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Environment digital painting with a lot of foliage. What do you think? (ref included)
Main Post: Environment digital painting with a lot of foliage. What do you think? (ref included)
Top Comment: 457k members in the learnart community. LearnArt is a free open art learning resource built on the principles of free education and art access to ...
Lots of questions about digital art commissions through PayPal
Main Post: Lots of questions about digital art commissions through PayPal
If your child watched a lot of tv or digital media as a baby, how did they turn out??
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I just read the new guidelines about screen time for babies and although more lenient still calls for no screen time under 18 months. Well there is no way in hell we would survive in the car or get through dinner without a little bit of baby music videos. I also have the tv on for background noise but I still do interact a lot with my baby. There is just no way we would survive without the music videos. My LO is 8 months but she's been watching tv since she was able to pay attention and enjoy it..so like 3months. It's no more than an hour or two a day but Of course I worry about the repercussions since the AAP wants to scare everyone about it. so moms with older children, what are your experiences? How did your kids turn out if they watched a lot of tv?
Top Comment: I really don't think the AAP's goal is to scare anyone. And it's not like they're getting rich promoting no screens. Their job is to provide reliable, research-based guidance, so I think it's a safe bet to listen to them. You're asking for anecdotal evidence here, which might feel much more real than studies, percentages, research, etc. But there are good reasons to listen to professional recommendations and look at data rather than making decisions based on a few Redditors attesting to how smart their TV-watching kiddos are. The fact is, just because screen time carries very real risks of problems with attention, learning, etc, doesn't mean that 100% of children who watch lots of TV will suffer. It's just like smoking - we all hear those "My grandpa smoked a pack a day and he lived until age 95" stories, but that doesn't mean we go smoke too! From personal experience, I have seen kids (siblings, friends' younger siblings, etc) who grew up with excessive screen time turn out fine - great, in fact. I have also seen ADHD, medication, learning disabilities, absolute screen addiction, declines in social skills. Obviously determining cause and effect here is super-complex because so many other factors influence children's outcomes. If I let my toddler go wild with a phone or tablet, she might turn out fine. But she also might not. And I honestly don't see any reason to take that risk when I can just have her play with her toys instead. PS There is a lot of confusion out there about having the TV on in the background ("Oh, but she doesn't even notice it, she just keeps on playing!") Actually, studies show that a TV in the background, even if the kid seems not to notice it at all, does change how his/her brain is working and is associated with attention issues.
There's a lot of Entry Level+ Careers in Digital Marketing Open (links inside)
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I've realized I am constantly being sent messages from recruiters, sometimes the same one as I guess they don't even check so thought I'd share this with people here who are interested in working in the digital marketing space. My biggest advice would be to look at the Big 4 marketing companies Publicis, IPG, Omnicom and WPP, visit each site, and see which agencies of theirs appeal to you specifically and check out that agencies career page. I've provided some links below. Entry level requires no experience and are usually denoted by the "Associate" position. Types of positions include media planner/buyer, social media (paid social), SEM (paid search), E-Commerce, Mobile, TV Buying, Data, ect. If you have any questions about the process or industry let me know!
http://www.publicis.com/careers/
https://www.ipgmediabrands.com/careers/
https://www.omnicomgroup.com/our-agencies/
Direct to NYC Jobs
GroupM
https://jobs.jobvite.com/groupm-na/search?r=New%20York&c=&s=
IPG
Omnicom
https://omg.taleo.net/careersection/hearts_and_science/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en&portal=32100022856
Top Comment: My background is in music and audio engineering - are there any jobs that my skills would match with? Thanks so much for the post - I'd be appreciative of any help!
What are the best sites to buy digital codes?
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Looking for websites, not forums and trading methods.
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Try www.uvspider.com. It will search a bunch of sites and give you a list.
What are the “holy grail” jobs for digital nomads, and what’s the best way to learn the necessary skills?
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I’ve been a digital nomad for 6 years, but my job is not a typical DN job. It’s not tech-related. The other day I was speaking with a friend who is interested in the DN lifestyle and when he asked what jobs are best for the nomadic lifestyle, I really didn’t know what to say other than, “you know, stuff with computers.”
So now I’m trying to compile a little list of DN-friendly jobs and web sites or courses he can take to learn the skills to land a job. He’s not opposed to paying for a course to learn new skills, as he learns well in a structured setting. I know drop shipping was popular at one time, but is that still profitable? He realizes he’ll have to invest time to learn and then put in more time finding work before he can embark on his journey. He seems to have realistic expectations about everything.
So what are the “Holy Grail” jobs of the digital nomad lifestyle? And what is the best way to learn how to do these jobs?
The holy grail of DN jobs would be ones that:
- Can be worked remotely from anywhere in the world.
- Do not have set hours.
- Require very little interaction with clients, team members or bosses.
- Are in high demand.
- Pay a high hourly rate
- Project-based so you can accept/decline projects as you see fit based around your schedule.
Thanks!
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Most common jobs Ive seen (a lot of my friends are digital nomads - I am not) include but not exclusively the following:
- SEO
- Programming
- Web Development
- Crypto Trading
- Language Teaching (especially English)
- Copy writing/editing
- Blogging/vlogging
- Freelance news/media
- Cybersecurity
- Data analysis
- Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Open Source Intelligence
- Business intelligence/Market research
- 3D modeling
- UI/UX
- Language Translating
I still have a lot to learn about Krita and digital drawing, but I'm not unhappy with these.
Main Post: I still have a lot to learn about Krita and digital drawing, but I'm not unhappy with these.
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The fire one was absolutely amazing! It looks so realistic I love it!
