#rj dot matrix

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A good year or so later and I finally finished this outfit meme

The other outfit memes will be faster than this, I swear.

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How big of a threat do you think AI Art is to the employment of concept artists? Given how artists like RJ Palmer and Bogleech are panicked about it, you've worked in fields adjacent to that, and you've worked extensively with AI art, I'd presume you'd have some perspective on that.

AI art is going to shake up the art field, any new art tool worth its salt can and will.

I was training as a graphic designer when InDesign was finally starting to hit its stride in the late 90s, but I learned on QuarkExpress and learned old-school techniques in high school Newspaper club. I'd been dealing with dot-matrix printers and photocopier work since I was 8 at my dad's office.

So I got to see the graphic design industry in a state of panic through my professors and our various industry guests. All the EM-dashes and the declaration that the " on the keyboard is the inches mark and not the quote were protective measures for the industry so that talented amateurs wouldn't know the secret handshakes and couldn't "fake" their way into being seen as real graphic designers. And they were PISSED that Adobe InDesign was easy to use and automatically converted the measure-marks into "proper" punctuation.

Yet there's still a graphic design industry.

That said, I'd be curious if the ones that are actually freaked out have ever actually used the products. Because I"ve been in a down slump and I'm prone to stim, I have done pretty much nothing but dig into Midjourney and Stable Diffusion's brains and my experience doesn't match the observations of the terrified.

I think part of it is because people only see the results and they don't see the work. And there is work involved.

Iteration and Curation: I've posted a couple hundred pics from Midjourney so far. What do you don't see is this:

Now, in Midjourney parlance "image" also includes 4-grid previews used while developing final images.

For each panel of "Glitch"/"The Bethesda Epoch", for instance, I generated at least eight options (usually more) and evolved several of them across many generations to get what I wound up with. The Bethesda Epoch took me days to put together and garners me feedback and response roughly equal to a 3d modeled piece I'd put together in the same time frame.

Truth of the matter is, you rarely get anything perfect first try, everything needs modification or massive amounts of reiteration to pass for final work.

Promptcraft: Spend even a little time on the discords and you can tell who is playing and who is trying to make art. Play is an entirely viable application of this technology (more on that later) but while this levels the technical skill barrier for a lot of people, it does not cover for a lack of vision or ideas, and it requires its own skill.

There's a big difference between "in the style of D&D art" and "as a D&D monster, full body, pen-and-ink illustration, etching, by Russ Nicholson, David A Trampier, larry elmore, 1981, HQ scan, intricate details, inside stylized border" in terms of what you get.

Play: Most people are just having fun. It's real easy for artists to take the ability to express the ideas in our heads for granted. Most of what you're seeing is people playing with ideas they've been unable to express before. A lot of what I do with it is play, too.

Accessibility: My hands cramp when I draw these days, depression and other problems frequently knock my motivation and energy out of me, but I can use AI to put my ideas out there when the other parts of me aren't cooperating.

Limitations: The tech looks miraculous, but it can't do everything. In fact, it can't do a lot of things. The artist is still needed for the vision, for the ideas, to work the outputs into something meaningful, to supplement the outputs with human intention so a copyright can be involved, the list goes on.

Even Rembrandt used a camera obscura.;

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How to buy a TV

The first TVs sets appeared in the US back in 1929. Unfortunately, the size of their screen did not exceed the postage stamp. More modern models appeared in Europe only in 1942. But further evolution was rapid. The development of digital technology has further accelerated this process. Today the market offers flat, large, ultra-contrast, curved, smart, etc. models. Of course, this is accompanied by the complication of choosing the optimal TV. Of course, technical characteristics can simplify this task.

Diagonal

The screen size affects the viewing distance. Previously, experts recommended the optimal distance as 3-4 diagonals, later - 2-3 diagonals. Of course, this value is subjective and depends on the individual features of vision, content, screen resolution and other factors. For example, too small screen does not reproduce the small details of the image, but too large a screen is inconvenient for the perception of the whole scene and requires an increase in the viewing distance. Nevertheless, the Internet offers many calculation algorithms that you can use when choosing a model. One of them is given in the table. In any case, the dimensions of the TV should correspond to the room area.

Screen resolution

In a simplified form, this is the number of pixels on the screen. As known, pixels form an image. Accordingly, the image clarity is directly proportional to the number of pixels. Today, the market offers TVs with the following resolution. HD, 1366 * 768 pixels. Of course, these models are obsolete, but it's still used in budget models with a small diagonal. Screen with a diagonal of 52 or more inches displays an image of 1366 * 768 pixels as a collection of squares that, of course, reduces the pleasure of viewing. Therefore, today HD resolution is mainly used in TVs with a screen up to 24 inches. Full HD, 1920 * 1080 pixels. Today it's the most popular format because of very good price / quality ratio. Therefore, most of the media content is made in Full HD or HD resolution. UltraHD or 4K, 3840 * 2160 pixels. Unfortunately, today this resolution is only available in the models of the upper price segment. It provides maximum image clarity even for very small frame elements. Discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of Full HD and 4K models is quite active. The most common arguments in favor of Full HD: - high cost of 4K models; - offer of 4K-content is limited; - visualization of the advantages of 4K-resolution is noticeable at a distance of up to 32 inches, which is inconvenient for viewing. Of course, the final decision depends on the individual's preferences.

