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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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The 2024 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame

Arnie Fenner

April 22, 2024 - The Society of Illustrators has announced the 2024 inductees into their prestigious Hall of Fame. In recognition for their “distinguished achievement in the art of illustration” the artists are chosen based on their body of work and the significant impact it has made on the field of illustration as a whole. This year’s honorees are Virginia Frances Sterrett [1900 - 1931], Robert Grossman [1940 - 2018], Gustave Doré [1832 - 1883], Yuko Shimizu [b. 1946], Muddy Colors' own Gregory Manchess [b. 1955], and Steve Brodner [b. 1954]. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 26th, 2024 at the SoI's historic carriage house headquarters in New York City. Information for how to attend will be available at the Society's official website. Above, art by Virginia Frances Sterrett. You can read more…

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  • Natalie Heiple on The A.I. LieExcellently put David <3
  • 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…

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