#that wasnt the point

[starch1ldz]

Thinking about the Spencer edit I did to doubt by twenty one pilots that got misinterpreted as a thirst edit when it was supposed to be sad 😔

[blooky8]

oh that fucking SUCKS DONT SAY IT THAT WAY SIF NOBODY WANTED YOU TO BE STUCK

[queenofthearchipelago]

I've gotten a small handful of reblogs that read like this and I just want to say, of course I agree.

I wasn't saying that the prerequisites for something being called fanart means that you need to put in hours to make it. You could draw me a stick figure and call it Neil Gaiman and I'd consider it Neil Gaiman fanart.

What I was trying to say is that I've been in fandom a long time and I know how long a person can spend on just one piece of art. Some artists post sped up videos of their work alongside the final piece, and in just 20 seconds you can watch how someone spent 7 hours. Fanart tends to be free (because fandom is an amazing place where we do things for love) but to those who do commissions, the longer you spend working on it, the more is costs. It's valuable.

Compare that to AI, where you spend 5 seconds typing in a prompt and you get stolen artwork spit out at you. It. Doesn't. Count.

Does a stick figure also take me maybe 5 seconds? Yes. But I did the work.

Of course it's not about the time it takes. But the reality is, most artists aren't out here drawing stick figures. They're building a skill. They're taking real time out of their day to express their love.

And of course there's an inherent problem in calling AI images fanart because the computer isn't a fan, I didn't think that needed to be stated. However, this isn't what I was getting at here either. My reason for mentioning that is that when the AI generated images aren't tagged as such, and then people don't recognize it as AI, they reblog it as fanart. Not because the AI is a fan, but because they think the OP is. They think OP actually put in some effort. That's the problem I was trying to point out.

I'm starting to see AI art in fanart tags and even when they are tagged as AI art, people in the reblogs tagged it as fanart.

Let me just say this once. I don't believe AI art is fanart. The way things are, it's theft. It doesn't count. The effort that fan artists put into their works cannot be equated in value with whatever an AI generates. The works with hours of applied skill and originality and love put into them are the works I want to praise on this blog.

So that being said, if I ever reblog "fanart" that is ai generated, please send me a message or an ask and let me know so I can delete it off my blog.

[blackbatest]

my most controversial batman opinion to date

[odetoscavengers]

Something that could have been

[spkyart]

Hello folks guess what I am reading

[daisybell-on-a-carousel]

Being someone who read Under The Red Hood and came out with the firm belief that, for Jason, it's not about killing Joker, it's about Jason wanting proof Batman would choose him over the Joker (bc shelia chose the joker). Makes seeing any other media where it's all about just wanting the Joker dead is a teeny bit frustrating. to be honest

Jason could've killed the Joker himself, really, really easily. Jason kidnaps the Joker before the confrontation. I can't open my comic for a reference right now, but it felt like he had the Joker for quite a bit before the confrontation. He had him. He beat him up with a crowbar. He had every single opportunity to kill the Joker himself, but he didn't because that wasn't his goal. Make no mistake, he did plan for the Joker to be dead by the end of it, but do you see what im trying to say here

Edit: If I knew this post was gonna get 1000+ notes I would've tried to word it better or something, this was a rant I made on the way to the grocery store 😭

It's not about making Batman kill either. When Batman says he won't kill, Jason adjusts and goes, 'Let ME kill the Joker or kill me to stop me' instead. The test is all about Batman choosing him. The whole final confrontation is Jason's first death again. The parent, The Joker, and the explosives. It even ends with Jason unable to move as a bomb goes off right next to him again because the parent didn't choose Jason. And instead tried finding an option that'd benefit them and (consequencely) letting the Joker walk, again, lol, lmao <-in agony

[daily-odile]

heard it was valentines a few days back bonus:

[pcktknife]

miku design i dont think i ever posted

[lotus-lost-n-found]

Some Batfam Headcanons because the brain never stops;

Jason hates being called "Bruce's Son". But he hates it more when hes called "One of Wayne's Orphans/Wayne's child" because fuck you I'm his son-! wait no--

With the exception of Damian, they rarely refer to Bruce as "Dad/Father". Either it didn't occur to them/didn't see the need to/thought it would be strange. But when Dick/Jason/Tim/Cass are tired or injured it might slip out. And Bruce might just crumble a bit at it

Doesn't mean they don't say it to their siblings when Bruce is out of Earshot.

"Dad said you couldn't." "What do you mean Dad said I couldn't use that mug? It's my mug!" "You snooze you lose Timmy Boy-" "Jason don't be an asshole-"

That being said Bruce says "son/daughter/child" at every available opportunity he can after he knows that they have acclimated enough that they wouldn't be uncomfortable/know they can tell Bruce that they don't want to be called that.

First time Bruce called Dick "son" in a way that meant "You are my kid" and not in a "This police officer just called me son with a brow furrow" way Dick grinned and carried on with the conversation. Later he wondered if his dad wouldn't like someone else calling him Son; but Dick thinks about the life he was given because of Bruce and thinks maybe his dad wouldn't mind.

Calling Jason "son" is a hit or miss situation, even before he died. The first time it happened he was confused, he didnt think that was the relationship they had and it made everything change for him. He got frustrated--not angry--with himself and Bruce at this sudden emotional turmoil. Wasn't he just the kid Bruce picked up in an alleyway? Wasn't he just some street rat in bright Robin clothing? (He lets himself believe that he can be Bruce's son. If for only a little while).

Tim cries after Bruce is out of earshot, it would've been a year or so after his parents died and he was adopted. He didn't think he could have been wanted like that again. Even if you think the Drake's had A+ Parenting or not, I don't think he would have gotten a lot of confirmation of being wanted otherwise.

Cass smiles, emotions carefully concealed under her expression. She's grateful she found Bruce and he doesn't mention it if she leans a bit closer in a request for closeness.

Damian doesn't expect anything less, he only appears satisfied. But also relieved that he has gotten the confirmation that yes, Bruce wants and accepts him.

EDIT 10/11; hiii, i have added Duke, Steph & a Bonus in a reblog you can find on the same blog under my 'batfamily headcanons' / 'sore rambles' tag. have fun :)

[claudeleine]

"She looked at me, at the end, like a child...looking to her father. But I was never..."

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 1.07 // 2.01 JAMAICA KINCAID, from The Autobiography of My Mother

[princeyam]

Anniversary

[dimensionzero]

all the implications of the different earths in atsv having different art styles are going to drive me insane. why do some people, like miles and peni and hobie, keep their own art styles wherever they go? why do some people, like gwen, adjust to other universes' art styles instead of keeping their own? is it automatic? do they know that this is happening? do they choose whether or not to keep their own styles in other universes? is it a conscious choice? subconscious? if it's a choice then why do items from other universes, like hobie's watch, keep their original styles? I'm going to start crawling up my wall

[jerich0two]

Heard he was part of the mob in his prime...

Bonus monochrome newspapery version!

Maybe -- just maybe! -- this is my version of Overlord Angel.

[neil-perrys-depressive-disorder]

everytime someone says "neil should've just waited until after military school to continue acting, his death was so unnecesarry" i die a little bit inside

[codes-and-stuffs]

kablantis vs mawn vod is so silly