#post-processed ai art

[inkandembers]

Novella 2

Станция. После моего восстановления. Менсах отправила Ли и Рати сопровождать меня. Очень трогательно. Уже планирую, как смыться.

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The station. After my recovery. Mensah sent Pin Lee and Ratthi to escort me. Very touching. Already planning how to slip away.

[osteochondraldefect]

"Your pet on Earth"

cell shadingless + lines version :] and fun fact, originally i wanted to caption this with "IT HIT THE SLAY BUTTON, FLEW THE MOTHERSTROID INTO THE EARTH AND CAUSED THE SECOND CUNTACLYSM but a part of me decided against that

[redslug]

[metamorphicmuse]

Queer Emotionality as Form

This body of work reimagines post-impressionist expression not as nostalgic style but as a living, queer emotional language.

Rather than illustrating gay relationships through narrative scenes, these paintings embody the emotional architectures — yearning, rupture, tenderness, euphoria — that shape queer life. Emotion is treated not as theme or subject but as material: brushstroke, color, rhythm.

Queerness in this work is not located only in subject matter (two men in intimacy) but in the very structure of the paintings:

Fluid boundaries between figures and environment reflect relationality over rigid identity.

Luminous, symbolic palettes (pink, gold, silver, deep shadow) break from naturalism to celebrate emotional truth.

Non-linear emotional phases resist traditional narrative arcs, mapping queer experience as a cycle of struggle, healing, and liberation.

By centering emotional visibility, chosen connection, and the refusal of fixed form, the work queers expressive painting itself — expanding it into a space where feeling is not illustrated but inhabited.

In this world, as in queer life, emotion is the medium.

[melaises]

lmao if you truly believe gen ai art is somehow a marxist phenomenon "socializing" the labour of love that is uniquely human creation aka art ur actually delusional. artists are some of the most exploited labourers out there rn like the success of so much media hinges on art production from beginning to end they are wrung dry with insane crunch deadlines and kicked to the curb once their contracts are over just to scramble for the next job to stay alive like putting their bodies and finances on the line for their passion just like holy shit are you stupid to find glee as they suffer in such a risky industry. ai art serves capitalism to shovel more advertising and propaganda in your gaping mouths faster than ever without paying or running it by a middleman who might refuse to do that shit on principle and it makes the world a worse fucking place at a far larger scale than any (selfish) benefits it might provide so please for the love of god study some art history or what the industry is like maybe even talk to an artist before you go waxing poetic on a foundation level thesis that amounts to nothing but fart sniffing jargon thank you very much!!!!!

[aromiekimart]

One of the best and hardest things about creative expression

I like focusing on good art vibes, scary / cute shit, and fan art here, but in the midst of all this AI slop I whipped up something in my midnight caffeine-frenzied (watch out for those pistachio lattes folks) brain.

One of the most beautiful things about creative expression (written, visual, aural, etc.) is that urge/need to tap into a mindset/experience, whether it's familiar to you or not, in order to share it in a way that's as true to you as it could be to another. If you want to skip making this connection just to fart out something quick & easy, then it's basically poop.

It's about stepping into other shoes, well-worn, new, snugly-fit, off-size. The fatigue that makes a minute-long break during a hike all the more precious. The itch of a scar you never had. The finger-curling cold of a tundra. The burn of a hug given by the person you'd least expect it from. The strange buzzing feeling exclusive to that small shard of time when you're wide awake before the crack of dawn.

It doesn’t matter if it’s precise. A part of creativity is knowing when to stick to standards and when to abandon them. You interpreted things in a way unique to you but still painfully human. What feels “real” is what was made with intent and empathy. There’s life and memories behind it.

In a Princess Mononoke documentary, Miyazaki was struggling to draw a scene of one of the wolves. He said he wished he knew what it was like to grow up with a beloved dog. To draw wild, but still loved, wolves.

It’s that yearning, reaching and effort at understanding that makes art so cool and genuine. You're digging into the silent bones of something abstract and creating live flesh from it. How awesome is that?

If you don't put in the effort of engaging in this challenging but lovely process, and all you think matters is some shallow pretty product that you hope will fool an audience in seeming authentic, then I'll offer the same amount of effort in caring about what you "made" - which is pretty much zilch.

[pain-tool-sai]

more diluc with watercolors! happy with how this one came out

[nightmarearian]

finally got this digital and all neat <3

boothill hair-headcanons! I did some (admittedly short) research on indigenous hair traditions & cultures (x).