AI Art will indeed kill a lot of jobs, and is our own fault
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do you guys stand another AI related Post? as someone with skin on both sides, (i have a STEM degree and a Graphic Design degree) i think AI art willl further alienate digital artists, and will increase the value of traditional ones
for the last decades, traditional art (oil, canvas, charcoal, pencil etc) was but relegated to hobbysts, fine art and at most early stages of storyboarding and drafts, the digital art pipelines was absolute from bottom to finish, to the point that many younger artists didn't even bother to learn traditional skills and jumped directly to digital art, Sonic OC character first, still life studies later, sh*tt anime drawing first, andrew loomis later.
as someone who is not as young anymore, i can say with confidence that the general public never really accepted digital art as "ART", they see a photoshop tab, they see a computer, its cheating in their eyes, and now they have the validation that they wanted, all the time we said how you needed to learn the fundamentals, how it was the same thing as traditional drawing, now an AI can do it, and lets be honest, can do it better than most of us.
and i guarantee you, the public will be more than happy to replace you and your little wacom for some singapore ai art farm, and laugh at your face for pursuing an "useless degree" and not making real art (do you even know how to draw a realistic sketch of iron man on tik tok?! ), don't think people will defend "human art" ,they will defend as much as they defend fair labor and wages on the sweat shops of china for their shiny smartphones
the rendering wars i called, from most of youtube channels to subreddits, who can render the most perfect skin, the most cliche semi realistic anime waifu lips, the most perfect hair, the pinacle of skill, we digged our own graves, who won the rendering wars? a freaking machine
AI art will over saturate the market, as much as your sh*tty 2010's dubstep, and the higher art and graphic designer positions will require proof of traditional art skills and know how, the entry level market will all just disappear, the floor for an art career will become considerably higher, and when your typical "Hustle culture" influencer start posting "tutorials" on how to stack clients with AI art on Fiverr and Upwork, and all the online portfolios looks like a mismatched outbreak of surrealistic anime girls painted as impressionist paintings, maybe then, your average andrew loomis, by the book artist with some traditional knowledge who knows his ways on the basic disciplines, and is not just a rendering machine looking on how to paint the mostly realistic waifu lips, maybe then this kind of artist will have a little more value again, a work horse, not a show ponny.
i always enjoyed the "Bob ross" style of painting, simple, a simple portrait, a simple expression of a feeling, a moment of time, something unique
but AI art reflects the nature of the art community and overall taste of people in art, it is always something moronic as "CyBeRpUNK GoThAMcItY", always an explosion of unecessary detail, a punch of surrealistic BS, hyper realistic rendering to overflown your senses as much as an hyper sugar coated soda or soft drink, we got art diabetes, every ai generated image makes me wanna throw up, its the conclusion of years of bad habits of the art community, everytime you liked that samurai darth vader rendering, or the realistic gothic disney princessess, yup, thats for you
if anything positive comes out of this, is an end to the rendering wars, who can paint the most realistic stylized anime BS
if you want to consideer a career in art, be in technical art, animation, texture painting, become a highly skill professional, learn some programming, your etsy page will not keep it up with technology
anyway, let me get that STEM degree again just in case.
Top Comment: do you guys stand another AI related Post? I will just add to this. This topic absolutely must be discussed. Hiding your heads in sand and downvoting anyone trying to talk this very pressing topic will do you no good. Comparison to the advent of digital art or digital photography is utterly wrong. This is not "yet another tool." This is a competely different situation. We are facing a monster that steals all artworks ever published and use it to feed itself. This is not even remotely comparable. And the last point. From now on, all digital artists will be suspected of using AI whether they like it or not. It will only get worse.
What is it like to own a pinball machine? Real and digital.
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I'm in my 30s, but even as a teen I loved playing pinball. Have always considered getting my own, but have watched the prices continually stay out of my affordable range as I have grown up.
I wanted to ask this because when I'm playing pinball in arcades, I never live long enough to have any goal. It's just live as long as possible and see what happens. But I figure owning one, you now have the time to try to accomplish everything the machine can do. Does the novelty of unlimited play on a machine wear off fast? Does the lack of variety and being stuck to one machine get boring quick or is there plenty to do that it's fun to return to anytime? It seems digital pinball is rising in popularity, but not sure how those compare to the real thing.
What are your feelings, and thoughts on how a newbie like me should play pinball in the future?
Top Comment: I played pretty consistently for about 8 years before I bought my first machine -- or about 3 years after I bought my first house. We bought Firepower locally off Craigslist. I can't remember the exact price, but under $2,000 about 4 years ago. Your first machine doesn't need to be a new Stern. Having your own machine to play at your own convenience will most certainly move you from the "just live as long as possible" category into the "can control the ball and have accuracy with shots" category. Apart from the free play side of it, you can remove the glass and put shots on your flipper to practice aim. The novelty does wear off but I find myself playing 30 minute sessions a couple times a week. You can always try to beat your personal high score, or play with only one hand, or try out different strategies. Or, like other have said, trade it or sell it and get something different in. Digital pinball is not the same thing. I'm sure it'll take hold in more casual settings but I don't see it displacing physical.
Parking on Lot A
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So I haven't bought a parking permit for school (because I think it's bullshit that you have to pay for parking) and I haven't been ticketed yet. How likely is it to be ticketed at Lot A? Based on your experiences, what lot is likely to be ticketed? If I manage to be ticketed, are there any free parking spaces around?
Top Comment: I was just gonna post this too. I always park at Lot A. Last year, I just bought a day pass and used it for the rest of the month. Never got ticketed. Now I'm wondering since the daily parking pass is digital, how are they gonna regulate ticketing? Last week I actually forgot to pay for my parking and didn't see any ticket on my car or in my portal