#adobe’s personal

[dorianpavus]

LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[literaphobe]

You Didn't Tell - Abby S.

[lethal-spaceship]

The unenlightened masses,

They cannot make the judgement call.

Give up free will forever,

Their voices won't be heard at all!

[sparkle-fiend]

As an artist, I’ve been struggling lately. It feels like everywhere I look, AI art is in the news, and I’m seeing more and more artists losing work while companies like Meta take our data to train more models and everywhere they are trying to shove shitty AI features down our throats. It’s infuriating, and frustrating, and depressing - and some days it makes me want to give up drawing altogether.

It’s honestly stolen my joy in working with digital tools. How can I rely on them, when tech companies are proving they can’t be trusted - when companies like Adobe are showing that they will turn on their customer base in an instant if they think it will gain them an inch in the AI arms race. (Where the whole goal seems to be the elimination of artists altogether.)

That’s why I’ve decided to try and transition to traditional art - or at the very least, a combo approach of traditional and digital. (And because traditional is slower for me, I will also try to simplify/stylize more, and rely on references less.)

It’s scary, because I’ve gotten comfortable in the way I work, and also because I know my style will probably change a bit (and I’m worried people won’t like it as much 😓) But I feel like it’s my only way to go forward with art right now. Hopefully folks will stick with me through this journey, and still enjoy my fanart 🙏

[museaway]

In response to Adobe's TOS changes, Affinity is running a 50% off flash sale on everything.

Affinity can't do everything that Creative Suite can, but it can do a lot of what I need for fandom purposes, so I am going to give it a test run this summer with some zines. If you need epub support, though, Publisher 2 doesn't have it yet, so this probably won't be a solution for ebook designers unless you only need PDFs.

Unlike Adobe, which switched to a subscription model years ago, Affinity is a one-time purchase for the software. But for transparency, do be aware that Canva bought them earlier this year.

[p-r-o-f-a-n-a]

Reflejo de flor en un charco de agua

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Me di cuenta que siempre posteo de madrugada 🥴

[figgiun]

we were learning how to use adobe illustrator in class today so i drew a very haunted-looking drumb

i had to do it with a shitty mouse and drawing vector images is weird and annoying

he looks slightly less sickly in person but i couldn’t figure out how to get the file onto my phone so u get a picture of the scree n

[shurpart]

because i want to see people and i want to see life

[jarchaeology]

x(.)com/deadiish/status/1752356697614528741?s=20

WELL. i'm in contact with the person who took those pictures. the VHS belongs to a friend of theirs who was actually in the production. it's been many years and the friend has moved across the country since those photos were taken, so he isn't sure where the tape is now. but i was told that if it's found, they'll let me know. it's the kind of situation where we just have to wait and see. the lines of communication are still open, but i don't want to bug them for updates. we've just gotta be patient.

to be completely honest, i'm not even sure i want it to be found at this point. i've already received a lot of shit for other things i've uncovered and it makes me hesitant to want to open myself up to more of that.

[the--chaos]

Toplița, Harghita, România

August 2024

[ebonytails]

sorry my post is just to complain but guys i literally hate adobe after effects. i can not explain to you the mental torture and how LOW it has brought my mental health because I *need* to use it for my post production class because it's "industry standard". ADOBE After Effects has made me write off the entire film and video production industry as a turn off and I never want to do it ever again.

The amount of times this has crashed on me where I lost everything? 5+ hours of work? 8+ hours of work? It's my fault for not saving sometimes but I also have auto-save on. it didn't save anything so im just left with nothing.

You want a trip to burn out town really quick? Use adobe after effects in an academic setting where you have no choice but to use this program.

I have never in my life TOUCHED a program SO TERRIBLE that it made me never want to do anything about that form of art/media EVER AGAIN

[dorianpavus]

someone tagging "biden is a good president" on my post about adobe. mr. genocide for brains is actually a racist piece of propagandist filth and i'll drink to his death. anyway :)

[local-queer-classicist]

Had to ask for a religious/ethical exemption for a digital art assignment to get out of having to use genAI. On an assignment. In university. I feel like I’m going insane.

The professor said he “wasn’t aware that there was any ethical issues with AI”, but that he had no problem coming up with an alternative assignment for me to do. Like I’m glad he’s accommodating but. Sir.

Ok. I understand some rando on the streets not being aware of the ethical issues surrounding genAI. Most people do not have the time and energy to devote to giving a fuck about things that don’t directly affect them and I can respect that. It’s rough out there. But you are a professional graphic designer, and a college professor, in digital art. How. How do you not know. How are you requiring your students to do this in class and just not knowing. Why are you shocked that a student might object to being required to use the Art Theft Glacier Melter 9000 for a grade. This should not be a surprise to you. Why is this a surprise. Am I fucking crazy

[attleboy]

Hey um can you tell me what app you use to animate Pomni to moving like that?

I want to animate my character to move like that but I need the app for me to do it

Plz

oh, of course!! :D

i'm using krita, which is a free art program :) it's got an animation feature that covers what i'd consider all the essentials [layers, onionskin, timelines, etc.]... anddd you can export the animation straight from krita so that's a big plus to me who doesn't have a proper editing software

it's not perfect perse [the animation playback is a bit laggy and the audio feature is sadly busted] but i think it's still really good for being free so i'd suggest trying it out!

and sorry if you're a mobile person i really don't know anything good for phones :')

[teaspoonnebula]

fun fact my employer pays for me to have a full Adobe licence and I've literally only ever used it to make silly Sherlock Holmes videos.

[lokistahley]

-"How long are you gonna stay with me?" - -"Forever."-