#i used to be an artist ... goddamn
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i genuinely don't care how good a piece of ai generated art or writing looks on the surface. i don't care if it emulates brush strokes and metaphor in a way indistinguishable from those created by a person.
it is not the product of thoughtful creation. it offers no insights into the creator's life or viewpoint. it has no connection to a moment in time or a place or an attitude. it has no perspective. it has no value.
it's empty, it's hollow, and it exists only to generate clicks (and by extension, ad revenue.)
it's just another revolting symptom of the disease that is late stage capitalism, and it fucking sucks.
#''but i just want to use it to--'' don't care! it's shit! stop fucking feeding it!#if you need help generating ideas or jumping off points then join an artist or writer group online#talk to people#make connections#that's what art and writing is supposed to be about in the first place#i'm mad as hell etc.#so goddamn sick and tired of seeing ai shit get passed around on here#it's bad enough in general but every time i see more of it showing up#tagged as fan art or as fic#the angrier i get#heartfelt imperfection in art and writing will always ALWAYS be worth more than the most technically ''perfect'' ai generated image or text#fandom problems#ai generation algorithms die in a fire challenge 2k23#just a heads up that i'm muting this post and will no longer see responses to it#because i'm tired of seeing dogshit takes from jackasses who want to ''debate'' me#there's no debate you're in the wrong on literally every level and you can die mad about it
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realized a drawing i'm doing rn is almost identically posed to one i did 8.5 years ago of a different oc, except the old drawing was instantly tainted by one of the players featured messaging me asking if i could take it down because their abusive, possessive rp partner saw it and got jealous of them "roleplaying behind their back" and i said "nah" and it became a whole Thing that i should have walked away from at that exact moment but didn't and the 6 months that followed contained some of the most truly condensed batshit i have ever witnessed in an rp community already well-known for its batshittery.
... anyway i love my friends. so happy to accidentally redeem the pose.
#idk if ill ever open up completely about that shitshow but#i think 8 years is past the statute of limitations to vaguepost about it#late tag addition but man now i'm thinking about it all at 4am#how did in the good goddamn did i witness that and still not only let them make me an officer#but also let them put me functionally in charge of their guild IC#while those two fucked off and erped in instanced zones or played overwatch#and i and my then-rp-partner took the heat for the meandering plotline#until my partner vented to the wrong person about the abuse#and it got back to them#and we got to experience the surreality of an honest to god guild coup#all to salvage the image of some egomaniac abuser#certified fucking wra moment#its been 8 years and thinking about how i was treated in the end makes me feel sick lol#they made a new guild discord and invited everyone but us#and when i noticed the channel had gone quiet i asked what was up#and was met with gaslighting about how i'm 'thinking too much' about the channel being a 'little slow'#and it took pushing to get an early admission of what was about to happen#so we logged on and quit ourselves#which fucked up the narrative they had constructed#and they lied in the new channel that WE were the ones doing a 'coup' and that we stole the members who left with us#i guess i am opening up after all#i had to play the fucking villain of that scenario for the past 8 years#all to protect the mental health of people who hurt me#why#if you were there and know what i'm referencing with all of this... there's the fucking story#the person in question is a massively popular artist#i just dont have it in me to fight that fight
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Ram Doobay
1/2/3/4…
“I’m sorry I wasn’t there while you… I don’t know what you felt, but… Inside, I felt that I was dying with you.”
Holy fucking SHIIIIT this took me AGES. Yes, I procrastinated, yes, the details fucking suck, but I don’t care as it is 04:30 AM and I’m STARVINGGGG. Anyway, slay king, he’s a cutie patootie.
