not a bad point, i wanted to add: a lot of brilliant individuals get poached by finance (even though their degrees are in theoretical physics).

if AI art makes hollywood slop so disgusting it finally convinces creative minds to forego financial gain motives in exchange for pursuing genuinely creative projects, we might actually end up with a renaissance of good art, not just content.

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Archive of illustration from ca. 1950–1975, shining a spotlight on pioneering illustrators and their work.

Ever wonder what goes on behind the booth at a comic convention? How much work actually goes in to making sexy books? Look no further, because I’m giving you a peek behind the curtain on how selling sexy comics in person looks!

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A comic about two black kids sitting on a box and wondering what’s inside.

via: https://madwomb.com/tutorials/ComicsLiterature_MIT.html

see: https://madwomb.com/tutorials/comicsDesign/literature/RichiePope_ThatBoxWeSitOn.pdf

One of most people’s biggest complaints about anime is the abundance of fanservice. But what is it? And is it always bad? Let’s take a deep dive into anime fanservice and find out.

This is a good video, and I especially appreciate its sex-positivity, but I do wish the author applied more of a feminist lens. People reacting poorly to fanservice as a concept goes far beyond it being utilized poorly and Puritanism, me thinks.

A viral tweet made me curious about looking into the history of fanmade adult content, and I ended up diving into a rabbit hole that goes further than you could ever expect

via: https://youtu.be/yUVWXyNkR2I

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