Cali 🕊️

@aviancali.work

illustrator, she/her, 20s 🏳️‍🌈🌱 ☕ http://ko-fi.com/aviancali - ✉️mail@aviancali.work NO Al/NFT DNI 🚫 🎨 https://aviancali.work

reposts with "full credits to the original artist!" (does not tell you who the original artist is)

I was so close to cancelling an evening with friends because I’m busy with work and have a load of very cool projects with tight deadlines but I’m so glad I didn’t. Rest is SO IMPORTANT, vital even. I’m 13 years into doing art full time and I need to keep reminding myself of this

there is literally no amount of caveats or careful wording that will protect you from stupidity or bad faith, so you might as well say things straightforwardly and strongly to begin with.

to those worried for me after hearing the news of the incident at berlin pride last night, I am okay! and thankfully so are my friends and loved ones, we're all just recovering from the shock but no one I know got hurt

I'm so grateful for #artfight for a while now my inspiration has suffered due to everything going on with genAI, and I still have times where it all seems hopeless. but artfighting, seeing how many people still passionately create wonderful art simply for the sake of creating makes me so so happy

I really hate the “I don’t owe anyone anything” mentality because we actually owe each other and this planet a lot. You don’t have to be selfless all the time or burn yourself out but you should be kind and helpful and compassionate to the best of your ability. We need to care about each other more

Artfight starts today, but amongst the influx of free art made with love, please remember to commission your artists whose livehoods may depend on it. Artfight is not about the money, but many creators have pages like ko-fi, patreon, etc. if you wish to show appreciation of their work that way. 😌