art blog

digital and traditional artist

[opalmangoart]

Teddy bear, watercolor, made by me.

[opalmangoart]

Teddy bear, watercolor, made by me.

[silverfox66]

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

[audacityinblack]

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.

[magicalgamerfaun]

For visibility

[opalmangoart]

The doll, art made by me.

[scam-alerts]

IMPORTANT - Art Commission Scam

I have updated the art commission scam post with critical and terrifyingly new information that has come to my attention. (Thank you @elrealelchunk!)

Scammers are now threatening to send your private information to law enforcement if you do not send them money.

This is 100% a scare tactic. You do not have to comply.

Your information is safe. Remember, they are scammers.

Just remember the golden rule:

You should never have to give money to get money.

Please make sure to share the updated version of the art commission scam post, and if you know artists, or even follow artists, ask them if they are aware of this scam, and if they're not, please make them aware of it by sharing this post:

🔎Scam Exam(ination)🔍

Seen as: I would like a commission of my son/pet... Scam Type: Commission Scam Also: See this update on how scammers are changing the scam.

This is just... so horribly disgusting. The fact that this can really mess with someone mentally and make them lose out on hundreds of dollars. How much of a deplorable excuse for a human being can you be to try and scam someone like this.

PayPal would never say something like this to someone, and the fact they're stooping this low just infuriates me.

Art tags are added and are relevant because as many artists as possible need to know about this as this would affect their livelihood.

[vampy-campy]

*struggles while writing* i suck and writing is hard

*remembers some ppl use ai* i am a creative force. i am uncorrupted by theft and indolence. i am on a journey to excellence. it is my duty to keep taking joy in creating.

[opalmangoart]

Work in progress...

[opalmangoart]

"Warm invitation" made by me, digital art. I tried experimenting with colors and textures.

[opalmangoart]

Candle lady, made by me.

[catnoli]

clementine shark (i’m glad i exist)

stickers available here!

[catnoli]

frilled zombie sharks! this is my ko-fi sticker sheet for october! you can get it anytime this month by joining my ko-fi here! :]

[vague-humanoid]

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment

A former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26.

SAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing a swell of lawsuits over its business model has died, authorities confirmed this week.

Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead inside his Buchanan Street apartment on Nov. 26, San Francisco police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said. Police had been called to the Lower Haight residence at about 1 p.m. that day, after receiving a call asking officers to check on his well-being, a police spokesperson said.

[olloollo]

Balaji’s death comes 3 months after he publicly accused OpenAI of violating US copyright law while developing ChatGPT, mercurynews.com

[opalmangoart]

This is horrifying. He was so young…

[simkaye]

How to make shrinky dink keychains maybe, probably not, tbh I’d be surprised if you just have these tools laying around, but here’s how you’d do it if you did 🤠

[opalmangoart]

Bear fish hybrid, 2023

[opalmangoart]

It took me a lot of time to paint fur, but it was worth it!

[opalmangoart]

Some sketches I drew recently.

Girl, hello kitty and cute penguin!

[opalmangoart]

Carrot girl, made by me, it took me only 8 hours to draw.

[cellspex]

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