instragram selling artwork to ai

i think the best spot would be your own personal blogs or posting them in the art forum page. I dont think groups are active enough for that type of content 

Of course there's Deviant Art.

Same here. I used to post lots of arts on IG and now i don't feel comfortable at all with all the AI stuff.

I'm posting more on twitter and there is this "new" app called Cara that seems to be antiAI. I hope it works for you 

DA got in some hot water with their use of AI so i'd stay away from them these days. they used to be cool but they're pretty garbage now. tumblr's a pretty visual platform that hasn't sold their soul so that could be a good option maybe? even if you make it private just for keeping everything together for your own sake

if you really wanna be old skool about it tho you could always make a neocities page and build up a portfolio there. like virtual insanity said, i dunno if that would necessarily make you immune from data scraping tho. i think the only thing you can do for that would be watermarks over the actual core part of the piece which kinda sucks to do. a legal disclaimer on your page might help saying you outright don't consent but i dunno how well that'd hold up legally. 

feels fuckin awful tryna be creative on the web these days. i wish you luck with whatever you decide to do! most important thing is don't stop creating!

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Every company is selling user data and other stuff to AI. Nothing new.

Just switch to Tumblr

thanks for the replies everyone! it's been really helping out. and yeah @ virtual insanity i have been thinking about doing irl prints for festivals and stuff, the issue is where do i go to get those prints situated? what companies do i contact?

For this reason I'm starting to not post on insta.

But I found Cara and it's almost a heaven for artists

You won't have to fear any AI sh!t because the creator was at the head of 2 mass lawsuits against companies using AI like that, literally against Google and other massive companies like that

PS: If you give it a chance, you can find me as @musgoquimerico if you follow me I'll surely follow you back, I love seeing the artwork of other people ️

i live in a city where there's a thriving art community, there's art fairs and murals, and various independent businesses that showcase local art. should i give them a shot in showcasing my tallents? @ virtual insanity

I think so LOTUS_START.  If a venue isn't into your work (and I have no idea what your work is like) don't take it personally and move onto the next place.  They have their business to run and if your work doesn't fit in with their vision for their business it's maybe nothing to do with how good or bad your work is and all about what fits in to their venue.  It might even be a good idea to deliberately approach businesses you think are less likely to be interested and practice pitching to them before doing the businesses you feel more confidant about.

Do you have a clear idea on pricing and what deals you'd want to make or decline?  If a business shows interest you'll probably want to know that beforehand rather than be be caught out!

i'm solid on my pricing since i've been doing commissions for years, but stuck on what deals to make for local businesses. what are the most common types of services that artists do for small businesses? so i can get a concept of where i want to start with this side career of mine