Crystal 💕

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@Phuzi_AI gotcha, yes I'll check them out.

I appreciate the open and levelheaded response. That’s regrettably rare in these discussions. If you’re curious about some who put honest effort to not their work, I recommend you check out a couple friends of mine, both of which are incredibly skilled in not just prompting, but manually editing their work to get it just right. They’re both in a furry space, so keep that in mind if that’s not your cup of tea. @MicoVin_AI and @JohnAIWorks are two who put insane amounts of time and effort into their stuff. Certainly not an exhaustive list (I would add @rizzen_wolf here, too).

As a genuine hardworking artist, I never get why GenAI 'artists' expect their 'work' to sell. Like I hear arguments that it's easy to generate an artwork, but if it's that easy then why would people even pay money for it? If it's that easy, they can just do it themselves right?! You usually spend money to buy something you yourself can't make / don't have the time to make yourself. But everyone can think of prompts. Those courses teaching you how to come up with 'the best prompts' just tell you to be detailed. But that's common knowledge to someone like me. A computer needs to translate your prompt to a bunch of 0's and 1's. Binary data. So of course you need to be specific to generate an exact string of digits where every 0 and 1 can be the difference between night and day. Not to mention: it remains unfair to artists like me who are genuinely struggling to even pay rent and such.

@Phuzi_AI hmm that's fair, if you're spending that much time on it then you're indeed mixing a lot of your own creativity and skillset in the process making it kinda acceptable.

If it sells, there’s obviously a market for it. And yes, it does sell. If all one does and aspires to do with AI is generate a bunch of crap gens, that’s on them. Almost all of my peers are obsessed with detail, and spends hours or days on one piece to get it just right, to be what they envisioned. And they learn things like editing, video, compiling different medias into a cohesive product. For us, it’s not just “type prompt, get image”.

@Void_Checkpoint That's so true

@CrystalStance I totally agree it's a shame. Ai art is easy to generate but it lacks the heart or life that a human artist can put into it. Cliché I know but its so true.

OH MY GOD, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT 🥰

Sarah just bought me a bubble tea on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/V7V71P6MO9

@bestmooshroom hihiii 🥰

@CrystalStance OwO hi

Maybe it's about time that I make a taglist as well. Seeing how this algorithm gets worse by the day 😭 Reply if you want to be added and tell me if you want to get notified of finished artworks or also things like sketches / doodles ??

@Kloverad_i ofc 😇

I'm wondering... are you guys OK with me posting bikini drawings here? I just need to know how many of my followers are comfortable with it or not.

@Nori_gami018 omg cuuute

This lineart took like forever. 😭 #artmoots #vtubers #oc

@lucca_nicollas 🫶 okki

@CrystalStance Yes plz

@NVladski ooh interesting

@CrystalStance Thinking about finishing a new short comic later. Maybe start yet another mainline comic page afterwards.

Goood morning 💎💜❤️ What are your plans for today ? I'm about to finish up this cutie 😇 #artmoots

@NVladski I would like that yes 😇

@CrystalStance Would you also like to be tagged when I post some new art too?

@NVladski noted 🫶

@CrystalStance I'm open to be tagged for artwork and stuff. 👍

fyi: art by @bluecatgirl_ (give them some love 🫶)

@Dexiron2 thank youu

@CrystalStance Looking dapper

@Ressniee such a cute artwork 😇

Summer is around the corner !🧋☀️ Which season do you prefer? 🎨: yoi_cs

@WDK_Dos I've noticed that too, my art is getting less visibility even with this blue checkmark .... such a ripoff

Why is my art kinda just... not being seen. Some people I talk to on the Cord say they thought I quit or smth because they dont see my art at all.

I am an independent artist who can barely afford paying rent. If you like my work and want to keep me fed with a roof above my head, then spare me some monies pretty please 🙏🥺 Like + RT for more visibility is appreciated, as the algorithm hates me ko-fi.com/crystalstance/…