On Transformers One... It looks decent, definitely a "kids" film, but thats not a bad thing. Despite what some adult fans say, the Transformers franchise lives and dies on it's "kid" engagement! It's only survived for 40 years by attracting new generations of fans. Visually it looks beautifully animated, they clearly did a lot of worldbuilding work with it. I will say I don't like how Orion Pax's face is animated... it's like Earthspark OP's "sexy squidward" face again, it just looks really uncanny valley / off to me, the "Thor" voice not really matching the character design probably doesn't help there... it does not sound like that voice should be coming out of that body. The other's look and sound fine though, for the most part, even if some of the art style/design choices aren't quite to my tastes. It also clearly a new continuity, I can see elements of the aligned universe's quintesson backstory, but they seem to be doing their own thing with it, which is a good thing
Hey so, I’m probably older than you think. In high school, I remember my friend bragging to me about an invite code he got for this new website, ‘DeviantArt.’ It was this cool new place users could post their art to, make friends, get inspired, so on. Once upon a time, that was a novelty. DA has never been my ‘main’ hub online, but it’s always had a special place in my heart. I’ve been active on this account since 2007. It really sucks they leaned so hard into the antithesis of art and the community that it once fostered. I appreciate all of you who read my comic here. I really, really do— you guys often have some of the best comments and reactions to things. I love it, so thank you. Bare with me, though, because I think this is important. AI poisons the digital world just as it takes a massive environmental toll on the real world. This site is a great example. I used to find neat art with a point of view, with intention. Now, I am only ever shown regurgitated garbage without
As an addendum to my last status the youtuber wyerframeZ (video linked below) did some digging into the "success" if the AI artist recently promoted by DA staff. The video makes some claims I dont agree with/isn't really supported by the evidence. But it does show there's definitely some questionable elements to the AI posters fanbase. Including low engagement, being followed by a large number of what looks like bot accounts and most of their collectables/nfts being bought by just a few whales. The AI """artist""" could well just have a very loyal but relatively quiet fanbase, I don't know. (I honestly don't understand why even people who liked AI generated images would ever buy them when they can just use the AI generators themselves usually for free, its not like whatever they like about the art actually comes from the person who posted the AI images! They're not even buying the rights to use said images, as AI generated stuff literally cannot be copyrighted as they're not made by a
I am really having a hard time coming up with anything to say about this that won't get me banned. I still rely on platforms like DA to make money, what little of it is still going to actual artists. This isn't just a slap in the face, this is metaphorically being kicked down and spat on after taking your wallet and shoes. They brag about enabling people who sit around and enter little keywords over and over again, using the work of thousands and thousands of people who actually worked hard to create something real. Devianart and every single person who makes money off ai imagery owes royalties. I would go as far as saying companies who use data sets with stolen artwork owe damages as well. Our careers are being negatively effected while shit-heel thieves pocket easy money off our hard work. I literally can't afford to leave DA, I still get commissions through here (despite the drastically lowered traffic from my community in the last few years). If any staff responsible for making
TL/DR No Transformers Earthspark isn't cancelled. Not unless Hasbro/Nickelodeon actually say it is. A lot of claims have been going round about the most recent tf show being cancelled because apparently it flopped. But the investor report people are using to "prove" that statement does NOT say that. I've read the f*cking thing (there's an hour of my life I'll never get back!) and it literally doesn't mention Earthspark or any other Transformers sub line at all! All it says is Transformers as a whole did well for them in a year that was pretty shit for Hasbro as a whole which is actually good news! All the claims Earthspark is cancelled link back to a couple of fan YouTube channels who do not provide any sources or evidence. I don't want to accuse other creators of making stuff up, but it definitely seems like they didn't make it clear what was actually said in the report and what was their own speculation when reporting on it. It may be the case, the show and other sub-lines may
Species Announcement: Mantelbeasts, Rascalbeasts by Spockirkcoy, journal
Species Announcement: Mantelbeasts, Rascalbeasts
