Zakuga Art
@zakugamignon.bsky.social
Founder of #SupportHumanArtists | No gAI | Senior Art advisor @ Artistree | Amazon & USA Today bestsellers cover illustrator & concept artist #SupportTraffickingVictims #SupportAbusedChildren
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
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Not trying to widen the political divide but I just think it would be good to have a president who isnt a pedophile
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Not trying to widen the political divide but I just think it would be good to have a president who isnt a pedophile
Guys Coke ad said they drew the images on a locked background layer 🤣 I’m dying here. You couldn’t make yourself more of a joke than this
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Guys Coke ad said they drew the images on a locked background layer 🤣 I’m dying here. You couldn’t make yourself more of a joke than this
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A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
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This is legitimately scary. They are trying to push facial personality AI analysis, and who they hire for workplaces. AI companies are falsely claiming that they can tell someone’s personality just by a photo of them.
There are companies considering using this technology to run through candidates…
There are companies considering using this technology to run through candidates…
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is legitimately scary. They are trying to push facial personality AI analysis, and who they hire for workplaces. AI companies are falsely claiming that they can tell someone’s personality just by a photo of them.
There are companies considering using this technology to run through candidates…
There are companies considering using this technology to run through candidates…
20016-2025
Fuck 🖕 AI
Fuck 🖕 AI
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
20016-2025
Fuck 🖕 AI
Fuck 🖕 AI
AI is literally stealing from the poor to give to the rich
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
AI is literally stealing from the poor to give to the rich
1/2) I used AI to test if Glaze & NightShade would help with i2i. (Glaze + NS are not for i2i, they are to disrupt AI training on your art)
Share w/ Artists
Here are my findings:
1 - Glaze does help a bit, my character Lili came out looking pretty bad, not passible as human art.
Share w/ Artists
Here are my findings:
1 - Glaze does help a bit, my character Lili came out looking pretty bad, not passible as human art.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
1/2) I used AI to test if Glaze & NightShade would help with i2i. (Glaze + NS are not for i2i, they are to disrupt AI training on your art)
Share w/ Artists
Here are my findings:
1 - Glaze does help a bit, my character Lili came out looking pretty bad, not passible as human art.
Share w/ Artists
Here are my findings:
1 - Glaze does help a bit, my character Lili came out looking pretty bad, not passible as human art.
This is sadly true, to maintain being a full time artist, I work my ass off. I will say it’s not impossible. Most artists do come from parents backed financially/ sent to art school. I’m however, a full time artist and pay my bills, and I’m an orphan. You just have to work past breaking points…
Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.
When people hear that I'm returning to part time work they often ask "are things not going well with your art?"
The problem really is things are going well, but the world is so unstable that I long for some consistency and income that I don't have to pay quarterly taxes on
The problem really is things are going well, but the world is so unstable that I long for some consistency and income that I don't have to pay quarterly taxes on
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is sadly true, to maintain being a full time artist, I work my ass off. I will say it’s not impossible. Most artists do come from parents backed financially/ sent to art school. I’m however, a full time artist and pay my bills, and I’m an orphan. You just have to work past breaking points…
Mass job loss from AI.
GenAI is just theft of artists
Ai will not save you- to the one that says adapt or die
GenAI is just theft of artists
Ai will not save you- to the one that says adapt or die
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Mass job loss from AI.
GenAI is just theft of artists
Ai will not save you- to the one that says adapt or die
GenAI is just theft of artists
Ai will not save you- to the one that says adapt or die
If you saw a banner at LightBox over the weekend with a blue chick on it - I drew dat blue chick!
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If you saw a banner at LightBox over the weekend with a blue chick on it - I drew dat blue chick!
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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Cover art I painted for Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Cover art I painted for Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos
Comedy gold right here
October 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Comedy gold right here
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All this to steal from artists
October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
All this to steal from artists
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The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.
October 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.
“No one can tell I’m coloring over AI/ smudging it around”
trust me - every artist can tell. We will never hire you.
trust me - every artist can tell. We will never hire you.
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“No one can tell I’m coloring over AI/ smudging it around”
trust me - every artist can tell. We will never hire you.
trust me - every artist can tell. We will never hire you.
I've recently found out there is a "Don't ask, don't tell" with professional AI use. Artists get blocked when asked, and called witch-hunts, but it's known AI use, and they just want to use AI, while still claiming 100% human made.
September 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've recently found out there is a "Don't ask, don't tell" with professional AI use. Artists get blocked when asked, and called witch-hunts, but it's known AI use, and they just want to use AI, while still claiming 100% human made.
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Concept I’d like to flesh out more one day - my oc Lili
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Concept I’d like to flesh out more one day - my oc Lili
Sean Astin is an amazing person and I’m happy he is president of SAG now
September 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Sean Astin is an amazing person and I’m happy he is president of SAG now
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exclusion and pin light are my secret weapons. Make a copy of everything flattened, use posterize on it, set the blending mode to pin light and thank me later
September 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
exclusion and pin light are my secret weapons. Make a copy of everything flattened, use posterize on it, set the blending mode to pin light and thank me later