#if not for them for other artists

[sunflowerrboyy]

ok after listening to the evolution of ajr i think what they managed to finally grasp that made them sound solid is harnessing the balance between broadway and pop. some of their earlier stuff is too much broadway and not enough pop and some is too much pop with not enough broadway to counteract it. i think some of the pre-living room could definitely work for other artists that lean into pop/rap more with some minor (and a few major) adjustments. and on the flip side, the broadway sounding ones that are cheesy would 100% work for a stage show because broadway sounds a bit cheesy, it's dramatic.

it's impressive the brothers could put out music that is listenable (idk if thats a word) but also somewhat catchy at such a young age. i think ryan mentioned in an interview or a masterclass or something that for the first years even into living room, the band was trying to emulate other artists and genres, and he's right. baby ajr totally understood the structure of what makes a pop song sound like a pop song, what makes an r&b song sound like an r&b song, what makes broadway sound broadway, etc. etc. it was a formula, and they were able to follow it, but that was all. there was no added ajr "sound" to it yet; it wasn't distinguishable to an outside (or inside) audience yet.

when it finally clicked and the balance was found is what makes ajr sound like ajr. they were able to take that musical ability of finding the formulas for genres and melody making and create their own twist on the music with a signature sound. i could go on about this but for example: spokestep, orchestra, choir, etc. etc. (the beginning of spokestep sort of peeking through in pre living room songs but not quite developed yet.)

finding that balance of the genres is what made ajr's music finally work and sound GOOD. too much of one thing per song, especially if the album/ep is switching from genre to genre from song to song, did not work in their favor. taking the little elements from various music, slapping down a great contrasting beat, and throwing in a bit of wiggly noises is what finally made the band's music work.

[evilgoodguys]

he was his father's greatest creation.

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.

[floating-goblin-art]

Camaraderie

tip me if you wish!

[kuronekoartsblog]

I offer you: Tim Drake being absolutely demolished in a way or another for being good at videogames, both by his opponent and his own teammate

Recently this is the only thing capable of pumping some dopamine in my ADHD brain so this is what u get lol

More to come!

[kodasea]

Son of Gondor

[bicolor-art]

bad science

[salamispots]

it got turned into a 17" x14" pillow instead haha

[momoiro-hime]

putting my ocs in every AU i want part. 34791

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[luwha]

Not telling y'all that you should be able to identify AI slop (but it is a valuable skill, you totes should), but if you're to be accusing artists of being AI left and right at least go and do your homework, or at least do the bare minimum and use AI identification tools like Hive Moderation, so you 1- don't ruin someone's lifehood 2- don't make a clown out of yourself maybe

Like, i get it, AI slop and "AI artists" pretending to be genuine is getting harder and harder to identify, but just accusing someone out of the blue and calling it a day doesn't make it any better.

The AI clowns shifted to styles that have less "tells" and the AI arts are becoming better. Yeah, it sucks ass.

They're also integrating them with memes, so you chuckle and share, like those knights with pink backgrounds, some cool frog and a funny one liner, so you get used to their aesthetic.

This is an art from the new coming set Final Fantasy for MtG. This is someone on Reddit accusing someone of using AI. From what i can tell, and i fucking hate AI, there is NO AI used on this image.

As far as i can tell and as far as any tool i've used, the Artist didn't use AI. which leads to the next one:

they accused the artist of this one of using Ai. the name of this artist is Nestor Ossandon.

He as already been FALSELY ACCUSED of using AI, because he drew a HAND THAT LOOKED A LITTLE WEIRD, which caused a statement from D&D Beyond, confirming that no AI has been used.

Not to repeat mysef, they're accusing the art above, that is by Nestor, to have used Ai.

REAL artists are not machines. And just like the AI slop, we are not perfect and we make mistakes. The hands we draw have wonky fingers sometimes. The folds we draw are weird. But we are REAL. We are real people. And hey, some of our "mistakes" sometimes are CHOICES. Artistic choices are a thing yo.

If you're to accuse someone of using Ai, i know it's getting hard to identify. But come on. At least do your due diligence.

[maalidoesart]

hello my old heart

[rockeaters]

love it when people draw aus differently so some ideas for art styles and designs

ink belongs to comyet fresh belongs to loverofpiggies dream + nightmare belong to joku-blog

[wanderingibon]

" I noticed that you've been smiling more, Lucanis. "

" ...Have I? ...Si, I suppose I have been. "

[maedictus]

A couple of Thorin drawings

[heyhanibee]

Kataang Week—Day 3: Parenting/First-Time Parents