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Human Artist https://carloscdiaz.art/ https://www.instagram.com/carloscdiazart Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/carloscdiaz/

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Except those who use GenAI.

Those can go burn in hell.

22.12.2025 09:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hi!

I am alive. I've been working more than ever this year and I've been through my own share of mental health issues. I am feeling much better, and I hope I can at least maintain those feelings.

How about you?

Have a happy end of the julian year, everyone!

22.12.2025 09:59 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
screenshot of a Tumblr post from user ecofear yelling "what is HAPPENING" in response to a screenshot of a quotetweet from user @Ovichknox reading "this is so scary to me. i recommended a book to a friend recently and she came back to me a day later saying it was really good and i asked if she finished it already and she said "yeah i got chatgpt to summarise each chapter into 3 paragraphs to it was easy to read" 
which is replying to a tweet from @alz_zyd reading "Personally, I read a bunch of classics in high register in college. I guess it was fun. I recently ChatGPT'd Aristotle into readable English, finished it around 5x as fast as a translation, and felt l got the main gist of things. idk does the pain incurred…"

Followed by a a reblog from tumblr use  moonglade-poetess reading "Hey guys, with so much love, and as someone with an actual English degree:

Please just use Sparknotes if you're going to do this. I get it. I do. But chatgpt or other genAl shit doesn't actually know what's important for you to know, and in some cases it might fully make shit up. Use sparknotes. Failing that, talk to someone who did read it. I'm begging.

screenshot of a Tumblr post from user ecofear yelling "what is HAPPENING" in response to a screenshot of a quotetweet from user @Ovichknox reading "this is so scary to me. i recommended a book to a friend recently and she came back to me a day later saying it was really good and i asked if she finished it already and she said "yeah i got chatgpt to summarise each chapter into 3 paragraphs to it was easy to read" which is replying to a tweet from @alz_zyd reading "Personally, I read a bunch of classics in high register in college. I guess it was fun. I recently ChatGPT'd Aristotle into readable English, finished it around 5x as fast as a translation, and felt l got the main gist of things. idk does the pain incurred…" Followed by a a reblog from tumblr use moonglade-poetess reading "Hey guys, with so much love, and as someone with an actual English degree: Please just use Sparknotes if you're going to do this. I get it. I do. But chatgpt or other genAl shit doesn't actually know what's important for you to know, and in some cases it might fully make shit up. Use sparknotes. Failing that, talk to someone who did read it. I'm begging.

So deeply not kidding when I say that the current paradigm of "Gen AI" is doing deep, lasting harm to our ability to make knowledge, meaning, & truth w/ each other.

Like… it's really fucking us up & if we don't stop it soon we're gonna see a kind of negative chaos frankly unimaginable to most ppl 👍🏾

18.01.2025 03:58 👍 5116 🔁 1711 💬 142 📌 209
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Hi #PortfolioDay! 🎨
First time sharing a full traditional painting post!
I'm a freelance illustrator ready to paint all the witches/mages/and everything in between💜

You can check out my portfolio at:
💼 yrabril.com

🪻 But feel free to contact me at:
💌 abrilyara09@gmail.com

14.10.2025 12:39 👍 39 🔁 11 💬 3 📌 1
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Sooo... a week ago finished the Strada challenge! 🎨
And since it's over, and I collected them together, here they are!! 💜 30 gouache paintings/Studies from life in 30 days. Closer look below ⭐✨

08.10.2025 13:19 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Donatello, The Brain
AD Stephanie Cheung
This was actually the last of the 3 pieces I painted for the TMNT set for which I was VERY happy to contribute to

Donny wasn't one of my favs until now - his single-minded dedication to toiling away in a cluttered space hit pretty close to home

Thread->

10.10.2025 19:07 👍 1109 🔁 227 💬 32 📌 10
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"Raphael, Tag Team Tough"
AD: Merideth Mulroney

One of those rare occasions you'll see me doing Universe Beyond.

