PurpleFactory

Destructive spiraling into fandoms since 2009 Open for commission ❤️

[purplemister]

Hey, babe, come join me in the flesh forest ❤️

[loish]

There’s a protest going on against AI art over on artstation, so I feel like now is the time for me to make a statement on this issue! 

I wholeheartedly support the ongoing protest against AI art. Why? Because my artwork is included in the datasets used to train these image generators without my consent. I get zero compensation for the use of my art, even though these image generators cost money to use, and are a commercial product. 

Musicians are not being treated the same way. Stability has a music generator that only uses royalty free music in their dataset. Their words: “Because diffusion models are prone to memorization and overfitting, releasing a model trained on copyrighted data could potentially result in legal issues.” Why is the work of visual artists being treated differently?

Many have compared image generators to human artists seeking out inspiration. Those two are not the same. My art is literally being fed into these generators through the datasets, and spat back out of a program that has no inherent sense of what is respectful to artists. As long as my art is literally integrated into the system used to create the images, it is commercial use of my art without my consent.

Until there is an ethically sourced database that compensates artists for the use of their images, I am against AI art. I also think platforms should do everything they can to prevent scraping of their content for these databases. 

Artists, speak out against this predatory practice! Our art should not be exploited without our consent, and we deserve to be compensated when our art is exploited for commercial use. 

[purplemister]

I agree wholeheartedly.

[cabybapa]

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[purplemister]

I wrote something and had an epiphany. This is Elias, he's a silly boy.

[purplemister]

I made a spook. ❤️ His name is Viln, possibly. Or this is a general of his. Trying to make baddies for my players, and this looks scary enough.

[berlynn-wohl]

someone I follow on the bird app just announced they’re starting a very exclusive private fic server because they and a bunch of other people want to talk about how much they love the fics they’re reading, and as an author can I just say that a really great place to talk about a fic you love is in the comments for that fic

I understand that people are trying to create safe spaces, but as the number of comments that I get on my fics dwindles with each passing year, knowing these spaces exist where my fics are being discussed, places that I am excluded from, makes me want to write fic LESS

I mean I guess who cares, right, because if I stop writing, there’s 10,000 other people that will continue…but if you participate in a fic “book club” server and you say nice things there about a fic you loved, maybe copy and paste that into a comment on AO3?

the only thing fanfic writers are asking for in return for hours of hard work is attention. please don’t rob us of the one thing that we hope for when we hit “post”

[berlynn-wohl]

this is directly related to this post I made about how fanfic authors now are treated like content mills, and not like valued members of a creative community who thrive on interaction. for the past decade, we’ve watched the fandom ecosystem disrupted over and over, as NSFW fan artists seek safety by putting their work behind paywalls, and self-conscious fic readers squirrel away their feelings in invite-only communities

an easy way to do your part to fight against the evils perpetrated by social media is to leave a comment on a fanfic you love

[berlynn-wohl]

but don’t take my word for it – here are some responses that my fellow authors have left on this post:

[mrlarkstin]

The fact I had a fic that was fairly beloved and NO ONE commented on it because it was all being done in a fucking book club server made me want to scream.

I haven’t updated that fic in two years now.

[maxima-priscus]

I cannot express enough how imperative it is to show the writer how much you love their work. The comments don’t have to be novels themselves - even just an “I loved this so much!” Or keyboard smashing works wonders to keep the writer going. Please, we need to bring back supporting writers and artists now more than ever!!!

[perseidlion]

PLUS, plus…if people are talking about fic in private servers and not telling the authors, those people get the idea that the fic writer is “big.” Meanwhile the fic writer is sitting there, staring at a Google doc, struggling to find the motivation to write the next chapter, with 2 comments on a 20k fic.

They don’t feel big. They don’t feel appreciated. They don’t feel motivated. And they might stop writing or shelve their fic, never knowing that people were loving it in private.

