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I quit my job in the games industry bc I was getting so bitter and angry and sad about the state of it all and how it drained me creatively. I might return one day but for now I have started my new role being just a regular IT guy answering phonecalls from people needing help with their puter problems and you know what??? I love it. It's relaxing, it's rewarding to feel like I'm helping AND I can draw while waiting for calls.

Sometimes it's ok to recognise when you need a break. Just because a job seems glamorous or cool or like a "dream job" doesn't mean you have to stick to it if it makes you miserable. I feel so much better.

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art has funny squiggle

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Btw!!!! We got married!!!!

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"Artists being scared of AI are like people working with editing, cutting and assembling photos traditionally being scared when Photoshop and digital photo editing became a thing. Fearing new technology" No you dingus. You know what you can do with photoshop???? Photo editing. You don't just tell photoshop to do it for you, YOU still need the skills to do the work. Generative AI models steal existing artwork, feeds it to the garbage machine and spit out garbage based on a prompt. It's not the fucking same you wet piece of bread. We as artists aren't nervous about a new TOOL that can HELP us in the WORK we do. We're not scared of technology. We're frustrated about idiots like you not knowing how to apply new technology in a useful way

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I have this guy at the office who keeps referring to scolding someone as "pressing someone up against the wall" and I keep having to remind myself not everyone grew up on gay anime shit.... From my neck of the woods pressing someone against the wall means something way different

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I hate seeing AI art slop literally everywhere I hate having to squint suspiciously on every peice of fanart to figure out if it's AI shit or made by an artist. I hate how I just cant trust any image on google or social media anymore. I hate how the place I work for is actively talking about how to use AI internally. I hate it here. I want none of this. Who asked for this? I wish I was a librarian

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It's all fun and games until you have to figure out the clean lines directly from the thumbnail bc you're too lazy to do a mid-sketch step.......

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Merry Christmas my friends ❤️

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I bought new refills for my mechanical lead pen and the quality SUCKS they're supposed to be HB but they're more like H2 and they are SO brittle they break from the tiniest bit of pressure. It's driving me insane I need to get the brand I usually go for and remember to NEVER buy this stuff again...

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On this website we don't censor words like "kill" but we DO censor Jimmy Mouthwashing

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I am so happy and greatful that I am finally excited about art again... I feel like I have been stuggling for years now and every time I have tried creating something it just felt difficult and frustrating

I'm slowly starting to feel like my old self when it comes to drawing and I am excited about challenging myself... Feels like reconnecting with an old friend I haven't seen in so long... I hadn't really realized how much things in my life and the way I dealt with things put such a huge dent in my creativity and energy... Hopefully I can stay out of such a slump for a long while this time

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I like when I scroll Tumblr and it just kinda ... Gives up... Just... No more posts, only void.... Truly the most relaxing way to enjoy social media

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This year's Tumblr April Fools thing is really nice cus it's like slightly interactive? Like, I see friends who have booped me and I can boop them and it's really nice.. Especially when you're like me, always nervous about bothering people. I see people boop me so many times and it's like oh! I can do that too! I am happy to! I will interact with you! Idk, makes me happy..

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What's new with me?? I recently turned 30 and I got a new tattoo today I guess!

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Currently trying to figure out a cocktail that will look and taste like mouthwash but without it being absolutely awful to drink.... The first try was not very successful... Minttu is not my favourite and the amount was way too much...

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feels so good to get a new job and quit your old one when they start asking you to use AI in your workflow as an artist... Fuck off actually???