Karla Ortiz

¡Bravo!

We live in a stupid era

I backed this so dang fast!!

They could just say they love to be thieves and move on 😭

That their first “show” is one based on Ai tech companies and their CEOs says a lot about this content farm…

Honestly I see this at best, being a one week trend then failing spectacularly, as it should.

Screenshot of a social media interaction between an ai company (@fablesimulation) announcing Amazon investing in them, and @kortizart asking the following “ Hello. I have a few questions if I may. 1. What foundational models are being utilized? 2. How were those models trained? 3. What data was utilized? 1 Thank you.”

Anyway I need media to be better because we’re in a critical era were fawning coverage does not cut it anymore (and this isnt a Variety issue, this is a every outlet I saw reporting on this issue)

On the hellsite I started the questioning myself

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This is true of Open Ai, this is true of Runway ML, this is likely true for Showrunner too.

So when mega companies, double down on investing on tech built like this, they double down on exploiting creators whose unwilling data trained the models, and on the potential illegalities of it all.

Its 2025 and we now know so much more about how GenAi models function. Once you enter general purpose model land (where models can generate whatever you ask it to) we’re talking about using billions of data to train these models, and that means using ill-gotten data.

Amazon Invests in ‘Netflix of AI’ Start-Up Fable, Which Launches Showrunner: A Tool for User-Directed TV Shows Amazon has invested in Fable, a start-up whose 'Netflix of AI' Showunner gen-AI tool lets users create scenes or entire episodes of a TV show.

I’m seeing grand announcements of Amazon investing in an AI content slop platform.

But nowhere do I see key questions answered like what’s the foundational models? How are these models trained and on what data is it trained upon?

News needs to do better

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Let’s Be Clear: Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency NOW! Every single day we don’t have transparency, the value of copyright loses ground and the harms inflicted to creative industries grow. California has always been on the forefront of policies that can ...

Friends, we got a call to action 👇

We have the right to know when and how our creative works are used, especially when it comes to GenAi!

This is why we need regulation like California’s Ai Copyright Transparency Act #AB-412 !

If you agree, especially if in CA, please sign & share this petition!

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Resistance works and it's not for nothing

For professional concept work I do it exclusively digitally. It’s speed is invaluable.

But for myself, I do traditionals, pencils and oils. :)

Hee hee yes lol

A concept illustration for Marvel’s Agatha All Along, featuring Rio Vidal, portrayed by actress Aubrey Plaza, and a skeleton version of the character side by side as they emerge from the misty woods. Rio wears tattered flowing robes that are covered in roots. The skull has tattered cloth and roots as well.

And another, with a more flowy and ethereal vibe than the rest:

A concept illustration for Marvel’s Agatha All Along, featuring Rio Vidal, portrayed by actress Aubrey Plaza, and a skeleton version of the character side by side as they emerge from the misty woods. Rio wears a tattered cloth and is adorned in jewelry. The skull has tattered cloth and jewels as well.

Here’s one more, with a bit more of an jeweled look:

A concept illustration for Marvel’s Agatha All Along, featuring Rio Vidal, portrayed by actress Aubrey Plaza, and a skeleton version of the character side by side as they emerge from the misty woods. Rio wears a spiked armor covered in roots and rotting cloth. The skull has tattered cloth and robed as well.

Here’s an unused concept of Rio Vidal—brilliantly played by Aubrey Plaza— I got to work on for #AgathaAllAlong.

This was a fun character to play with, and it was interesting to see how we could incorporate roots, earth and decay into both her human and skeleton designs.

a cartoon says we 've tried nothing and were all out of ideas Alt: a cartoon says we 've tried nothing and were all out of ideas

It’s important to expose pedophiles and their crimes. It is ESPECIALLY important to do so if it’s the president, and even more so if that president is a fascist.

Please let’s not make this the defining Dem ideology any further, its tone deaf👇

Watch this US citizen being arrested. He says: "I got rights." The officers say: "You've got no rights." Then they say: "THEY're starting to resist more. We're going to end up shooting some of THEM." Who is THEM exactly? Racial profiling cops deserve to be in jails.

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No worries! We’re in discovery at this time, meaning both sides are looking at each other’s communications, information and so on, so we can get a full picture of harms. We’ll be in this stage for quite a while. It’s slow, but a very important step! :)

All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.

Lol as wild as it seems, it’s all still based in reality, or at least things that are buildable, and fit the humans wearing it! Also had any of them been chosen, I would’ve done another pass to refine and think about the areas even further, so as to make it easier for any team to make them real! :)

Yes! I often start with making sure I have a figure and a setting that I really like and tells the story I want to tell.

Then I go ahead and do a lot of doodles and explorations, and its how I end up with different options :) almost like making my own paper dolls lol

I think everyone has their own journeys, and we shouldn’t really compare. I also think the life of a machinist sounds awesome af!

However I will note there are plenty of artists who started later in their lives and have made an excellent living out of it! Its hard but it is a possibility!

I mean I hesitate to make that direct comparison for a few reasons, but I totally agree that we’re absolutely witnessing digital colonialism in action.

Original post with all the concept art imagery thumbnails cropped terribly. It did not show the character heads and just focuser on the characters torso only. Ew.

P.S. and yes I had to repost all of these because the original thumbnail cropping for the first post was absolutely atrocious.

Character Concept Art for Zawe Ashton's character Ael-Dan, for Marvel Studio's film The Marvels. Ael-Dan is wearing a structural geometric sci-fi black and white gown.

Character Concept Art for Zawe Ashton's character Ael-Dan, for Marvel Studio's film The Marvels. Ael-Dan is wearing a structural geometric sci-fi black and white gown.

And lastly a fourth look. Definitely loved exploring different powerful looks for such a cool character! :)

Character Concept Art for Zawe Ashton's character Ael-Dan, for Marvel Studio's film The Marvels. Ael-Dan is clothed in a custom olive business suit, with an exaggerated lapel, leather gloves and leather accents, and a long skirt. There is a black leather circular design embroidered throughout the outfit.

Character Concept Art for Zawe Ashton's character Ael-Dan, for Marvel Studio's film The Marvels. Ael-Dan is clothed in a custom olive business suit, with an exaggerated lapel, leather gloves and leather accents, and a long skirt. There is a black leather circular design embroidered throughout the outfit.

A third look :

Character Concept Art for Zawe Ashton's character Ael-Dan, for Marvel Studio's film The Marvels. Ael-Dan is wearing an odd-shaped green dress, with black leather strips, big puffy sleeves, and linear terminations.

Character Concept Art for Zawe Ashton's character Ael-Dan, for Marvel Studio's film The Marvels. Ael-Dan is wearing an odd-shaped green dress, with black leather strips, big puffy sleeves, and linear terminations.

Here's a second look:

yay! Yes! I did! :) Worked on it for a few solid months!