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What is this about the tumblr staff wanting to sell art data to midjourney?

An ex-colleague of mine mentioned yesterday that there may be contacts between Automattic and midjourney in that direction, but nothing is public yet and I don't have any more info. They probably won't have anything specific to share either, since they left the company weeks ago too. That being said:

I have no reason to doubt my ex-coworker word, they are a trustworthy person.

Tumblr's CEO has been absurdly enthusiastic (comically, even) about AI, and is a big fan of LLMs and 'AI' companies.

A deal with midjourney could solve tumblr financial issues (not the same company, but openAi is paying up to 5 million/year to news companies to use their content as training data... tumblr generates several orders of magnitude more content than any newspaper or any media company and it only would need a 20 to 30 million per year deal to be profitable)

So I don't have any extra info yet, but I'm keeping my ears open.

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Vincent Price. Icon of horror 👹

Painted on Procreate in digital oils.

Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃 👻 🦇

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Tis the season for things that go bump in the night! 🦇🧛‍♂️🦇

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Thank you @bufftat-junkie and everyone who got me to 10000 reblogs!

“𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦.”

As intriguing as Daemon Targaryen undoubtedly is, Matt’s performance as the 11th Doctor is the one that will always have my heart.

Bow ties 𝘢𝘳𝘦 cool!

Painted on procreate in digital oils and charcoal laid on a gesso canvas. Prints are available in my Etsy store 💗 (link in bio).

As always with Tumblr, please click on the image for better quality. 

A wee glimpse at my process…

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𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥.

In the earliest days of the pandemic, when there seemed like no end in sight, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires were one of my greatest comforts. Sitting an entire ocean away, in a very different time zone, we would stay up into the small hours of the morning to watch their 'I So Lounging' livestream and hear every beautiful song.

I was already a fan, but those nights fixed them both in my heart as something to treasure.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have a new album out, called Weathervanes, and it's pretty damn special, I recommend giving it a listen if you can.

Painted in digital oils on Procreate.

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“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦…”

Please accept this suuuper belated May the Fourth Be With You post, since I was away last week and didn’t have a chance to paint.

Poe and Finn were my favourite part of the sequel trilogy, I hope that someday they’ll get the resolution and character arcs that I think they deserve.

Painted by hand on Procreate using digital oils. A peek at my process below the cut.

Prints are available in my Etsy store 💜 Link in bio.

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“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘵.”

Buffy and Spike. 20+ years later and they still break my heart.

I’ve been really struggling with art block lately, but when I went searching for “Spike & Buffy” reference I couldn’t resist painting this scene, I just love them both so much.

Hand painted on Procreate in digital oils and pastel.

Prints are available in my Etsy store 💜

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“𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?”

Any Barry fans out there? It’s one of the best shows on television and doesn’t get a fraction of the love and credit it deserves. I don’t think there’s anything more darkly funny out there. Bill Hader shows that he’s an astonishing actor, crazy talented (he writes, produces and directs) and, it turns out, he’s also really good fun to paint!

Painted on Procreate in digital oils. A wee glimpse at my process below! 💚

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Logan f******g Roy

Logan f*****g Roy, as played by the brilliant Brian Cox.

Giving no spoilers, I have to say last week’s episode of Succession floored me. It’s now alongside The Last of Us ep.3 as the best TV of the year. Everyone working on the show should be very proud 💜

I’m not sure whether to add this one to my Etsy store. Let me know what you think!

Painted in digital oils on Procreate.

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Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the lovely Pedro Pascal!

I’ve spent years telling people how great he is, and I’m so thrilled that he’s finally getting all the recognition he deserves 💜 

Painted on Procreate in digital oils on gesso.

Prints are available in my store.

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If you want peace, prepare for war…

They really should have left his dog alone. 

Looking forward to seeing John Wick 4 in the cinema very soon!    

The lovely Keanu, painted in digital oils and pastels on procreate. As always, click on the image for better quality 💜

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𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦

The glorious Michelle Yeoh. She deserves all the awards 💜💜💜

Painted by hand on Procreate in digital oils.

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Here’s what I did with a blurry ref picture of Michael in 2.5-ish hours. It’s a pretty nice record of my starting process, I suppose. I’ll continue drawing for sure, though most of the work will be just refining values and sharpness of edges, which is quite painstaking but has little recording value…

And need I mention my admiration for the most inspirational ref model ever more? <3

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Happy Valentines my loves!

Just over 12 months ago I started painting for the first time since high school; mostly because I wanted to see if I could do justice to a certain handsome face.

I've painted him many times since then, and lots of other people too, and I'll forever be grateful that he and you reminded me that this is a thing I love to do.

In honour of that, and of all of you and all the love and support you have given me over an otherwise difficult year I painted this little rainbow of a portrait.

Happy Valentines my dears!

❤🧡💛💚💙💜

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Thank you so much @jbuffyangel ! 🥰❤️

𝘐 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶.

Buffy and Angel forever 💙🧡❤️

I was so delighted to be commissioned to paint this piece by the team behind the brilliant Becoming Buffy Podcast to celebrate their 100th episode! Head over to their Instagram (@becomingbuffypodcast) for the chance to win a print, or visit my Etsy store to buy one.

I have room for a handful of commissions over the next couple of months, so please get in touch if you’re interested.

Painted using procreate with digital oils on canvas.

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“𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.”

This week's episode left me a sobbing wreck. The most pitch-perfect episode of television, gorgeously acted by the amazing Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett.

I've had Nick on my "to paint" list for a while, although I'd always intended to paint him as the majestic Ron Swanson - one day I promise I'll get round to it!

Painted on Procreate in digital oil paints and charcoal, laid over impasto canvas.

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𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯.

I’m a giant, giant scaredy cat, and it’s a testament to just how good The Last of Us is that I’ve made it this far, even if I have had to watch most of it through my fingers 💀

I used a lot of different references for this painting. Hopefully I’ve managed to do these two justice. Bella has such an amazing, expressive face, I definitely want to paint them again.

Painted in digital oils on Procreate, roughly 10 hours work.