gillianivyart

I want to spread the word about the efforts going on to combat AI mimicry, the University of Chicago has released a Beta version of their Glaze Project, which puts a layer over the artwork in order to conceal it from AI scrapers. Thanks go to Karla Ortiz (is she no longer on dA, I thought she was here?) for leading the way in the fight vs AI.

I haven't yet tried it, but have been keeping an eye on developments and want to know who has tried it and find out what they think of it. Right now, I'm trying to post phone photo screenshots or pictures of my art instead of scans. Which is lowering the quality of the content I'm sharing on social media. I'm digging into traditional arts more than ever as I explore new-to-me ways to use some of my favorite mediums. I'm sharing WIP and behind the scenes more than ever and locked down my deviantART gallery behind a paywall. Before I add my newer works to my deviantART galleries, I want to make efforts to protect my art and still not degrade the quality for the human experience. I likely won't Glaze more than my newest and bestest works, and I'll probably wait until after Beta is over before I give it a try myself. It's still new and I want to see for myself art that has been Glazed. Does it degrade the visual appeal of an artwork, can you tell there's something over it?

This is what I want to know:

1. If you have tried it, what is your experience?

2. Has your art been found on AI databases?

3. What efforts are you doing to prevent your work from being trained?

4. How do you see the future of Art communities when you can no longer discern artist from AI-ist?

Around the Web

There's also a GoogleDoc for testimonials about your experience as how AI scraping has personally affected you. This effort will be brought to the attention of politicians in the hopes they will enact new protections for artists as the tech landscape continues to evolve. Well, the more artists who are using cloaking technology, then the worse the output will be of AI art. So spread the word for those who wish to empower artists in this new territory. Hopefully, we can gain some ground and safeguard our identities.

Another thing of note, the Uncanny Valley is going to get harder to discern as AI is improving at hands. Still not right though.

A final mention, forgot to add: "Adobe Made an AI Image Generator - The Verge" AI without the theft? Perhaps there is a light at the end of the tunnel... Though it looks like they use their own stock marketplace without giving contributors the option to opt-out. Will they ever learn? Defaults should be opted out, ASK PERMISSION!

#createdontsscrape #artistvsai #noai #glaze

Want to gauge some interest. For my most recent colored pencil illustrations, I kinda want to do vinyl stickers, outsourced. Either one offs from my usual vinyl print service, or I'd need to buy bulk orders for 25+ die cut stickers.

Please comment: (exact emojis not required)

hands - Punk AF

flowers - Murasaki

ladies - Both

Only if you seriously are interested in buying. I might not be able to order until after tax returns unless there's enough interest to do pre-orders.

Both of these are available as digital ATC Premium Downloads

I only really visit dA to give out a Diamond Badge every week. Kinda feel discouraged by all the AI art all over the main pages. I try to avoid awarding diamond badges to AI and feel like it has become an onerous task to look for human made art. I lost my enjoyment of AI art when it was brought to light it was theft. So, I'm asking for nominations.

Suggest a Deviation or a Deviant

Nominate another Deviant or even yourself.

Pre-requisites:

1. Human made art

2. Active within the past 3 months

3. No Hate (If they have hate groups all over their page, that's a no)

4. Deviation, Journal or comment within past 3 months to give Diamond

5. #NoAI (if they are actively calling artists gatekeepers then hard pass)

6. Not currently Core

Experience, talent, skill not an issue. I reward those with promise. Something that sparks interest or elicits a response. I love to see best works, but improvements and growth are great accomplishments that deserve recognition. Learning something new? I would love to see it! Did a redraw of an old artwork? Perhaps recycled an old canvas into something you didn't instantly hate? Sounds fantastic. Is your cat excessively cute? Please show me!

Previous Diamonds

I've been collecting my previous awarded Diamond Badges. Mostly works that were visually appealing, but also those that touched me in some way. Something that spoke to me. I cannot collect the comments but I might start adding statuses to highlight those Diamond worthy words.

I prefer to showcase those with lesser following to boost their reach and encourage them. Especially in a time where artists may feel undermined and unseen. Personally, my approach has been to lock my deviations behind a paywall until I can figure out what to do. And future deviations will not be hi-res images or scans, but instead be photos of the artwork, type of image. Perhaps it will be safer on my own website and I can start porting my galleries there. I still want my art to be seen, just not scraped and regurgitated.

#artistvsAI #NoAIArt #CreateDontScrape

Anyone seeking to argue the #NoAI with the AI enthusiast stances, artists are tired of explaining why. My work was stolen. It's the same feeling when your spouse/significant other cheats on you. It makes you sick to the stomach. It's violating. Some of my favorite pieces, but also my works in progress and journal skins, my photography... Thankfully not the art of my deceased sister. My most personal works have her in it. It's like your house were robbed and your home no longer feels safe. dA has been my home for close to twenty years. And it was robbed. It's not just about AI making art faster and with more fingers. Art is passion, love, life, pain and who I am. From Kindergarten, I always said I wanted to be an artist. They scraped my art despite the fact that I'm a relatively unknown. And I am just one of millions.