Hello all. Unfortunately due to many factors like health, business, lack of free time, and just general Life Things, I've made the decision to discontinue operation of my species, and curation of the masterlist. This also means that I am officially retiring my TwoRealms species (Mantelbeasts, Rascalbeasts, and Hoodbeasts). It is probably no surprise to everyone that I have fallen off completely with the creation of my TwoRealms species, engagement with the community, and Lore/worldbuilding. Despite my continuing love for the species and worlds I've made, I just do not have the time and energy to continue cultivating and managing the species as an active community. For that I am truly sorry. I know a lot of people were upset when I retired Huo Hy-am, and I do not doubt there are people that will be upset and disappointed that I am retiring TwoRealms as well. However, unlike Hy-am, I am not disallowing the continued creation of TwoRealms species! I am making them all Open Species,
DA makes feature for animators by ignoring them by KIERAL, journal
DA makes feature for animators by ignoring them
I see that not only were the old gif thumbnails changed, but setting a custom thumbnail isn't even an option anymore (Or if it is, please direct me to it). I can't get over what a horrible move this is on DA's part. They're making everything so professionals-and-business oriented, core's only real use is selling stuff now. And yet, they took away my control over how my gifs'll look, which screws me over since when the commission train's rolling gifs are most of my income. Here's a gallery with a bunch of blank/boring thumbnails nobody's gonna click: https://www.deviantart.com/kieral/gallery/72765150/complete-ych As I previously complained, I wrote a very nice gif thumbnail maker the day they rolled this nonsense out. I could literally fix it for them, and so can like, the average programmer. What I'm saying is I think they were knowingly stupid and now I gotta deal with it.
DTA: The Pinnacle of Emotion RESULTS by GrimsbyGroveArchives, journal
DTA: The Pinnacle of Emotion RESULTS
Hello Grimsby Grove! On June 9th, we launched a Draw-To-Adopt contest to determine the fates of [MORE PASSIONATE THAN HOPE] and [FAR DEEPER THAN DESPAIR] - today, we find out the next steps in their journey! We had an OVERWHELMING turnout for entries, with 80 total illustrations of our two star-crossed Warlocks. Because of that, we’ve got a veritable MOUNTAIN of prizes! EVERYONE who entered will receive 20 pinecones in the bank, and we’ve also unlocked some raffles from our stretch goals! FIRST, our raffle winners! We had a big list of raffles going on, both for winners and those that didn’t receive other recognition! These have been added to your Bank at the time of this post! Raffle for 10 OOAK TOKENS for members who did not place or were not Honorable Mentions: @Beepbeepmeow12345 @B0NEFACT0RY @Clemmone @CloudyNightmare @ForkDork @AequoreaVic @WabbitEars @touspot @realityIllusionist @CryptidGhost Raffle for 2 MYSTERIOUS CUSTOM KIT TICKETS for members who did not
Site Migration + Import Updates UPDATED by PrimevalAge, journal
Site Migration + Import Updates UPDATED
2/19/2023 - Please follow this guide to transfer your genos and imports onto the website! All Import and Geno transfers must be done through our Lorekeeper website! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! As of 2/19/2023, any import or geno submitted under this journal will NOT be processed; you must submit them through the website! Character Transfers It's time! We are beginning the migration to the website with import transfers. Existing imports can be submitted to be added to your account on the website, and we will soon begin uploading them there! Read more here Geno transfer requests will occur later this month once we have cleared out some of the import submissions. For basic transfers, you can post all of your imports together to be processed and uploaded to the site. For any transfers with base or design alterations, see below. To be eligible for a basic transfer, you must include the following in your submission: - A link to the import in the archive - Your username on the
We have a little bit time left before Eclipse officially launches and old DeviantArt says "bai bai." If you haven't gotten yourself accustomed to Eclipse and its features, here I am doing my very best to illuminate the mysterious secrets of it all for PC BROWSER (I use Windows and Chrome) version to my best neutral/objective(not100%guarantee) way. Pictures included! First of all, you want to find your messages, here's the short guide: WATCH: includes all FROM the people you watch. Envelope icon: notes (the private messages) Bell icon: includes every interaction people does with your submissions and comments + Bell icon also has 'mouse hover over' feature of "live feed" + I noticed no difference with how the pop up menu behaves live feed on or off Red mouse path: the mouse hover over menu will disappear Blue mouse path: the mouse hover over menu stays visible LIVE FEED won't update automatically, you have to click the "NEW" button. (while writing this journal, my first time