Did some art related to my upcoming release! This is Tanis Lunstrum, a major character in Fallen Realm, and his bonded demon Malachite. Tanis just wants to protect his family, but in the timeless way of 16yos, he thinks he knows a lot more than he does… #art #humanmade #procreate

“Some things cannot be solved with magic alone.” Feeling some WAYS so I doodled an urban fantasy elf assassin. #art #humanmade #procreate

New ship just dropped! This was drafted to be the bracera ship, but it actually suits the Pinisi better. In the final game, this will be the example of the medium size class. The ship that we posted previously will be the bracera instead. #solarpunk #ttrpg #heliosailgame #pirate #humanmade

Correct me if I'm wrong, but "Not By AI" thing looks to me like a scam to prey on creators trying desperately to stand out in the sea of AI shovelware.

At first, "Not By AI" looks like a simple "we made this, not AI" badge.

But upon closer inspection, "Not By AI" actually allows for 10% of the work to be AI-generated, and what's worse, it wants you to PAY THEM $5 A MONTH for the privilege of using their "Not By AI" png file.

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https://notbyai.fyi/#not-by-ai-mission

AI Uncovers 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Civilizations Hidden Beneath The World’s Largest Deserts
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https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/01/ai-uncovers-5000-year-old-ancient-civilizations-hidden-beneath-the-worlds-largest-deserts/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/13/6/179 <-- shared paper
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[older paper, but still fascinating…]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #desert #archaeology #MiddleEast #ancienthistory #AI #RubAlKhali #EmptyQuarter #SyntheticApertureRadar #SAR #remotesensing #machinelearning #artificalintelligence #deeplearning #settlements #pathways #humanmade #spatialanalysis #PALSAR2 #Worldview3 #SaruqAlHadid #Dubai #UEA #UnitedArabEmirates

Haven't been on linkedin in a while and thought I'd pop in to shitpost. Saw lots of "ai" vfx tool posts and I am very impressed by the improvements over such a short time.

I was particularly impressed where a flipbook (series of unrendered, greyscale images) fed into an "ai" converted it into fully rendered output.

It wasn't good enough for actual commercial use, but how fast it's developed is very concerning.

Vfx is a very tough industry for artists - mostly contract based, so difficult to plan far ahead. And because it survives on tax subsidies, if the tax subsidies dry up...

I don't know where I'm going with this. Just sad to see this "ai" bs encroaching on the the livelihood of artists.

One of my mentors got sucked into this "ai" bullshit and is pushing out generated stuff. I don't have the guts to say anything.

I lucked out to have gotten in early (2007). I made my career change* 2 years ago, maybe it's improved since? Linkedin for sure is not representative of what goes down on the ground.

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* Career change was planned, just executed much earlier than anticipated. I LOVE working in vfx. As a houdini fx td (I did fair bit of lookdev and one-offs outside of shot running) - many effects have their own challenges that keeps me engaged.

If there were any issues I have in VFX its probably the same with every job out there - loud, confident people who don't actually know how to do their job getting promoted.

And then having to take orders from people who don't know shit a first year student should know. (For those who know houdini: My lead didn't know how to setup collisions in dops. Are you kidding me.)

My #digitalpainting "The Magic Forest" shows #fantastic #creatures in a mysterious forest of an undetermined future on Earth. #People are not visible in my painting, and I am not at all inclined to be pessimistic, but I do criticize the current #globaltrend towards #nationalism and the rejection of measures against #humanmade #globalwarming. We need to think more about those who are not yet born today but will be at the zenith of their lives in 2050.

© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

It’s never as easy as 1, 2, 3 but having a certain amount of discipline in my process helps a lot and enables me to focus on the story that needs supporting.a

Here's my new profile photo. It's not much but it is an honest work.