#but seriously not to AI art

[magekate07]

“No,” said Mrs. Jewls. “That isn’t how you measure art. It isn’t how many pictures you have, but how good the pictures are. Why, a person could spend his whole life just drawing one picture of a cat. In that time I’m sure Bebe could draw a million cats.”

“Two million,” said Bebe.

Mrs. Jewls continued. “But if that one picture is better than each of Bebe’s two millions, then that person has produced more art than Bebe.”

Bebe looked as if she was going to cry. She picked up all the pictures from Calvin’s desk and thew them in the garbage. Then she ran from the room.

— From Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar, “Chapter 6 Bebe”

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I’ve read this passage so many times, but I never grasp how Bebe must have felt until recently.

When the realities, threats, and overall darkness of the art world are revealed, it can really shatter an artist’s spirit.

((Note: the character’s images are based off of Tim Heitz’s illustrations))

I didn’t think I would post Wayside fanart again, and I display it in rather a serious (although a bit heartwarming) tone. However, the creative world has been extremely rough lately, and I needed to release my stress in some way. This just turned out to be one of them.

The current state for artists (or any other kind of creative) in general has not been doing well: animation has been removed or cancelled by selfish corporations, D&D new OGL 1.1 threatens third parties, and AI art with its unethical methods stealing from hard-working human artists is on the rise (the last one is especially a problem, but at least there’s hope).

It’s getting real discouraging to do anything with art again with all this happening…

I’m just glad Bebe was able to bounce back as she continues to draw as shown in later books, and she has a great friend like Calvin for support.

The creative world has never been easy, but in dark times like this, we can at least hope.

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A little fun fact to lighten things up: I’ve loved Bebe and Calvin’s friendship since I was kid because they really got each others back. I discovered them during a time when the boy-girl thing was big among my peers. So, to see a platonic boy-girl relationship without any of that drama was very nice.

[tamelee]

Happy 3/7day 🥰~! 'One day we'll look back on all these memories and smile about it'

Process + detail:

[cyberscratch]

penguin halloween !!

been trying out a new art program :]

[allthe-lights-inthe-sky]

Felt like I might need these in the future so I made them! Free to use, no permission needed!

[eggpoke]

redraw of some unexplainable gordon fanart i made in 2021

[slightly-warmer-hibiscus-tea]

very humbly... biker Ais in a leather jacket with Princess as a dog with eyebrows?

Eyebrows. You are a genius.😤❤️

[ascendingconures]

MSPaint Michael dump

[lovewithoutagony]

the strong urge to draw simeon with a veil

[iroissleepdeprived]

Look what I've found. AGAIN.

Original artist is wolfythewitch

[urgentkettle]

Why is there a community label for mature content but no label for AI art? Hide that shit from me. Penalize that post outta my sight.

Reblog to banish AI garbage from your dash

[itinerant-monk]

@inukag-week

Day 1/Day 2 Yearning and Moonlight.

Couldn't decide on which prompts to use for this piece so I did both. Even though it's not the 2nd yet in my time zone, by the time I post this, it will be for the opposite side of the globe.

I love this ship so I'm happy to be able to contribute this time around!

[comeon-intothemadhouse]

why does the Sterek fandom have so many ai art blogs? Y'all know thats shitty, in quality and ethics, yeah?

[definitely-didnt]

more Cat!John to satisfy the voices in my head (harlan, it's all harlan)

[astrommonplanet]

That one scene from ai no kusabi as argenti/velite hell yeah

[insufferableprotagonistpoll]

Me randomly: maybe I should replay Mr Hopp's Playhouse

Opens Steam Page

...

My work by AI for the Mr. Hopp's Playhouse.

3 separate times

You can't even play games anymore without seeing someone put AI stuff in the community tab. Ugh

[aiartnotwelcomehere]

Drew Gooden posted a video today (30 June 2024) that I felt the urge to share here, and recommend to anyone(!) on the internet to watch it.

He articulated a frustration with AI-generated-content in a way that felt comprehensive and honest. The comments are also a breath of fresh air; a large community sharing their feelings and our common struggle as artists and art consumers. It’s a fun and silly video, yet simultaneously an informative take on the matter of AI.

“AI is ruining the internet”

A video by Drew Gooden, 30 June 2024.