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š£ļø Letās Set Things Straight: About AI, Creativity, and Respect
I didnāt want to make this post, but some of yāall really need to hear it.
Let me beĀ veryĀ clear:
There isĀ nothing wrongĀ with usingĀ AI-generated imagesĀ to help visualize your characters especially when youāre a fanfic writer or creator whoās doing this for free and forĀ fun. Creators likeĀ @callsign-denmark (and others, including myself) use tools like AI because it helps bring characters to life visually.
Thatās it.
Itās a tool, just like anything else and it doesnāt make someone less of an artist or a writer.
If you feel the need to hate on people for how they/we create, that says more aboutĀ youĀ than it will about them/us.
Weāre living in a time of rapid tech growth.
AI isnāt going away.
If you canāt open your mind to whatās happening around us, youāll get left behind.
AI isnāt going to replace writers, artists, or creative workers.
Itās not going to āsteal your soulā because someone used it to render a characterās face. And if weāre being for real? If AIĀ wasĀ coming for all of us. It wouldāve already done it. This isnātĀ The TerminatorĀ ā nobodyās being cooked by an AI oven (yet).
What weĀ doĀ have to worry about is this toxic behavior Iām seeing in Tumblr spaces. The harassment, the anon hate, the passive-aggressive digs at creators just trying to express themselves.
Thatās the real threat here and Iām done being quiet about it.
So hereās your warning
If you come into my space with hate, harassment, or threats toward me, my friend, and my folks. YouĀ willĀ be blocked.
If you send threatening anon messages or DMs, I will not hesitate toĀ report you (and I know you're hiding somewhere and doing this because you use Anon message to be unknown.)
Your āopinionā does not matter when itās rooted in cruelty. If you have nothing nice to say? Donāt say it.
People write and create because it brings them joy.
Theyāre not here to please you.
And youāre not entitled to ruin that joy just because you donāt like what we/they're doing.
Now, moving on.
šØ Letās Talk About Art, Expectations, and Reality (Especially for Us Starving Adult Artists)
Not everyone has the (fucking) money to hire artists.Ā
Period.
We're currently in an uncertain time of the economy (and since I'm in criminal justice, diverging into tech and moving onto Political Science next). We have to end up prioritizing on what matters than the least.
That doesnāt make us bad people, and it sure as hell doesnāt mean we donātĀ appreciateĀ art.
Letās be real.
Artists are chargingĀ level 4 to level 5 ratesĀ (and honestly, they deserve it!) especially those being hired by indie/self-published authors.
But as someone who is juggling college, life responsibilities, writing, and justĀ trying to exist financially, that level of investment? Itās just impossible right now.
And no, we're not āstealingā or ācutting cornersā by using anĀ AI image toolĀ to help visualize characters or scenes. We do it because:
We have bills to pay (and don't lie to me because I know y'all have a job and a family and living under your family's roof to do your part financially)
We need to eat, sleep, and stay cool and warm inside the house
Art, as much as weĀ love it, is a luxury and a wish ā not important
Iāve hadĀ beginner-level artists (level 1-ish)Ā approach me on Instagram because of my fanfic (Under Siege, thank you for the love š), and Iāve had to politely decline. Why?
A) I judge the quality of the artwork because if Iām going to invest, it has to match my vision.
B) My expectations are higher than what a beginner may offer. Thatās not mean. Thatās honesty.
It doesnāt mean I think less of them.
It just means IāmĀ realĀ about what I can afford (especially in installments, it ain't gonna cut it so stop being (annoyingly) persistent. That shit annoys me).
Right now, I only work with a professional artist whoās onĀ Fiverr I've known for years, and even then? I donāt commission him frequently. Why? Because food, electric, phone, and real-life responsibilities comeĀ first.
Fanart and āfun stuffā will always come last ā when the basics are covered.
So if you wonderĀ whyĀ some of us use AI visual tools instead of commissioning humans. Itās not because we donāt value artists. Itās becauseĀ we canāt afford youĀ right now.
