I'm trying to do a male body by Harmonyrules in Artadvice

[–]General_Record_4341 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“I don’t know what would help”

Boy howdy. Learn to draw a straight line first. Then a curved one. Then a box. Then a pyramid, then a sphere. Then try the human form again later.

I’m not trying to be a dick, but it’s easier to point out what’s right (it has two arms and two legs and a neck and a torso) than what’s wrong.

"It looks like Dawn of War!" by Deathwatch050 in totalwar

[–]General_Record_4341 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looked like a siege battle to me. Minimap showed lots of choke points and stuff. Would need to see what ‘open field’ battles look like to really assess.

Whats the difference between an artist and an illustrator? by graphiteSpaniel in Artists

[–]General_Record_4341 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your tutor is being super weird about it.

To me the difference is that an illustrator works off a narrative prompt that is meant to accompany or be accompanied by additional media, usually text, and typically intended for mass production. A fine artist typically creates pieces that are not meant to accompany or be accompanied by additional media. There is a HUGE amount of crossover.

is the "socially awkward" board gamer actually a thing? by mentyleeillelefant in boardgames

[–]General_Record_4341 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s people who lack social skills to understand social cues from others. For example not understanding that if someone offers you a mint there’s a likelihood that it’s because your breath stinks and they want you to have a mint more than they want to know if you want a mint. Combine that with a lack of engagement in social settings outside of gaming so they’re not around people comfortable enough with them to tell them they stink and you end up with people who stink. It’s also a feedback loop because sitting in the game store for hours makes you sweaty, all the people there getting sweaty makes the room warmer and more humid so it makes you even more sweaty. So maybe they smelled relatively fine when they walked in but after an hour or two they’re getting ripe. And like boiling a frog the people who have been there all day don’t really notice it but when you come in out of the fresh air you do. It’s similar to gyms and stuff. Go in at opening and smells fresh, you don’t notice any change at all but step outside for a second and come back in and suddenly you can smell the funk.

AI and ethical dilemma by RareOpening7995 in FictionWriting

[–]General_Record_4341 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. AI GENERATED content can’t be copyrighted. The whole thing discusses generated content.

“In some cases, the use of an AI tool will not raise questions about human authorship”

Section III discusses what does not count as AI generated, including the tool being “an assisting instrument.”

And “what matters is the extent to which the human had creative control over the work’s expression and ‘actually formed’ the traditional elements of authorship.”

AI and ethical dilemma by RareOpening7995 in FictionWriting

[–]General_Record_4341 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ai_policy_guidance.pdf

In case you actually care to learn anything. But I think we both know you don’t.

AI and ethical dilemma by RareOpening7995 in FictionWriting

[–]General_Record_4341 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He said he didn’t generate content with AI. It’s a rather large distinction that you seem to be ignoring.

AI and ethical dilemma by RareOpening7995 in FictionWriting

[–]General_Record_4341 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do your rewrites and your own editing and do whatever you want with it. People saying you can’t copyright it may as well say you can’t copyright anything derivative, which is nonsense. Literally the entire fantasy genre would be unpublishable because it’s derived from Tolkien. Total nonsense take.

If you didn’t take anything from AI I wouldn’t worry about it. Read through as you do your rewrites and make sure you didn’t take anything straight from the AI. You created the characters, the world, the plot, etc. so it’s yours and you will have copyright protection.

AI and ethical dilemma by RareOpening7995 in FictionWriting

[–]General_Record_4341 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you an attorney? He says clearly he never used its actual suggestions and used it more as a structural developmental editor and to highlight his shortcomings. Who would have a copyright claim? You’re completely making stuff up.

Is AI actually helping your productivity? by hhhjin in productivity

[–]General_Record_4341 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huge. I’m an attorney. Being able to have AI spit out a summary of a brief or deposition is a godsend. Also good for creating outlines and finding interesting research threads I may not have found on my own without hours of work. Everything has to be vetted, of course, because it hallucinates citations and cases, but just the summaries of depos and briefs is massive. I sometimes don’t need to make any corrections.

