Hello, This Is My First Post.

Okay internet, you know the drill. It's characters becoming ponies time.

I am hooked on this game and this idea has been sitting in my brain for a little bit. Try to guess who is my favorite character.

A quick sketch of Red using only school suplies I had on me.

Forget about the tomato. I need a hug from him! This is for the art challenge by @RlFLESCYTHE on Twitter.

Just a quick warm-up sketch of Ghost. I am actually proud of this. It has been a while since I drew something close to realism.

Enderman in my art style. I am super proud of the shading and markings.

Just Wally teaching some very basic colour theory.

I have seen people making Red really skiny or buff (there is nothing wrong with that and I love both), but I decided to try a diffirent body type for him.

Also bonus art featuring Cyan and Yellow.

This lovely piece is made by the talented @Unfinishedhekry (on twitter) as a commission. I am super happy with this art. Please check her out. She has been very sweet and she deserves all of the support.

Some positivity in these turbulent AI times

*This does not minimize the crisis at hand, but is aimed at easing any anxieties.

With every social media selling our data to AI companies now, there is very little way to avoid being scraped. The sad thing is many of us still NEED social media to advertise ourselves and get seen by clients. I can't help but feeling that we as artists are not at risk of losing our livelihoods, here is why:

Just because your data is available does not mean that AI companies will/want to use it. Your work may never end up being scraped at all.

The possibility of someone who uses AI art prompts can replace you (if your work is scraped) is very unlikely. Art Directors and clients HAVE to work with people, the person using AI art cannot back up what a machine made. Their final product for a client will never be substantial since AI prompts cannot be consistent with use and edits requested will be impossible.

AI creators will NEVER be able to make a move unless us artists make a move first. They will always be behind in the industry.

AI creators lack the fundamental skills of art and therefore cannot detect when something looks off in a composition. Many professional artists like me get hired repeatedly for a reason! WE as artists know what we're doing.

The art community is close-knit and can fund itself. Look at furry commissions, Patreon, art conventions, Hollywood. Real art will always be able to make money and find an audience because it's how we communicate as a species.

AI creators lack the passion and ambition to make a career out of AI prompts. Not that they couldn't start drawing at any time, but these tend to be the people who don't enjoy creating art to begin with.

There is no story or personal experience that can be shared about AI prompts so paying customers will lose interest quickly.

Art is needed to help advance society along, history says so. To do that, companies will need to hire artists (music, architecture, photography, design, etc). The best way for us artists to keep fighting for our voice to be heard right now is staying visible. Do not hide or give in! That is what they want. Continue posting online and/or in person and sharing your art with the world. It takes a community and we need you!