Katch
@katchdraws.bsky.social
Fantasy artist / cat mom / Chaotic tired
I paint stuff for games
My weirdo opinions are my own
[ 🚫 AI/NFT ]
Website: teastainstudio.com
Support me here: Patreon.com/katchdraws
(P.S Contact me through my website!)
I paint stuff for games
My weirdo opinions are my own
[ 🚫 AI/NFT ]
Website: teastainstudio.com
Support me here: Patreon.com/katchdraws
(P.S Contact me through my website!)
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Katch
@katchdraws.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Hiya! If you're new here~ I'm Katch!
I'm a fantasy illustrator and concept goblin who paints stuff for games & I'm always on the lookout for cool projects to help with <3
teastainstudio.com
I'm a fantasy illustrator and concept goblin who paints stuff for games & I'm always on the lookout for cool projects to help with <3
teastainstudio.com
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Smudge does not want me to get up this morning XD his Xmas present is more sleeps.
December 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Smudge does not want me to get up this morning XD his Xmas present is more sleeps.
Merry Crisis everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Merry Crisis everyone!
Show me how your 2025 went
December 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Show me how your 2025 went
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Heyo folks, still LFW~
I do fantasy illustration and concept work ✨
More things for your eyeballs in my portfolio: teastainstudio.com
I do fantasy illustration and concept work ✨
More things for your eyeballs in my portfolio: teastainstudio.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Heyo folks, still LFW~
I do fantasy illustration and concept work ✨
More things for your eyeballs in my portfolio: teastainstudio.com
I do fantasy illustration and concept work ✨
More things for your eyeballs in my portfolio: teastainstudio.com
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Zero tolerance is the ONLY and FITTING response to genAI being used in production of media.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
December 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Zero tolerance is the ONLY and FITTING response to genAI being used in production of media.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
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Taking commissions for January, please RT 🧡
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: chirunax@gmail.com
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: chirunax@gmail.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Taking commissions for January, please RT 🧡
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: chirunax@gmail.com
If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: chirunax@gmail.com
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1/5 Seeing some tech/ai slop accounts online claiming that AI has always been used in games, pretending GenAi is a part of that, when its absolutely not.
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
1/5 Seeing some tech/ai slop accounts online claiming that AI has always been used in games, pretending GenAi is a part of that, when its absolutely not.
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
Yes, AI has always been a part of games in: NPC behaviors, Data Mining, PCG’s (Procedural Content Generation) etc
All different from GenAi!
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I started watching The Mighty Nein and then got invested into the fancy Tiefling 🐍✨
#themightynein #Mollymauk
#themightynein #Mollymauk
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I started watching The Mighty Nein and then got invested into the fancy Tiefling 🐍✨
#themightynein #Mollymauk
#themightynein #Mollymauk
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Does anyone remember when I did chibi character commissions? Because I would like to do some again.
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Does anyone remember when I did chibi character commissions? Because I would like to do some again.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
Does anyone remember when I did chibi character commissions? Because I would like to do some again.
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Does anyone remember when I did chibi character commissions? Because I would like to do some again.
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periodically I'll see a backlash that goes a little too far or seems kinda unfair. i never say anything because i think we need to be kinda unhinged and zealous in our response to this shit. I'd take an honest-to-God crusade against this stuff over letting it proliferate.
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
periodically I'll see a backlash that goes a little too far or seems kinda unfair. i never say anything because i think we need to be kinda unhinged and zealous in our response to this shit. I'd take an honest-to-God crusade against this stuff over letting it proliferate.
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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:
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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:
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
Those Vanity Fair photos are what happens when you piss off artists lol
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Those Vanity Fair photos are what happens when you piss off artists lol
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December 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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A lot of people are sick right now.
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!
www.disabledginger.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A lot of people are sick right now.
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
*Snerk*
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
*Snerk*
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Every artist you know has a fucking reference both in their head and saved in books, objects, photo folders, etc. The sausage isn’t made like that and the experience of being able to take those references and make them into something that makes sense is kind of the whole thing, that’s communication
The act of gathering reference is such a deeper thing than just a fucking collage.
It's research, learning, assessing and building on your knowledge base.
Even google image search is dog shit for this, crack a fucking book.
Learning names, history, influences.
It's research, learning, assessing and building on your knowledge base.
Even google image search is dog shit for this, crack a fucking book.
Learning names, history, influences.
December 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Every artist you know has a fucking reference both in their head and saved in books, objects, photo folders, etc. The sausage isn’t made like that and the experience of being able to take those references and make them into something that makes sense is kind of the whole thing, that’s communication
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If you need really high quality reference material of clothing from any historical era and you want to make sure the data is captured by human people who want to use it ethically, @render-ready.com is literally right here
This is a bad excuse for lazy craftsmanship
This is a bad excuse for lazy craftsmanship
Cmon man maybe you should double check your posts before towing the company line.
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If you need really high quality reference material of clothing from any historical era and you want to make sure the data is captured by human people who want to use it ethically, @render-ready.com is literally right here
This is a bad excuse for lazy craftsmanship
This is a bad excuse for lazy craftsmanship