Art has always been accessible, just fucking draw or make something, or express yourself somehow. That's art.
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but they want their unimaginative slop now!
People are talking soyjack this, caricature there, but there's a third alternative: the second character being featureless to not represent anyone in specific.
I recognise this smile! The backdoor is over there, Edward Elric!
...and, yes, I think that FMA:B God/Truth is featureless for the same reason - ███ is more like an abstract concept than an individual.
He (it?) Always takes the shape of the person talking to them. I always though of it as a weird abstract mirror.
I should've said "mostly" featureless because yes, you're right - when Father hits the gate, Truth is shaped like him. But Truth shows no hue, no eyes, only the rough shape and the mouth.
This is one of the least readable fonts I've seen in a while.
I remember reading an article on how our eyes are better at discerning dark, opaque text on a light background, I guess here's a practical example of why that is.
Accessible
Bro's mum only lets him to buy genai subscriptions, rather than a piece of paper + pen or a tablet
I hate the accessibility argument because it's so disingenuous. Yes, technically if I used these models it would have allowed me to keep making art when my wrists were in such pain I couldn't use my stylus for longer than 30 seconds. But the problems with AI way outweigh that potential good.
This is just like how drum machines ruined music by forever eliminating the need for a competent well paid human drummer.
Exactly! It's almost like stuff like this is actually pretty great when it's a tool for the artist rather than an attempt to replace them. The accessibility angle would be amazing... If only it wasn't powered by the damn Orphan Crushing Machine and didn't need to steal all of the art/literature/whatever other data the corps can get their grubby little mitts on in order to train the models.
But that's the entire point. They want to pay for a machine they can write off as an equipment investment rather than a team of competent and well paid human artists. Even better if they don't even need some comparatively low wage "Prompt Engineer" to run the damn thing.
Oh my god it's literally the "i drew you as a soyjack, your argument is now invalid" meme 😭🙏
That but with the 🫃 one
It has another layer tho, because that piece of art is something the AI generator probably wouldnt create if you ask it to. I mean there are of course uncensored generators but the big ones are very limited.
There are for sure free to use, unlimited ones that will generate graphic NSFW content even.
The difference is creativity. If a completely uncreative person and an actual artist both used AI to make something, I'm willing to put money down that the actual artist will produce something a lot more interesting and profound than the uncreative person.
Especially when you get down to the kind of people that didn't even realise which machine was being raged against and who have zero media literacy or reading comprehension. It doesn't matter how good the AI is, the work they produce is still going to be bottom tier crap.
That's usually why these kinds of people like AI. They are utterly lacking in creativity. The accessibility argument is such bullshit too. Yes, if we ignore the glaring theft issues with training these models, then in a certain sense it would've allowed someone like me to continue making art when my wrists were in such excruciating pain that I couldn't even hold my stylus. But that's not why these chuds like AI.
They like AI because they hate art and they hate artists. They hate artists because artists have those skills and they don't. So they want to automate them out of existence. They want to make those skills that make them feel inferior worthless.
This led me down a sonic OC rabbithole where I discovered Mpreg Greg, the pregnant echidna gang leader.
oki imma hide dis post... meks me sad...
peeps here mek me feel sad im nt an artist.. i dun evn use image gen, im jus sad becuz i alsuu lack skill ;(
I understand what you mean, so many people love to harp on about skill, quality, and commercial viability when they talk about 'art' for some reason. Fuck that noise, art is just a genuine desire to express yourself. All I want in this world is for others to feel willing to express themselves, and share it with others—genuine human to human dialogue. No matter what you create, as long as you wanted to make it and express yourself, you are an artist. More than that, a human with experiences who wants to communicate with others, and that is wonderful no matter what.
Please keep creating! From one artist to another, making what you want to is always worth it. Putting yourself out there takes courage, self expression is vulnerable, and people will be hurtful sometimes. Try to remember you are valid, and deserve the ability to express yourself like anyone else. You are an artist! I'm not saying platitudes either, I still remember your comfy sweater post from a couple weeks ago I commented on. Anyway, thank you for creating, and please keep expressing yourself.
(i was about to comment thad im not an "ai artist" (becuz i thought u thought i was some person uploading generated images....) until u mentioned the funi i posted.... thanksies for enjoying my posts! i rlli appreciate it vrri much!)