Select Page
Generic filters
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Filter by Content Type
Posts
Pages
Products
Filter by Categories
Art
Article
Education
Event
Inspiration
Interview
Review

TODAY'S FEATURED POST

A Few Blending Tools For Drawing

Vanessa Lemen

I enjoy using all sorts of different kinds of tools for drawing and painting, and I thought I’d share a little bit about a few of the blending tools that I use when drawing: Sponges I really enjoy using the sponge blenders that are by Sofft and are usually sold as pan pastel tools. I don’t use pastels very often, but these sponge blenders make really great soft transitions in large areas of dry powdered…

READ MORE

EVERYDAY ORIGINAL

Cozy

YESTERDAY’S POST

Image

The A.I. Lie

David Palumbo

April 24, 2024 - I recently had a job which did not go well.  Eight weeks in, I was mired in sketch revisions and being asked to start over for the fourth time and so I decided to cut my losses and walk.  When I shared the experience, most replies I received were from folks commiserating that, unfortunately, that’s how it goes sometimes.  But one reply was a bit of an outlier in asserting a good practice going forward was to produce my sketches with A.I. as this would have saved me dozens of hours on this particular project and to do otherwise is bad business. Elsewhere, an artist was recently replaced from some covers when people raised concerns about the work being A.I.  As many noted in the following discussions, the artist in question can clearly draw, so…

READ MORE

POSTS BY CATEGORY

ART

ARTICLES

EDUCATION

EVENTS

INSPIRATION

INTERVIEWS

REVIEWS

RECENT COMMENTS

Recent Comments

  • dontbesilly on The A.I. LieI know my comments were extremely critical. You have to understand that many of us, especially those in tech, and those disillusioned b…
  • dontbesilly on The A.I. LieRead that word again. Imply. You, too, are confused. I don't need approval for what I say. Wrong on both accounts. You're doing well!
  • Paolo j. on The A.I. LieYour very professional name makes your arguments all the more insincere and bloated. I don't think you understand that this is beyond a…
  • joel Fletcher on The A.I. Lie"These programs are designed to undercut working artists with fast, cheap, and “good enough” until work is devalued to the point that a…
  • Professional Fact Checker on The A.I. LieThat makes no sense. Are you saying every traditional non A.I person is selling their works for multi-millions of dollars? No, only the…
  • Professional Fact Checker on The A.I. Lie"Artists are not technology. " Are you drawing directly from your flesh? No. Everything from pencils to Photoshop are tools that are us…
  • David Palumbo on The A.I. LieGood questions. No, I don't think that we're shifting back to in-house art departments. Or at least, I don't yet see evidence of that i…

ABOUT MUDDY COLORS

Muddy Colors is a collective of more than 20 artists, dedicated to providing a free, online resource for aspiring and professional artists alike.

With a library of thousands of articles, and a new one being posted each day, Muddy Colors is the largest educational website dedicated to the Fantastic Arts.

SUPPORT US ON PATREON

We are using Patreon as an opportunity to ask our readers for support in our endeavors.

These funds will be used to provide better content for our readers, maintain website expenses, and support aspiring artists through Muddy Colors programs and scholarships.