Honestly this is the same for social media threads or even on this very app. If you can, tag the author. A lot of us have our socials in our AO3 profiles.

[atlinmerrick]

No one is trying to guilt you. We are asking a fraction of your time. A couple clicks and one or two words. Comments are joy you can absolutely give, they never lose their shine, a writer is always going to vibrate at getting one and YOU GET TO DO THAT. Same as they just did for you with their story.

A comment can be One. Single. Word.

[the-pen-pot]

An emoji, even! I have built some GREAT convos with commenters who started out just dropping a heart in my comment box, but even if it’s just a little emoji and me saying thanks, it’s something that helps me keep writing when things get tough.

[aimzicr]

Someone dropped a review in a fic I hadn’t had the motivation to touch in 2 years. I was energised! I wrote another chapter, and updated! And then I got a review on my newest chapter and now I’m writing again and there might be three more chapters coming! Wild.

[saathi1013]

Fic writers don’t get paid. Literally the only reward we get is comments. Kudos are eh, fine, whatever, but Number Go Up doesn’t hit the same way as an actual person communicating to us directly with WORDS (or a keyboard smash, or an emoji).

Please. Comments are really all we get for our labor.

[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.

[nat-20s]

HUGE shout out to purple for being the only color that has like no losers. Deep purple royal purple bluish purple redish purple pastel purple dusty purple lavender periwinkle violet like. Banger after banger after banger!!

[nat-20s]

look at these. there r all absolute fuckin stunners:

[zomb1edude]

The picture isn't loading but you're so right

[purplemister]

I agree 👍

[destiel-news-channel]

[Image ID: The Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers 'There's a petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU' to Cas' 'I love you'. /End ID]

If you are a citizen in the EU please sign this petition:

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

[svenskjavel]

En till reblog av denna namninsamling

[purplemister]

I ALREADY REBLOGGED THIS BUT REBLOG AGAIN AND AGAIN SHUT THIS SHIT DOWN!!!

[purplemister]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what mods do you use for your durge? The faces in male tieflings leave a lot to be desired and yours is gorgeous!

Thank you so much! ❤️ I actually don't use any face mods for my Elias, but I can share the "recipe" if you'd like.

[sulfatto-deactivated20241018]

[pandora-s-shit-deactivated20220]

Having ADHD is that your brain either feels like

Or

And it can switch in a matter of seconds.

[devinwolfi]

bold of you to assume im not

[joyfully-it-devours]

THATS IT THATS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

[oysters-aint-for-me]

birdy.., !’

[meow-moment]

Yep that's what it's like

[purplemister]

There was a Batstarion week or something and I'm late but here's my prompt for Falling asleep in unusual places ❤️

[vaporwavesimulator]

creature in fiction: *is portrayed as bad and mean*

8 year old me: but what if there was a good and nice one :0

[discardedmilkywaywrapper]

there’s no age limit for this

[vaporwavesimulator]

youre right…………..

[thedemonsurfer]

me at 8: but what if you gave it a hug?

me at 31: but what if you gave it a hug?

[holdmecloseandfast]

The neurodivergent reaction to bad and mean creatures: but what if someone loved this unlovable thing? Maybe it would be possible for me, also a strange and burdensome and unlovable thing, to be loved as well?

[dumbasswithint23]

Get outta my brain.

[purplemister]

I wear many faces.

[purplemister]

There was a Batstarion week or something and I'm late but here's my prompt for Falling asleep in unusual places ❤️

[purplemister]

Got a new tablet!!!!

WOOOO!!!

I really couldn't afford it on my own so my partner and my family pooled their resources and managed to buy me one for my birthday ❤️❤️❤️

I love them so much!

Anyways here's an Elias, he's a silly little murderboi *patpat*

[purplemister]

I fucking love it when a Durge voiceline triggers and my little doofus just slips and falls onto his ass instead.

Yes, Durge you are so scawry <3<3