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Apologies from Mod Zefirka for sometimes reblogging things here that should go on the mod's main! The Tumblr mobile interface is sometimes wonky!

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The artist we commissioned is also on Tumblr!

I don't know how to use tumblr but I'll try to post some things here .^. "Wings of Valor" Blackwall from Dragon Age: Inquisition Stained glass commission for @choccy-zefirka

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The artistist's links are shared in the reply, but you can also support them directly by interacting with this amazing work on Twitter

We started this blog to find and support a human artist in the face of AI taking over the Dragon Age art tag some months ago. Through community effort, we managed to fund a commission of a stained-glass Blackwall portrait from a human artist, and also hopefully inspired others to create authentic human art in this style!

In a fandom brimming over with talented human beings, it was a tough choice settling on just one person that would reclaim the artwork concept from AI, but at last, our artist reported back to us with finished work! We are very excited to see it come to fruition! Be sure to support this gorgeous piece, and others like it, as an affirmation that passion and enthusiasm for genuine human creativity will always prevail.

The artist has also provided a high-res image, so if you are one of the lovely people who backed the Ko-Fi goal, expect Mod Judith to reach out to you, once her irl obligations allow, and arrange for a postcard with the artwork to be sent to you, as a permanent reminder that you contributed to supporting human-made art.

Thank you for taking with journey with us!

Mod Zefirka (and Mod Judith!)

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We started this blog to find and support a human artist in the face of AI taking over the Dragon Age art tag some months ago. Through community effort, we managed to fund a commission of a stained-glass Blackwall portrait from a human artist, and also hopefully inspired others to create authentic human art in this style!

In a fandom brimming over with talented human beings, it was a tough choice settling on just one person that would reclaim the artwork concept from AI, but at last, our artist reported back to us with finished work! We are very excited to see it come to fruition! Be sure to support this gorgeous piece, and others like it, as an affirmation that passion and enthusiasm for genuine human creativity will always prevail.

The artist has also provided a high-res image, so if you are one of the lovely people who backed the Ko-Fi goal, expect Mod Judith to reach out to you, once her irl obligations allow, and arrange for a postcard with the artwork to be sent to you, as a permanent reminder that you contributed to supporting human-made art.

Thank you for taking with journey with us!

Mod Zefirka (and Mod Judith!)

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We are excited to announce that the artist has presented the sketch, which got approved by Mod Zefirka and Mod Judith, and the money collected through everyone's efforts has been transferred to them. Our project is all the much closer to fruition, and we are immensely grateful to everyone who shared our enthusiasm for turning an AI prompt into human-made art!

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Hi, Mod Zefirka here! The artist we settled on is back from hiatus and ready to start their sketch. First things first, however, they asked me if we want our stained glass portrait of Blackwall to feature any specific symbolism associated with the character. I thought it would be fair to ask for input from people who helped support the commission fund!

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Not stained-glass style per se, but we are glad to see art that echoes the spirit of this blog!

kept seeing that stupid ai blackwall shit in the tag which pissed me off so have a non-ai blackwall, my beloved,,,

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As we await our commissioned artist, we are delighted to promote more human art with the same premise! Each piece will turn out unique and full of personality that AI will never be able to emulate.

Stained Glass Blackwall from an actual human artist (me)

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update: i do not know how to render armor. send help and snacks /lh

Blackwall would be the first to rush off to fetch the snacks for you! And I personally am excited for your progress!

Mod Zefirka

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i’m giving this redraw a go just for fun. anything you’d like to have added to the picture that wasn’t there originally?

Wow, thank you for your interest, it's so exciting to see you inspired to create human art out of this! And since it's your own passion project in your spare time, I feel like you should go absolutely ham with whatever details *you* think would be a great fit!

Mod Zefirka

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So, out of all the lovely artists we talked to, we are finally entering negotiations with this awesome candidate! They had to take a break from making art for personal reasons, but will be back with a sketch in late August/early September, at which point we will send them all the funds our amazing community pitched together, so they can create a stained glass portrait of Blackwall in their unique style.

