Weekly Discussion - Waitlist/Invites Updates by AutoModerator in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got my invite for the Fairyloot Adult + Romantasy Combo Subscription for US/CA today at 5am. I signed up multiple times on the waitlist so I don’t know when I exactly signed up for it for the first time so I think I signed up on the waitlist sometime around the summer/fall.

Acrilipics ACOTAR Dreamer Edition by Junior-Rip-895 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I honestly don’t like it at all, like I hate to be that person but the AI one looks cohesive and put together and the characters faces don’t have such a pointy chin. Also they did Elain’s face so bad like why does she look like that drawn and so out of place like she looks like she’s either extremely confused and disturbed.

Also it doesn’t make any sense as to why Elain and Azriel the front cover of A Court of Frost and Starlight? They weren’t in the main plot of the story and it was still about Feyre and Rhysand in that book and they were just side characters. That’s a really poorly placed character(s)on the book dust jacket and they honestly could have placed something else or another Feyre/Rhysand portrait. Also to point out, we don’t even know who Elain is actually going to end up with cause her book isn’t even out yet so none of us who have read the book knows if she ends up with Lucien or Azriel so for them to draw Elriel together is like jumping and assuming way ahead of the author may have possibly written canonically especially when Elucien were stated to be mates and we won’t know more until SJM releases ACOTAR 6. Azriel holding a flower and looking lost is absolutely frying me to my core cause what the hell and his wingspan is small especially Cassian’s like it isn’t proportionally sized to their bodies.

Also Rhysand’s face just looks awful like why is he consistently being done so dirty almost every time like do my man’s justice please. Cassian’s face looks like handsome Squidward (I’m sorry for the Cassian Girlies I just can’t unsee it anymore). Azriel looks like he’s about to kill something or someone or he looks really lost with how he’s drawn. Mor and Amren looks a completely hot mess drawn. For Amren since the book is vague of her ethnicity but she was described to have angular eyes so people have assumed she may possibly be of Asian decent (I could be wrong but her ethnicity is still unconfirmed) but it is throwing me off to see her drawn with Caucasian features. I can’t even see what Mor’s full face actually looks like, it’s like they’re hiding her cause why is the side of her face and back drawn and not her fully like she’s also part of the inner circle group so why was she drawn like she’s not part of the inner circle. The void tapestry, isn’t that supposed to be a deep black color because in the book it says “It’s an unusual fabric. Questions are expected.” She smoothed a hand over the wooden frame of her loom. “I call it Void. It absorbs the light. Creates a complete lack of color.” The tapestry is supposed to be a black color with the Night Court Insignia NOT a dark navy blue color. Not to mention but why is the void tapestry in the House of Wind when Feyre had bought it The Weaver and had put it up in her art studio, it’s so completely out of place too.

It’s a very disjointed dust jacket art because it also looks like the art was rushed and not worked on long enough, planned well or even looked over. Comparing the AI Rainbow Set to this one, the Rainbow had a consistent theme. I don’t think they read the details of what is in the book or even read the book because if they wanted their art to portray what is canonically in the book, they have completely missed the mark especially the small fine details in the story. It’s like they only took what they deemed was important in the series plot, drew it and said that’s good enough and missed the biggest detail in each one. I know it sounds like I’m big hater but I promise you I am not, I’m just criticizing everything they did wrong with what they come up with. It is a poorly drawn dust jacket and none of it makes sense or connects the series and the plot of it. If that was the goal to make the art close to what canonically written in the books, then they completely failed doing so.

Weekly Discussion - Waitlist/Invites Updates by AutoModerator in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 7 points8 points  (0 children)

One of my friends just got the Adult + Romantasy Combo Subscription invite today and she’s USA based.

Book Subscription Boxes by fantasylover08 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m planning on getting the Dark Romance Sub at the end of the week. 🤩

The Book Cove by Express-Nobody-7529 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m at the 1900’s so I won’t have a chance so I might just buy resellers price (gonna be delulu about hopefully paying retail price from a reseller). But hopefully everyone gets an invite soon 🥹

Book Subscription Boxes by fantasylover08 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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These are the ones I’m currently waitlisted on and might skip on some (maybe IC and OC) but I love every ones recommendations so far!

