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I make art and sometimes play video games (I used to make them, too, in another life).

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November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oh, lovely. I really liked this mysterious little game during the Fest, I'm looking forward to playing the updated demo!
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's very situational for me. Sometimes there's comfort in not being alone. Sometimes it is indeed unhelpful and it can come off as dismissive of my problems.
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Oh it's absolutely gorgeous ♥♥ Big fan of the birbs!
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Do you have a picture of that art or the tutorial in the magazine? Now I'm curious!
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
But I generally don't understand artists who heavily copy others (even if it's a chimera like AI), kind of defeats the point of art & putting your own spin on things for me. Skipping the concept stage is just weird.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Oof, I remember the case with one traditional artist.

Yup... they still have to paint the whole thing AND fix the mistakes, if they're good enough to notice them. And they still end up with someone else's style. It's all so nonsensical to me.
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Yeah! I looked at all the cute merch that's available in Japan and wept. :')
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
That's awesome! The shipping to my country is unfortunately an (expensive) problem. I love Hanamaru so much though, I hope to find a plushie or something someday.
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I understand your angle, but I personally wouldn't think of it as being super dishonest or fake. It's good advice and as you said, a lot of people actually do it. And absolutely not anywhere close to hiding AI usage lol :D
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Meanwhile we haven't had almost any snow for the past ~5 years. :( Doing greaaat indeed!
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What a wonderful sketchbook. Thanks for recording the flip-through for us!
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hey, at least you provided a very valuable (...hehe?) advice. Faking tutorial steps is nothing new tbh, I remember back in the day people who did photo-manipulation did reverse tutorials to hide it. Even that required SOME skill and understanding of techniques, unlike the AI dreck.
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Thanks for the tags! ;A;
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM