#I'd like to do this as a watercolor

[arttsuka]

Based on somewhat real events

I spent way too much time drawing this...

But yeah, Ford finally saying thank you

A continuation (kinda)

[abusivelittlebunny]

Pierce always wished to have the Wolverine as his personal dildo pet but he didn't realize that you can't domesticate a beast that easily ... but he responds well to treats 🤭🍼🍰

[jannelle-o]

A little birthday painting of Jungkook~ 🐰💜✨🥳

[alexc-draws]

Hey all!

My old kitty is looking like he might need a trip to the vet. I just updated my Ko-Fi store with some of my Grimoire prints. If you find art of old books and weird critters interesting these are for you!

Thanks!!

[bmpmp3]

11 fish

[da3drat]

Meri and the Hare

been wanting to do something like this for a whileeee. I definitely associate her with hares. something about being quick, agile, and aware of her surroundings in the way only a prey animal can LMAO

[awkwardplant]

summary of my art this year!

not featuring the tons of sketchbook pages to prep and create ideas. I didn't do any art until March yet managed to do more than I have done for several years. i started focusing on illustration projects to create a portfolio halfway through, i think that shows in the quality improvement and doing more finished pieces. I don't normally draw animals, but that seemed to come up a bunch as I got more into kids book illustration, but i'm still not sure if that's the route i want to go down.

there's some crafts, the koi pond made from cardboard and cross stitch, the latter of which took me 3 months (on and off). I did a few digital pieces, though overall, I've not liked doing it, instead favouring traditional - tried soft pastel for the first time!

[trashlie]

Thanks to nabbing some deals and using promotion bonuses + a gift card from some health app via work lmaoooooooo I have gone from exclusively using White Nights watercolors since 2017 until November 2024 to now owning FOUR separate watercolor sets HELP higuocojfojgjovhvi

Okay in my defense the Schmincke was my birthday treat to myself last year and it's just 12 pans.

The Paul Reubens I caught on a great deal and bought admittedly mostly for the tin gigufufug and also to have good quality less expensive paints to just PLAY with

And my recent splurge onto Roman Szmal has been a long time coming, esp with the White Nights being a little harder to source here. I'm SO excited for this set I think it, along with my White Nights, might end up being my favorite based on what everyone says about them, but I gotta wait for them to ship aaaaahhhhh!!!!!! I tried to pick out a bunch of colors/pigments I don't have in my other palettes (tho you know some phthalo green, ultramarine, and prussian blue made it in lol) so I can try out more hues and pigments and figure out what I like best for mixing and also just play with some beautiful blues huhuhuhu 🥰

[oreegaanoo]

A WIP of the tinfoil and mice drawing I had in my drafts! I didn't take a lot wip pictures of my work from class but I got this one at least!

I had a hard time with the tinfoil which why I decided to draw all the mice around it, to make it a nicer experience for me :)

[aoneus]

[outeremissary]

Just the art from this prompt post.

[aro-tarot]

Well, I sent in the email when it hit the time. I'm hoping I managed to get a spot for this last order of the one doll that I've wanted since I started the hobby. Ended up going with a different resin color than I was gonna do when I tried last year. I'm hoping there are no problems this time with the emails coming in since that happened last year.

[amediocrepigeon]

A couple of things I've painted recently. I'm actually quite happy with these (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

[creature-wizard]

Some ways to recognize AI generated images (other than counting the fingers!)

Hey folks! Since a lot of people out there are still getting taken in by AI images, I thought I'd do a post to help you spot some common tells in AI generated imagery. (All of these images come from Pixabay.) Since this turned out to be a really long post, I've put the rest of it under the cut.

Unnatural shininess and smoothness

AI generated images frequently have an unnatural smoothness to them. Here's a really obvious example:

These are supposed to be blueberries, but they're way too shiny. They look more like glass than actual fruit!

Here's an example that's a little less obvious:

At first glance, it's easy to miss that this is a procedurally generated image. But if you take a moment and look close, you can see an unnatural smoothness to this image. Compare with this real photograph below:

The real photo has a slight graininess to it, plus the berries themselves display more texture.

Here are more images displaying unnatural smoothness:

Exaggerated facial and body proportions

If a person or animal in an image that appears to be a photograph has cartoonish or caricaturish proportions, that's a sign the image is AI generated.

First, we'll start with a really obvious example. While I don't think the person who had this generated meant for it to be taken as photorealistic, it's still a good example of exaggerated proportions.

Now here's the less obvious example:

If you just glanced at this image, you might think this was a real child. But if you look for a moment longer, you'll notice that her head is slightly too big for her body proportions, and her eyes are slightly too big and round. (And of course, her toes are messed up.)

For comparison, here's a real child:

The real child's head is smaller, and the eyes don't have that cartoony look.

Here's an image of a baby that could pass as real at first glance... until you realize the eyes are too big and round, and it's making Dreamworks face! (Also, the brows and lashes are unnaturally smooth and the skin looks plasticky!)

