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3D Artist, gamer, art enjoyer
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jarodkanderson.bsky.social
Somewhere, beneath a leaf,
a soft salamander waits to join
your most vital memories.

Somewhere, in autumn’s soil,
a mushroom will stand above ground
and remind you of the strange life below.

Somewhere, a person like us,
who has lost the knack of noticing
will need the magic only you can bring.
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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kortizart.bsky.social
Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things.

Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
Some thoughts: When using GenAi as a mood board you don't get sources. This means you deprive yourself from knowledge. You generated a location? You deprived yourself of knowing more about the interesting parts of the world and why things came to be. Generate an armor or costume? You deprived yourself on real world techniques, function, form and history. You generated art inspirations? You deprive yourself of learning about artists from history or lock out living ones from potentially being hired. Ethical issues of using GenAi models aside, one ends up making visuals mood boards devoid of reality and history. With it one deprives themselves from learning about our world and who is living in it, inadvertently making your work weaker, because of how detached it is from our shared human reality and history.
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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rj-palmer.com
The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out.

This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.
Swen Vincke @LarAtLarian Holy fuck guys we’re not "pushing hard" for or replacing concept artists with AI. We have a team of 72 artists of which 23 are concept artists and we are hiring more. The art they create is original and I’m very proud of what they do. I was asked explicitly about concept art and our use of Gen AI. I answered that we use it to explore things. I didn’t say we use it to develop concept art. The artists do that. And they are indeed world class artists. We use AI tools to explore references, just like we use google and art books. At the very early ideation stages we use it as a rough outline for composition which we replace with original concept art. There is no comparison. I talked about how we use ML here if you would like to know more: https://gamespot.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-dev-embraces-machine-learning-for-tasks-that-nobody-wants-to-do/1100-6531123/ We've hired creatives for their talent, not for their ability to do what a machine suggests, but they can experiment with these tools to make their lives easier.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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akaharriet.bsky.social
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
Headline: "Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot" by Jan Martindale Dec. 10 2025
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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nomadcomplex.com
Just so we're blaringly clear - Fuck AI.

Fuck having to second guess the art you see and want to enjoy, fuck the insidious way they're attempting to normalize it, fuck the way it feels like it has crept into every facet of existence, fuck the theft, the deceit and the problems it causes.
December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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artofchira.bsky.social
'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!'

'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'

'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'

the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.

like. *hate* art. deeply.
June 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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sarahseeandersen.bsky.social
The image is of a comic. Panel one depicts a young girl in bed. She hears "CLOP CLOP CLOP" noises. Panel two depicts the same girl with an excited expression. She thinks, "That must be santa on the roof!" Panel three depicts the girl smiling. Panel four depicts a possum on the roof in heels making the "CLOP CLOP CLOP" noises.
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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oregonthedm.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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deogie.bsky.social
bonus panel here tinyview.com/deogie/2025/...
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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davis.social
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
cinema_nasties 1d Al defenders are so embarrassing j.paulmonter 2h All you are saying is that you want to gatekeep creativity. That's not good. drachelbarr & 20h • •• Neuroscientist here... creativity is a process. A process. A FUCKING PROCESS. Not an output. Nobody is gatekeeping the process - Al simply invites you to skip to the end, to the output. Which, as mentioned, is not creativity. Nobody cares if the output is aesthetically pleasing, because the process, the act itself, the limitation of a single human mind and the resulting creations that capture that one single inimitable human experience... is what makes a creation worth paying attention
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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speldosagames.bsky.social
My game is for POWERWASH SIMULATOR FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for POWERWASH SIMULATOR FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for POWERWASH SIMULATOR FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for POWERWASH SIMULATOR FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!

#IndieDev #IndieGames
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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curiah.city
"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"

This.

This right here.

I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
caseyexplosion.bsky.social Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · Nov 17
Why am I so against generative AI in games?

Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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dapsdraws.bsky.social
Gonna repost this every time I come across it on socials. 💚
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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deogie.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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thelatestkate.bsky.social
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A drawing of a bird sitting on a branch surrounded by maple leaves. The caption reads, "I can embrace uncertainty. I can handle my life."
October 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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skullbird.bsky.social
May the right fire burn within me.
There is hatred all around me. But i wont let it win. I can fight for what I love, more than against what I hate.
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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1e0y0e0s.bsky.social
this world is better with you in it
this world is better with you in it
this world is better with you in it
this world is better with you in it
this world is better with you in it
this world is better with you in it
this world is better with you in it
July 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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basil-mage.bsky.social
Lil creature
Drawing of a green alien puppy with the caption; "It's okay to be a lil weird creature"
September 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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basil-mage.bsky.social
Bruh
Drawing if a tired puppy with the caption; "This too shall pass but like wtf"
September 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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flarechess.bsky.social
BLUESKY GIVEAWAY:

- 1 Bigscreen Beyond 2e: @vrchat.com Edition (no 10 years of VRC+, sorry).

As long as Bigscreen can ship to you, you're eligible.

RULES:
- must be following me on Bluesky
- must RT this post

you must be comfortable with me ordering it for you!
Bigscreen Beyond 2e: VRChat Edition Shopping screen
September 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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heyheymomo.bsky.social
How strange it is to be anything at all 🐛

Pssst.. prints of all my new comics available on my website heyheymomo.com 🖼️
4 panel heyheymomo comic: Panel 1: Momo and Forg are having morning coffees in their home. Momo says 'all in all..'' Panel 2: They are outside in their flowery grassy fields. Momo continues "we're just a bunch.." Panel 3: They encounter a bunch of bugs in nature. Momo continues "of weird little guys.." Panel 4: We zoom all the way out on planet earth. We still see momo and Forg but they are just two little circles on top of the planet, who also sports a smiley face. The background is pink and starry. Momo says "on a rock.. in space"
August 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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anxietyfox.com
I wanted to give back by offering a GIVEAWAY, yay!! The winner will get a Pocket Pride Plush + Pin of their choice!

🏳️‍🌈 RULES 🏳️‍🌈
✨ Follow
✨ Share
✨ Comment which plush you would like (including stretch goals)
✨ International welcome!

Winner will be selected on July 25th!
July 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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kellypringle.com
Meowabunga! 🏄
July 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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riosculptures.bsky.social
I'm holding my first raffle on Bluesky for a free Pride flag inspired Anxiety Fox Squishy!

Rules
🌈Follow
🌈Comment your custom idea!
🌈RT

Random winner will receive a custom Anxiety Fox squishy with the Pride flag colors of their choice! Worldwide OK!

Ends June 30th at 11:59PM EST
Thanks everyone!
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM