In the Sonic series, like so many others, the male animal characters don't wear clothes, but the females are always dressed to the nines. Which is, in my opinion, a dumb and quite frankly unfair double standard.
Fortunately, fan artists sometimes rebel.
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So this guy apparently sold an invisible sculpture for 18,000 Euros and it's created quite a stir.
I'm glad people mentioned money laundering. I didn't think anyone would. That's exactly what is going on, here. The entire fine art world runs like this. Billionaires picking out faux artists who they can create cheap pieces that look unique in order to talk/hype them up, to being worth millions, so the billionaires can buy them, only to sell them again later at an even higher price. They've basically created a crypto currency that they can control the worth of, to get rich off of embezzlement, property value, and and tax evasion. And yet...
...by coming up with this idea, by creating a video, staging a viewing area, writing instructions on how to care for it. etc. This guy is STILL infinitely more creative than any AI generative technology will ever be. He got out there and he came up with a concept, he executed it, marketed it, defended it, and even pushed people to use their imaginations and to get out there and make something themselves, instead of relying on someone else. That's literally the anti-AI art. The guy basically created the "4 Minutes, 33 Seconds" of sculpture. It's performance art telling the story of the Emperor's new clothes. If I didn't believe it to be money laundering, I could potentially see this as a commentary on art, creativity, AI, and maybe even the fine art world itself.
I honestly don't know whether to be disgusted or impressed.
I'm also cracking up at the guy who is suing him for copyright infringement. I wasn't ready for that.
So here is my invisible comic strip.
I hope you get a laugh out of it.
More studying of Disney Characters till my style improves.
Moving on to the next character: Aladdin
This one didn't take me as long to get down, though, at the same time, the exact proportions seem to taunt me, always close but ever so out of my grasp. I can't decide if I was swinging with three bats, with Ariel, or if Aladdin is more of an "Easy to learn, hard to master" kind of character.
Maybe a little bit of both.
Case in point...
I've always loved 2D Disney animation and the cartooning styles of those old masters. So why haven't I studied them more?
I've discovered I tend to do my best work, when recreating the look of an older well known idea or style, examples being my Inkblot work or the Retro 1960s illustrations. But classic Disney house style is one that has eluded me for decades.
So, again, I say: why haven't I studied them more???
They were masters of their craft. experts in human anatomy, structure, pose, expression, lighting, and movement. So, if I want to get better at drawing in general, I should be doing more than just taking inspiration from them, I should be studying their craft. Seeing what they saw, figuring out what made them tick.
So, I've started copying various Disney characters in attempt to start picking up on some of the techniques and understandings of the human face. I figure if I force my had to do something it may have never done before, I'll start to see things in ways I may never have noticed. I'll start to get a feel for making certain kinds of pencil strokes.
I've started with Ariel. Because I'm an idiot and I chose my absolute favorite looking Disney character to start out with. A character I've noted endless times, is so hard to find good fanart of, because no one can do her justice. Well, this will be easy, then, right? *Facepalm*
I did a drawing almost every day, and after 9 of them, I decided to try my had at making something up from scratch with no reference. There were some bumps and bruises along the way, but I think I've certainly improved in only two weeks. I believe this is going to work.