I probably wouldn’t be an artist if it weren’t for TMNT, so I owed it to my younger self <3
#mtgtmnt

11.10.2025 19:39 👍 240 🔁 44 💬 4 📌 0
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a cat is laying on top of a keyboard with its paws on the shift key ALT: a cat is laying on top of a keyboard with its paws on the shift key

When you are fighting a sinus infection and have to finish a rush commission

30.06.2025 08:11 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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22.06.2025 19:31 👍 149 🔁 31 💬 1 📌 0

They didn’t give me that fancy promo image, but I am going to be at Magic Con Las Vegas 2025, all three days. Would love to see you and if my brain isn’t mush I might be able to speak to you!

18.06.2025 13:03 👍 25 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Parodie du mème de la série "Invincible".
En arrière-plan on voit un data center engloutir de grandes quantités de carburant et d'eau, envoyant des colonnes de fumée dans l'atmosphère.
Au premier plan, Miyazaki prononce la phrase du mème original: "Look what they need to mimic just a fraction of our power", tandis que Boulet répond un peu tristement: "I still wish they'd fuck off".

Parodie du mème de la série "Invincible". En arrière-plan on voit un data center engloutir de grandes quantités de carburant et d'eau, envoyant des colonnes de fumée dans l'atmosphère. Au premier plan, Miyazaki prononce la phrase du mème original: "Look what they need to mimic just a fraction of our power", tandis que Boulet répond un peu tristement: "I still wish they'd fuck off".

16.06.2025 17:19 👍 8238 🔁 2429 💬 17 📌 12
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Yay! #Daggerheart is out and I was lucky to make these two illustrations for them!
They're called Force of Nature and Stealth Expertise.
AD: @robotpencil.bsky.social

22.05.2025 11:23 👍 75 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 1
A sketchbook page full of doodles of flowers

A sketchbook page full of doodles of flowers

Drawing. Watching current events unfold and feeling completely useless. Be safe if you're in LA.

09.06.2025 01:34 👍 175 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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I heard you like dragons, so you can finally get your Twinflame Tyrant exclusive playmat!!🔥🔥

Check the link for additional info: xabigaztelua.com#playmats

And let me know if you're interested!
Any reposts would be much appreciated ❤️‍🔥
#MTG

05.06.2025 15:39 👍 118 🔁 35 💬 1 📌 1
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DO NOT BUY JURASSIC WORLD EVOLUTION 3

They’re using ai generation in their game, boycott this shit and force their hand to remove this garbage from their game entirely.

store.steampowered.com/app/2958130/...

06.06.2025 22:52 👍 6058 🔁 3571 💬 86 📌 214
A preview image showing two phone mockups side by side, with a painterly blue floral pattern used as the phone wallpapers

A preview image showing two phone mockups side by side, with a painterly blue floral pattern used as the phone wallpapers

I just finished a big pattern that's a companion to my Indanthrone piece, called "Night Blooming".

While I work out where it'll fit in my first pattern collection, please enjoy it as a phone wallpaper background. You can buy it and support me and my extravagant habits (eating) below. 💜💙

02.06.2025 03:00 👍 86 🔁 16 💬 5 📌 0
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‼️ Commissions Open ‼️

I've got limited spots available, so if you've been wanting something painted and you like my work, now's your chance!

🔗 Visit the link in my below for more info, terms and conditions, and to submit your request. You can also email me directly.

danenglish.art/commissions

23.04.2025 12:31 👍 107 🔁 62 💬 0 📌 4
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St. George and the Dragon
30" x 20" Oil on Panel
collection of Cat Conrad
Program cover art from DragonCon 2010 and a demo on oil painting for the IMC.
Had the honor of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art trying to purchase this when it appeared in the 'Enchanted' exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum.

30.05.2025 01:46 👍 1325 🔁 245 💬 12 📌 5
A Fungril leaps out of a tower against a red and yellow sunset. Glass shards shattering around her.

