#create things!

[hansoeii]

It was affection.

[0sbrain]

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

[dailyrandomwriter]

Day 737

In my last post, I ended by saying that AI shouldn’t do creative writing for me, or anyone else. And I want to explain this because tech bros will often accuse creators against AI as being gatekeepers, that by denying the use of AI, you’re denying other people’s ability to take part in the arts, such as writing.

However, in the words of Alan Wilson Watts, “If you’re writing, you’re a writer.”

The reason why the accusation of gatekeeping is being thrown about has more to do with an unfortunate way we view the arts. That is, if your work is not published, displayed or sold, why are you even creating? This is a view that even those supporting us accidentally express while trying to compliment our own work. I’ve been told many times by friends and family, for various things I’ve created that I should sell it, or asked, if I was creating something, if I was going to sell it. To be told by a loved one that we should sell it, or that they would buy it, is the highest form of a compliment.

But it has also created a culture where we forget that the hobbyist is just as much of a writer, crafter, inventor, or artisan as the person who gets paid to do that. 

By telling people that without AI, there are demographics of people out there who can never create, is insulting those very people. In an ironic way, doing that is gatekeeping far more than a writer or an artist saying you shouldn’t use AI to create a story or a picture.

Because, as a writer, what I want for people is to experience the joy of creating something the way you want it to be done, and then sharing it. I’m aware that saying that makes it very clear I don’t get generative AI, and I don’t.

Writing has always been a way for me to express my love of a piece of medium, to express my thoughts and feelings, and show my care towards others (because writing personal stories to give as gifts is a thing some of us do). Most importantly though, I enjoy the act of creation. Whether that is writing a story meant for a friend that hits all their preferred likes just so, or expanding on a story I’ve consumed so I can live in that world just a bit longer. 

Those experiences I have with writing I can never experience with generative AI. The instant generation of a text wouldn’t give me that satisfaction Nor would it know what it is I prefer exactly. It can’t read my brain, and sure I could put in prompts, but I would have to put in something so detailed I might as well write it myself. It also removes the experience of having that moment of inspiration when everything clicks, or the inside jokes created between friends who know your story as well as you do.

And I want other people to experience that. I want there to be more writers, writing for the sake of writing because it’s enjoyable. It doesn’t have to be big, fancy or publishable, it just has to exist.

[ionomycin]

your last light

[malenjoyer]

WE'RE SO BACK

[michals]

How I see it.

[Dylan’s not evil, but the things he makes usually are.]

[christiansinglebabes]

Kabru getting a taste of his own medicine

[mr-orion]

Repeat after me: I draw so good. Not everything needs to be a banger. I'm not a content machine I'm a person who makes art and art takes time. Inspiration comes in waves and when it recedes that's when I should let myself rest

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Always love how much folklore especially creature folklore emphasizes that there is a way for you to win. These are the steps to ensure the dead don't rise: take them out through a hole in the wall and give them iron shoes. Vampires cannot abide sunlight. If you hear a dog howl on a churchyard path turn around and get home as fast as you can. Iron and salt and the colour red. None of this doomed idea, the world is incomprehensible but if you're a bit clever you'll survive it just fine, there's always ways out.

[jaradraws]

DISCLAIMER: the blood is a feature, not a bug 🩸☎️

[aurumacadicus]

I don't have the words for this but. Art and science are always hand in hand.

The perfectionism of artists has them researching stuff in a way that only scientists can compare. Some artists become experts in biology or anatomy. Other special interests have them going down rabbit holes to make them better at their art.

Disney animators said "we are perfecting the code for this snow if it kills us" and researched and invented code until it acted like real snow in Frozen and snow scientists were like hey. Did we just fucking solve the Dyatlov Pass mystery. And the animators answered no. We made snow. YOU applied the knowledge and did the experiments to solve what could have happened at Dyatlov Pass.

And it was a team effort because of course it was. You can't have art without science. And you can't have science without art.

[burquillos]

Day 11: 2A Sports Fest. Kacchan is supposed to sit it out but why is he on the field??

Inspired by this Dandadan screencap:

[hinamie]

new official illust of them with puppies healed something in me

[dollette-whispers]

gemma ward photographed by karl lagerfeld for harper’s bazaar 2006

[benjingler]

I don't feel like cropping out the capcut at the end so here guys 😋