ElementsKatsuo

Author/Illustrator of Elements

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Summer Reading

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you may ask yourself, why did i draw Owen with bleached hair. The context will only make sense to maybe 4 and lets leave it at that. consider it a challenge.

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Continuing my rant from last night, I wanted to share the sketches from my #ghibli style drawing. Been spending a lot of time studying the style (often while I'm watching the films with the kids) and I feel like I got some basics down. Who knows maybe I'll do more.

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Time-lapse of the #Ghibli style art to once again show how easy it is to make with real human hands. yes i am being very petty about this.

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there is none of that growth in the appropriation of a beloved aesthetic. I've already shared my distain for AI works, but it's bothering me again.

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Made this to prove a point. after seeing all the AI gen #ghibli style filters I wanted to show just how simple it is to NOT STEAL ART. (not sorry for getting all political on an art page. it will happen again.)

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I say this as a seasoned artist who has spent years developing that skill, and i did so by like, mimicking styles like sailor moon, teen titan, naruto, and so on. yeah as a kid my art was bad, but its also not wrong to try to copy a style as a way learn to draw, you grow from it.

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This one goes out to all you customer service workers out there. God Speed.

Okay, Bye. | エレメンツ勝雄 #pixiv #retail https://t.co/zhwU95dLj4

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Finished just in time!! everyone please enjoy a full illustrated preview of Elements: Waves of Change!

read full here:
Waves of Change | エレメンツ勝雄 #pixiv https://t.co/mZgGLNKgP5

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Me: oh yeah I can finish an entire new 30 page comic in like 10 days how hard can it be?
Also me: what if I drew a bunch of classroom scenes.
(Thank goodness for the 3D assets @clipstudiopaint has otherwise I would simply perish)

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It's finished!!! here's a little excerpt/preview from E:WoC!

(full manga here)

Memory of a Man | エレメンツ勝雄 #pixiv https://t.co/ZmHrjbaw1I

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Lots of projects in the works plus a fabulous glitter sticker of this magnificent beast here (I plan to make more with a similar pro-ND vibe, for reasons which are probably quite apparent).

Big stuff coming soon for the end of March, so be ready ;)

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Instead of being productive I like to make myself memes.
This is just the vibe from the most recent chapter I've been writing. This will make sense later I promise.

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So, I implore you to join me in my commitment to make my story AI-Free. Make a stand and say no to generative "art" and make your own works and make them bad! bad is beautiful!

(feel free to copy the pose and post it with your own OCs! I'd love to see it!)

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With all the talk about #AIart I'm making a commitment for all my work to be AI-Free. If my art or writing is bad, its 100% my work because its made by a human and I am flawed. That means no generated art or text will be used in my books. not even using #ChatGPT for research. 1/3

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2. it takes an enormous amount of physical resources (energy and water, for example) to generate and I don't want to waste it
3. being an artist is a valuable skill that real people spend years cultivating and I do not want to see that diminished.
3/4

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Enjoy the Sunset

In other news, do you know what I don't have time for? Another project. Do you know what I'm going to do? ANOTHER PROJECT.

I was thinking about making a quick one-shot comic of the basic story of Elements, but I could totally use some help. Any takers? DM me!

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and oh hey a time lapse

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Had to update my program and needed to break it in. nothing fancy.