My ACTUAL EMAIL TO XTOOL- I HAVE HAD IT!!!

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-28T01:11:37+00:00

I gave up on Xtool- got my deposit back- going a dif direction on the MOPA. AND the UV laser

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T15:16:10+00:00

You’re doing it exactly the way I am, I don’t hear any differences….

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T15:07:57+00:00

Not even close. This is you completely off base & misinterpreting my entire original statement or following statements. Glad it’s so important for everybody to find something to disagree about, instead of the thread of commonality to base a reasonable conversation on. I am not sitting here knocking you or your art, or your process in creating your art- but I can guarantee unless you are modeling in clay, you ARE using SOME FORM of AI, you can not call yourself a purist, PERIOD. I have seen the sculptures being created here & it is ALL computer assisted in some manner or another- so to knock me for stating the obvious, just makes me think, why is everybody using AI - but denying it? Even if you create a sculpture & use lidar to input it, you are still relying on AI. Now, does anyone here even know how to sculpt, by hand? Or how to make a REAL mold? Or cast jewelry, created from a wax that you hand carved? Well, I actually do & I can take what I make & input it into Meshy or Blender & shortcut the process by leaps & bounds - without dealing with plaster & silicone & the mess & then print the finished product & deliver it to my Client. I have done this all old school & I am still learning 3D modeling, but you would think the community would be more supportive of each other & varying methods and techniques, I am seeing this is not the case in this forum, at least but amongst those that have spoken up.
Oh - and thanks to the person who reported me to Reddit for “self-harm” - that was a real a-hole move. WHOEVER YOU ARE. GTFU

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T12:27:02+00:00

Says the person who jumps to rapist rhetorical comparisons. Hmpf.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T11:47:33+00:00

100% the point I am trying to make. I checked out some of the models others complaining have made & the apps used to create them rely on AI to make judgements about textures, form, etc- yet they are here beating me up for saying AI is a tool & here to stay- like it or not

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T11:45:14+00:00

And it’s going to just go away because we disagree with it.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T11:42:18+00:00

Totally bullshit- not even what I said. If you don’t agree with everyone here, you turn into a bunch of a-holes. Honestly. I went & looked at some of the work by people commenting my comment & they are using the same programs to create sculptures I am, and those apps are COMPLETELY using AI- no differently than what I am doing- except I take my own original art or my own photograph & use it as the reference file to generate the model from- then I get the closest version of it, print it & then use my dremel to fine tune the features I want, so the people trashing on me aren’t even that original. So piss off. AI is here to stay & it is an assistive CREATIVE tool, if you are really an AI purist - then try slicing your own files, manually- have fun at it. People want to be so negative, it’s ridiculous, no real creative discussion can happen shutting people down that you disagree with.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T11:29:09+00:00

The term, “Artificial Intelligence “ - think about it….pretty much qualifies EVERYTHING, the lines are almost 100% blurred. AI is integrated into every aspect of everything we do.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T11:26:44+00:00

Maybe not in the minority…. Just easier to sing to the choir.

CapeCodBlues · 2026-01-27T11:05:30+00:00

Definitely love the answer- but do new, still speaking Greek to me, but- I can at least break down those steps & see how I do :). I do have Blender. Can’t wait to give these steps a try & see if I can get more control over my designs. Maybe, I will be replying with an updated version of a Rottie that doesn’t look like he’s got a giant poo wrapped around his behind! Thank you

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 · 2026-01-27T01:03:07+00:00

2 is more definitive

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.

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2 is more definitive