New Song!  Happy To Have The Backlog Released *huffs* 

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

Someone stepped on it, too late to warn them tho, unfortunately.

I still really like the guitar/sticker pics taken a few months back 🌱

These Gloomy sticker sheets are also available on shop-Jammo.com! They’ll be up for sale at AnimeNYC as well, plus a couple other sticker packs I haven’t photographed yet 🤖🥁

(Of course the other ones are not by be and I do not take credit for them at all. They are just on my guitar. If I photographed my other guitar and used it for advertisement, it would be very… illegal because of how much that’s on it lol)

#drawing#art#illustration#manga#ink#comics#guitar#ギター#スタンプ#stickers#stickersheet https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDAl82gRV0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4fsvxg25rr6i

...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.

For anyone who hasn’t read it yet, I released a pencilled 25 page chapter of my graphic novel I’ve been drafting for a couple years now. (Reads left to right like American comics). Chapters 1 (25 pages) and chapter 2 (19 pages) is uploaded to my Pixiv (link in my bio). It’s moving slowly as I’m working on multiple creative endeavors and battling my health issues, but it’s still very legible and imo as pretty as finalized art in this rough pencilled format. I’m really thankful to all of you who read my my work and are supporting me through my body trying to make me give up 😌 https://www.instagram.com/p/BwHtBF_AFQg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1buseo5swrm2m

only shallow

#drawing #illustration #abstract #sci-fi #coloredpencil #clipstudiopaint https://www.instagram.com/p/BskUoTPgulQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bjnol8ugdbwy

New photo from today ✨Etsy isn’t letting me upload anything rn (?) but I guess they’ll be available soon #drawing #drawings #brush #artist #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #artwork #instaart #artstagram #ink #painting #manga #mangaart #comics #anime #fashion #apparel #scenery #漫画 #コミック #ドローイング #ファション #かわいい #かわいいファッション #イラスト#スケッチ #アニメ #アパレル #景色

Sushiboy

For just $40.00 - Printed via dye sublimation on what is apparently polyester, but it's so soft and breathable even in this Miami humidity。 - Designed by Luke S…

For just $40.00 - Printed via dye sublimation on what is apparently polyester, but it’s so soft and breathable even in this Miami humidity。 - Designed by Luke Stuart。 - Photography by Alex Lopez and Luke Stuart 。 Please machine wash on cold and keep him away from dryers to maintain print vibrancy。

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