Helloooo, The names Crash or just Catad0x1cal! I’m 18 y/o and use any pronouns
Off the bat I will say proship/profic fucking whatever you call it, just weird shit like that dni
Anyway, I’m an OC artist who’s mostly interested in character designs and story writing; although, I AM a pretty amateurish writer, so if I ever post some of that, please don’t expect anything exceptional… BUT HEY, I am better with characters and that’s mainly what I like!!
My interests are pretty scattered and jump around a lot. currently, I’m chewing on my ocs and also Ryland Grace like dog touys
I do try my best to sort my blog with tags, and you can find the ones I use the most just below here 👇👇👇
#PRETTY ART TAG - other people’s art!! If you don’t look at them I will find you and I will bite you
#Crash’s art - self explanatory, all of my art in one place! The tags a little bit jank and won’t show some art, but other than that, all of it should be there
#Crash’s ocs - all my silly ass characters in one place, I love them dearly and would appreciate it a lot if you had a look at them :3 (side note!! I do have specific OC tags, usually they’re “OC: ocs name” if you want more of one specific guy)
#Crash’s reblogs - all my reblogs :p
#Crash’s insane ramblings - all the miscellaneous text posts or random garbage, lot a rambling there
Also I do have a TikTok that a post a lot on and also a Twitter, but I do post there less
If you wanna know what I use to draw, I mainly use my iPad, stylus, and procreate. But for busy times like school and stuff, I pretty much just use my phone and finger on procreate pocket :p
Thank you for reading!!! And, hey, if you wanna be friends, just ask!! I don’t bite, swear 👀👀 Actually, I am deeply afraid that you will bite. Please don’t bite me that would hurt a lot
Specific thing I want to add:
You do NOT have my permission to feed ANY of my posts into AI, LLM, or any other generative and related technologies. You also do not have permission to repost any of my posts on other platforms!! Interacting with this account means that you understand this fact and agree to not do any of what was formerly stated!!
one thing that has started taking ppl aback when an artist/writer is exposed for using genAI is the fact that the guilty party sometimes includes "do not feed my work into AI" disclaimers on their pieces
lots of folks (myself included) find that very hypocritical, but i want to explain why the genAI users themselves often don't consider that request hypocritical, and it stems from how they perceive the technology
if they're not slapping that PSA down in an attempt to throw ppl off their scent (and to be clear: some are doing that), it's likely because they think of genAI as an assistive tool that's supporting the execution of their Creative Vision, and this becomes very obvious when you hear them talk about genAI because they tend to liken it to photoshop or spellcheck -- just another resource that helps close the gap between their artistic vision and the product they're able to produce; something that makes the tedious process of creation a bit less labor-intensive
it's not unethical, they claim; it's efficient! it's just a tool!
it's just a tool, it's just a tool, it's just a tool
you see, at their core, they've deluded themselves into believing that having an idea is the same as being an artist/writer; the idea is theirs, and "the tool" just helps them polish their idea up so they can share it with others (and then get rewarded with those sweet, sweet hits of dopamine when strangers on the internet click "like")
lots of them describe this as "using genAI to bring original stories/concepts to life" (barf), and it's also why, without a lick of irony, some of them put "do not feed my work into AI" notes on the things they post
the thought of someone iterating on their idea bothers them; the tech itself does not
personally? i think we should toss all of them to the lobsters
dont store a knife with the point facing down, it damages the blade. no, dont do that either. when you store it with the point facing up you might accidentally hurt yourself when you try to grab it. dont store a knife at all actually. your blade must never leave your hand, always ready, ruthless and waiting. you know deep down that ever since you learned the stench of blood you will never be able to cast it aside. or just get a sheath for it i guess.
A very important reminder to all my fellow procreate users to PURGE ALL THE UNNECESSARY CANVASES, DELETE THE UNUSED TIMELAPSES, AND ANNIHILATE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT NEEDED
THIS IS HOW MUCH SPACE IT USED BEFORE
THIS IS IT NOW
AND THIS IS ON POCKET. I COULDNT EVEN IMAGINE HOW MUCH SPACE NORMAL PROCREATE TAKES UP ON YOUR DEVICE
Everytime I see art of Grace having other people on the Hail Mary with him I smile :) like yayyy!!! Some more interaction some more friends!! But then my mind always helpfully supplies that, hey, that ship was only stocked with enough food to keep three people alive just long enough for them to get data, send it back to earth, and then die. And it could barely hold over the ONE GUY who wanted to, yknow, actually NOT die. And yeah maybe the alien over there has enough food for over two dozen people, but it's full of like, lead and arsenic, so that's a no go.
In other words, this image just flashes in my mind
Do you think Grace told Rocky about refeeding syndrome or do you think that when they got to Erid, Rocky had to watch as one of his friends, the same friend who sacrificed himself to save Rocky's life and Rocky's PLANET, rapidly deteriorate because of an unknown and (to Rocky) invisible health issue for the second time? It's just that now, Rocky thinks that everyone is doing everything right: Grace is getting treatment from the best Eridian doctors who are constantly monitoring his health, he's got essential nutrients, he's got water, he's got the perfect atmosphere at the perfect temperature, and Rocky is here! Rocky is still by his side, watching him sleep. But Grace doesn't get just the essentials, either!! He's got a cushy, soft bed with pillows and he's got his comfortable clothing! So why is he NOT getting better? How is he getting worse? Worse than he was even on the Hail Mary?? What's wrong? Why can't Rocky fix? Why is health still bad bad bad???
Anyway, when they finally find out what's going on from the laptop (or somehow get told by a partially dead Ryland Grace), Rocky curses human evolution one thousand times after almost throttling a couple doctors for not finding out sooner. When Grace gets somewhat better, he is then cursed out by Rocky for not telling him about how the "stupid stupid stupid squishy leaky human body" is always trying to kill itself in some new way every day
