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Selections scanned from the book, ‘3D and Web Masters: The Latest Artwork & Techniques from the World’s Top Digital Artists’ by Agosto Inc. (1998)
1. ‘Intro’ illustration for PC World, for an article on the internet - by Jim Ludtke
2. 'Eyeflowers’ for Mr. Music Hits No. 4 - by Dan Hambe
3. ‘Log IN Bouquet’ cover design - By Dava Kan
4. ‘IAR sub’ - advertising illustration - By Dan Hambe
5. 'Power VR’ for NEC advertisement - Dava Kan
6. ‘Pills’ for the American Chamber of Commerce, Japan - by Eliot Bergman
7. Cover illustration for ‘Birth’ - by Kengo Tsukasaki
8. ‘Unicorn Girl’ cover for Harper Collins - by John Ennis
9. ‘Glass Bird’ original work - By Dava Kan
10. 'Brain Machine’ ad for LBS Software - By Chris Lockwood
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So Netflix is releasing this animated movie but here’s the thing - all backgrounds are done in AI. No actual BG artists were hired or credited for this work.
And here’s the kicker - I gave them too much credit. I realized that not even the AI users are credited apparently. Check this out:
“+Human”. No names, no nothing.
I know it’s tempting, but please don’t hate-watch this thing. Numbers equal profit even if the people watching are just doing it to mock. Don’t give Netflix and other studios even more incentive to fire more animators and replace them with machines trained on their work and skill.
Hilarously, the excuse used is ‘there aren’t enough artists’. That’s not true - there are more than enough artists, but the real issue is that no one wants to pay a living wage. Here’s a short video about the reality of animation in Japan.
The biggest winners in this equation at the end of the day are the AI infrastructure owners - owners of Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, etc. Do not feed this machine, it creates more monopolization of entire industries, raises a powerful few and dehumanizes the rest.
A memo I posted for my production company yesterday that is also a personal statement.
I love the HP series. It genuinely saved my life as a child with depression. I took important lessons from it about standing up for what is right, no matter what, and it helped me grow into the person that I am today, but we can do better. Part of growing up means taking a critical eye to our childhood lessons and sometimes, such as with the Potter series, we will find other, more harmful lessons embedded with the good.
My friends are more important to me than any fantasy world. We can create a real world full of magic, love, & community right here. But that means not tolerating or supporting hate. We deserve fantasy worlds that are community building, not community excluding.
I encourage all my friends who love the Potterverse to pour your money and fandom time into other worlds. I've got recommendations too! Try the So You Want to Be a Wizard series by Dianne Duane or any of the Tortal universe books by Tamora Pierce. I'm also enjoying Linden A Lewis' (very queer) First Sister series.
It's time to let this one go.
Can a full grown man aged 43 be a "discord kitten"
So Arizona launched an “education hotline” that allows “concerned parents” to report “””critical race theory””” and other things like ~gender identity~ being taught in the classroom
It would be a shame if the number and email were spread to bad actors looking to prank call the AZ Department of Education
602-771-3500 or empower @ azed .gov 🤡
Some people say the Legend of Zelda series has too many different ancient sky-dwelling precursor civilisations. I say those people are cowards. The next Zelda game should feature the ruins of an ancient sky-dwelling precursor civilisation whose statues and murals all inexplicably look exactly like Tingle.