GPT-Researcher – On the Edge of AI Agent Viability
INTENTION The purpose of this article is to share my experience attempting to implement GPT-Researcher on my M1 silicon-based MacBook Pro. I’ll provide an overview of the process, including my struggles, lessons learned, and high-level reflections on AI agents. This article also includes links to helpful resources, pain points I encountered, and tips for navigating […]
AI and Children’s Book Creation
I recently received a comment from a Linked In user on my shared article about collaborating with Adobe Firefly on a portrait: Is generative art held in the same regard as hand rendered work? Would the audience have a negative or adverse response to generative art compared to hand rendered work? The question came from […]
PORTRAIT PROCESS COLLABORATING WITH ADOBE FIREFLY GENERATIVE AI
Can generative AI be used to help an artist set up a composition or concept for an illustration? I’ve been experimenting over the past number of months with various generative AI tools and trying to sort out my own feelings and thoughts regarding Generative AI. I used Adobe Firefly as the Generative AI target here. […]
THE EVILS AND BENEFITS OF AI
Can we use AI in an ethical way as artists? Can it become a valuable tool for us under the right circumstances or is it all evil? I recently came across a video by the Corridor Crew on YouTube. https://youtu.be/H4Kqbm1WirU We Made Famous Cartoons Into REAL Humans. This video is a year old, and you […]
Galadriel – Fanart for The Rings of Power the New Lord of the Rings series coming from Prime Video in September, 2022
Yesterday, in a hazy, covid induced fog, I completed this painting of Morfydd Clark as Galadriel. This fanart piece was created in the vein of the work that I have been doing in relation to the Wheel of Time TV series since 2019. Taking the actors cast in the show and depicting them as the […]
The Eye of the World Fanart
“I deny you. You have no power over me, and I will not kneel to you, alive or dead.” Rand Al’Thor – The Eye of the World – Robert Jordan. Josha Stradowski is an excellent Rand. Both in appearance and execution. Aside from whatever objections I have about the writing of the TV show I […]
Process Video for Wheel of Time Fan Art Painting
Hey everybody, I’ve posted a new process video on my youtube channel which shares my process for creating Nynaeve al’Meara for the upcoming Wheel of Time Tv Series. I’ve really been enjoying creating fan art around the cast of the show.
DC Superhero Takeover
Hey everyone! Last year I decided to try my hand at creating some superhero fan art. I started with none other than the fastest man alive. The Flash. Moved onto the Green Arrow and just recently finished Supergirl. I personally think that the actors, Grant Gustin, Stephen Amell and Melissa Benoist have been very well […]
100% Effort is Contextual
I always tell my kids that I don’t really care what their marks are looking like in school as long as they give 100% of their effort. I believe if they apply this mindset to life, they will ultimately succeed. We all have different levels of passive talent. However, if we learn to apply ourselves […]