I've always embraced change and technological advancement. And I certainly saw the potential of AI to be a powerful artist's tool. I thought it was cool and funny. And then it seemed to be getting too good too fast. Sometimes I couldn't tell, it started the hiding the hands phase. Even traditional art was hard to tell. Then, the death of Kim Jung Gi. And the awful "tribute" that scraped all of his art and vomited out his life's work into millions of pieces. I think I knew in that moment that something wasn't right with the AI. Afterwards, friends and artists in my network started sounding the alarm. This is the most massive art theft ever.

So don't bother arguing the pro's of AI. I'm fully aware. Be assured I have been consuming all the media, reading gads of comments, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram... I have been listening to artists, listening to their impact statement. And the thing is, they could've done it right. They could've used public domain and volunteer images. They could've even offered compensation. Got permission. And it's actually not too late. They could purge the database, delete their current AIs and reboot a new one on legally obtained data. But they won't. They are getting too rich too fast and like any grifter, they don't want to stop. And they won't until they're made to. Medical records, profile images, product pictures, logos, characters, family photos... It's ingested them all. This is a massive theft of data. And now, places like "My Heritage" are offering AI services. They run your face, maybe your kids, your grandma... And send you back an uncanny valley view of your genetic possibilities.

Inked Playmats is making direct to product AI generated art. Users get to input their prompt and make playmats, once the bread and butter of artists in the gaming community. Creative Fabrica has CFSpark, which is generating gads of generic images (theirs really isn't as good looking as others, much less variety, which makes it look more like the original sources). Then their users turn around, make them into a bundle of PNGs and sell it for $1 to crafters. Making art grossly cheap, flooding the craft market with their wonky eyed art. Artists are being pushed out as middle men. When without artists, the AI would have nothing of its own and be nowhere near as good as it is.

This all may have little to no direct effect on me. My niche is small and specific. But I'm not just concerned about myself. The entire art industry across the board is affected. There's already a children's book written entirely by AI and also art generated by AI. There's a promo poster (think it was a play), I think I've heard of a comic as well. Unless we push back then AI may become the standard. Some companies are taking a stand.

I'm trying not to repeat all the talking points as they've all been said a thousand and one times. And I do have so much more to say. But I intended this as a quick journal about Diamonds, instead it's turned into my take on AI. If you follow my Facebook, I share more content there and have started a hashtag #shareartchallenge that for every AI post you see, you share an artist instead. Share artists, share their stories, share their art and products, their WIPs and social media. My FB feed is again predominately art, not AI. Change your perspective.

Don't be an #AIhole

Be the Art You Want to See in the World

See my entire Diamonds Collection

I've decided I'm going to try and use my dA again. It's been years, but I'm still here. I may have spent most my time on Facebook, but I loves dA the most. So starting off by posting a recent artwork. A commission that I painted for the Year of the Rat celebrations. I have a work in progress detailed on my Patreon, which is still open though uncharged. I'm not quite ready yet to restart my Patreon, but I do intend to.

The painting is set as more private, as the commission asked that it not be shared all over Facebook. Permission was granted to share it here.

I feel this is my best work to date. I love how it came out. Wish I had a higher res photo to work from, but it is what it is. I felt strange holding a paintbrush. It was like an old lover whom I had forgotten how to kiss. But then, I realized I knew what I was doing and just created art and it felt good. I've been doing a lot of non-traditional art or just been playing around with painterly textures with my gel plate, but hadn't done a real painting in ages. The last thing I did, I absolutely hated. Maybe I should just paint over it.

But this, I love. A lot of my art, I might instantly hate it afterwards or just never really look backwards on. Others, like this, I admire and look skeptical, impostor syndrome hitting hard. I know I can paint and draw, but I am always in disbelief that I just did that. I'm no expert artist, but I'm proud of my work.

Okay, trying a journal, seeing how this goes. Not certain if I hate it yet. I guess I should update on my goings ons.

I'm not really here. I know, I'm here now, but I am barely lurking. I'm mostly working on my Etsy shop, trying to get an income. I miss dA, but all my dA friends are also on Facebook and can add me there if they haven't yet.

So, in my Etsy shop, I've expanded to planner stickers, vinyl decals and SVG files. I'm still selling my art, but more in merchandise type of form. When I get the money, I'll do enamel pins, buttons, mugs, etc.

Maybe I'll do an art dump sometime, but haven't done much in the way of finished pieces, etc. Sebastian doesn't give me time to art.

Alright, that's enough content to see if I hate the new skinless system. Not going to panic. It is feeling too simple.