Type of matrix

Today, the market offers LCD/LED and OLED matrices. Unfortunately for many, plasma TVs are no longer produced.

LCD LED TVs

LEDs generate radiation, and liquid crystals partially or completely close the light source, forming a certain shade of color. These TVs use DirectLED or EdgeLED. DirectLED is located behind the matrix, and the LEDs in EdgeLED are positioned along the contour of the screen. EdgeLED uses a sophisticated reflector system that dissipates light throughout the display surface. Of course, this technology is cheaper, but it provides a less even distribution of light across the screen. Today many companies develop this direction, considering it more promising compared to OLED technology. PROS: - low price; - these models are very light and thin with minimal power consumption; - high brightness; - long service life; - good prospects for improving image quality due to new technologies (backlight on quantum dots, etc.). CONS: - low playback quality of black (gray or violet shades in black fragments of the frame); - relatively large response time sometimes creates an image plume in highly dynamic scenes; - distortion of color and contrast at an angle due to a relatively small viewing angle.

OLED TVs

Of course, these models are the most modern. They form an image with the help of matrix with organic LEDs that use light-emitting organic materials. Each LED independently emits light and does not require a backlight. Therefore, such screens are very thin and provide excellent playback of deep black color due to unlimited contrast. In fact, it creates the completely black dot on the screen when turned off. PROS: - perfect playback of deep black; - almost unlimited contrast and excellent color rendering; - wide viewing angles; - very low input lag. CONS: - high price; - reduced image quality in bright light. Of course, today the Internet in abundance offers various tests of image quality assessment of OLED, QLED and LED models. But, they are very individual and can differ significantly for different people. The video from LG at the end of this article demonstrates one of comparative tests between LG-LOEWE OLED vs QLED vs SONY LED - Santorini.

Screen refresh rate

The frequency characterizes the number of image updates in 1 second and is measured in Hz. But the human eye perceives no more than 60 Hz. 120 Hz is more comfortable for 3D video (60 Hz for each eye).

TV Sound

Thin lightweight body of modern TVs is not suitable for a powerful audio system. Therefore, most models provide a medium-quality sound. Of course, it's quite enough for television, but the home theater requires the purchase of a separate audio system.

Smart TV

Smart TV uses an operating system with built-in apps to view content from YouTube and other sources. The TV connects to the Internet via a Wi-Fi or cable with RJ-45 connector. Sony and Philips use Android TV, LG works on webOS, and Samsung - on OS Tizen.

HDR technology

HDR technology reproduces more shades in too dark or too-lit fragments of the frame. Of course, this function requires a powerful CPU, high brightness and HEVC (or VP9-Profile2) decoder. Today, this technology supports HDR10, HDR10 +, Dolby Vision and HLG standards. Unfortunately, HDR technology requires special content, which greatly limits its capabilities. Read the full article

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RJ!Dot the fire type trainer!

I just always have to associate fire with RJ!Dot. It's a rule now

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Now it's time for the final final version of Cooking Gamma

I'm not going to rewrite it anymore because I need to move on with this series. A mid episode is a mid episode and I'll stick by it

Anyways, here you go:

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Day 22 - Peace

Finally, after a long ASCII week of work, I can finally have some peace....

Warning: Incoming Game

Oh for the LOVE OF FU--!!

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Decided to redraw the cover for The Tearing

Made it more vague and less of a clusterfuck

Sorry MegaByte fans, I've reduced him to eyes

Just gonna...

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This Panda is cunt, just so you know

And he'll always be a cunt because he's a reoccurring villain, but not in the usual User way

Trust me, he has a lot of plans

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Finally, the last of the first episode reboots, RJ!Dot

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Behold! My contributions to the ReBoot Halloween Slideshow 2023

The RJ main trio dressed up as the DHMIS trio

RJ!Dot and Sprite!Daemon craving pumpkins

Tw/

Drawing 3: implied eye gore, tears of corrupted data that looks like blood

Drawing 4: Facial and Body horror, will haunt you

From a guardian to a pariah...such a cruel harsh fate for the one I love, but don't you worry, dear. I'll take good care of you. I love you, dear Bob. I A_lw_AyS ha_Ve....

Best drawing I've done :3

You'll be haunted

I'll be needed

You can't stop me

Undefeated

Despite their lies and deception

I still stand here ready for action

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Made an RB:RJ version of this ReBoot wallpaper

Reblogs > Likes

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Here's all the drawings I've made for @rebootdelight's summer slideshow

I decided to make more than just one drawing this time, and they were really fun to make.

Reblogs > Likes

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Another screenshot redraw

She knows what you did

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Had to super simplify this outfit to fit my style

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A Time to Change

My darlings~