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this is your periodic reminder that for all the artifacts and errors and "tells" one could possibly list, the only reliable way to actually determine if an image is ai generated is to investigate the source. it is becoming increasingly common for "fake classical paintings" to circulate around curative aesthetic blogs, and everyone should be using this as an opportunity to not only exercise their investigative skills but also appreciate art more in general. you're all checking out the artists you reblog, right? 🫣

so what are some signs to look for? let's use this very good example.

what a lovely late-impressionist piece blended with evocative leyendecker-esque themes! why haven't you ever heard of this artist before? surely tumblr would be all over an artist like this. who is justin brown?

your two options from here are to do a search for the name, or a reverse image search. i prefer reverse image searching, particularly when it comes to a common name like "justin brown". so what does that net?

Immediately, without looking at any text, something is wrong: it barely exists. an actual historical piece would turn up numerous results from websites individually discussing the piece, but no such discussions are taking place. Looking at the text, though, does show the source-- and at least in this case, the creator was honest about their medium.

But let's also look at the "exact matches", in case a source doesn't make itself apparent in the initial sidebar results like this.

This section will often tell you post dates of images, and here it can be seen that the very first iteration of the image was posted 15 days ago. It did not exist online prior to that.

Seeing how long an unsourced image has been floating around is a skill applicable to more than just generative images! See a cool image of an artifact or other intriguing item with a vivid caption? Reverse search it! If all the results are paired with that caption and only go back a few months, you might just have viral facebook spam.

Sometimes generative creators are dishonest about their medium and do not tag it like in the example, so that's when establishing "jpeg provenance" becomes important. While it can be a little trickier to determine if someone is using generative images and not admitting to it if they aren't trying to pass it off as a classic, something to consider is the age of their account and the frequency with which they post. Here are some account red flags:

-Did they only start posting art after 2022, or if they did before, did their style/skill level WILDLY change? Not gradual improvement-- I'm talking amateur graphite portraits straight into complex digital renders. Everyone starts somewhere, newness is not a red flag alone; it's newness combined with existing in a vacuum away from any community.

-Do they post fully-finished paintings several times a week? -Do many of these paintings seem iterative of a similar theme or subject matter ("three well-dressed young men face each other under shade and dappled sunlight")?

-Does their style change in inconsistent ways? An artist that can swap between painting like Drew Struzan and Hokusai should be pretty well known, right? Why is no one hyping this guy?!

-Do they have social media besides the source instagram? If so, what are they posting about? Are there any WIPs? Doodles? Interactions with other artists? Gallery dates? 3am self-doubt posts? Or is it all self-promo? Crypto? Seemingly nothing art-related at all for someone pushing out 3 weekly paintings?

Basically, if it's important to you to omit this stuff when you curate, please don't just smash reblog if the source doesn't seem to be the OP themselves. Seeking out sources was important even before this became an issue, now it is more than ever.

peace n love

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rebageling my own art here!

A redesign of a dress in a sketch that got WAY out of hand... but I don't regret it (my wrist does lol)

My OC June Williams in all of her wedding gown glory. Getting married to the King in Yellow means you get to be all sparkly and shit!

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You're so obsessed with someone else's genitals you can't even fathom what a "babygirl" joke is.

Get a life and keep out of people's pants.

my hyperfixation on this girl is back

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You know what I realized? I haven't posted in a while even if I've been making art. Whoops.

So this is a future scene of my Surrogateverse fanfiction, "Green and Gold" which has been very slow in development because the last few months have been hell lmao.

That is @late-to-the-magnus-archives's Hastur in his very subtle, totally unassuming disguise to go out to the town market. June approves.

I should open a Pillowfort to post the spicier scene after this.

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I call this "The Yassification of Charon"

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The 2024 Malevolent Madness Mixup event just concluded with a slew of astounding collaborative works! So, it's time to celebrate them with...

