I think what people don't really get is that references are informations, knowledge. You need them to learn more about a subject. It's like an encyclopedia, you can't retain everything but you can just check a page, learn from it and remember some info. It's the same for drawing.

Sazabi // Gundam watercolors and ink

Hi I cannot sleep again, so I offer you different kinds of Cruel Angel's Thesis videos because I still don't get what was the anime about, but that song is the jam 🧵 Starting with the cool remix and dashing men in suits dancing on it www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dsr...

Tangentially related: UBI for artists pilot seems to show their income basically remained the same, it's just that they did less "paid work for survival".

I'm supposed to wake up early tomorrow but I'm used to sleep at 4 am so I guess I'm fucked

The time has come— I’m excited to share my illustration of Rion that I contributed to the Nier Reincarnation fan anthology "Wheel of Reincarnation"! ✎ #リィンカネ #ニーア #NieR #NieRReincarnation

関コミに持っていく予定のミニ原画 進捗

I made a video game ! Carnholt is a Roguelike deckbuilder I created by myself using my illustrations. Venture into the depths of the oldest forest and kill a god that refused to die I hope you will enjoy it.

If you see this you have to post an anime opening from 2000-2005 I thought I could play go, but I couldn't, I'm too dumb. Also who knew you could cry over an anime ABOUT GO. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwBT...

Belugas

New pokemon standee!

#ffxiv #ff14

guys we really gotta burn this shit down. this is psychopath shit it helps no one, it does nothing, it harms everyone, there is no benefit, to anybody in any form. it needs to be destroyed, there is NO material gain in this technology. I feel about AI like how ND people felt about nuclear bombs

it's almost a cliche to say how evil AI and chat GPT is, but it's so commonly used right now that I don't think it's possible to overstate how fucking evil the entire thing is from every possible angle. youtu.be/aooiDA-AsNo

Here you go! I do a lot of sticky note doodles at work already so this was fun ☺️ I added some tree branches on their head because forest god...

Tonight's little challenge with zero reference, a pen and a post it! I'll try to organize something where everyone can participate next time! Thank you for having fun with me!

i miss him

lol fuck what does a beak look like

I gave it a go

How’d I do chief

The Old Ones 🌿

So fucking sick of this endless debate, prepare your pens and post-its

I seriously hate to keep doing this but I am flat broke right now. Bills are coming up, my partner still doesn’t have a job, no sales happening. I am so stressed and exhausted from moving. I am trying so hard to get back to work but I need just a few more days. Please help if you can.

I'm so tired of this. Again, with emphasis; Sex is a normal part of human existence. Art is a normal part of human existence. Sex in art is a normal part of human existence, and is morally neutral.

Look, I love to talk and arguments happen, it's ok. But even I have limits. If your main argument is "that's bs" and "but I can do it better", we're not going far are we. This and leaving weird messages to almost all my posts looking like rage bait, yeah no.

floral boys samples are here 🌸🎮

changing the rainbow block calendar from april to may~ 🌈 you can use this calendar any month, any year yogurts.net

This is really such a weird rule though because who the fuck cares if you traced over a 3D model or not

give! her! the! ketchup!! #pokemon #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting

WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE! "The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."

Ah, good old mind horse. Come on, draw one.

I can't believe we're going back to this kind of discourse but: Using references isn't cheating Using 3D mannequins and photo references is STANDARD, even for professional artists Shaming people and pushing them to draw exclusively from memory is harmful and can set back people who are learning

LORD OF THE RISO

Meditating Snep

🪶🌟 #Δhat #witchhatatelier #とんがり帽子のアトリエ

This is a ton of fun to fiddle with. :D Q-tips are funny little paintbrushes. XD #drachenmagier #art

To add on a source on AI psychosis, @caelan.bsky.social has done excellent (and harrowing) coverage of multiple such cases leading to loss of life. These studies+events never should have been possible. Their entire AI-related playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Hi so I saw a snake in my garden when moving my trash can. Is this one cool?

I had to figure out and tweak it and test so much printing labels, but now it's done. I can finally print the damn thing 😭

I love that AI centers do exactly what Trump claims windmills do and conspiracy theorists claim 5g cell towers do but billionares want them so shut up. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

the desire to exist in community with other artists is innate. to collaborate, celebrate, gift, grow. af is unnecessary and is only novel in that it makes artmaking a competition. allowing unqualified strangers to litigate your community experience and your relationship to craft is a waste.

I would encourage other artists to fill in the feedback form about this section of the new rule. I love you art fight, please walk this back.

A bunch of studies I did a few years ago when I couldn't paint

It always makes me laugh that I was put on a block list because I hate AI and it says that I hate all technology. That's very false, technology is fascinating and can help people, but genAI is absolutely awful in its usage morally and ecologically and it's doing the worse for people.