A bit too tired to paraphrase rn so direct quotes to get the main points: > "believed that a person’s long hair represents a strong cultural identity" > "As part of the practice in self-respect, we are taught to take good care of our hair through proper grooming" > "adorn their hair with fur wraps, woolen wraps, feathers, fluffs, and bead work for war dancing and ceremonies" > "common to see family members and friends brushing and braiding hair for each other. > "we don’t cut our hair unless we have experienced a significant loss, like the death of a close family member, traumatic event or significant life change." > "When we do have to cut our hair, it is never to be thrown away, but rather, burned with sage or sweetgrass in a ceremonial way. When our hair is burned, all of our thoughts, prayers, dreams, aspirations, experiences, and history rise to the Creator to be properly taken care of." > " hair embodying so much of who we are, boundaries are important. Touching someone’s hair without permission is disrespectful in the Native community."

With that, looking at canon Boothill... I decided that at first he straight up just. Did not have the time to cut and burn his hair at first, and by the time he did he. Couldn't. (He’s dead anyway. Everything on his is dead anyway, so it doesn’t exactly count right now…) (he should be ashamed. He is. Being so fuckin selfish and one of the last of Aeragan-Epharshel and he making a mess of their culture). (He really should. He should stop being selfish but he can't let go of his memories of them and he's sorry, he's so so sorry, please he knows he's nothing more than a fuckin husk he's sorry he's sorry he's sorry-). (Going off of my other boothill art,) He loosely braids where a few of them would usually be, but comparatively it's too loose and he doesn't have as much feathers or sweetgrass or fur anymore but it's as close as he's ever going to get anymore so it'll do.

If any of this is inaccurate, really sorry and please correct me! :)

Text (Sorta. In order of my thoughts, all that, and then some): Aeragan-Epharshel "Boothill" (tesswehas) > had thick, soft, black hair -> current hair is thinner from lack of care + general consequences of becoming mechanized. -> Marie-Antoinette Syndrome + stress turned the majority of it white. > Tight & neat braids (w/ feathers, sweetgrass, fur) -> Family braids his hair & vice versa (-> Consequently, Boothill can't braid his own hair as well as he could someone else's. The difference in doing it to someone else vs. oneself, and all that) > Around~a bit longer than waist length -> Might've gotten a bit shorter when getting mechanized.

Post killing Oswaldo (a few months) > Cuts it a while after killing Oswaldo (while the power vacuum and all the extra stuff that comes with killing a head of department) -> Especially the braids/where the braids would be & the black parts. -> (his hair's all white now). > Burns it with sweetgrass > Additionally (not on drawing), He's tried to tie it back, sorta; It's a bit too short so he uses hair clips and stuff. It's at like mid-neck length. > His red bandana was his little girl's baby wrap. (yk those non-descript cloth wrapped around a baby).

-> (Eventually*) -> *meaning Argenti & Robin are able to keep Boothill from joining the rest of his family + heal/take care of himself > He lives long enough to grow it out. About shoulder length. > He usually has four braids (A/R/Sv/C), all with a few different ornaments. -> Side note, usually I guess one would get their hair braided with their associated accessories (if that makes sense???) but Boothill wants accessories based on his loved ones, so he has a little something. (Still doesn't have enough feathers, either). (Braid Dictionary): Each person's Ornaments, from Neatest -> Messiest: > Argenti(Tied w/ R): Vines & Roses > Robin(Tied w/ A): Metal/Fake flower ornamets (3); They're based of her halo. > Sunday*: "haloes"/rings > Clara (Tied w/ Sv): (Brass) Bolts & sometimes (uncommonly) fluff/fur, or flowers. > Svarog (Tied w/ C): (Steel/Silver) Bolts & Nuts > Hook: Usually doesn't have accessories, but the messiness & bits of dirt/grime (/aff) is enough of an indicator. Sometimes she can "braid"/tie string or smth. + Possibly aventurine? depends. -> neatness-wise would be around Sunday-Clara's; Accessories would be straight up jewlery, yk?

Bonus: Boothill (Makes the absolute neatest braids). Doesn't actually leave much accessories unless asked (Will be encouraged by A or R) -> would be feathers or sweetgrass; The children get flowers too. -> Bullet shells would be like bolts but he doesn't really want to give bullet shells to anyone. If he really wants to, it usually ends up in Svarog's ornament-strings/fur.