#romance club#kali flame of samsara#rc kali flame of samsara#ram doobay#fanart#my art#please forgive the lighting#and the shadows too#I hate colouring but I must do it AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA#I might edit this again because he doesn’t look like Ram lowkey#he looks too WHITE#but I used darker COLOURS#Who is this goddamn white MAN??#also my congratulations to the RC artists for drawing all those complicated patterns and making them look so good#please tell me your secrets guyssss
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"an untitled portrait by Van Dyck, 1621"
(watercolor on paper, 9"x12", 2024)
also on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57560983
inspired by this post/fic by @cuubism
https://cuubism.tumblr.com/post/699751218188353536/a-van-dyck-dream-drawled-dragging-a-light
https://archiveofourown.org/works/42802623
#the sandman#sandman fanart#dream of the endless#dreamling#watercolor#my art#fanart#this is now categorically the most ridiculous thing I have Ever done artistically#I do not recommend trying to make a fake oil painting by using watercolors at about a sixth the size of what it should be..#probably the most hours ive put into a single painting thus far in my life. maybe not I used to do acrylic but. even still probably.#the fricken research I did. looking up chairs and crap. trying to choose a date. goddamn historical clothing#anyway I hope at least a few people see this and understand just how insane I am for it :)
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Drolta Tzuentes (Could have done anything to me, frankly)✨️✨️✨️
#drolta#drolta tzuentes#castlevania#castlevania nocturne#illustration#artists on tumblr#my art#the baddest bitch#i'm so glad I did this#Fathah Gawd#lord have mercy#i'm on my knees#i'd have given up on humanity for her#i'm sorry#self-respect where?#Goddamn#she coulda used me like a chair
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AI is going to send me on my villain arc. If you want to make art or a novel or write an essay do it yourself coward, partake in the human experience. You are no better than what you can create with your own hands, even a stick figure holds more merit than a generated image.
#sky speaks#I am so mad about ai#it’s not even ai#it’s just synthesis with a big database#an unethical database#if you use it I will become your sleep paralysis demon#just pay an artist#or a writer#write your own goddamn essay#if you can’t pass a class without using ai to write an essay for you you do not understand that class well enough#what a wild concept it is to make things yourself instead of relying on stolen content stitched together like Frankenstein’s monster#all it does it rot in your hands like the lie it is
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october tenth
#xanxus#khr#katekyo hitman reborn#khredit#khrgraphics#my shit#x#birthday roundup#character birthdays#10th of october#there he is#and I’m using not TYL!Xanxus because unlike SOMEONE#(the anime artist who always. does TYL Varia)#I’m not a goddamn COWARD and I will use present Xanxus tyvm#anyways used a chapter cover bc I’m lazy#and finding Varia panels on Google without skimming the actually manga is. not easy. so!
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Murder trio
i actually cried seeing this in my inbox i will not lie. like actually fucking cried tears of joy /srs absolutely no words can express just how absolutely thralled i am that you drew this. i'm actually ACTUALLY so so overjoyed and flattered and so happy that someone could manage to encapsulate just how much i love the jk!trio and just how silly they are and how you put your own spin on this and made them just as cute and silly and amazing as i've always wanted to see I'M ACTUALLY CRYING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DRAWING THE JK!MTT 😭😭😭
im so sorry for the late answer i have literally had no time to draw but TYSM FOR THIS I DREW MORE JK AU 4 YOU TO THANK YOU❤️❤️💜💜💙💙 ‼️‼️
