Caroline Johnson @carolinejohnsonart - Tumblr Blog

Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.

For general graphics: use GIMP For vector graphics: use Inkscape For drawing and illustration: use Krita For print and web publishing and design: use Penpot For PDF authoring: use LibreOffice For PDF reading and form filling: use Okular

All are free, open source and cross-platform. None use AI.

victoriadallonfan

Reblog for everyone

cpericardium

friends don't let friends use GIMP. use photopea

differentdancesfandom

Gonna pop my favorite reference for Adobe alternatives here, lovingly compiled and updated by xDanielArt since at least 2020:

lutiveri

lord reblogging on main bcz fuck adobe (PROUD csp user)

valhallasoutlaw

I SWITCHED TO LINUX A WHILE BACK

ITS WORTH THE LEARNING CURVE

carolinejohnsonart

Went to Clip Studio Paint and never looked back.

Realized I've been straight-up neglectful in posting art, since I've been doing personal projects. Here's some Animal Crossing poscas.

#my art #animal crossing #posca

My Dawntrail party. Posca. I think I killed the gold pen.

#my art #FFXIV #posca

thispreciousthing

So a free tool called GLAZE has been developed that allows artists to cloak their artwork so it can't be mimicked by AI art tools.

AI art bros are big mad about it.

carolinejohnsonart

Woah, they’ve weaponized those magic-eye puzzles from the 90′s against AI scraping.

selfie 2023. I bought a lot of plants in 2022, and I’ve included each of them.

#my art #self portrait

hattersarts

a couple of people over the past few months have been surprised i use and prefer a pen tablet over a pen display so i thought i might do a little graphic about why pen displays shouldn't be thought of as the "final step" of every digital artist's hardware journey, more of a branching path option!

carolinejohnsonart

This. Also don’t have to squint at the display. I can use my big-ass monitor. Now when I draw traditionally I get flabbergasted that my hand is blocking my view.

My take on the Watford kids.

Sorry, the strongest image I have of Agatha in my mind is her wandering in her nightgown.

#my art #carry on #simon snow #tyrannus basilton grimm pitch #penelope bunce #agatha wellbelove

Gavin and Charles from Letters to Half Moon Street, which is an adorable story that I highly recommend.

#my art

egberts

gen z pls pls pls don't fall for the millenials vs gen z bullshit that's being fed to us. nobody actually cares about the stupid things that they're saying millenials are mad about. they're writing this stuff specifically to create a generational divide.

solarishashernoseinabook

Things millennials are angry about, from a millennial:

Ridiculously high standards for entry level jobs

The increasing inaccessibility of home ownership and higher education without incurring massive life long debt

Deliberate misinformation campaigns spread through social media

Environmental ruin brought on by capitalism

The global rise in fascism

Things millennials are not mad about:

Gen z on tik tok doing fun dances or whatever these articles (written by boomers and gen x) claim

carolinejohnsonart

This Millennial adores Gen Z and looks forward to dismantling Capitalism alongside y’all. I’m just very very tired and I’m sorry my generation wasn’t able to do more, but we both have really gotten the shit end of the stick.

lytefoot

Hey, so they’re making a Netflix Harry Potter.

With that in mind, we’re all gonna remember that JKR is a terf who has literally been cited by legislators engaged in legislation that actively harms trans people, and we’re not gonna give her any more money.

That means not streaming the new show on Netflix, because regardless of how much influence she has on the production, she gets paid for it.

We’re gonna make the show flop. We’re gonna show Warner Brothers that we don’t forget (of course, how would we forget, it isn’t as if she’s stopped), and that their business association with terfs is no longer profitable.

It is NOT like Lovecraft, because Lovecraft is very dead and his works are in the public domain. By consuming Lovecraft media, you are not giving any money to old Howard.

rhythmic-idealist

I’m an autistic adult who was a little girl crazy in love with the Harry Potter series. I’ve come to an understanding that not only is supporting it bad, but much of the source material—the attempted HIV/AIDS parallels, the attempted racism parallels, the antisemitism, the way the house elves were pulled off…—was actually bad. It hasn’t stopped privately holding a place in my heart, privately enough that I feel weird posting this. I think other people who relate to it in that private way need to understand. We’re not giving JKR money today. Without having seen this TV series yet, there’s nothing to have latched onto. There’s no reason not to stay away. Bundle up and reread your books if they’re comfort material, but we’re not looking at the show on Netflix even to hatewatch. If we pirate it, we’re not making gifsets or w/e and building other people’s interest in watching. No one is emotionally attached to the Harry Potter Television Show™ fandom yet, and it’s entirely within our power to keep it that way. You don’t need to watch it. Notice how more and more places seem to be platforming JKR now that she’s an active transphobe? Notice how last time we all got mad at her they ran all 8 Harry Potter movies on television, like, within the week? Just reread your old books and don’t watch. You’re not attached yet. There’s no reason. If you want to see new interpretations of the characters, I highly recommend ArchiveOfOurOwn or fanfiction.net for that.

carolinejohnsonart

I poured all my HP feels into Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. I highly recommend anyone who wants a queer twist on Harry Potter to check it out.