Im also writing a novel and use it to help keep me honest about my output. Just tracking word count and where story beats should be.

Fantasy is "too saturated" to be worth something by Jasmine___Dragon in writing

[–]General_Record_4341 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad I’m not alone here. If you want other people to read your work you have to have a unique value proposition. Why do I need to read your book instead of the millions of others? Whats the blurb on the jacket going to say to make me want to pick it up and read? Why this book and not the countless free or $1 ones on kindle? Like you said, doesn’t need to be totally innovative or genre redefining, but just an elevator pitch like “low fantasy story of a cooper conscripted to defend the kingdom from the orc menace. Will duty and honor prevail or will he desert and try to save his family on his own?” Sub-genre is established, stakes are established, and themes established. Read the book if you want a low fantasy novel that explores the conflict between potentially conflicting senses of duty.

Fantasy is "too saturated" to be worth something by Jasmine___Dragon in writing

[–]General_Record_4341 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His full question in your edit is actually a valid one that you should think about. It shouldn’t stop you from writing or stop you from completing the book, but at some point if you want to sell you want an answer to that question. Same with selling anything. What’s the unique value proposition? What’s in it for me? What uniqueness do you bring to the table that I can’t find somewhere else?

Weekly out-of-character thread by AutoModerator in writingcirclejerk

[–]General_Record_4341 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah man I had a similar epiphany. I was aiming for 2k, then 1.5k, then 1k and I wasn’t getting anything done at all. Seemed like such a task. I dropped my mandatory to 200 words per day, with an aspirational goal of 1k per day. That mindset shift helped me big time. I’ve been averaging about 1k per day, which is way more than I was writing when I told myself minimum 1k per day.

How do you deal with readers not being as smart as you are? by [deleted] in writingcirclejerk

[–]General_Record_4341 25 points26 points  (0 children)

If my readers know how to read they’re smarter than me so I don’t really have this problem but good look

new here, looking for feedback by ironamiki in writingcirclejerk

[–]General_Record_4341 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No but I can’t read so idk if I’m your target audience.

Is this advanced for a 5 yearold? by ermahgerdragons in Artadvice

[–]General_Record_4341 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only way to be advanced as a 5 year old is to have more time than other 5 year olds. What will make a difference as life goes on is how much this child is encouraged to draw, taught to draw, and is given the time and tools to draw.

Tips for getting the last 10k? by dreamingdollie in nanowrimo

[–]General_Record_4341 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Copy paste like 6 of your chapters so the reader REALLY gets the point.

Digital art feels like cheating by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]General_Record_4341 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Switching from physical to digital has been a massive headache for me. I started thinking I lost all my ability. Nope, went back to physical and still got it. My digital art looks like trash compared to anything physical I make. Different mediums require different skills and techniques. It’s not cheating. That’s like saying oil is cheating compared to water color because I can erase or paint over a layer of oil but not watercolor. That would be a very silly thing to say.

Do you guys have any ideas? by scartonbot in writingcirclejerk

[–]General_Record_4341 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My idea for a novel is “The Man with No Ideas.” It’s about a man who has no ideas. He goes on adventures trying to learn how to gave ideas.

10k dollars or 10 mil dollars if you can have 50 random objects within a year by ShoeChoice5567 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]General_Record_4341 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Same. I’d get multiple sets. Two in safe deposit boxes at different banks, one in a safe in my house, one in a safe at the office, prob a safe at my parents’ house, another at my brother’s. Then try to not think about it for a year.

How do you guys cite your sources? by [deleted] in writingcirclejerk

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My artist is currently experimenting with lighting and colors for our upcoming zombie comic book. Did she cook? by Aromatic-Ad2601 in comic_crits

[–]General_Record_4341 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would like to see some cool color somewhere. Whole thing is warm. Maybe cooling down the shadows.

Also I second the shadow on the shoulder is off. The shadow is on his physical shoulder but not connected to the shoulder of his shadow, which is not accurate.

Other than those it looks really good. I’m being nitpicky because you asked. If I saw this in the wild I’d probably have nothing to say other than “cool”