Loish

UPDATE // Hi, July!

Added 2024-06-30 08:29:42 +0000 UTC

Can you believe it's already the last day of June? We're deep into summer already! Here's a little overview of how this month has been for me:

AI ANXIETY

There’s been so much anxiety and frustration in the art community surrounding AI. That’s been going on for years but seems to intensify more and more over time! I’ve also made a statement about my feelings on AI in the past and I’m firmly against the way that our copyrighted work is used without our consent to train these models. But I also often feel at my limit emotionally when reading and hearing about it. It’s just really draining and disheartening. I really hope that the many lawsuits fighting to protect the copyright of creators will bring a positive outcome, and in the meantime I’ve been experimenting with Glaze and joining artist-friendly communities like Cara. I really enjoyed creating this month’s tutorial, which was about how art is a messy process and that this creates its charm and appeal. That’s one way that I try to bring a positive twist to this chaotic time for the art community - to focus on the added value of human-made art and to continue supporting it!

VACATION

I spent the second half of this month on vacation in France! I’m in the Savoie region, near the Vanoise park. I’m still there as I am typing this! Maybe some of you have been following my instagram stories about it - if not, check them out here! I love the mountains and get a lot of inspiration being in nature. Don’t be surprised if you see me posting some mountain studies in the coming weeks 👀

Here are some pictures from my trip - I’ve also been posting some over in the photo-reel section of the discord server from time to time!

That’s it for this month! As always, thanks so much for your support! I'll be sending out links to this month's google drive folder today. If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to share them with me through a direct message or e-mail to loishh@gmail.com. Any and all feedback is welcome! I hope you’ll continue to be my patron and enjoy the content coming up next month! ❤