✨BMV & MMM Collab: Twitch Stream Days✨

All fics will be reviewed, however, the first week's fics will be read blind by the voice actors at Black Market Voices! The second week will have excerpts read aloud. All art will be shown on the stream unless otherwise requested by the artist! All times in EST Blind Reads

✨Sun April 14, 7-10pm - Of Shadow and Simplicity / War at Home ✨Tues April 16, 730-10pm - Waters of Leophryne ✨Wed April 17, 7-10pm - God of Cowboys and Fools ✨Fri April 19, 7-10pm - Toe Tags and Second Chances / The Cost of Indomitability ✨Sun April 21, 7-10pm - And In Blood Is Born Anew

Reviews & Excerpts

✨Mon April 22, 7-10pm - Fics: Lasc1are_Su0nare / Blood and Sand ✨Tues April 23, 7-10pm - Fic: In Golden Gags ✨Wed April 24, 7-10pm - Fics: (Help Me) I've Got No Soul To Sell / Sillage ✨Fri April 26, 7-10pm - Fic: The Moon Had Turned To Gold

Please join us to celebrate these amazing events works! Event will be held on twitch at vmprsm

We look forward to seeing you there!

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"I don't want to go in the water"

Promo art I made for our podfic of Surrogate - The Director's Cut!

Arthur is having A Time 8)

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I take full responsibility

Arthur: WHERE DID YOU SEND NOEL??

Kayne: Uh idk.. maybe Spain X3

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"You look like a frog who's not to be fucked with."

I blame @spinning-logic for this

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Diplomacy was a wild job, in the Dreamlands. It could be as simple as speaking to another visiting diplomat, simply checking on how allies were doing. It could be tense, and Lorraine had frequently wondered if she would be dead, and her skin sent to Kuranes as a message. Shooting the messenger to send a message back was a readily accepted form of communication in the Dreamlands, after all.

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Black Market Voices returns with PART THREE of Surrogate: The Director's Cut!

Fully scripted, cast-acted and with audio effects, some of the fandom has come together to continue this gargantuan undertaking, and we hope you enjoy it! Go on, give it a listen.

You won’t like what happens when I repeat myself. ;)

LISTEN HERE

Stay tuned for future recordings! If you'd like to assist in upcoming acting or crew, contact Vmprsm on Discord or Tumblr.

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From the talents of:

-Vmprsm as the Narrator and Faroe

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-Isi as Lori

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-Flamia as Hastur

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-Jasper as Arthur and Avis

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-LynnLarsh as John, Dorona, Stodgy #1, Cana Dar, and crowd voices

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-Igneous as Kuranes, Kayne, a guard, and crowd voices

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-SSJ Trinity and Ace as the bandits

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-Somniate as Stodgy #2 and crowd voices

-Shalgrith as Stodgy #3

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-Bryce as Stodgy #4

-SSJTrinity, Kraiva, and Somniate as Work Introduction

SSJTrinity:

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Kraiva:

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Somniate: 

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BLACK MARKET VOICES PRESENTS:

SURROGATE THE PODFIC - EPISODE THREE: DIPLOMACY

COMING SOON

From the talents of: SSJTrinity | @late-to-the-magnus-archives Kraiva | @sepiabandensis Somniate | @sparklyandheroic Flamia | @flamdoodles Vmprsm | @vmprsm Jasper | @captaincravatthecapricious Igneousfrizzle LynnLarsh Isi @eldritch-asmr Fish | @unsafewaters

(Poster by me)

[flamdoodles]

BLACK MARKET VOICES PRESENTS:

SURROGATE THE PODFIC - EPISODE THREE: DIPLOMACY

COMING SOON

From the talents of: SSJTrinity | @late-to-the-magnus-archives Kraiva | @sepiabandensis Somniate | @sparklyandheroic Flamia | @flamdoodles Vmprsm | @vmprsm Jasper | @captaincravatthecapricious

Igneousfrizzle LynnLarsh Isi @eldritch-asmr Fish | @unsafewaters

(Poster by Jasper, me!)

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A couple sketches for my oc June, as seen in @late-to-the-magnus-archives's amazing fanfic, Yellow City!

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A spiritual sequel to this, "baby" Dagon seeing humans for the very first time

He really went owo

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DAGON FEELS

this above literally all else, ok?

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@late-to-the-magnus-archives and I talked about how Hastur in his "infancy" chose the color yellow... marigolds pretty!

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From the fic Yellow City by @late-to-the-magnus-archives