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quitting art aside from what I want to do for myself. ai has destroyed any market, and I do not want to have to be an influencer or internet personality for attention. I sincerely just want to paint whatever I want and live my life with more regular income and less stress. Thanks for the support.
#i actually feel very relieved making this decision#every job opening is for a super senior mega top position#all the studios are closing#i hate ai and i think it is a terrible waste of literally every resource available#while also destroying millions of jobs#which means im sure ai will thrive and never go away because we cant have good things#i thought maybe i could figure it out and keep going but i really dont care#i would be happier not having to compete with every other entry and mid level artist#while constantly looking for work 24/7#and working literally all day and night#im just done.#theres a part of me thats sad but i will still paint for myself and thats all i care about anymore#i also cant get a job as an engineer in my area#so im going to go back to school and get some continuing education#Hopefully if i can redirect into another career#i can find more appropriate and regular work that is safe and moderately well compensated#im due in like. 6 weeks. i really just need something more consistent and art is not doing it#i may do commissions again if things ever clear up with ai#but i doubt that will happen#not even sure if i will continue to post#i dont want my time and effort used by some loser to train their ai
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alternatives for ai to design ocs
hero forge
picrew
the fucking sims 4
your local furry artist
bitmoji
shitty photoshoped collage
DeviantArt bases
zepeto
making edits of your favorite character
searching "dress up game" on the app store
learning how to draw
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ok! So for some reason I can't post photos on tumblr! Hopefully will get this resolved soon :)))))))
#i am going to bed before my blood pressure is any higher#i HATE tumbkr#completely useless#i thought my plein air was queued!#guess what!#it wasnt!#i can't even post!#altho i see this stupid text post worked#ough i go to bed
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I kind of got off course because of portfolio day earlier this month, and I have unfortunately been sick and didn't schedule posts the past few days. Art today! Just need to sit down and schedule it for today and tomorrow!!
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DAY 2!!!!! >:)
#plein air april#plein april#plein air#my art#art#fuck ai#WOOOOOO IM DOIN IT#it's so hard to do these and keep ahead while doing my work work and big pieces at the same time#BUT I WILL KEEP GOING! I AM POWERFUL! AHH
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so caught up with portfolio day that I've forgotten to post plein air april day 1/30! I'll catch up posting over the next few days
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Love this creature... the whores
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Working in perspective, and the class I'm taking has a total course length of 111 hours. this man is too powerful. what powers will I gain from finishing this.
#i am .51% finished lmao#it IS really interesting but sometimes he says things and i swear i enter freeze mode#abby studies
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more studies! I hope to have some requests and original work toward the end of the week!
#my art#im going to conquer my fear of posting.#all this is glazed babbbyyyyyy#the portrait of the lady on the left was a painting but I was trying to paint mix digitally and that was heinous soooo you get sketch#hopefully I'll bust out the real paints and use some of the canvas I've been hoarding#because mixing paint digitally is unlike any struggle I've had before lol#you just need to pick that shit when you're painting you can't mix digitally#the tools DO NOT work the same#10 minutes on the portraits#15 on the horse landscape#20 on the canyon
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today's studies! 2 from classes and 2 x 15 min warmups. (I couldn't get rid of the weird bubble on the portrait studies no matter what glaze settings I used. :/ if anyone has any tips pls let me know)
I haven't posted much in a long time because I was ashamed of having the ups and downs in quality from a lack of art education and experience, but there's nothing wrong with needing work on my fundamentals. I want to be more consistent about posting studies AND finished work. it's hard to work through in my head and heart, but it's ok to not be perfect. I am trying to work through that mindset rather than stagnate indefinitely. looking forward to having fun and having some learning experiences.
