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Matt James Comic Colourist/Illustrator

@mjamesillustration.com

I’m a comic colourist/illustrator based in Australia. My favourite genres are SciFi 👽 Horror 👻 and Fantasy ⚔️ #ComicColorist #Illustration Games Workshop - Fantasy Flight Games - Gestalt 🚫AI https://www.mjamesillustration.com

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Stephanie Cooke@hellocookie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Jon Oringer, founder and executive chairman of Shutterstock @shutterstock.com, is trying to recruit comic and graphic novel creators over on LinkedIn to a new AI platform that he’s building. Feel free to let him (and them) know what you think of this, and never use Shutterstock again ✌🏻

A LinkedIn message from Jon Oringer that reads: "Hi Stephanie I started Shutterstock 20 years ago. I'm now building an AI assisted comic-book/graphic-novel marketplace. I'm looking for founding creators on an invite-only basis who get paid based on engagement with their content. Let me know if want to check it out. Jon Jon Oringer"A reply to Jon from Stephanie Cooke that reads: "Hi Jon, AI was illegally trained off of artists and creators, without their consent. And now those tools are being used to steal their styles and their years of hard work and education to create knock-offs that can’t begin to compare to what goes into art created by actual humans. This is so incredibly misguided and makes an already predatory industry even harder for real artists to survive and thrive in. I respect what you did with the creation of Shutterstock, but imagine if you were taken out of that equation entirely and someone just typed a prompt into an engine to create that site and product. It would be just as good as what you came up with, right? This new endeavor is such a massive mistake and there’s not a single reputable creator who will attach their name to this. The creators that do come on board to promote AI are grifters who will only bring other grifters to your doorstep. Best, Stephanie"Two more messages (one from Jon and followed by one from Stephanie) in reply: JON: "Thanks for your response - I understand where you are coming from, but at the same time disagree with a lot of your points. Jon Stephanie: "Hi Jon, You can disagree with a lot of my points but one thing that is entirely undisputable is the fact that there is no ethical way to use AI. Whatever you create with it for comics and graphic novels has the potential to be tied up in copyright legal battles for years as creators continue to fight for compensation and against the violation of having their work uploaded without their permission. So I guess it’s good that you (presumably) have a lot of money to throw away into the pit that is AI. You won’t return on investment, you won’t gain traction in the world of comics and graphic novels, and I can tell you now that in the mainstream industry, this won’t ever be taken seriously by the level of creators you need for this to succeed. But again, it’s not my money to be wasted. However, the resources that you are using up to support AI are a massive problem that can’t be solved financially, and there won’t be anyone left to create art if you and other AI advocates destroy the planet. -Stephanie"
Finn@finnpo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello #PortfolioDay ! I'm Finn, an Irish illustrator and award-nominated comic creator based in South Australia. I specialise in portraiture and horror comics, and I'm always on the lookout for art gigs : ) 🔗https://linktr.ee/finnpo 🌐https://finnosullivan-portfolio.com/ 📧fposullivan@outlook.com

A digital illustration of a vampire standing on the ceiling of a gothic cathedral, looking down at a small funeral bathed in red light from the stained glass windows. The vampire is upside down as she watches from the rafters.A fanart poster for the musician Emily Jeffri. It shows Jeffri as the final girl of a fake movie, based on her album "Soundtrack for an 80's Horror Movie"The opening page of a horror comic Finn created for the World Beyond the Veil zine. The comic is called "Dentata Vindictae". It shows two men exiting a gay nightclub, talking about hooking up, but when one man tells the other he's trans he is attacked and runs into an alley.A page from Finn's feature length comic The Vanishing Farm. It shows the protagonist, Sarah, attempting to turn on a light switch but to no avail. She finds a trail of blood leading up some stairs and follows it to a entrance to the attic, which she climbs into.