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JamesTDG
@jamestdg.bsky.social
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Freelance pixel, textmode, and vector artist, plus a low poly modeler. Comms: buymeacoffee.com/jamestdg Portfolio: jamestdg.newgrounds.com Open for photoshop requests! Also the maintainer of @CascadianAction.Bsky.social #unitethebioregion
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 29d
Now is a great reminder for all of you that I am #ForHire for any art you want! I have some #commissions listed on the ol' BMAC page, but as you can tell from my previous posts, I can do far more!
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#pixel #art #pixelart
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 8h
The progress behind my #wip #pixelart for the Mega Man 2 Retro Redrawn collab
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 20h
Can I dress em in bloody clothing?
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 21h
Indeed, I've spent roughly 8 years studying my medium, I didn't bust my ass to learn pixel art just so a jackass could just slap in a prompt then downscale it to call themselves one!
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Eggs and Jakey @wegotbots.bsky.social · 1d
I've seen many say its about accessibility, when art is the most accessible hobby there is
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 21h
Heh yeah, I still run into that pitfall sometimes
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 21h
Worst part too is that most of my works are licensed under CC-BY-NC, and that NC part is important too, because the models that do most of the scraping GET PAID TO GENERATE SHIT. That's a direct violation of my license, and yet I can't afford to sue these fucks!
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 21h
Also for the record, I am one of the many artists who got scraped by these training databases. I was not informed until after the leaks, let alone gave my consent or got paid to have my labor stolen from me.
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 21h
Some individuals opt to see the world burn, just because they had a bad experience with one artist. I frequently get angry at seeing LLM generated media being used, especially when it's shit that costs money, but my dad is the opposite because he thinks the starving artists charge too much.
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Scott Frerichs @kaiserneko.bsky.social · 1d
Why do some of my lefty mutuals follow and support openly pro A.I. art folks?

Genuinely want to know, because I'm confused.
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 21h
The medieval equivalent of solid snake
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 22h
It's #portfolioday, again. Time to share some #pixelart I've yet to post to here!
Conceptual box art for if I ever worked on my Arena remaster From this year's AF "Hello test subject 124986, and welcome to the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device Testing Track! If you believe you do not being here, please file a formal complaint with human resources at **************. We hope you have a lovely day here at Aperture Science!" Concept art made for Portal Reflashed! A WIP entry for the Mega Man 2 Retro Redrawn collaboration!
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 22h
Heh, yeah, meanwhile I rush to render some assets way too early compared to others, as an example, the mega man work I am busy making. (Which is only on-hold so I can get more ideas of what to add, maybe graffiti?)
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Mega Man's legs were bugging me, so I fixed em
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Working on my entry for the Mega Man Retro Redrawn collab, saving some steps for when I see the work from others, just to get more ideas of what to add.

#pixelart
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Wait no that's number 5, but still it's better than both crystal skull and DoD
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Without a doubt better than dial of diarrhea
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
He'd rather be climbing a tower right about now
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Just make sure to include a fade transition!
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Can I look at a static image?
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
If you want a good way to enter the medium, follow some tutorials on Lospec
lospec.com
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Even the voxel artists I know hate it
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Not really. I can't handle watching it because they fucked up each arcade game they played
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Blergh, I am always in pain when they involve Mixels, and even moreso when it's not scaled by a whole integer
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
You did make sure to upscale at a whole integer, right?
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Heh, why not both
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
It is definitely fun when one figures out a traditional art technique that is compatible in another medium
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JamesTDG @jamestdg.bsky.social · 1d
Huh, an interesting take on the sokoban genre
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