Same Chaotic Energy. 😈 

“It’s just a party, why do you have to bring everyone down with such depressing stuff :(((“

My brother in Christ, the rights of trans people, especially black trans women, in the U.S are in grave danger right now thanks to the ignorant and bigoted politicians that run our already corrupt government. People who want nothing more than to silence our voices because our mere existence alone makes them uncomfortable. If shutting down the voices of those who are actively suffering in the trans community because you want to make peace with heteronormative patriarchal society, a place that has never truly accepted us, or because you simply don’t want to acknowledge it is your idea of pride, then you are not an ally. You are part of the problem.

Pride was never meant to be silent. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I. Am. Disgusted. SIGNAL BOOST this!! This is unacceptable! We need to remember what pride is and what we stand for.

Hey guys! I’m finally back! But this time I have treats for you all. 🤩 Because of this whole pandemic, a lot of stuff has been cancelled (which has also unfortunately prevented me from graduating.) so now I have at least forty dolls that I need to get rid of ASAP. If you know me and my artwork, you’d know that I have another account for my video game project, We The Uncommon. These are characters from that fan game and I hope that you’ll like them! I don’t know where I should sell them just yet but I’m trying to square out my options in my spare time as well as keeping up with classes and work for the game. I’m very open to suggestions so please don’t be afraid to tell me!

There’s a protest going on against AI art over on artstation, so I feel like now is the time for me to make a statement on this issue! 

I wholeheartedly support the ongoing protest against AI art. Why? Because my artwork is included in the datasets used to train these image generators without my consent. I get zero compensation for the use of my art, even though these image generators cost money to use, and are a commercial product. 

Musicians are not being treated the same way. Stability has a music generator that only uses royalty free music in their dataset. Their words: “Because diffusion models are prone to memorization and overfitting, releasing a model trained on copyrighted data could potentially result in legal issues.” Why is the work of visual artists being treated differently?

Many have compared image generators to human artists seeking out inspiration. Those two are not the same. My art is literally being fed into these generators through the datasets, and spat back out of a program that has no inherent sense of what is respectful to artists. As long as my art is literally integrated into the system used to create the images, it is commercial use of my art without my consent.

Until there is an ethically sourced database that compensates artists for the use of their images, I am against AI art. I also think platforms should do everything they can to prevent scraping of their content for these databases. 

Artists, speak out against this predatory practice! Our art should not be exploited without our consent, and we deserve to be compensated when our art is exploited for commercial use. 

I was originally doing a drawing study on Jamie Hewlett’s work but then it just culminated into that theory that I had. (in which I now know my mistakes with their location and the mistake of the photo) I’m still very new to the fandom so  please bear with me! 

Does anyone else imagine what Anti would’ve been like before he possessed Jack? I don’t know. I just imagine that he was a different person before he became the angry vengeful spirit that we know him as through Jack. Like maybe he was a rockstar with a slight god complex?? I don’t fucking know. 😐 Well here’s some concept art of alive Anti for ya’ll. 

I just realized that a lot Gorillaz accounts I’ve seen lately are making appreciation weeks about all of the other characters except for Russel. And since his birthday is tomorrow.❤️💜💜💞💓🧡💛💙💗❣️💕💘💖💞💝💓💗❣️💚💝💜❤️❤️💛💚💙 LET’S GIVE THIS BOY SOME MUCH APPRECIATED LOVE GOD DAMN IT. ❤️💜💞💚💙💛🧡❤️💞💞💗💖💕❣️💖💚

Here’s a reference sheet of all of Kage’s forms

For a little explanation, the U13 au has its own fusion technique! As you can tell from some of my other posts showcasing this au, it takes some aspects of Steven Universe. The fusion technique is the same but with a Dragon Ball twist. This is what I call Coalescence Fusion!

In Universe 13, Coalescence Fusion is a technique that was created by the Tuffles and then appropriated passed onto the Saiyans as a way to strengthen their bonds but the reason to why would constantly change through the passage of time.

For the Tuffles, it was about strengthening bonds in mutual relationships and a sign of personal growth. When the Saiyans conquered their planet and renamed it Planet Vegeta, “strengthening bonds” through fusion was more about a sense of comradery and combining battle power to overtake their enemies rather than personal growth. The bigger the fusion, the stronger the warrior.

In order to one to fuse with this technique, all parties have to make their energies equal to one another’s. (Usually a fusion consists of two or more people) This creates an equilibrium that helps make a well balanced fusion. One can level out their energy in many different ways, they can dance, sing, meditate… as long they can combine together and maintain a balance, there is no particular way to fuse. Now technically one can stayed fused forever as long as long as they have strong enough of a connection. But as soon as their energies are thrown out of balance or they’re incapacitated in some way, the fusion can un-fuse or become unstable. After a fusion fails, there’s usually a 20 minute gap before one can fuse again, however depending on how strong the parties’ connection to each other is, the faster the recover rate can be.

In some Saiyan communities, (more commonly in low or mid class ranks) Coalescence Fusion can have a romantic connotation depending on how quickly a party can fuse together. Now while Saiyans aren’t much for romance, they are a warrior race after all, some saw that aspect as more of a benefit for encouraging stronger warriors. Others see it as more of a hinderance in battle.

As time moved forward, restrictions on who could fuse together became more apparent. (Basically no mixing of classes) In more elite circles, Coalescence Fusion was used more as a way of courtship and in a way to literally “merge” assets. When thinking about it that way, fusion to elites is more important in a socio-economic setting than on the battlefield.

For Kage specifically, because he was a fusion of two different classes (an elite and a low-class) combined with the fact that Kakarot and Vegeta fused together so quickly; albeit entirely on accident. Kage was practically shunned from a majority of the Saiyan race, believing them to be an abomination. The elites wouldn’t accept him due to them believing that Kakarot soiled the royal bloodline by fraternizing with Vegeta through fusion (Even though they weren’t even a couple at the time.) and the low class wouldn’t accept him because they felt they didn’t trust Vegeta, believing a fusion between him and Kakarot was ultimately dangerous. This lead them to unfuse from panic, Vegeta getting injured in the process (more on that at a different time ;) ) and they run away to Earth in an attempt to escape from certain death. By landing on Earth, their relationship became stronger and thus, their fusion, Kage became ultimately stronger as a result. This is exemplified through Kage’s different forms throughout the years to signify ever changing nature of their relationship. Sorry for the long lore dump but hopefully it makes sense!

west london is where doyathing took place, but in saturnz barz theyre shown moving into their new HQ which is the spirit house in detroit.

Oh okay, now it makes more sense. 👍 Thank you! 

Fantasize is coming soon ladies and gentlemen... get ready. 👀

Pride Month Art Challenge: Day 4

Introducing Andy Gardener-Moore!

Pronouns: He/Him

Gender: Transgender Male 🏳️‍⚧️

Sexuality: Gay 🏳️‍🌈 (fun fact: the flag displayed in the background and in his gauges is specifically the modern gay men pride flag which is inclusive of trans, intersex, and gender non-conforming men!)