Vermeer, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Van Honthorst, Ernie Barnes, Gil Elvgren, Van Dyck, John Singer Sargent, J.C Leyendecker et al.
Tools of the Trade
Sakura Pigma Micron pens, Kuru Toga mechanical pencil, Huion Kamvas GT-191 graphics tablet, Clip Studio Paint, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, MS Paint, Epson Expression XP-440 scanner/printer/copier and good old pencil and paper.
AI-generated "art" is being touted as a huge step forward and seems like a bit of harmless fun for some people and CAN be a great tool for artists.
I wouldn't use any of it in an artwork, but it could be useful for brainstorming things such as composition and colours in pre-production, saving a lot of time and effort for the artist. Good for the artist and the client. 👍
Unfortunately, the images currently being produced are not ethically sourced. These apps scrape the internet for other people's art without their consent. Artists' works are being used as raw materials in generating AI images. You can sometimes even see some artists' mangled signatures appearing in some of these monstrosities.
This is flat-out theft and threatens the livelihood of artists.
First of all, AI doesn't make "art" to begin with, it's just a computer's best attempt at impersonating it.
Secondly, this is like ripping a Banksy off the wall, taping it to a Monet, then taping it to a Jackson Pollock, and
Just in case anyone was wondering why I've started abbreviating my name lately, that's because there's already another artist named Gareth Evans.
That was why I previously included my middle initial, but I felt it still wasn't different enough to prevent people from getting the two of us confused.
"G. Evans" wasn't taken, so I went with that. So, now you know!
So, about a week ago, I decided to invest fifteen bucks in a portable USB floppy disk drive, to finally excavate some old art from back in the day that had been sitting around on some old floppy disks.
The disks were mostly corrupted, as is the tendency of floppy disks over time, so, most of the data is, currently, irretrievable, but, I was able to recover some pretty interesting stuff, namely some old digital artworks that I remember drawing between 2002 and 2005 (a pr*ck of a time for men's fashion, as you'll see in a minute).
Art that my friends and I rated highly at the time, but in retrospect are now a bit sh*t compared to my recent stuff.
To be honest, I wouldn't say that most of this stuff is BAD in and of itself, but it's fun to take a satirical look at, mainly due to changing fashion and societal trends, the evolution of digital art software/hardware, getting older and the canyon-esque difference between my style then and now.
Some of it would be actually be awesome if
Bacon wrapped chicken with spinach + cream cheese by THEARTOFGEVANS, journal
Bacon wrapped chicken with spinach + cream cheese
This is something I cook regularly as it's low carb and one hell of a good source of dietary protein, and it's some good shit. Here's the recipe. You will need (per serving):
1 boneless chicken breast fillet.
About a cup, or a cup and a half of frozen spinach (thawed, drained)
Cream cheese (about 3/4 of a brick of Philadelphia, or about 190g, softened)
1 tsp crushed garlic.
2 or 3 rashers of streaky bacon (enough to fully wrap the chicken)
Salt and pepper.
Olive oil or any cooking oil.
Any sauce or seasoning you wish to add (optional).
Firstly, you'll want to make the spinach and cream cheese filling. Frozen spinach is best as it's pre-wilted. You just need to thaw it beforehand and drain it. I use about a cup, to a cup and a half, but it's up to you how much spinach you want to use. Then mix the spinach in a bowl with the softened cream cheese and 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic and you're good to go. You will have plenty of the mixture left over if you're only having one or two