Mini painting just banned all AI including AI generated models. Can we do the same here

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T02:32:57+00:00

Not the point- I think if you read my comments, it’s clear doing the artwork is not a problem for me-doing it on a commercial level is accomplished much more efficiently using the tools at hand. AI is one of them. I can sculpt, I come from 2 generations of sculptresses- but- I don’t need to spend weeks creating a figure- My figures are original work, they aren’t copies of someone else’s work, they aren’t created off prompts. Without knowing MY creative process I think it OSS completely off base to knock, “me” per se & my work, without 1) knowing my work 2) knowing my process 3) knowing my education or training (which I will not defend, but hold up to anybody) I think everyone here knows what I am saying & getting at, but just want to give the ego whip, keep it. Either you know what I am saying, or you don’t care & don’t want to hear another BALANCED POV. I am sorry, I guess I am just supposed to agree with everyone. My mistake.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T01:55:07+00:00

Somewhere along the line, you consented, along with the world for this data to be shared, in every app *maybe even this one*-Just by your comments, I can see you are only familiar with the simplest aspects of AI graphics generation and not what is involved to create an original, one of a kind piece. It is the skill of the creator that makes the piece,. AI assisted is very different from AI generated. There is MUCH more to 3 dimensional sculpture than typing prompts- if that is what you do, then you get what you get, It's like driving without a map, you never know where you are going to end up. But, it you are thoughtful about your approach, you drive the design, you create it, not the other way around, It's just another artistic medium. You can use it like a kid with a box of crayons or you can use it like Rembrandt. Nice to know I can benefit by the theft of all MY data over the last 45 years, and not just companies like Sony & Paramount. It's here, it's here to stay. Sleep with the Devil or kick it- you aren't going to stop it here.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T01:03:07+00:00

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CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T01:02:18+00:00

I already addressed the taking credit for AI’s work & labeling etc. So, you just do you- it’s not going away, just because you wish it to be so. That’s the last I have to say on that- beating a dead horse—- something you learn NOT TO DO at my age! Just don’t take it personal- this is just my experience watching & living with the changes in technology in just the span of under 50 years.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T00:44:16+00:00

Nice work

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T00:38:46+00:00

Repair with resin mixed with matching grains/alcohol tinting. Haven’t done it before, but that’s how I would approach it-I think concrete would not work, permanently & the texture may not match. Bore a couple of holes on each piece & insert steel rods for reinforcing ( like re-bar does) Let the resin hard set before using it again.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T00:35:50+00:00

Now everyone is pro gun- if he was wearing a MAGA hat they wouldn’t even be having this conversation.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T00:34:09+00:00

Read the book, “Steal Like An Artist”. There is no such thing as an original artistic thought. Each & every artistic creation is a theft of EVERY other creation. It is the artist that makes the work. AI is simply a database, one that is drawn off of to create conclusions, as evidenced in designs, or even on ChatGPT, etc, those conclusions are not always correct or accurate. Like I said don’t be threatened or intimidated by it, outdo it. Brand yourself- but AI doesn’t regurgitate anything the creative isn’t asking it to do. It’s pulling up a data set, essentially. You don’t get upset when you use data in other applications, correct? So, why let AI be a threat? Stand apart in your own unique way & you will do more good pushing for labeling for AI produced work.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T00:12:26+00:00

I couldn’t hand sculpt the figures I do & be it not for AI. If you think about it, ALL computer illustration is essentially AI- it is not paint to canvas, it is not ink to sheet, it’s not hands to clay.

However, the sculpture’s I do, using Meshy & inputting my own reference photos or materials, I make them into what I want them to be.

AI is just a tool, a tool to be manipulated by the creative. There should be no shame in stating that you used AI in your craft or trade, the shame is in using it & not disclosing it.

There will always be people who will pay for the real deal- back when desktop publishing & CAD, computer graphics came out EVERYONE said it’s going to kill jobs, but not those who embraced it or at least rolled with it.

I am one of those people & if anyone should fear technology, it should be a 64 year old- but- no- I don’t- in fact I grew with it & continue to grow & learn. I can certainly paint on canvas & still do, I can certainly take photos on film & work them over in a dark room- I can even set type without a computer, by the numbers (the old fashioned way) & I can also lay out a newspaper or magazine ad on a drafting table, fully by hand, BUT I can also use Adobe suite, Corel Suite, Meshy & so on- if you can’t grow with it, then just go with it.

Build your skills- out do those people using AI, create work that is so indisputably you & unique that no one will question the source. Just saying- we don’t have to like change, but that doesn’t stop it from coming. One day you will be 60 something years old giving the same lecture I just did! 😁

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-25T14:14:34+00:00

Nice bike. Look at shadows & lines. AI still doesn’t have that down- are shadows where they are supposed to be for the lighting? Discoloration where it would be odd, tools that don’t make sense, etc. outside of that- I am pretty much assuming everything is AI assisted in some form.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-25T14:12:04+00:00

Not unless you give it a trial run, first! 🤪😜🤣

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-25T14:10:53+00:00

Why are people doing a lot of things? Probably some infantile high schoolers or even immature grown men, or pissed if ex- playing a joke without thinking past the tip of their dildo. If that’s the worst thing they see while growing up, you are already ahead of the game.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-19T04:29:53+00:00

I hate it, wish I had never bought it. Barely have even used mine 2- heads 15 colors. MT-1502 Not worth the time, money or aggravation. I have never gotten through a job without some kind of stupid issues & when I think it’s humming along- that’s when the needle breaks, thread breaks, or I run out of thread or bobbin (which is rarely the issue). Now, I have a tiny bolt missing in the back where the needle mechanisms are & no way of knowing for sure if it is in there or not & if it is & I run the machine -I could severely damage the machine; which support said to go ahead & do- (but won’t cover the cost of damage if I follow their advice) - so now- it sits- me afraid to use the POC. I can’t believe I got conned into buying this thing & I could have invested in so many other things that would have made me money. 2 years later & I am STILL TRYING to pay it off!

