The thing that scares me the most is its what I wanted to do for a living but I feel like ill never be able to get a job in the industry now. I spent so long not sure what I wanted to pursue professionally, now that I know and am trying to get there it just feels so much further away.
Yeah its just really rough. Ive been thinking of what things to do as a backup but im not really sure what or if AI is just going to take over that industry too. Times feel really bleak but im not going to stop creating cause it brings me so much joy, its just demotivating in a career aspect.
As someone who gave up on art for about 30% of my life to date and spent the last decade getting to where I am with it now..if it's part of who you are don't stop..especially if you don't want basically psychic bleed damage (or more of it). If you feel that pull to express yourself do not stop
this comment of yours actually made me realise something…
i reckon that although i just recently started drawing, i’ve been trying to express myself through different types of medium all this time. through photography, doing my own hand-made birthday cards growing up,-
creating hand bracelets with colourful strings, writing silly lyrics in my notes,…
all of this just to express myself. i am not letting that be taken away from me. perhaps i won’t be able to make a fortune out of them. but dang they are not going to steal my joy from art
I have said..long before this ai stuff was around that the need to symbolize, stylized and express is what made us and some of our hominid cousins basically "human".
And despite what the bros and others want us to believe. Capitalism is only 250 years old. It is not the natural state of being
I have been trying to be more and more supportive to other artists cause I know how it is. Despite trying to encourage my followers to interact and comment more I get even less to the point that just before my bday 2weeks ago stress, anxiety and hopelessness caught up. I feel so invisible
unfortunately i think it is the mutual situation for a lot of artists. it can be easy to associate one’s work with the interactions one receives, although that does not reflect the value of one’s art at all. i need to remind myself of this often so as not to be disappointed :(
That is my only consolation, i know a lot of artists are in the same situation. Some might be even worse. It's just sad most of the time see artists in better situations which brings me down. I should promote myself more but I've always been bad at it and being online just causes more mental harm
One of the reasons I don't really open x nowdays, I haven't even started to work as an artist and I already feel so discouraged. It's so sad to see all these amazing artists struggling, I really really wish AI """art""" was never a thing.
i hear you. i feel sad for those who merely or just started on their art journey and full of hopes, to only get disappointed by greedy and coin-hungry companies
I haven't quit, I have a huge heart on my art, and I wanna accomplish it no matter what 🙏✨️ Still I been an underrated artist for years, but I'm still fighting for it in love of my original works I been doing & to keep improving up 🌌
I draw for the sake of myself and sometimes the folks that like my work. But I could never see myself making a living from it due to everything that goes against artists. And it's not just because of AI either.
this. i think artists are quite rarely appreciated enough for their work, at least in their time.
to think of world-renowned artists such as vincent or claude monet who once struggled with the recognition of their art. sadly, they never got to see their work getting the attention it deserves :(
Like I've been trying for like over 20 years now, and I've never achieved the high quality look I've wanted and they can just...do it. It was already impossible to get my dream and seeing it just pumped out is like "what is the point now"
I totally get this, though. When they spit out something that looks good it's like "wow. There it is, a picture I could never do," it's demoralizing. Like I will never be as good as the stuff ai things shit out because they're trained on the best artists.
Was it Jonas whose art was stolen by a singer and used as cover art at one point? Everything just send to be such an uphill battle and I really hope for the sake of artists, art, and humanity that something positive happens soon 😥 AI needs to be deemed untenable.
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i reckon that although i just recently started drawing, i’ve been trying to express myself through different types of medium all this time. through photography, doing my own hand-made birthday cards growing up,-
all of this just to express myself. i am not letting that be taken away from me. perhaps i won’t be able to make a fortune out of them. but dang they are not going to steal my joy from art
And despite what the bros and others want us to believe. Capitalism is only 250 years old. It is not the natural state of being
*sighs and rolls eyes so hard i see a part of my brain*
to think of world-renowned artists such as vincent or claude monet who once struggled with the recognition of their art. sadly, they never got to see their work getting the attention it deserves :(
it is certainly a hard battle. but i feel like if we give up now then they’ll win. and i’m not sure that’s the ideal future scenario :(
it is indeed demoralising when some people decide to prioritise getting those bucks more than appreciating, or at least respecting man-made art.
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