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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

The A.I. Lie

David Palumbo

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…

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YESTERDAY’S POST

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The Art of Green

Kirbi Fagan

April 23, 2024 - One of the projects on my desk is a book with scenes featuring a lot of…. green. In gardening, textiles, and decorating, green hues flow for me. I incorporate them generously so much so that I think of green as a neutral color - a backdrop of life on Earth. But this romantic thought comes to a screaming halt when I’m planning a composition with a lot of green. When I’m stuck with a problem like this, I usually head out to see what solutions I can be inspired by with a trip to my bookstore. So come along and let’s see what I find.

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  • Bobby on GaldraThe review highlighted the tool’s innovative features, including its AI-driven content generation and editing capabilities.
  • Bruce Brenneise on The A.I. LieBeautifully put, Dave! I think you nailed the current economics of tech disruption in your side note. One (hopeful) thing to consider i…
  • joão junqueira on The A.I. LieThank you for your sincerely contribution, it's so important that people of your caliber participate of this historical proccess. I thi…
  • Sidharth chaturvedi on The A.I. Lie"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 parti…
  • Eladio on The A.I. LieThanks for your sensible and articulate thoughts, Mr. Palumbo. As artists dealing with these issues on a daily basis, we often feel tem…
  • Scott on The A.I. LieWell said! The first thing that came to mind while reading this is Michael Whelan's art (He's one of my favorites and my copy of his ar…
  • Mário Augusto on The A.I. LieYour work is a great inspiration to all of us. Thank you very much for your posts. Muddy Colors is an essential website for everyone wh…

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