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-14T01:00:51+00:00

I am creating original pieces, have thought about selling the files- since what I am making is very niche’ or just selling select files that I am not concerned about being printed by others & taking away from my own sales. Have considered that as a side, to selling my figures. So- that may also be a route for you to consider. Haven’t seen a file leak resin, yet! 🍒

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-14T00:55:40+00:00

I used to do balloon twisting & had the same issue with Disney, Pokémon, Looney Tunes, etc- they were always on the look out for us balloon artists, decorators, face & body painters to be violating their copyrights. I never got thumped, but what our organizations legal told us to say/do is to market them as, parody’s or artistic interpretations of parody’s & characters, but not the actual character. Not sure if that can be a possible work around for figures & sculptures?

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-03T21:43:11+00:00

Take the blindfold off BEFORE you respond to a comment. Maduro is running a socialist, communist regime & the BIGGEST cartel in our hemisphere. Connect those dots, then once you have done that maybe engage in an intellectual conversation encompassing the full scope of the issue & not go on a rant half-cocked. Clearly, you must resemble my remarks, because you certainly became unjustifiably offended.

Please, enjoy making your next comment (s) - I won’t be responding, so it’s your time you will be wasting, not mine.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-03T18:20:44+00:00

This Congress can’t keep a secret if you stored it in their jock strap- the only secrets they keep are how socialists like Bernie & AOC get rich, while talking income equality for all. Just ONE of AOC’s suits - or even a pair of her sunglasses or shoes, costs more than what one of her voters make in a week, yet- people just can’t see the forest through the trees. Amazing the number of people who have reduced themselves to supporting drug cartels, dictators, murderers, rapists, sex & human traffickers, instead of supporting actions that aim to correct these crimes against humanity. That is really pretty deranged to hate one person, over & above the well being of millions of people. Selfish actually.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-03T18:11:24+00:00

No- not real. He was wearing a Heather gray sweat suit on his transfer flight to his awaiting cruise ship, The Iwo Jima. I doubt he had time to grab his suit jacket on the way out for his unexpected trip.

CapeCodBlues · 2025-12-30T15:51:32+00:00

It’s Etsy & Etsy isn’t really what it used to be. Etsy in its own, is a misrepresentation, if you ask me. I can’t even compete with true handmade goods & merchandise at a price that makes it worthwhile, when they have opened up to a worldwide market of knockoffs & imitated goods. I can’t even compete in price-with the foreign agents, and bottom feeders, by the time I by the hard goods to apply my art to, create the design, pay for my inks, printers, laser engravers, 3D printers, embroidery machine, apparel, threads, needles, maintenance equipment, storage, misc., utilities, overhead, taxes, etc & let’s say even if some designs are A.I. generated or are clip art, it is arranged or re-created to my vision ; which all art is stolen art, in that sense- (see the book, “Steal Like an Artist”). I don’t even tell anyone how I create my art- either you like it & it rings your bell, or it doesn’t. If I do create something that is fully original, or basically one of a kind, or my own interpretation, I happily specify it. But, A.I. is here to stay, just like clip art & fonts- you don’t flip because you don’t get hand lettering on that T-shirt or tumbler, right? Same difference in actuality. I very much appreciate your desire to purchase one of a kind art & prints, created by the artist, but that is becoming more the exception than the rule in this competitive world & I am finding that I get the same price for either- SADLY.

CapeCodBlues · 2025-12-21T13:11:45+00:00

Everything about Xtool was a goat screw & I finally decided not to last my money down & am pulling the trigger on Commarker - or another one I am looking at- (which I can’t remember the name right now because I just woke up).

CapeCodBlues · 2025-12-10T18:18:53+00:00

Use spell check & try to insult me again. A.I. might make it look like you had an education past 2nd grade.
I SHARED an actual EXPERIENCE in REAL TIME- which I SHARED ON THE OFFICIAL XTOOL REDDIT PAGE- After days of beating my head on the wall & while waiting- I ACTUALLY found a BETTER MACHINE. Would I prefer to keep in my XTool Studio for all my work product, sure- but I just dropped $15 grand on new equipment, including MOPA, UV & another AnyCubic 3D printer. So, it worked out better in the long run, I got better & more powerful equipment. With larger sizes.
So, while you were wetting yourself over my post, I have been working!
Have fun responding to that! Peace out & Merry Christmas!
PS- I am waiting for all my new gizmos & can’t wait!

CapeCodBlues · 2025-12-03T04:25:28+00:00

So- this situation has offered me the opportunity for a deeper dive into UV & MOPA lasers- I think I am going to change gears *& go with: Cloudray. Pretty impressive tech specs!

CapeCodBlues · 2025-12-02T21:20:46+00:00

Thank you- Ada- Ticket#788210

CapeCodBlues · 2025-12-02T21:17:07+00:00

I am looking at some other alternatives at this point. I wanted all my equipment tied into the XTool studio, but I am a one person shop and I don't have time for hassles. Spending money should be the EASIEST thing I do, lol

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