they just got out of an extreme gaming session at the boardwalk arcade and now the suns setting and killer wants to get ice cream before it sets so they can watch the sunset but as usual she's a bit too excited for horror and dust to keep up and dust is absolutely dying (she gets ZERO excercise and killer is FAST) and horror just wants to take her time and also spare dust from killer's wrathful running speed. its ok though they manage to eat the icecream while watching the sunset even while slowed down (the vibes in this one are immaculate this is what jk fashion au stands for. silly fluffy important friendship bonding memories. i love. it's not full effort because i wanted to get this done quickly so i wouldnt respond late but im UNFORTUNATELY busy and now its been a day,,,,, I STILL LOVE THE ART YOU SENT ME THANM YKJ SO MUCH)
#nobody understands just how much i love this#NOBODY DOES. NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU. NONE.#this means so much to me i actually cant even explain#i NEVER expected that someone would ACTUALLY DRAW JK FASHION MTT. I NEVER DID#I JUST MADR JK AU BECAUSE I WAS FEELING LONELY AND BORED AND I LIKED THE CONCEPT#AND SOMEONE COMES OUT HERE AND MAKES ART OF SOMETHING I DIDN'T EVEN PUT THAT MUCH EFFORT INTO#IM ACTUALLY OVERJOYED I CANT BELIEVE THIS#i love art i love expression i love experiencing joy from the kindness of others#i don't even cry that much but this legitimately made me cry. like seriously#and theyre so cute and theyre so happy and sweet and amazing#and the rendering on this is absolutely fucking gorgeous#and i love how horror looks cute but she's giving dirty looks and all that#and killer is JUST SO HAPPY AND GO LUCKY AND STUPID I LOVE HER#DUST MY ANTISOCIAL BABY SHE LOOKS SO EMBARRASSED TO BE HERE#THIS IS SOOOO CUTE I CSNT HELP IM CDRYING IM DYING#how long did this take. i need to know. i can't believe you actually made art of my cheap concept and it looks so good#god now i need to draw more jk!mtt. just knowing that there's someone out there that likes the au so much makes me wanna create#goddamn ink and his joy of creating. he's cheering me on in my head right now#THIS IS LITERALLY THEM. THE MUTED COLOR PALETTES LOOK SO GOOD FOR THE FIRST 2#AND THEN THE BRIGHT PASTEL THIRS ONE??? ITS EXACTLY THE KIND OF GIRLY PASTEL CUTE I LOVE WITH THEM#unrelated but when i saw this in my inbox and it was censored i was expecting to see gore or something. not THIS. christmas came early#i had to whip up a thank you response quick and fast because this is the biggest mkst flattering thing ever. how can i not be thankful#how much art will it take to repay you for your time and effort. i will keep making jk au art until its been repaid#i really wanna use this as my pfp but i dont wanna not credit you so can i pls use it for my pfp.....???? will credit!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PL#maybe i'll just redraw one of these and use it as my pfp instead if that's ok. i need to change my pfp anyways#ITS STOLEN ART AND I CANT FFIND THR OG ARTIST AND ITS BOTHERING ME I SHOULD CHANG IT#i get all giddy and happy and giggly when i see this it means so much to me. this is the best thing thats happened in ever#tricule asks#tricule art#jk fashion au
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Not my best work, but this week has kinda been shitty lol
#saiki k#saiki no psi nan#kusuo saiki#saiki kusou no psi nan#the disastrous life of saiki k#saiki fanart#my art#saiki kuriko#goddamn I really did use to be an instagram artist with the amount of tags I use-
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Mads sketch:3
#not sure if to post this on here or my hanni blog cuz technically its just mads uh#but okay#was feeling self indulgent and started to doodle him instead of using my free period for studying or smth#hes just so pretty#i need to do more creative art but i dont have goddamn time for anything else than drawing from pictures</3#fuck u school#art#digital art#sketch#digital sketch#portait#mads mikkelsen#procreate#why do i post screenshots and not the actual drawing i never thought about that#oh well#artists on tumblr#rumaiq art
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i’ll be completely honest i’ve seen how some people receive gift art (whether as a surprise or thru a community event), and the clipped “aw cute, thanks!”-tier responses are always a little jarring to me lmao. maybe at least compliment something you like about it. i am aware that there are at least some people out there who will try to ingratiate others with gift art, and it’s pretty off-putting/obvious, but not always. Give some grace/show appreciation when you can, it goes a long way.