Thatās not an attack.
ItāsĀ realism.
And please, for the love of mercy and pearl, STOP shaming @callsign-denmark and people alike for creating within theirs. Be respectful. Be kind. Or be blocked.
Thank you for your time to read this post.
I hope you understand and that it went into your thick skull.
WORK FOR IT AND DEMAND ME TO RETURN I'M NOT COMING BACK UNLESS YOU SHOW ME AN AUDIENCE. YOU WANT YOUR STORIES?! GET THE FUCK OFF YOUR ASS AND STOP BEING SUCH A SHITTY READER. WHEN SOMEONE POSTS THEIR WORK ONLINE AND YOU LIKE IT DON'T SIT ON YOUR FAT LAZY ASS PROMO THE ART YOU WANT YOU GODDAMN IDIOTS
The thing about the romance of being a starving artist is that it never truly wears off, does it? That's the thing about all great romances, really. When you have passion it never goes away.
It fades sometimes. And we bury it often. But the "romance of being a starving artist" is not a selection of words strung along by coincidence. It is a romance. Because it is foolish. Romance is almost always foolish and this is foolish enough we put it in the damn title.
But love is worth it.
Art is worth it.
Passion is worth every pain.
Better a starving artist than a well-fed person with no passion.
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- The Creative Process -
There is a compelling force. It is the drive within each artist. Much like the powerful influence of gravity that moves planets, stars and even galaxies; this force moves the artist to create⦠To be able to witness that process in action is, in my opinion, one of the greatest experiences.
Thanks @caitecreates for being the inspiration behind this piece. āŗļø .
Hi! Not a question, I just wanted to say thank you. All of you have done an amazing job of demystifying the industry. I studied at CCAD, and I'm not sure if it's like this everywhere, but they basically taught us to be terrified to work. That it's impossible to get work, and horrifying to even try. I've always known that wasn't right, but thank for being here to really knock that out of my head. <3
Great! Thatās exactly our mission: to demystify, and to show how empathy and seeing things from the ADs POV can help artists in their own careers. We love to hear itās working!
Now on to one of the worst paradoxes of art schools. There are some fabulous schools out there, and some fabulous teachers, and some fabulous teachers at shitty art schools, and some shitty teachers at fabulous art schools, so overall itās very hard to make generalizations, but I will say this: there are two kinds of art teachersāthose who teach because they have a burning mission to help others, and those who teach because they couldnāt hack it as working professional artists.
Say you are being taught by a member of the latter class. They have decided to teach full time and not art professionally. Many people have a drive to give back, to nurture, to teach, but they also continue their own careers and growth. However, weāre talking about teachers who have completely walked away from their own art and growth.Ā Who would choose to do that? Maybe people who werenāt good enough, or didnāt push themselves hard enough, or couldnāt stand the hustle needed, or couldnāt beat their fear and insecurity. Maybe they are bitter, and feel more powerful being hard on defenseless students. Maybe they resent the potential they see in their students. Even if they have the best of intentions do you think people like this can stop themselves from transmitting their own fears and failures to their students?
Again, I strongly reiterate, NOT ALL ART TEACHERS ARE LIKE THIS. There are programs out there that insist on hiring working professionals as teachers, who are forced to stay current and tend to have more relevant career advice. And there are plenty of people who have chosen to teach full time for important, worthy reasons. Many artists I know have taught while they raised children, then returned to a full time art career when their children went to school. Or cared for a elder parent. Or just needed some time to focus on others for a while, not their own work. But any of us that have gone to art school have encountered the bitter and/or scared brand of teacher. Thereās too many of them, unfortunately, and they poison their students.
Do not believe the myth of the starving artist. You do not have to suffer to make great art or to have a successful art career. Is it going to be hard work? Absolutely. Is it going to take everything youāve got to make a creative career for yourself? Totally.Ā But donāt take on someone elseās fears in advance.
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