Another great news is that the artist makes postcards of their art, and Mod Zefirka is discussing the possibility of making a small batch so that folks who pitched in can have a physical souvenir as a reminder of their efforts.

We will return at the end of August with a new update! Thank you again for all your kindness and enthusiasm! Through your collective efforts, we have met our goal of 100 Euro and will thus provide the artist with fair compensation!

Rescue Mission: Stained Glass Blackwall

We at Fair Art are committed to finding AI "art" with an interesting premise and crowdfunding a commission based around the same idea, but done by a real, human artist. Please consult our pinned intro and FAQ for more information.

Today, we are happy to launch our first Art Rescue Mission! We would love to see a human artist redraw this stained glass portrait of Blackwall from Dragon Age:

Use the Ko-Fi link to donate.

Our primary goal is 100 Euro. We, of course, plan to report our donation progress, and will use the money to tip/support artists even if we don't make enough to order a commission.

If you are an artist and this amount is within your commission fees, please get in touch to express interest in redrawing this art!

Current Mission Status: Crowdfunding 55/100 Euro

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Out of curiosity, would it be alright with the mod team for someone to take a shot on recreating the campaigning artwork outside of specifically taking commission?

Hey there and thank you for your interest!

We have no claim on the idea itself and our sole purpose is to collect funds to bring an interesting concept to life with a real artwork. If anyone feels like creating their own version that's great! The more art the better, and we'd be delighted to see the result!

If you like, you can tag us and we would be super happy to reblog your art :)

Best wishes and happy arting Mod Judith

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Amazing, it has not even been a week and we have already reached our goal! Big thank you to everyone who supported and promoted us so far. Now we can reach out to an artist and make this happen! We are so excited!

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Once again clarifying that this is not our final, definite choice of artist, just one of the people who are on very much on board with the Rescue Mission, on the condition that we raise enough money to cover their fees. The Ko-Fi donations are still ongoing!

Rescue Mission: Stained Glass Blackwall

We at Fair Art are committed to finding AI "art" with an interesting premise and crowdfunding a commission based around the same idea, but done by a real, human artist. Please consult our pinned intro and FAQ for more information.

Today, we are happy to launch our first Art Rescue Mission! We would love to see a human artist redraw this stained glass portrait of Blackwall from Dragon Age:

Use the Ko-Fi link to donate.

Our primary goal is 100 Euro. We, of course, plan to report our donation progress, and will use the money to tip/support artists even if we don't make enough to order a commission.

If you are an artist and this amount is within your commission fees, please get in touch to express interest in redrawing this art!

Current Mission Status: Crowdfunding 55/100 Euro

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Just a little PSA: We have been very excited about talking to an artist who appreciates the idea behind the blog, but our agreement with them is not yet final. It all depends on how many Ko-Fis we manage to collect with your help, as different artists may have different commission price ranges. We have given ourselves until September, so there is still plenty of time to contribute!

Mod Zefirka

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Good news though! The mods of this blog have found a human artist that will be able to draw an actual stained glass portrait of Blackwall, once they open commissions in September. Their prices start at 100 USD, and our awesome community has already raised about 70℅ of this amount (give or take the difference between dollar and Euro exchange rates) via Ko-Fi! Just a little more left to go!

This has been showing up on my dash so just FYI - this is AI generated art, as per the poster's tags

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70% in two days - Thank you all so much!

Fantastic news, we have already raised 70% of the goal in just two days. This is way beyond everything we dared to hope for and we want to take a moment to thank all of you so much for the support of our mission!

The goal is getting closer and we are already excited to see the Stained Glass Blackwall artwork come to life at some point.

In the meantime we wanted to remind everyone that we are open to take idea submissions for future rescue missions as well as artist recommendations. So if you have ideas feel free to get in touch!

Best wishes Mod Judith