Funnily enough, there actually WAS a group of prehistoric kangaroos that walked instead of hopping, with the most well-known being the giant short-faced Procoptodon, but they've been extinct for thousands of years.

At least I had a reason to draw him again.

There's always going to be bad news and suffering happening somewhere at any given time. It's not insensitive to find joy and distractions in your own life. This is what we're fighting for after all, that we can all be safe and happy. So don't waste those opportunities to enjoy life when you can.

Psssst. My fellow dudes. Just a reminder that it's okay to not know everything. And it's okay to find out that maybe you're wrong about something you thought you knew. Criticism is not the end of the world. It's just a chance to maybe learn more stuff. And that's pretty cool. Just saying.

i need you to promise me something: never stop being kind. never stop pursuing the things that bring you joy. never stop being yourself. protect that light inside of you, even if it's only a flickering little flame right now. the world is cold and cruel and scary. we need you.

Create something today. The weirder, the queerer, the angrier, the better. Create something. It matters.

Reasons to stay alive: - the orange is rotting bad. - One Piece isn’t over yet. - The original, unaltered version of Star Wars is releasing in theaters next year. - George Martin MIGHT finish SoFaI. - the a/i bubble is gonna burst. - Coyote Vs Acme is coming out this year. - Kittens

Funnily enough, there actually WAS a group of prehistoric kangaroos that walked instead of hopping, with the most well-known being the giant short-faced Procoptodon, but they've been extinct for thousands of years.

I really want to add ICE to my muted words list, but I’m worried the system will confuse the acronym with actual literal ice, as in frozen water.

💛you are worthy of it all💛 💚you deserve good things💚 🩵your needs are not silly🩵 💙it is okay to make mistakes💙 💜you are not behind in life💜 🩷you are always enough🩷 ❤️you are loved exactly as you are❤️ 🧡you do not have to earn rest🧡

Animation Snobs: UGH! It's so disgusting and cynical that this cartoon is so snarky and insincere with absolutely no heart! Also Animation Snobs: WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE THIS STORY PATHOS AND HAVE A PROFOUND MESSAGE?! JUST BE FUNNY GODDAMMIT!!!

This article was over a year ago and is already outdated, as Capcom has not only removed an AI submission from SF6 contest, but also banned AI submissions in the Mega Man contest.

Gentle reminder that even though many things are awful, you needn't obsess about it to the point that you're always exhausted. It's challenging, but your emotional energy is much better spent on what makes you and others happy. You can be vigilant without being miserable. You deserve to be happy.

this is why its actually better if a cartoon or comic has a more simplistic artstyle sometimes. It provides an easy on-ramp for fanart.

Resistance takes Resilience! Resilience takes Support! Support comes through community and mutual care! When you're feeling worn out and beaten down by the world, take some time to make or appreciate some art and share it with friends!!

My silly minor peeve is when other creatives are like "I'm not an artist, I'm xyz" (writer, musician, sculptor etc). In my mind 'artist' is a blanket term for people who create things, it's not just restricted to people who draw! A writer or a 3d modeller are just as much artists as painters

Sorry to earnest-post, but I love this place and am very grateful to have met so many great people here. When I spend time here, I'm frequently reminded that there are other people who feel the same way I do about art, politics, human rights, and whatever else. It gives me hope. Thank you 💙

“I don’t like this ship you drew” my bad bro I’ll draw it even sexier next time to change your mind I guess bc I don’t understand why else this comment is relevant to me

I don’t think AI will be de-invented if the bubble pops, but it’ll stop being as much of an invasive pest as it is rn and instead be tethered to dumb slop animal videos on YouTube shorts instead of in any professional environment

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Last Message "Man has the capacity to do right as well as wrong, and his history is a path upward, not downward. The past is strewn with the ruins of the empires of tyranny, and each is a monument to his capacity to overcome them. open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters

AI bros now

Unsurprising. Even at the most charitable takes on this stuff realistically it's more a toy then anything else. And once the novelty wears off its going to lose its audience Now. Imagine trying to monetize those few left

I am shocked that we may have overlooked what could possibly AI’s biggest weakness: People will eventually get bored of it and don’t wanna play with it anymore.

Hope that GenAI will go the way of NFTs lives after all!

This might be a sign that the AI bubble will burst sooner rather than later.

Ai applications are a bit like thoughtless gifts. They are appreciated, then thrown out after being used once, and the novelty has worn out.

oh my god the bubble is about to burst

truthfully generative ai is useful only to scammers. for everyone else it is a toy to be used for a week and thrown away when it gets stale and ai gets stale fast.

Gonna be blunt. I played with it a little because understanding AI tools makes it easier to spot when people are using them. It was… trash. It’s a novelty at best. An expensive novelty. Except with even less interest in staying because all the content is fake, so there’s no engagement.

As an artist you guys have no idea how much the "Make it exist first, you can make it good later" principle saved my life

DIE FASTER!!! MAXIMUM VELOPCITY!!!

This… puts a smile on my face

'When it seems that your greatest fears may actually come to pass, fight back! You'll be amazed to discover how strong you really are' - Peter S. Beagle Mixed Media - Pen and Ink / ProCreate Human Made Art - No AI #lastunicorn #unicornart

Remember kids, make whatever you want. Write whatever you want. Don't worry about imposter syndrome because all kinds of things exist thst you probably have never even heard of. Just write your story.

WHAT THE HELL GOOFY

Zootopia 2 has now surpassed Inside Out 2 at the box office and has become the highest-grossing American animated film of all time, only being behind Ne Zha 2. I had a feeling this was gonna be a big film, but even I'm amazed how quickly it broke the record in a short time.

Adobe is not tanking because ChatGPT is a better / faster image creator. Adobe is tanking cause its customers make images by hand and have switched to other products that don’t constantly shove AI bullshit down their throats.

Friendly reminder: Share your art. Reshare your art. You're an artist, not a content farm. Your work deserves to be seen. (unless you use genAI, then you can get bent) ✌️💕

Same Friends should never feel the need to apologise for talking about their Blorbos :3

Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.

Nothing helps me deal with imposter syndrome more then listening to Nerdrotic or Critical Drinker, because two secs of listening to them & you realize - oh, people don’t give a shit about quality. They want their opinions regurgitated to them by an insufferable dude, getting him millions views.

*tapping the sign repeatedly until the sign breaks* Furries. Y'all need to learn this skill.. Like... REALLY learn this skill. This is why the goddamn Burned Furs discourse keeps cropping up, and I have to break out the bat.

bandcamp banning AI. comic-con banning AI. microsoft and nvidia CEOs saying stop being mean about AI. for just a moment, you catch the scent of something sweet in the air.