We don't render out every single nook and crevice, and since we actually know what we want the viewer to look at, we'll pull back and simplify things so you don't want to look at the big chunk of very noisy hair ornament or necklace instead of the face of the character.

For comparison, this is how it looks when I, personally, indulge in doing 'overdetailing' of something (because I am forever weak for painting jewelry).

BUT I want to stress that the key here isn't that detailing equals AI generated. The key is the lack of design choices IN the details. There's a lot of artists out there, and someone painting out all those nooks and crannies in something doesn't mean they are a AI user. This painting by Leighton is super detailed but you see the intent with all the details. You have a focus with the people in the boat and secondary read of the figure in the door, where the details are a lot more implied and less sharp.

AI can't do that, because AI isn't making any decisions.

I couldn't find any good example once I went looking, but if you're into fantasy art: look for people just holding weird 'swords'.

AI is rapidly evolving, so who knows how much this'll help in 3 months, but for now, this is how I spot things.

But, in the end, the biggest giveaway that someone is using an AI generator is that they've filled up page after page on deviantart/artstation/wherever in the past like... six to nine months, and often swing between wildly different styles. If you're unsure, look up the source of a image. Another clue can be generic 'untitled' or just 'elf lady' sort of titles, since someone uploading 30 images a week isn't going to make unique titles for each image.

Also, commissioners. ... you should ALWAYS get a sketch and progress image from a artist that you hire. My art directors would have my head on a plate if I didn't send them a rough sketch and progress shot before finalising the image.

#go forth #be free PSA post