A Fungril leaps out of a tower against a red and yellow sunset. Glass shards shattering around her.

Title: Reckless
AD: Leesha Hannigan / @leeshahannigan.bsky.social

So you know how you can overlay music on insta posts? This character's ancestry is called a "Fungril" and I chose "Girls just want to have fun" by Cyndi Lauper. *Waggles eyebrows*

#daggerheart #darringtonpress #fungril

30.05.2025 16:02 👍 128 🔁 20 💬 4 📌 0
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a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake ALT: a man with long curly hair and a beard is eating a piece of cheesecake

This one is of my favourites!! The colors, the values, that face render!!!

30.05.2025 16:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A humanoid fungril whispers into a horrified elven lady's ear as she lays in bed. Colour theme is red and black. Lilies and a red back spider in the foreground.

A humanoid fungril whispers into a horrified elven lady's ear as she lays in bed. Colour theme is red and black. Lilies and a red back spider in the foreground.

Title: Dark Whispers
AD: Anthony Jones

tw: horror?

On a success spell cast roll you can ask the GM:

Where are they?
What are they doing?
What are they afraid of?
What do they cherish most in the world?

#daggerheart #darringtonpress #fungril #horror

30.05.2025 16:05 👍 102 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 0
Screenshot of the TrueRef Gesture Tool.

Screenshot of the TrueRef Gesture Tool.

Remember, the TrueRef timed gesture tool is 100% free!
🤍 trueref.art/trueref-gest...

29.05.2025 03:12 👍 7489 🔁 2506 💬 71 📌 26
A meme from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In the top panel, one man labeled "literally every company" hands a plate labeled "AI" to a man labeled "me." In the bottom panel, the man labeled "me" nonchalantly tosses the plate down the hallway, discarding it with casual disdain while the first man watches.

A meme from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In the top panel, one man labeled "literally every company" hands a plate labeled "AI" to a man labeled "me." In the bottom panel, the man labeled "me" nonchalantly tosses the plate down the hallway, discarding it with casual disdain while the first man watches.

Time to post it again.

28.05.2025 19:27 👍 26361 🔁 11495 💬 95 📌 155
Headline - Nick Clegg: Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable 
Strap - The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry

Headline - Nick Clegg: Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable Strap - The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry

“Then die”

“Then die”

24.05.2025 09:14 👍 16929 🔁 6377 💬 119 📌 143

I love this one so much for how well you introduced the happy play mood and the masterful color balance. And the rendering, and the magic!!!

22.05.2025 17:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I know I bring up this elephant in the room a lot, but it warrants saying again because it's rampant in the writing community now:

STOP USING AI GENERATED IMAGES TO PROMOTE YOUR WRITING!

If you can't be arsed to hire an illustrator or use stock photos/art, I don't trust anything you've written.

22.05.2025 08:42 👍 638 🔁 239 💬 10 📌 12
Card artwork for the game Daggerheart. A black man is advancing towards the viewer and inspiring a crowd behind him. He's wearing a silver and gold armor, and there is a golden halo above his head.

Card artwork for the game Daggerheart. A black man is advancing towards the viewer and inspiring a crowd behind him. He's wearing a silver and gold armor, and there is a golden halo above his head.

Reposting another artwork painted for #Daggerheart!

Hold the Line
AD: Leesha Hannigan

I was super excited to paint this ever since I read the assignment! It includes so many of my favourite things to draw 💖

22.05.2025 12:36 👍 511 🔁 96 💬 10 📌 1

Thank you! That’s the most important I had in mind during the sketching phase and I appreciate your observation!

22.05.2025 14:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

😆 you have hall pass for all the jokes, Jen ❤️

22.05.2025 12:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Title: Invigoration
AD: Anthony Jones

I imagined a big moment mid game for this one. Spot all the Splendor symbols I could fit in ✨
© Darrington Press LLC #DarringtonPress #ttrpg

20.05.2025 16:49 👍 331 🔁 60 💬 2 📌 1