#for the record this isn’t targeted no I didn’t see anyone on my dash do something that upset my personal ideas of etiquette LMAO#and no I didnt gift anyone any art recently to make me feel this way either LMAO#it’s just been an ongoing thing I’ve noticed in some tags and spaces#and appalling is a strong word but I just Never Liked It#especially if it ended up being a colored illustration ??#even if they’re a beginner artist it definitely wasn’t a quick thing for them to make#and no spamming heart emojis won’t cut it either. use your words.#‘thank you for this! this is beautiful! I love how you colored the hair!’ something.#I hate sounding like I’m finger wagging the world at random but goddamn!!#this is how communities fizzle out !!#I’m counting requests as this too if an artist has requests open humors your ask and all you say is cool!#I hope they don’t fill in your request again lol#xantalks
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shout-out to the true master of playing with characters like dolls: country and folk music. no one else puts little guys in situations like true country and folk music. shout-out Devil Went Down to Georgia. shout-out I hung My Head. shout-out Banded Clovis. like, yes!!! tell me a story!!! make some shit up!!!! slay queen, this song is NOT AT ALL related to the artist's life!!!!
#we're doing a gamily road trip and we just listened to#the highwomen#purgatory by tyler childers#sailor's guide to earth by sturgill simpson#and now American IV by Johnny Cash#and god I love songs that are just. entirely fiction#like yeah!!! preserve the art of storytelling through song!!!! make us a world to live in for a few fleeting moments!!!#love and light to music that relates personally to the artist's life but goddamn it I love when people put a little guy in Situations
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Hey Hazbin Tumblr can you do me a super small, eensie teensie favor and tag your Alastor Ship Discourse so I can block the tag and don't have to see it, thaaaanks :)
#speaking as someone who is a sex repulsed ace and demi-biromantic#I do not care if you ship Alastor with anyone#like in any way#I knew this discourse would resurface as soon as the show came out officially but goddamn I didn't think it would be this bad#Like literally the whole Alastor tag is FLOODED with Alastor ship discourse I had to block like 10 people because of it it's insane#Like i understand being protective of the character. AroAce people get such little representation as it is#But every time this discourse pops up I think of inner community discourse#Mainly because most of the artists I follow who ship him with other characters are aro ace as well.#Or at least some level of on the Aro/Ace spectrum#IDK man its becoming really annoying to see this discourse when browsing the tag I just wanna look at fanart!#I don't care if your FOR shipping Alastor#I don't care if your AGAINST shipping Alastor#Just please for the love of JESUS HAROLD CHRIST TAG YOUR DISCOURSE#I'll even make a tag for you!#Alastor Ship Discourse#there that's the tag please use it#hazbin hotel#hazbin hotel alastor#hazbin alastor#asexual#aromantic#aromantic asexual#demi biromantic#nyanbles
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Even since Michael's heavenly ascend, not just the music industry but, quite frankly, the entertainment industry as a whole has been left with a massive void that I don't believe will be fulfilled in the near future or ever again. That man had a star power equivalent to three Galactuses at their most powerful. You will never witness someone like that ever again, not in this lifetime nor the next one. He was and still is one of a kind.
#michael jackson#txt#michael is one of the very very few celebs i actually care about even though he is no longer here with us physically#how come this man has been dead for nearly a decade and a half and he is still more relevant than the most relevant LIVING celebs rn????#that's how you know that if he was still around people would go just as insane over him as they did decades earlier#michael is the biggest celebrity artist performer entertainer of all time. there is no debate around this topic#the mj fandom on this site is practically dead but i know there are a few of you that will come across this and agree wholeheartedly#i manifest the biopic being a massive commercial and critical success#it will gross over $1 billion at the box office and become one of the most profitable movies of the 2020s as well as a staple in biopics#specially the musical ones. we are gonna make that happen#i mean we already do a far superior job to his actual goddamn estate so we can easily turn this into an overnight hit#not a sleeper hit/cult movie but an INSTANT hit#the closest people we got michael's level of legendary fame are paul mccartney and madonna but even they don't make as much noise#i'm (not) sorry but michael was truly built different. he was on a category of his own#a category so incredibly monstrously and insanely high that i don't believe anyone else will ever be able to reach it#no swifties taylor swift isn't on michael's level either#her level of fame is closer to madonna's at her peak#a massive star but not on michael's level. michael was practically worshipped outside of america even in the most racist anti-black#cultures you can think of. he broke racial barriers like that#and madonna was still bigger than taylor in her heyday lol#so what does that tell you?#i'm sorry but being famous was far more impactful back then than it is now#social media changed the dynamic between the public and celebs forever
