DarkishLemon
@darkishlemon.bsky.social
multi-class artist that never posts their own art. 😊
will block easily.
no ai/nft.
will block easily.
no ai/nft.
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DarkishLemon
@darkishlemon.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Hello, here to see cool art and maybe post cool art.
Have a nice day!
Have a nice day!
Art is labor and should be compensated appropriately for time, materials and training, the same as any other job.
December 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Art is labor and should be compensated appropriately for time, materials and training, the same as any other job.
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 22
We never thought we’d get to see them living in their own home. But on a recent trip to Kruger Park, South Africa, we were fortunate to see a scene I’ll never forget.
The Matriarch appeared out of the bush and slowly led her small elephant herd across the river.
#Mammals
Dec. 22
We never thought we’d get to see them living in their own home. But on a recent trip to Kruger Park, South Africa, we were fortunate to see a scene I’ll never forget.
The Matriarch appeared out of the bush and slowly led her small elephant herd across the river.
#Mammals
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 22
We never thought we’d get to see them living in their own home. But on a recent trip to Kruger Park, South Africa, we were fortunate to see a scene I’ll never forget.
The Matriarch appeared out of the bush and slowly led her small elephant herd across the river.
#Mammals
Dec. 22
We never thought we’d get to see them living in their own home. But on a recent trip to Kruger Park, South Africa, we were fortunate to see a scene I’ll never forget.
The Matriarch appeared out of the bush and slowly led her small elephant herd across the river.
#Mammals
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So I clearly like reference and enjoy finding and sharing it but the thing is there is nothing special about it. Everyone can do it, everyone can find what they think is interesting and gather it. Just need to be willing to be slower getting somewhere and going to places you never been to before.
December 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So I clearly like reference and enjoy finding and sharing it but the thing is there is nothing special about it. Everyone can do it, everyone can find what they think is interesting and gather it. Just need to be willing to be slower getting somewhere and going to places you never been to before.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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a lot of AI advocates are this red guy
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
a lot of AI advocates are this red guy
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This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
Anyone who supports this is an embarrassment. "Instead of typing it out they'll generate their idea"? Are you insane?
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
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"It's just horse armor", "it's just cosmetic", "you don't have to use it", normalized microtransactions. Look where that got us.
"We're just using it in the productivity area" "it's not doing any of the creative work" is AI horse armor.
Let them get away with a little and they'll only take more.
"We're just using it in the productivity area" "it's not doing any of the creative work" is AI horse armor.
Let them get away with a little and they'll only take more.
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"It's just horse armor", "it's just cosmetic", "you don't have to use it", normalized microtransactions. Look where that got us.
"We're just using it in the productivity area" "it's not doing any of the creative work" is AI horse armor.
Let them get away with a little and they'll only take more.
"We're just using it in the productivity area" "it's not doing any of the creative work" is AI horse armor.
Let them get away with a little and they'll only take more.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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wow, it's Shonisaurus, the giant Triassic ichthyosaur!
December 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
wow, it's Shonisaurus, the giant Triassic ichthyosaur!
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we can't let our hostility to plagiarism and ripoffs slip even a little bit. I made that mistake with sandfall and I regret it
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
“AI is ok as long as it’s not taking anyone’s job” and whose work is it trained on. Did you forget that it’s a bunch of stolen fucking shit? Are we moving the goalposts already? “it’s sticking around so you have to get used to it, be realistic” no I don’t. Eat my shit and hair
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
we can't let our hostility to plagiarism and ripoffs slip even a little bit. I made that mistake with sandfall and I regret it
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
we have to push studios, channels, whatever, to be EXPLICIT in not using AI, whether it's an acknowledgement somewhere or just a statement. it isn't the default anymore.
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Yasha Nydoorin + Beauregard Lionett
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Yasha Nydoorin + Beauregard Lionett
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don't forget 🤖🚫
July 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
don't forget 🤖🚫
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Not all veggies are asleep in winter :) have you seen any snow already? We don’t have much where I live in Germany but I’m hoping for some ❄️
#illustration #cuteart #veggie #snow #digitalillustration
#illustration #cuteart #veggie #snow #digitalillustration
December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Not all veggies are asleep in winter :) have you seen any snow already? We don’t have much where I live in Germany but I’m hoping for some ❄️
#illustration #cuteart #veggie #snow #digitalillustration
#illustration #cuteart #veggie #snow #digitalillustration
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
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Creative solidarity means:
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Creative solidarity means:
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
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i think one of the funniest things about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is that most of the "if you use generative AI, FUCK YOU" people got real quiet when it came out the devs did, in fact, use generative AI
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
i think one of the funniest things about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is that most of the "if you use generative AI, FUCK YOU" people got real quiet when it came out the devs did, in fact, use generative AI
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FINALLY GOT IT!
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
FINALLY GOT IT!
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
I've taken well over 100,000 pelican pictures, maybe 200,000.
Over 20,000 the past month alone.
Today, I snagged "The One That Got Away"
In my infinite optimism, I give you, a very rare:
Fish success story.
🪶
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Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalender
Another older piece, from a year ago when I just started watercolor. I was listening to "Letters" the whole time I was painting it. It's such a sad but beautiful intro.
The car is a tad small though 🥲
#SilentHill2 #watercolor #artsky
Another older piece, from a year ago when I just started watercolor. I was listening to "Letters" the whole time I was painting it. It's such a sad but beautiful intro.
The car is a tad small though 🥲
#SilentHill2 #watercolor #artsky
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalender
Another older piece, from a year ago when I just started watercolor. I was listening to "Letters" the whole time I was painting it. It's such a sad but beautiful intro.
The car is a tad small though 🥲
#SilentHill2 #watercolor #artsky
Another older piece, from a year ago when I just started watercolor. I was listening to "Letters" the whole time I was painting it. It's such a sad but beautiful intro.
The car is a tad small though 🥲
#SilentHill2 #watercolor #artsky