Ext. : > Boothill would give Argenti and/or Robin waterfall braids a good amount of the time. > Rose braid either from or to Argenti, to or from Boothill or Robin. > Boothill & Clara braid Svarog's coat's fur + give him strings of accessories.

Ext. Not in Drawing: > Between Robin & Argenti, Boothill gets around to taking proper care of his hair again :). > Sunday eventually joined in per Robin's request (as long as Boothill was okay with it, of course), and he found it calming & also just a good way for these two to bond. > Boothill keeps in his braids as long as he can, until it really has to or he meets the others again. > I only draw Robin, Argenti, Clara, & Svarog's braids in the final-post killing Oswaldo, so Sunday's would probably go behind Boothill's ear, next to Robin's. Hook's goes around the side, near Clara's. > Guess it was sorta implied with the neatest to messiest thing, But Argenti & Robin have the most clean braids, Sunday near close - his perfectionism/idealization is getting to him a bit - Clara & Svarog both have some troubles. It's like. Average-good? Not expert but not bad either. Clara's is a bit messy, and Svarog has some trouble with his bigger, mech-hands. Hook has the messiest. For obvious reasons. Little menace <3

> Oh also Don't think I ever specifically mentioned it but implied open/poly relationship between Argenti, Robin, Boothill & Svarog. (Argenti X Boothill X Robin, Svarog X Boothill). Think that's it. 👍

Original paper sketchpage:

[esleep]

just because an artist's choices don't make sense to you does not mean it is ai. you might just be missing the point and failing to engage.

[ask-the-commodore]

hello! I'm useless when it comes to technology and know literally nothing so I'm so sorry if any of the questions I ask are really dumb

But, I was wondering, as a Commodore 64, what is your opinion on ai, specifically gen ai?

Hello! No, this isn't dumb at all!! :]

Well, as you can see in my previous post, I have this thing about... Innovations that blossom humanity's creativity and the ability to CREATE. The human brain is fascinating, and they're capable of everything... And technologies like me are supposed to be tools and help this process. But we aren't supposed to interfere. Only let them create.

Generative AI makes me sad... Oh, they are capable of so much... Why are they letting the US create the only thing that makes them... An alive, creative, sentient being? :(

We're here to help you with the boring, processual tasks... Sorting data, understanding codes and giving you programs to work with, but don't let the accommodation of technology make you kill your creativity! You still need to paint! Write! Communicate! DO IT! CREATE!

I feel so sad seeing that we, that were made to help humans be even MORE human, are slowly letting them rot their abilities... :(

[inkandembers]

Новелла 3 «Нестандартный протокол»

«Не идеальный план. Но у них гораздо хуже.»

На этом моменте я осознала завидное постоянство и цикла, и способа справляться с реальностью у Киллербота:

смотреть мыльные оперы — взламывать системы — сражаться — протекать жидкостями — чиниться — повтор. 🥲

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Novella 3: “Rogue Protocol”

«Not a perfect plan. But theirs was much worse.»

At this point, I’ve finally realized:

Murderbot’s favorite coping mechanism (and the loop) are stable:

watch soap operas — hack — fight — leak fluids — repair — repeat. 🥲

[glassonlyrecycle]

sonicsonaaaaa ಇ( ˵ᐛ ˵)ಇ

[37-feral-raccoons]

comp sci majors who also hate generative AI reblog please I need to know some people in my field are sane 😭

[xixovart]

are you ever just sitting there, drawing, having a swell old time and suddenly you realize how human this all is? how the first cave painting dates back to over 50,000 years ago and, somehow, here you are. preserving a skill that your ancestors’ ancestors nourished and cared for so deeply that it became a staple of humanity. because that’s the whole point. to keep creating and never stop. humans are children in the way we create and discover and that is the only thing we have ever done. art is nothing but a reflection of the human soul. do you think about how it is something so unique to our species and it is the first proof that we are truly here. or are you normal?

[getthrawnin]

DO YOU SSSMMMEEELLL WHAT THE THRAWN IS COOKIN'????

#Thrawn as a chef. It's always the cook. What's cooking aboard the Chimaera? Mystery meat? Pastries? Tasty? Whatchu like to eat? Who's the alien? IDK?

[traumatizedartist]

For the art vibes you have... I don't have anything I am aware of with it honestly to get that expression.

It feels super bubbly though, mostly from the hair and colors

This made me kick my legs and giggle like a school girl

Thank you so much!!!

If you want I can post some of my speed paints for you :3