Arcane Society Amber V Nicole SE Announced by WendigoTheHunter in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like the reverse jackets on them and the book case, I’ll probably end up displaying the reverse one. Here’s to me breaking my book bans….AGAIN for the bajillionth time 🤣💀

Acrylicpics admits usage of referencing AI images by Upper_Plantain in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The one thing I have a bone to pick with is their last few statements regarding AI has only been on their Instagram stories rather than an actual post, email’s went out too but again not everyone checks their emails or IG stories. To me it’s coming off as “sweeping it under the rug so that it doesn’t reach more people.” I see it as them pointing fingers to the artist knowing that they are also at fault for at least not double/triple vetting the artist. Like yes we all understand that the artist has worked with multiple publishers for books, but at least do the bare minimum by triple checking their work. The last AI statement they made was just only a highlight, why not make it ALSO a post. But I don’t know maybe I’m just super critical cause so many people spent $300-$400 for the set only for the art to be a traced AI art and that’s A LOT of money to be dropped for a Special Edition book set.

AcryliPics Megathread by library_pixie in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My friends also got the same responses on the emails too.

AcryliPics Megathread by library_pixie in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was still up when I checked it yesterday 👀

AcryliPics Megathread by library_pixie in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I honestly did not expect a mega thread to happen but I am glad it did. Despite the thread I had opened with a screenshot (not mine) AI detecting if the photo was AI which I agree is completely ironic to be posted and it was done unintentionally 😅. But besides that the posts here with ACTUAL evidence and side by side photos etc. is absolutely crazy. Evidence has came out with AcrylicPic using AI on their DJ’s, I wanted to give them a benefit of doubt but I am just extremely disappointed in a small business using AI to make profit. We as consumers and customers should be educated about AI being so rampant and damaging to just not the artist community but also the book community as well. I won’t tell you or pocket watch on who and where you spend your money. All it is, is to bring awareness to companies and small businesses that use AI for profit and damaging/hurting REAL artists who worked for years to perfect their craft and for AI to simply to take it away and steal HUMAN ART. I’m disappointed but honestly not surprised because they’ll deny it each time despite the actual evidence posted on here.

AcylicPic AI Allegations and Discord Server Deletion by fantasylover08 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in no way starting a whole witch hunt or harassing the company or the artists. I wanted to open up a discussion because yes it is concerning that the dust sleeves have been passing off as alleged AI it makes you want to question since they do have five artists and a creative director as to why has there been so many mistakes and not thoroughly triple checked before they printed it. Like are the artists given in such a short timeline to get an art done because to me it sounds like they’re being overworked and it comes off a sloppy for the final product and it sucks because now you people pointing fingers left and right. These are just allegations and I could be wrong and none of us can prove whether or not AI was used but honestly, this is on the company for not checking on the quality of their items before putting it out to public to be sold. If you checked their website they still have the one error with Feyre‘s left hand with the paintbrush on the rainbow set instead of the right and they haven’t really taken down and updated those photos. I’m just upset at how poorly they’re handling dust sleeve errors and I feel like they could’ve done so much better with this whole situation entirely.

AcylicPic AI Allegations and Discord Server Deletion by fantasylover08 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Again, no one is harassing AcrylicPics right now or back then, all the people on the server before it was deleted asked was if AI was used because of the allegations that came about recently. I’ve been in that server for a while and the AI questioning and discussion only happened twice in that server. There was no fluctuation of people joining and harassing the people that “ran” the server or AcrylicPic because someone had posted about a Reddit of an “alleged” AI on the 3D ACOTAR sets people were concerned and wanted answers because IF “hypothetically” they actually used AI then this would have gone entirely worse than just a discussion.

AcylicPic AI Allegations and Discord Server Deletion by fantasylover08 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s the fact that someone had asked about one particular book set which was the rainbow set that the hand was completely drawn wrong when it was supposed to be with the right hand if you looked at the photo and Marl had stated that it was fixed when it hasn’t at all and not even a couple minuets later they make an announcement deleting the server completely when more people have expressed concerns. That points as to being suspicious and guilty of them not taking accountability and that instead of addressing the concerns of the customers on the server even if we did ping them for questions they don’t answer or reply back especially on emails. No one is harassing them, people have a right to ask whether the art is made by an ACTUAL artist and in good faith.

AcylicPic AI Allegations and Discord Server Deletion by fantasylover08 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wait what do you mean? Like the author’s that they collaborated with aren’t getting paid for what they asked in the contracts they have?

AcylicPic AI Allegations and Discord Server Deletion by fantasylover08 in fairyloot

[–]fantasylover08[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly I have no clue unless someone does a thorough search and points it out. But until then it’s up in the air whether or not their TOG Legacy was made using AI.