For comparison, here's a real baby:

Melty-looking detailwork

AI images that are supposed to depict fantasy, divine, and historical figures often feature an extreme level of detailing. But if you look close, you'll see that this detailwork is usually a mess.

Here's a very obvious example:

If you look at her tiara, you can see that the center gem is actually floating above the rest, which is a dead giveaway that this is procedurally generated. Also, her tiara lacks symmetry and evenness where it should have it.

Here's another example:

Again, this is clearly a piece that should have symmetry in the metalwork, but has that uneven melty look so common in AI imagery.

And a less obvious example:

This one isn't as extreme as the others, but if you're familiar with the way AI "melts" details, you can recognize its work. (Also, her right earring is lower than it should be, and where her face is clearly meant to imitate an oil painting, her dress looks like a watercolor painting!)

Meanwhile, here's a real photograph of a tiara:

I'd also like to emphasize here that asymmetry on its own doesn't indicate AI! Many people create asymmetrical designs on purpose. The thing to really watch out for is melty-looking shapes and unevenness in things that shouldn't look melty or uneven.

Unnatural crispness and detail

AI image generators often lean toward high-contrast tones, which frequently makes images look unnaturally crisp. Here's a really obvious example:

Let's compare with a real photo of the Sphinx!

Quite a bit of difference, huh?

This faux Greek statue might be a bit harder:

This appears to depict a Greek-styled statue, but - look at the face! The crispness in the light and shadows gives this away as AI generated. (There's also no staining on the face, even though we see it on the next.)

For comparison, a real statue:

This has turned into a huge post, so I'm gonna call this good for now. Not each and every AI generated image will have these tells, but you'll be able to recognize a lot more AI generated images if you keep them in mind. If you'd like to get even better at recognizing AI generated images, you might go to the website I got them from - Pixabay - and search for "AI generated." Load the pictures at higher resolutions, pay attention to the details, and compare them with human-mage images. While you'll find that many AI generated images are very hard to distinguish from human-made ones, you'll start picking up on more of AI's idiosyncracies.

[thewirewitch]

Today I fished some old art supplies out of my basement. I now have an easel, a few canvases, a wooden paint pallet, some cheap brushes, two of the smallest pallet knives I've ever seen, and some questionably old paint. When I say that, I mean...around 20 years old. Oil, acrylic, and watercolor. The tubs still are squishy, so, it's...possible some of it survived? My dad bought it for my mom possibly before I was even born (or not long after I was born) so...there's a good chance some of it's gone bad. Oil paint is apparently only supposed to be good for around 15 years (or less). Just looked it up and the internet says watercolors (in the tube-form) can last 5 years, and acrylic can last 10+

I really hope the oil paint survived at least. I've never used it before and would rather not have to go out and buy some to see if I like it or not. I did get some watercolors recently, so I don't really care if that's expired or not, and I couldn't care less about the acrylics since I don't like using acrylic paint.

[another-argo]

>>Open Starter<<

Ghosting

(c'mon, you didn't think I'd stay gone, did you?)

Argo's room had stayed empty for weeks after his death. Only a few people knew where his grave was; so some people took it upon themselves to put offerings in his room instead of on his grave.

It's been a few weeks- to a month or two. The wound still hurts.. but life progresses.

The strangest thing about that is.. any offerings that Argo would've VERY MUCH enjoyed.. disappeared. Any daggers? Gone. Sour candy? Gone aswell.

You think that it's just a coincidence. Maybe- maybe people are actually just bad at this whole offering thing! If Argo was still alive he wouldn't have accepted the gifts anyways.

Because of Argo's room becoming a public tribute, even some kids from camp have managed to slip in- maybe to pay respects, maybe to swear out the bastard one more time, maybe just to pretend they knew him better than they really did.

You thought the noise coming from Argo's room was another camper- or one of his adopted siblings- in there again.

But then there was a crash.

Then another crash.

And something deep- something dark inside you lights. Your immeadiate thought is Eris. Only Theo actually saw the dead body- maybe she didn't die.

You brace yourself for a fight before you open the door and see.. Argo.

Emotions flood you in a giant wave- looking at your dead friend- or enemy- or.. whatever Argo was to you. For a moment, you think it was all a bad dream.

But Argo.. doesn't notice you. He's enamored with this stuffed rabbit.. playing with it like a little kid. He's holding a piece of a wooden block in their other hand, unwilling to let it go.

Argo hums a small tune under their breath. Their hair has gotten longer- and the blonde has grown to be majority of his hair. His eyes are a watercolor of brown and blue now- and he just looks.. transparent?

Argo moves over to some more of the offerings. There are a million different bouquets- but he picks up one that Commodus left for him- tucking a flower into his feather crown.

They put everything down- except they put the wood block in their pocket.

They look at the many daggers that were left to them. Picking some up and inspecting them.

Argo still seems completely oblivious to your presence..

What do you do?

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