@benjamin-r-evans.bsky.social
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“Whimsical with serious undertones” has been attributed to my writing and to my general vibes.
“Whimsical with serious undertones” has been attributed to my writing and to my general vibes.
That’s amazing! Do you have any tips for drawing the shapes of the clouds? I often feel like my lines, especially the internal ones, end up making the clouds look too blobbish.
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
That’s amazing! Do you have any tips for drawing the shapes of the clouds? I often feel like my lines, especially the internal ones, end up making the clouds look too blobbish.
This confuses me when I think about how jumping works on earth.
May 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This confuses me when I think about how jumping works on earth.
Reminds me of the Bohr model of an atom!
May 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Reminds me of the Bohr model of an atom!
…and I know that it was requested, not found or created, I don’t think it will mean anything to me. The second I realize a song I’m listening to is AI, the emotions bubbling up in me just vanish. I hope there is still space for the artistic process that I like in the future.
May 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
…and I know that it was requested, not found or created, I don’t think it will mean anything to me. The second I realize a song I’m listening to is AI, the emotions bubbling up in me just vanish. I hope there is still space for the artistic process that I like in the future.
I can respect that we just have different perspectives on what we want to see in art and how important the process of it is. For me personally, I would rather see what that kid could do on his own. I don’t need art to look Netflix quality, I often don’t it to. If I see an interesting shot…
May 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I can respect that we just have different perspectives on what we want to see in art and how important the process of it is. For me personally, I would rather see what that kid could do on his own. I don’t need art to look Netflix quality, I often don’t it to. If I see an interesting shot…
…but using a filter someone else made? That’s not creating, that’s picking from a menu.
May 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
…but using a filter someone else made? That’s not creating, that’s picking from a menu.
…But I don’t use the filters instagram offers, because I don’t really know what that is doing to the work. I understand the process of changing the contrast using curves in photoshop. That is a tool, because I’m still making the decisions…
May 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
…But I don’t use the filters instagram offers, because I don’t really know what that is doing to the work. I understand the process of changing the contrast using curves in photoshop. That is a tool, because I’m still making the decisions…
Also I know I’ve left a lot of replies already, and I’m sorry if not all of this is making the most sense. The last thing I’ll say for now is an example of my artistic process. After I scan one of my paintings, I usually touch it up in photoshop. I mess with the exposure and the saturation etc…
May 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Also I know I’ve left a lot of replies already, and I’m sorry if not all of this is making the most sense. The last thing I’ll say for now is an example of my artistic process. After I scan one of my paintings, I usually touch it up in photoshop. I mess with the exposure and the saturation etc…
I can’t really see it as a hammer, because AI makes the thing itself. You can ask for prompts, but the creation is not yours. I can tell someone what I want a table to look like, and they can build it for me. I can’t turn around and say “I made this table.”
May 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I can’t really see it as a hammer, because AI makes the thing itself. You can ask for prompts, but the creation is not yours. I can tell someone what I want a table to look like, and they can build it for me. I can’t turn around and say “I made this table.”
If I used AI for my work then I honestly wouldn’t think of myself as an artist. I would never feel like the work was an extension of me. I can’t imagine how hollow it would feel to see a piece of art with my signature on it, and not know the thousands of decisions that created it.
May 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If I used AI for my work then I honestly wouldn’t think of myself as an artist. I would never feel like the work was an extension of me. I can’t imagine how hollow it would feel to see a piece of art with my signature on it, and not know the thousands of decisions that created it.
I don’t know of small artists who want those tools…people are artists because they like creating things, the process matters. The tools you use matter, and the way those tools are sourced matters.
May 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I don’t know of small artists who want those tools…people are artists because they like creating things, the process matters. The tools you use matter, and the way those tools are sourced matters.
Your example sounds compelling because of how much you narrowed the scope. At that point, why waste the energy required by the computation when you could just find a picture someone already took?
May 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Your example sounds compelling because of how much you narrowed the scope. At that point, why waste the energy required by the computation when you could just find a picture someone already took?
But think about an example that doesn’t use a real world tourist destination. You can have AI create work in the style of Hayao Miyazaki, someone who vocally hates AI. That model has to be trained on tons of data, sure, but a portion of it is his personal work.
May 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
But think about an example that doesn’t use a real world tourist destination. You can have AI create work in the style of Hayao Miyazaki, someone who vocally hates AI. That model has to be trained on tons of data, sure, but a portion of it is his personal work.
In much simpler terms, the owner of the model profits from the work the artist did, and the artists receives no credit or pay.
May 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In much simpler terms, the owner of the model profits from the work the artist did, and the artists receives no credit or pay.
But it’s even worse if you aren’t a big artist like Tom Moore. At least history will still remember the art style he pioneered. For a small artist, people may never see their work at all because it got funneled into generative AI models.
May 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
But it’s even worse if you aren’t a big artist like Tom Moore. At least history will still remember the art style he pioneered. For a small artist, people may never see their work at all because it got funneled into generative AI models.
I remember seeing Tom Moore replied to a tweet asking “what prints can I use to replicate Cartoon Saloons style?” He replied “you could just learn how to draw.” That’s seen as more respectable to the artist.
May 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I remember seeing Tom Moore replied to a tweet asking “what prints can I use to replicate Cartoon Saloons style?” He replied “you could just learn how to draw.” That’s seen as more respectable to the artist.
Most artists, at least the ones I know, do call it stolen. Artists tend to not like it when people trace their work and publish it without credit and permission, and I think a lot of people see their art being scrubbed for AI without their consent the same way.
May 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Most artists, at least the ones I know, do call it stolen. Artists tend to not like it when people trace their work and publish it without credit and permission, and I think a lot of people see their art being scrubbed for AI without their consent the same way.
I can’t tell you how much of it is organic, but I can tell you that I’m an artist and I really hate Al. I don’t personally know of any small artists who are jazzed about using it—and I have met many who are angry about their work being stolen for these models.
May 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I can’t tell you how much of it is organic, but I can tell you that I’m an artist and I really hate Al. I don’t personally know of any small artists who are jazzed about using it—and I have met many who are angry about their work being stolen for these models.
I can’t wait to see these collections of work that wasn’t good enough for any other publisher…. Seems like a great way to find good stuff…/s
April 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I can’t wait to see these collections of work that wasn’t good enough for any other publisher…. Seems like a great way to find good stuff…/s
Any chance y’all would take NY too👀
April 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Any chance y’all would take NY too👀
I don’t think Hank is saying you can permit or cheer on injustice; I think he’s saying that you’ll be better at stopping at injustice if you keep in mind the real reasons people allow or inact injustices.
April 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I don’t think Hank is saying you can permit or cheer on injustice; I think he’s saying that you’ll be better at stopping at injustice if you keep in mind the real reasons people allow or inact injustices.
If you wanna call it a sign then sure, I’d call it an extremely limited data set. I’d never trust a study with a sample size of 2. It’s pattern to be sure, but I can think of a lot of possible confounding variables.
April 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
If you wanna call it a sign then sure, I’d call it an extremely limited data set. I’d never trust a study with a sample size of 2. It’s pattern to be sure, but I can think of a lot of possible confounding variables.
I disagree, I don’t think we know what will happen in the next election and I don’t think there is concrete enough data to show a women couldn’t win. We should just support the best candidate instead of trying to predict based on large scale variables filled with unknowns. I think AOC has a shot.
April 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I disagree, I don’t think we know what will happen in the next election and I don’t think there is concrete enough data to show a women couldn’t win. We should just support the best candidate instead of trying to predict based on large scale variables filled with unknowns. I think AOC has a shot.