Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things. Here’s a blurb on what I mean:

レッキスを吸う王様

AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone - tech is now more expensive - you cannot trust most media of reality anymore - programs barely function - energy prices - literal psychosis - your voice can be literally stolen for evil - more spyware but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.

2025 has been hard. a lot of artists I have followed for years, some of which have personally shaped my own art career, stopped posting all together. whether they entered indefinite hiatuses, retired from art-making to pursue more stable jobs, or disappeared without a trace : I hope they're well.

artist tip: don't forget to plagiarize yourself!

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Anyway time to post this again. AI is a tool of fascism.

Did somebody say good boy✨ #digitalart #illustration #art #borzoi #dog #digitalpainting

Normal fairy

hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html 🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky

CroakTones

i like drawing him so i gotta give him a name soon

“if you are drawing, you *are* working” a comforting thought for when you are being hard on yourself as a freelancer

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[ #Avatar | #ATLA | #Zuko | #Iroh ] I think about the brief time in which they enjoyed a more normal life in Ba Sing Se often.

Habits. #grickledoodle #habits #hoarding #collection #cartoon #lizard #art #drawing #funny

solution: ask artist to license existing artwork (that looks very similar in theme but WAY better) for one-time extremely limited use. Artist agrees. Artist gets paid, author gets non-AI, everybody is happy. YES you can do this!!! See something you really like from an artist? Ask to license it!

@yoghurtknight.bsky.social's OC Ammiel ✨

Tradd Moore Alien Earth poster 🙌

happy halloween 🎃

two days to go! here’s a little info about how i made War and the Maiden for this year’s @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social

Crudux Cruo! Maranax pallex!

@shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social is almost over, last chance to grab my comic “asunder“ 🌟

fanart for Asunder by @narrenstrich.bsky.social !!

nessie

Woodcut print by Eline Brontsema, Blue Swimming Hall , Fincknsteinallee 2024. Size 67.8 x 51 cm.

heracross doodles

are you between 16-30 and looking to get a leg-up into #comics? Comics Youth are running a free upskilling programme for marginalised creatives (16-30) interested in a career in the Comics Industry- check out their website for details; comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...

one week left to go and get my comic ⬇️

joined this year‘s obikin reverse bang and had an absolute blast ✨

I think its genuinely a virtue to accept that you could be wrong about anything and kill the part of yourself that needs to always be seen as correct and smarter than others on any given topic

Huxloween day 2 - STALKER Did you watch the new flick with Kylo Ren and Armitage Hux? (I love trashy horror movie poster, enjoy! 🤭) @huxloween.bsky.social #Huxloween #Kylux

A portrait of a man #StarWars

thank you to everyone who read my comic “asunder“ at this year‘s shortbox comics fair, it really means the world to me!

Noch mal ein kleiner Reminder hier: Bis zum 21.10. könnt ihr meine Kurz-Comic Sammlung Bestellen. Alle Infos über den. Linktree in meiner Bio✨ Natürlich gibt's noch alle anderen ✨💖 #maennds #sturmisterst #comic

Favorite perch, licking the last bits of sun before greeting the night.

@shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social is now live, which means you can get my comic (and many more!) all throughout october 🫶 check it out below

NOTHING EVER HAPPENS but THERE COMES FOR YOU A DAY www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p/there-comes-for-you-a-day-by-artyom-trakhanov

This is unacceptable We won't let this be normalised This is discrimination, psychological torture, concealment of war crimes, and overall, collaboration with fascism and genocide We must try everything, so please do sign and keep sharing www.change.org/p/stop-blues...

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here! Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only! And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling. www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

if, for some reason, you looked at this illustration and thought “i‘d wear that as a shirt“ then today is your lucky day! ⬇️