I think the biggest damage to the art community was the obsolescence of gallery sites (y!, deviantart, etc) and the rise of scroll-by social media, like twitter and even tumblr. Art is not ''content'', you shouldnt need to post art every day (or every month!) to be relevant. This mindset sucks.

Anyways.

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko I can't go on hiatus yet, not until we've celebrated March Forth!! #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

MARCH FORTH!!!!

I do not like this gen AI I do not like what it implies I do not want it in my art I do not think it makes you smart I do not want it in my games I do not like its goals and aims I do not want it in my books I do not like the way it looks I do not like it, I don't care I do not want it anywhere

If you’re part of any creative groups, unions or other organisations in the uk you should be passing news like this along and spreading the world. News like this gets has the chance to be overlooked but if enough organisations kick up a fuss things can change.

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Let's make more Rabbit & Steel sprites while Piko's asleep #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Having creative energy while on the clock is the worst. I REALLY want to be playing my trumpet right now.

hello!! next month I will be participating in a Charity Event with a bunch of my friends to benefit Doctors Without Borders! please look forward to our streams it will be lots of fun! Also I'll be doing an art raffle!! more details to come!!

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Oh boy, here I go starting another creative endeavor #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Anybody think how an insult in this universe is "Go steel yourself" #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Doing some of my daily practice on stream #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko The riggening continues #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Hi, brass musician here. I saw a commercial for suno recently, don't do that. Allow me to show you something that will let you make some amazing sounds using only your voice and is a lot more fun and easier than prompting slop.

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Do you know who else hasn't touched Live2D Cubism is over a year? #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

This sort of talk usually doesn't escape the practice thread in my discord server; but, I'm really happy with my current level of trumpet playing. I have never been able to play so high so reliably for so long ever in my career.

✨ Tonight! ✨ I'm collabing with @/naglfardreams, @/ezri_ @/wordsmith_piko on twitch at 8pm GMT (3pm EST)! Will we manage to beat the newest boss monsters?! Find out soon!

I've been going non-stop on a stream schedule since late 2024, I need some time to reset. Thank you for all the support and I hope we have some fun together when I return! #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko There's still something to do in Hoenn apparently #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko 100% OJ for my birthday with friends!! @ezrivt.bsky.social, @naglfardreams.bsky.social, and @vanillascoop.bsky.social are here!! #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Choose joy today if you can, cry if you have to.

Happy Year of the Horse 🐴🔥✨️

✨ Schedule for this week! ✨ I have also updated the milestones for the fundraiser!! 🥳 Can't wait to see everyone there! 💜

the full collection thank u for ur sacrifices

We pivoted, Rabbit and Steel after finishing Legend of Mana way sooner than expected!

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Find me, and walk beside me. #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Friendly reminder to please please PLEASE tell streamers if there are easily fixable issues with their stream like game audio being too loud/quiet, wrong category/title, error text in our overlays, mic is muted, etc.! We don't take it as an insult, and it saves us problems and embarrassment!

Today I recorded 14 trumpet parts and (I might redo a few of them) my face only hurts a little. I still have 8 mellophone parts and 12 euphonium parts to record afterwards!

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Now that the DLC has been out for a week, time to check it out #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko More Elite 4 prep, I need a bug type move and everyone at least level 50 before we take on this challenge! #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko IT COULD HAVE BEEN GREG #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Kind of an awkward PSA because I've had some artist mutuals recommend these sites/tools, but "ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them. So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:

I understand wanting to have some surefire way to know if something was made by a person or not, but there's a miserable irony in people turning to an ai tool (that trains on the stuff you feed into it, by the way!) to tell them whether or not something is ai, only for it to be bad at its job

"Playing A Game I Haven't Played In A While" & "The Day Before A Major Update" BEST MATCH!! HAGANE NO MOONSAULT!!! #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko A trip through Victory Road, where Jamie is not waiting for us. #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko And the sweet silver song of a lark #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Have you considered to maybe stop stealing jewels? #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

There's a very special feeling of relief from eating mostly convenience food for a prolonged period to eating a serving of fruit. Instantly invigorating, Sportacus continues to be correct.

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Seyade #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko I don't know jack about the elite 4 in this region #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Hello friends! (and soon to be friends!) I'm hosting an (almost) 150 follow Art Giveaway! Prereqs: Must be following me (new follows welcome) + not a giveaway account (I will check) How to enter: 1) Like (+1 entry) 2) Reskeet (+1 Entry) 3) Reply to this post (+1 entry) Sending everyone love!

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Mermaid Melody #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Mana's getting a bit legendary #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

I'm excited to release Just the Browser! It helps you remove AI features, ads, shopping integrations, and other annoyances from desktop web browsers. This project includes configuration files, a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and MS Edge.

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko I have this tendency to play a game with seasons and be in summer on the cusp of a major winter storm #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Holy fucking shit this is awesome use this now cybernews.com/security/dev...

twitch.tv/wordsmith_piko Hoenn didn't just have a serious case of water, there was also a lot of Walls #Vtuber #ENVtuber #PikoVT

Sweden becomes the first country to ban all AI music from their official charts! Huge win!