ART of ONICHILD @onichild-art - Tumblr Blog

What is this about the tumblr staff wanting to sell art data to midjourney?

An ex-colleague of mine mentioned yesterday that there may be contacts between Automattic and midjourney in that direction, but nothing is public yet and I don't have any more info. They probably won't have anything specific to share either, since they left the company weeks ago too. That being said:

I have no reason to doubt my ex-coworker word, they are a trustworthy person.

Tumblr's CEO has been absurdly enthusiastic (comically, even) about AI, and is a big fan of LLMs and 'AI' companies.

A deal with midjourney could solve tumblr financial issues (not the same company, but openAi is paying up to 5 million/year to news companies to use their content as training data... tumblr generates several orders of magnitude more content than any newspaper or any media company and it only would need a 20 to 30 million per year deal to be profitable)

So I don't have any extra info yet, but I'm keeping my ears open.

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And I just got confirmation from a second ex-colleague that a deal with midjourney has been brewing since months ago. Not any extra details, just that's a real thing.

Shit, I don't see any way for this to happen that doesn't make it an apocalyptic event the size of the porn ban. Fuck.

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Shit. This may be pure chance and coincidence, and it's not he is in a position to be able to talk about anything, but seeing prominent staff members announcing they are moving their original photography out of tumblr just two weeks ago seems a pretty significant cue of shit to be about to hit the fan.

velinxi

My store updated today! I have new prints, postcards and stickers! Check if out if you're interested!

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Ada Wong - Resident Evil 4 Remake

yuumei-art

POV: Your Master's thesis on the quantum mechanics of space cat is due in an hour but it's also nap time.

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Scrap work I'm posting. Ah my bodywork is so stiff. I really need to draw them more naked. xD

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Work in Progress 😃

yuumei-art

One day I'll have my own library. Until then, I'll just have to draw it into reality.

ostinlein

First of 8 sketch animation commissions I have accepted. Commission for Jo of Anna The character Ru belongs to Ruahstuff. I would like to say a huge thank you to those people who have already commissioned me once and participated in Google forms. There were also those who commissioned me more than five years ago! Alas, there were a lot of Google form participants, and It was shame to refuse such a number of commissioners. So instead of the planned 3 commissions, I took 8. I apologize again to those I refused! Thank you all for participating, I really appreciate it!

yuumei-art

Moving to the melody

Flowing into harmony

All my sorrows behind me

My inner sanctuary

devinellekurtz

Here is a round-up of all eight of the free digital brush packs that I’ve released so far for Photoshop CC, Clip Studio Paint, and Procreate!

You can download them on this page (click) Type in “0″ for a free download or tip any amount you so desire!

All my brush packs are totally free (tips optional but always very appreciated!) and can be used freely in any work, including commercial work that you profit off of, with no license or credit required. My goal with these brush packs is to make digital painting feel more achievable and accessible - especially painting environments, something I now LOVE but that used to intimidate me, & felt much more approachable with the right tools! Many of the packs also come with tutorial video content. I hope you enjoy!

A Night In -

Sometimes I wish this was my actual bedroom.

All of the items in the room are little homages and easter eggs that say something about myself. For example, I’m a big Zelda fan and have a giant Link plush that means a lot to me.

What other things can you find?

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2019 - Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, SketchUp