#I am in study mode#work is kicking my ass but it's good to learn and fail#hopefully I can post some original work soon#I have requests in a list#I will work through them#even though they are just requests I am so scared people will hate them that it was hard to work at all#I spent a lot of time crying while i worked and fell into a deep depression as I recognized my weaknesses#and how ai could very easily surpass me in terms of consistency and quality#but that's not a reason to quit and I am going to work through this#it scares me and i still cry and feel deeply depressed#but it's going to be ok#i have some original work wips that i want to show that really show off how much i have learned#but i am so afraid of ai that i will not share them until they are finished and glazed#i am not terribly happy with glaze as it still kind of messes up my pictures but it is worth it to do i thin#*think#i forgot to nightshade these but alas#my art
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Tumblr is doing some stupid AI shit so go to blog settings > Visibility > Prevent third-party sharing.
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They are already selling data to midjourney, and it's very likely your work is already being used to train their models because you have to OPT OUT of this, not opt in. Very scummy of them to roll this out unannounced.
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for my fellow silly geese –
go to 'settings' ->
pick the blog ->
toggle, near the very bottom:
if you're tech-illiterate like me I hope you find this helpful
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I am also on pillowfort!
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Hi, if you want other contact info, please let me know. I'm on Twitter, bluesky, and Instagram as catcactusoww. Tumblr is fucked. I'm not really sure what to do, so if you want to move off this hellsite and keep in touch, please reach out!
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media coverage
here's the best writeups we have so far.
matt's meltdown:
tumblr's AI deals:
that second article requires an account, but the full article is on tumblr here.
importantly, the initial data dump for OpenAI included a bunch of content that — on top of all public content between 2014 and 2023 — automattic didn't mean to share, like private posts, posts on suspended or deleted blogs, unanswered or private asks, and posts that are marked NSFW.
automattic got the IDs for these posts after providing them, and requested they be removed. we don't know for sure that they have been.
notably, the article names andrew spittle, the current head of AI. he was my boss's boss's boss's boss (you get the point) before that, and openly says that he doesn't believe in work-life balance, just in doing what the job requires him to do, if that tells you anything.
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I'm trying to be kind and patient with this statement, but given that it sounds like you've already downloaded everything and our opt-out request will require an honor system that we have to "trust" that you (or whoever you've already sold our data to) will actually delete it, I'm having a hard time finding kind words.
I don't really care about the opt-out. You've already downloaded everything. I know tumblr does literally everything the worst possible way every single time, but for once in god damn history can we do the right thing first. It's too late. I'm leaving. Everyone else is leaving. You fucked everybody. How are we EVER supposed to trust you.
(I'm not speaking to you personally, tumblr staff who posted this. I'm sorry this happened. I know you're trying, but my god. Who can I yell at PLEASE. i dont want to complain to poor staff. Give me the ceos fucking email.)
Hi, Tumblr. It’s Tumblr. We’re working on some things that we want to share with you.
AI companies are acquiring content across the internet for a variety of purposes in all sorts of ways. There are currently very few regulations giving individuals control over how their content is used by AI platforms. Proposed regulations around the world, like the European Union’s AI Act, would give individuals more control over whether and how their content is utilized by this emerging technology. We support this right regardless of geographic location, so we’re releasing a toggle to opt out of sharing content from your public blogs with third parties, including AI platforms that use this content for model training. We’re also working with partners to ensure you have as much control as possible regarding what content is used.
Here are the important details:
We already discourage AI crawlers from gathering content from Tumblr and will continue to do so, save for those with which we partner.
We want to represent all of you on Tumblr and ensure that protections are in place for how your content is used. We are committed to making sure our partners respect those decisions.
To opt out of sharing your public blogs’ content with third parties, visit each of your public blogs’ blog settings via the web interface and toggle on the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.
For instructions on how to opt out using the latest version of the app, please visit this Help Center doc.
Please note: If you’ve already chosen to discourage search crawling of your blog in your settings, we’ve automatically enabled the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.
If you have concerns, please read through the Help Center doc linked above and contact us via Support if you still have questions.
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Hi, if you want other contact info, please let me know. I'm on Twitter, bluesky, and Instagram as catcactusoww. Tumblr is fucked. I'm not really sure what to do, so if you want to move off this hellsite and keep in touch, please reach out!
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