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My piece is about a Japanese boatwoman navigating the sea surrounding Mount Oyamaand meeting the nature spirit responsible for the waves there. The boatwoman is grieving, as every fiancé she’s had has perished in some way, leaving her an outcast in her village, and considered a bad-luck charm for the young men there. In her grief, and to leave her village, the woman cut her hair, stole her father’s hakama and joined a fishing boat’s crew under the guise of being a man. Her presence continued to cause unlucky accidents for her male coworkers, until she was the only fisherman left on the ship. She decided to sail until the sea took her life as well, but instead of a watery grave the woman found a chaotic and bored nature spirit, responsible for the choppy waters and waves she had purposefully sailed into. The spirit’s kimono was made of the sea, her otaiko the Mount Oyama itself, her crescent hair stick is the moon. Her kimono sleeves frothed at the edges, flinging pearls into the sky. The woman saw as the spirit apathetically transformed random pearls into swirling balls of light that floated lazily up into the sky and past the clouds. She realized that those must have been the souls of those who died at sea, and some of them must have been her fellow fishermen. She stood in awe on her boat, just watching, waiting for her own turn to become a pearl. My piece was heavily inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night as well as the Japanese woodblock that inspired it, Hokusai’s Great Wave off Kanagawa. One of my personal interests is the effect of Japanese woodblock prints on the western art world, especially the on the post-impressionists (some, including van Gogh, were so into Japanese culture that they were called the newly-coined French term, “Japonisme.”), and I especially adore Hokusai’s work. I took the iconic moon and stars from van Gogh’s piece and the composition, boats, mountain, and wave from Hokusai’s print, molding them to fit together. Instead of a cypress tree in the foreground, like in van Gogh’s piece, I instead drew in a human form holding some oars, putting it in the same place in the foreground as van Gogh’s cypress tree; both are meant as symbols of death and mourning.
my art history prof gave me 100 for this and the essay i turned in with it :3c her class is the only one im not dying in this quarter lmao
#i used the word “weeb” to describe japonisme#and she didn't bat a goddamn eye#starry night#van gogh#post impressionism#post impressionist art#hokusai#great wave#great wave off kanagawa#digital art#digital artist#digital drawing#digital painting#digital illustration#illustrator#artist#small artist#composition#art history#art college#art school
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I’m a sucker for crossovers and this is one of my favorites. One Piece x DC, Such an interesting concept! Robin, my beloved, I had to try to draw her.
Now her outfit is based on the dress she just bought in the last chapter. The first picture is my first attempt at the dress, it wasn’t until I actually decided to look up the the word ‘ruched’ (which I thought meant draped not puckered) for writing the alt text that I came up with the second design, which I think is closer to what they had in mind. Do I think I got it exactly right the second time around, no; but I at least had to try. I’m still glad I went back and did that redesign I like it so much better.
I didn’t add any jewelry because I honestly couldn’t think of what would look best.
There were a few other scenes that I could have honestly drawn but I couldn’t pass up her being a boss in a dress. I can not wait to see what happens at the gala.
Pose ref: @leteulteu or @jugsun61 on Twitter
#one piece#one piece fanart#one piece fanfiction#fanart#I was worrying if I was getting this right the whole time#I’ve always preferred her original anime coloring#and the artists who gave her strong profile nose were geniuses imo and I shamelessly stole that idea#but I didn’t know if that along with aging her up would not make her not look like Robin anymore#I was using a lot of official ref including the one where Oda aged the crew#and he doesn’t like to age women???#he knows how to do it Dr Kurhea and Tsuru exist#so I erred on the side of caution when trying to age her#(vaguely used Anne Hathaway from Ocean’s 8 as ref on aging because she was 41 then???)#regardless it was a goddamn tightrope#also I don’t wear makeup and am milk white#legitimately had to google makeup for tan complexions#I hope I did her justice
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