Okay, Here Are The First Four Pages Of The Comic I’m (VERY Slowly) Working On…. Manga Takes A Lot

Marc Garlasco, former Pentagon analyst and UN war crimes investigator, current military advisor

"We conducted 50 airstrikes on #Saddam and the 'deck of cards' and never killed a single one of them."

I’m on page 5! 🙆🏻‍♀️ Swipe for some process!

CAD model by Mugenjohncel on 3Dwarehouse.sketchup.com 🌱

#manga#mangaka#comics#漫画#漫画家#コミック#artprogress#art#ink#screentone#storyboard#sketch https://www.instagram.com/p/BrOv6XKAcQO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ego866v9c52o

Please read the new manga pages I just finished! On Twitter; @_Jammo_

この4つの新しい漫画ページの内にTwitterで読んでください🌱 @_jammo_ です

#manga #mangaka #漫画家 #漫画 #comic #コミック #らくがき https://www.instagram.com/p/BrlFWuWgHaH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p5tmbjnah7oi

...With Gettyimages and Adobe; two of the most scummy companies in their fields; bringing out their own paywalled AI trained on "ethical data," (IE, officially licensed from the mountains they own) I hope we can use this opportunity to step back and stop talking about the AI art debate in terms of copyright and "theft" and more in terms of corporate exploitation and labor rights.

Because, like, the results will be the same with regards to jobs if megacorps end up using Adobe's or Getty's model in the way they'd use; say; Stablediffusion and Midjourney; without a labor pushback they'd still use it to kill jobs.

And even with the "compensation system" they talk about, which they'll conveniently use as an excuse to keep it paywalled and closed-source, I bet you my bottom dollar they're talking about a Spotify-type model. Which, if you're familiar with the music industry, you do not want a Spotify-type model.

The difference is, if Stablediffusion gets sued out of existence, you won't be able to access the tool without a paywall. And both Adobe and Getty Images have very high paywalls.

Whereas Stablediffusion, by contrast, is very much open-source and free. A lot of people run it independently online for anyone to use and if you have a PC that can run it, you can use it offline; no strings attached. Which means you can do it and tweak it as you wish, doubly so if you already have art skills.

And it's awfully suspicious in this state that Getty is in a lawsuit to try and kill SD over the "stealing" claims in a way that would leave their product as a paywalled monopoly at their whims with no Open Source alternatives.

Like... at the very least don't get played by their talk of "ethics," because even if they're licensed, in my eyes they're far less ethical than SD I'd assert, due to creating a precedent for putting this technology behind a corporate walled garden in a way that keeps other creators from using it while still killing traditional artist jobs dead if we don't push back as a collective labor force.

After school freak out https://www.instagram.com/p/BqoecpTAJ58/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i0beit825d74

New skate drip I made for @_jammo_ 😤

Not a lot of u know but I used to skate heavy a few years ago so I still have an intense love for this culture even tho I haven’t been on a board as of late https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvf9QkAgO5i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gpnsmz2prqyj

I will say, while the way it's been talked about in other posts is a bit... judge-y, I do think anybody that offers commissions should give out clear guidelines for whether or not you're allowed to use their work in AI img-2-img stuff, even if it's just "ask me, it's on a case-to-case basis," along with standards for how they're allowed to use it if they do.

Because, whether you hate or are okay with the tech, it's vital to at least have that info out there, so people know what they're getting into and they don't get caught unawares.

As an aside, this also goes for Creative Commons projects, given how I got into… a kerfuffle over one, which was resolved amicably but having a policy about this (Which they're trying to do now) would be wise for other organizations trying to avoid kerfuffles with this tech!

And like, thinking about the other post talking about this, it's not the wisest idea to handle this by demanding they pay extra if you find out they are without permission because "Well now you have to pay as if you asked for perpetual rights," because like, unless you're a professional, most of y'all can't afford a lawyer, and enforcing that kind of shit takes lawyers.

Just say they're a shitty commissioner, refuse to do any more commissions for them, warn everyone else about them, maybe put them on a public "Don't sell your labor to this shithead" list, and be done with it.

Hi there,

Just want to update everyone who ordered within the time frame of 10/30 - 11/26!

I’ve received one of my boxes of inventory but am still awaiting the second. Once both are here, I’ll begin directly fulfilling all orders of the products in stock; “COOL CAT,” “Super Soft, Super Strong” ringer shirts and sweaters alike, “Sushiboy,” and “Doctor! Doctor!”.

“In Gloom” and “Pink Triangle” both sold out at AnimeNYC due to unexpected reception of both, so there is no residual inventory.

“In Gloom” is made with screen printing and I already have the blank garments here in stock in the room, so I’ve just got to bring those over the the printer. I’ve already started sourcing the bulk fabric for the second batch of “Pink Triangle” hoodies so once my printer receives that, we’ll begin the production!

My only worry is that these may arrive to some shortly after Xmas, because I don’t see these getting completed and shipped on my end within the next two weeks. Initially, my friends Alex and Jonathan were working on this operations-wise, while Alex and I were mutually involved in the creative process with his project 3-Legged Threads. Though, Alex realized he needed to fulfill his own creative desires and chose to depart shortly before NYC (we’re still good friends). While in NYC, some really sort of stressful and troubling instances occurred on both ends, henceforth Jonathan is no longer working on this project with me. Jonathan is credited on the “Pink Triangle” design due to his input during its creation, while Alex came up with the initial sketch we used in “COOL CAT,” along with photographing much of the clothing. I apologize if all of this takes some time, but please remember that printing on its own is a major part of this art form. I’ve learned that there’s more to the art I make than drawing itself, and that’s come only with realizing each time I drop a new wave of apparel that the more time and love I put into this, the better it gets :’ ) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq2hZyzgzNk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n5wr854fy048