I posted a NEW video discussing a worrying Tiktok trend, where artists get harrassed for having a "PROSHIPPER ARTSTYLE"...😵💫
What even is that?? WATCH NOW TO FIND OUT!!
⚠️ NOTICE FOR ALL ARTISTS DOING COMMISSIONS!!!
Do not charge 30$ for an artwork that took u 10h to create!!! That would be working for 3$ per hour which isnt even the minimum hourly rate!!
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AI art isnt inherently 'bad', how its used determines if its detrimental or not.
If u use it to take on commissions without informing the client, thats a scam.
If u use it to steal artists works and claim u drew it depite the AI making it for u, thats a scam.
Do not scam.
I started posting on tiktok after a long hiatus and i came back to being tagged in someone whitewashing my character 💀
Some of yall doing too much i swear to god 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
I just saw the most gut-wrenching video of a fellow black creator calling me A DOG, B*TCH, SH*THEAD and DANGER TO SOCIETY because I happen to think that black artists should be able to draw themselves as anime characters.
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AI artists are taking commissions now while pretending they drew the art from scratch..
Its wild because they most likely copy-pasted the clients wants as promts and collected the check after the AI did all the work for them 💀💀
⚠️ This is a PSA & a warning to ALL artists taking on commissions! ⚠️
[A thread]
There are ppl going around praying on artists who are doing emergency commissions just to exploit them to create NSFW / Rule 34 artworks of nonconsenting Youtubers, minors and their personas / OC's.
I posted a video discussing the disgustingly racist harrassement I've been having to deal with since October last year, just because i drew MYSELF as an anime charecter.
Watch here:
I noticed
#drawingwhileblack
was back so HELLO!! I'm an artist from East Africa who happens to be a YouTuber too! I've had to deal with alot of racism lately for choosing to draw dark skin charecters and tho it's frustrating, i wont stop creating representation in my works!! 🤧💕
He was throwing a full-blown tantrum and punching his chair because of my tame video regarding blackwashing VS whitewashing 💀💀💀
There should never be a reason for someone to get this upset because of a drawing 😭😭
This thread popped off so i want to clarify that i hope none of u go out of ur way to accuse artists of using AI without grounds.
Its already hard as is so if u suspect something, take note and move on.
AI is fine as a tool as long as ur not lying about it.
You should charge an hourly rate to assure that u get compensated for the time and work u put into ur artwork!!
An art student should charge anywhere from 25-50$ per HOUR on average. So if u take 10h to create an illustrations, u should get payed 250-500$ for ur work.
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Some are misunderstanding this post as me lambasting a "fan" but i wanna make it clear that this person is not my fan.
They are doing this maliciously.
The account is full of them whitewashing other drawings and calling it "better" or "prettier" etc.
They are just racist.
I made an update video discussing the racist harrassement Ive been getting and how the situation has escalated.
If ur an ally please watch and share this video because it's so so important for ppl to know how black creators are being treated.
Watch here:
A French publication made an article about the racist harrassement I'm having to deal with and i found this out thanks to many french supporters sending me encouraging messages.
Thank you for shedding more light on my situation. 🥺💕
The fact that there are ppl still dedicated to creating racist imagery of my character after all this time is really telling, not to mention that they are now sexualising me in the process.
This is all so very disturbing. Pls stop.
So please for the love of god, do not sell urself short!! I'm tired of seeing yall charge 15$ for a full blown 10/10 illustration. It's daylight robbery at this point 💀
Also disclaimer: ur still free to charge less than what i mentioned but just try and not work for 1$ an hour.
A more seasoned or skilled artist would usually charge anywhere from 100-250+/hr. That would be 1000-2500$ for 10h of work which fluctuates depending on what kind of work ur doing.
Ofcourse this all depends on skill level and client but it's an estimate to go by.
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Like the fact that he is dehumanising me by calling me an animal and a plethora of other insults over FICTIONAL CHARACTERS is so disappointing.
It's really not that deep. We don't have to do all this, I promise 😟😟😵💫
Please don't go find this man to harrass or bully him. He has a right to disagree with me.
It's just that the way he went about it was extremely uncalled for and disrespectful.
ADDITION:
For those of u worried that u won't get commissioned at all if u charge what ur actually worth, i understand that fear.
But wouldnt it be better to wait for someone who pays u atleast minimum wage than someone who expects u to work for less than 1$ an hour?
If ur not black, i ask that u dont try and define the word "racism" to us by busting out the google definition for it in a discussion regarding the topic.
We know what the fuck racism is, as we have to live through that experience everyday.
Ofcourse I'm not forcing yall to do anything, just giving a heads up that some of u are being exploited and used.
Please value ur hard work, talent, blood sweat and tears more. U deserve to get compensated correctly and not undermined.
⚠️ NOTICE FOR ALL TWITTER USERS
Don't give anyone advice on this hell site unless u wanna get interpreted in the worst way possible and then attacked for trying to help!!!
Imagine stealing art from a deceased person, selling them as NFTs and when their family member pleads with u to take it down, u sell a screenshot of their tweet as an NFT too???
These ppl are SICK!!
I hope Ze and Qinnis family is doing okay despite these demons... 😢
Apparently criticising public historical figures is wrong now because they are "dead" or "it's in the past"🤦🏾♀️
It's not like we can learn anything from their mistakes or whatever but what do i know 🙄🤷🏾♀️
I just saw the most gut-wrenching video of a fellow black creator calling me A DOG, B*TCH, SH*THEAD and DANGER TO SOCIETY because I happen to think that black artists should be able to draw themselves as anime characters.
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For those of u wondering, yes im still receiving racist harrassement even right now.
Thanks to eveyone being supportive tho, they are slowly getting drowned out so thats a positive thing!
Some of yall are so reluctant to learning how to color dark skin when it's honestly not that hard.
The color picker tool is made for a reason so use it.
No more excuses.