Two pieces of furniture arrived today to replace some 50 year old completely spent furniture (which was responsibly recycled). Now my living room doesn’t look like I’m broke anymore. Well, I am temporarily in the red until I receive income later this month.
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I should keep drawing animals, and slowly my skill should improve.
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I can see that a combination of drawing sloppily and with more intent can have a lasting effect if you do it daily. Having a good order of operations helps too, drawing from big and rough to smaller and more detailed. It’s something an AI can never do, since it doesn’t draw.
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I can see there’s something wrong with this sketch of a cat, and I know why it’s wrong, but not what is wrong. Drawing from reference does not mean copying the thing. Since it’s so below average, I guess it doesn’t matter.
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You say it’s only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea. But it wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me.

Knowing that what I drew is most likely not very similar to the reference is one thing. Telling myself it isn’t any good is just a silly thing. That it’s different from what I expected, sure, but bad? Excepting one’s shortcomings is tough, especially not wanting to except.
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Drawing skill is mostly an observational skill, be it direct or from imagination. I’ve always noticed that I’m slow; it takes time to absorb information, which means I often get it wrong. Still, practice makes better.
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When I spend considerably more time on a drawing, a few things happen. First I see how horribly off my initial sketch was, because it doesn’t all fit together, nor is there any resemblence. Then I see minimal improvement on what I drew before. Maybe this is how it goes, badly?
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Doodling all these ducks made me realize that these resemble ducks more than for example bears or crabs. Drawing duck-like shapes with intent is perhaps the best to aim for ATM. Making them do something interesting may be still too hard.
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I asked myself: “What are AI bros?” This articles defines them as mostly white male Elonites. They’re rampant on Twitter (d’uh!), Reddit and wherever white supremacist frequent.

AI bros are now taunting starving real artists with slurs like ‘drawslaves’ and ‘paint pigs’ - AFRU

I suppose if you had a good night’s sleep (>8 hours) and still need a long nap (>2 hours) during the day, it’s a sign to make today a rest day 🏃