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Aww yeah, inktober has started!
Along with drosera-sundews and many others, I will be doing the Inktober challenge. I'll try to upload a new ink sketch in my scrapbook every day during this October (though I may not be able to keep it up on busy days), using my old dip pen (...that I have never used before) and a bottle of Indian ink.
Happy inktober everyone!
Along with drosera-sundews and many others, I will be doing the Inktober challenge. I'll try to upload a new ink sketch in my scrapbook every day during this October (though I may not be able to keep it up on busy days), using my old dip pen (...that I have never used before) and a bottle of Indian ink.
Happy inktober everyone!
NOT everyone needs to sell their art
This is, of course, in response to dA's recent advertising of 'deviantart sellers' that, like it did to so many others, repulses me and gives me second hand embarrassment. If it weren't for all the years of great memories, the people who are still here who I can't follow elsewhere, especially those who take the time to share thoughtful comments, and all my dear watchers whose names I have come to recognise even when they simply favourite my work (yes, quiet followers, I see and appreciate you too), I would've considered leaving like so many great artists have already done. I understand if you want to leave as well (including those who would have read this, but have already left), but for those of us who are still here, let's stick together and keep alive the slumbering flame of community while it's still here. And for those who do wish to leave soon, you can find me in other places too: https://linktr.ee/foxofwonders None of them quite feel like home the way dA felt, though. This
What I have been working on
These past months, I've been learning how to sew, and how to use polymer clay (some of that is in my scraps here on dA) and epoxy clay. It took some time to get a bit comfortable with the materials and get down the basics of the techniques, but eventually I felt ready to tackle the project I've had in mind for a long time. I was completely enchanted by Rah-Bop's raven Kenku costume when I first saw it, but never considered myself the crafty type of artist. Until, at some point, I found out that Rah-Bop has a tutorial page on how they made most of their costume, and found out that, probably, doing claw gloves I had increasingly been daydreaming about was within reach. So, my birthday gifts consisted of materials to start off the learning process. Found out that claying is actually quite fun! Difficult, but immensely satisfying. Learning a new skill (or two, in this case) is so rewarding. If you've been putting off learning to craft (or draw, for that matter), I'd say, start now! Or
Daily Deviation!
It's hard to believe that this is the third DD I've gotten. I'm incredibly grateful for the recognition! What makes this time so incredibly special is that it's the first time I got awarded a DD on a personal piece, rather than something made for others. It's one full of meaning to me (read the description if you hadn't already), and if there's anything I'd like more people to see, it's this one. Thank you for the love! (And for fun: have you spotted the beetle?)
Clarification on the deviation opt-out
UPDATE: The opt-out has since been turned into an opt-in, so your deviations are now automatically 'opted out'. So, there's no need to 'opt out' your deviations from being used in 3rd party datasets. That is now the default. The setting can be found under 'account settings -> general' or can be changed for individual deviations using the checkbox on their edit page. Leaving this journal up because it's still interesting to read what exactly this opt-out (now opt-in) actually means. As a clarification on the 'opt out' of your deviations being used for 3rd party AI datasets: it might not be what you think it is. WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT CANNOT DO The 'opt out' does nothing directly to prevent 3rd parties from using your art. All it does is add a tag to your art, really simply in words, that states 'noai' or 'noimageai'. It is a request that has no formal basis. Dataset creators would have to deliberately look out for that tag AND decide to respect it. Basically, it does absolutely 0
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