venomantis

@venomantis.bsky.social

Concept Artist and Illustrator from Italy Big dreams and even bigger motivation Also active on Instagram https://venomantis-contacts.carrd.co

Real references are very important because if you start using the ai trash and what it regurgitates you are not learning anything. The real references have a way of being, their elements make sense, their colours are natural... You can't have anything of this with ai refs.

Suzanne ✨🌑@tendermiasma.com · 5mo ago

Shocked to see some artists saying that using ai slop as reference is ok. It's really fucking not. Not only are you still using the mashed-up uncredited work of the rest of us artists, but it degrades your whole visual library because it hallucinates. If you do this I do not respect you

Another still life, this time featuring pelargoniums, a wooden lizard and a wooden bird with a long beak, poppy seedheads and autumn colours in the leaves outside the studio window. That old earthenware pot with twisty handles is a favourite. Oil on gessoed board, 2019. #oilpainting #stilllife

An oil painting with pelargoniums and a wooden lizard

Every time I come across another Italian artist on this app with big follower numbers and a lot of interaction, I feel so happy for them! I really can't keep up with what the algorythm demands, and my brain changes from one fandom to the other in regards on what I wanna draw🦗

Reposting this-- Bluesky hides NSFW posts from you by default so you'll miss my work if you don't turn it on: SETTINGS > MODERATION> Set toggle to Enabled ✨ Also be sure to turn on "sexually suggestive (cartoon)" setting: SETTINGS > MODERATION > Bluesky Moderation Service > Set to "off"

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