Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder “The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.

Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.

thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

How to turn off Gemini in your Gmail, Docs, Photos, and more - it's easy to opt out It's a little hidden, but there is a way to remove Gemini from your favorite Google services.

Turn off Gemini in Google!
It's been turned on by default.

Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.

www.zdnet.com/article/how-...

Juicy article, but also thegamer has been consistently covering game censorship. They're putting so many other outlets to shame which is crazy when it's literally THE thing that is happening in art and games rn

To my sticker making friends who rightly hate AI: One less option to worry about when printing stickers!

Feel free to recommend other printers in the comments that we can all use instead, bonus points for Canadian companies

if you're in BC and are neurodivergent, lgbt, and/or indigenous, i just did a consultation with the Library of Lived Experience about their new project from UBC! it's a hub they're working on to gather info and resources for all those topics, and they're looking for libraryoflivedexperience.ca

New episode of the summer Hikaru died tomorrow!!!

Favorite Pain
[vent sketch]

a digital painting of a night heron standing with "i'm about to crash the fuck out" in gothic pixel text beside them. it also has 2 stars on the top and bottom of the text

my child

A horned red and black demon, adorned with spines and warped, textured skin, is hunched over on one knee with its mouth agape. The skin on its shoulder has burst open and a young, slender, and horned man is seen moulting out of the wound. There are red, sun-like markings adorning his hands and chest, a set of wings on his back, and red scales creeping up from his fingers. The man has a determined look on his face, and the demon is left merely as a husk.

monthly molt

#art

a cute little shark holding a water bottle with text that reads: i love hydration. i love filling up my water bottle.

don’t forget to drink water ♡

[ #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS ]

A square painting against a white background. The painting depicts a landscape with blue and green foliage over an orange underpainting. In the center a white and blue star emerges from the foliage and a glowing blue halo surrounds it illuminating the leaves.

The Rift, 2023

I haven't even watched KPDH (yet) but I can't get the soda pop song outta my head lmao

drawing of ghost's papa v perpetua looking like evil tuxedo mask. he is biting a purple rose and it's bleeding i guess?? text is GHOST in english with SKELETA in katakana (i hope lmao) #ghosttheband

i am a huge sailor moon fan, and based on my extensive market research (me and two friends, my dog), i think that they should make some stuff where papa v perpetua looks real pretty

#ghosttheband

Your local artist most likely... This has been me for the past month

I know the world is dark and filled with horror, but please be nice to retail workers. We're just trying to squeeze out some semblance a life here.

Wow getting sick on the first day of pride month? Real homophobic of my immune system 🤧

Hatsune Miku in a fire emblem esque design. Shes holding a sword in both her hands. She has long turqoise hair put into pigtails. She is wearing a white sleeveless top with a dark plue breast plate over it, a dark skirt, dark thigh high socks and brown gloves and boots.

digital illustration of Apollo and Klavier standing on a balcony of a skyscraper. Apollo is a small young man with brown hair and Klavier a taller young man with long blond hair. Apollo is looking at the distance and Klavier has his eyes closed and is smoking a cigaratte. The skyscraper has a glass surface which is reflecting the cities skyline and the sunset. The drawing is drawn in fisheye perspective.

digital illustration of Ike and Soren from Fire Emblem. They are wading through deep snow. Ike is holding Sorens hand and laughing. Soren is frustrated because walking through the snow is a lot harder for him. In the background are birch trees.

Digital illustration of the blue lions characters from Fire Emblem Three Houses. They are walking through a grass field in front of the mountains. The setting sun in the background is engulfing the sky in a bright red.

I saw people do this "today is my birthday so please share my art" thing...well, today is MY birthday so you absolutely should share my art...as a little bday gift for me ;3
I turned 26 btw!

Noooo you need them too!! 😭💚

starting his work day

chicken wearing a pair of jordans. her name is Hype Moments And Aura

Trying to not let the world beat me down, but sometimes you gotta let yourself crawl in a hole to rest. 💚🏳️‍⚧️💚

Melkor from the silmarillion. A man with a clawed face and green eyes staring down. He holds a greatsword.

Melkor

Illustration of an armored monster character in profile with teeth bared in front of a red background.

666

Never enough baba yaga houses! #babayaga #procreateart #witchy #art

L: Reaction Image of Kristelle R: "DISHONORED - Definitive Edition" [Part 3] Gameplay img of main character 'Corvo' w/ skull mask on, perched on a window's ledge outside.

High Overseer's Office 🗡️ [Part 3] of 'DISHONORED' First Playthrough is up on youtube now 🐀 {Finishing off Mission 2}~ Enjoy!:
▸🔗 youtu.be/ERihX9q8620

For anyone aware of the tragedy at Vancouver Lapu Lapu festival, here's a thread of GoFundMe's available to help support the many victims. (copy pasted from my friend 'J' in the Vancouver Filipino community)

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Painting of a cat, head and bust. The cat is long furred, orange and white, and faces right elegantly. The tone is pastel and semi-realistic. The background is purple and pink, and a golden crown floats above his head.

Little King in acrylic gouache 💗

Dear Neal, Every April, we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day to remind us how vital indie bookstores are to our communities and society. It’s a day of joy and solidarity, and significant financial impact for these bookstores. This year, Amazon is undercutting that with a “Book Sale” on the same day—a calculated move by a company that has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controls over 60% of the market and sells far more books than all indie bookstores combined. The people at Amazon responsible for the timing of their "Book Sale" should be ashamed, but they are shameless. It's up to us to make sure they don't succeed at spoiling Independent Bookstore Day. Visit your local indie this weekend and help ensure that future generations can experience the sublime pleasure of shopping at a local bookstore. —Andy Hunter, Bookshop.org CEO

Fuck Amazon. Shop local.