Brett Grunig

Slay! Leilah wants to be a monster hunter. She wants to do it so bad, she's pretending to be the notorious monster hunter known as The Scarred Rider in hopes she may meet the legend herself. But when her fi...

I don't know when we're launching, but I am crowdfunding my new post-apocalyptic monster slaying western with @mcdrawpants.bsky.social & @jorgesantiagojr.bsky.social @wastedwings.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social on @wearezoop.bsky.social soon and you can sign up for news: zoop.gg/c/slay

Reminder: they're STILL taking all of our work + we STILL need (especially Cali) signatures on the petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

An intense action zoom on the game cartridge of “Final Fantasy Tactics” for the Nintendo switch

Currently

As somebody who went through the Action Lab debacle, I encourage people to do this and also to ask questions about your contract.
Asking for things to be clearly defined is not a problem and if your publisher says it is, that's a red flag. People that mean well often don't do well

Cover is up for my next book with @luckyscomix.bsky.social ! We're so excited for this one :D

“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.

We're never letting go.

Drawn while listening to, "In Our Talons," by the Bowerbirds.

Such a memorable part of that book! This is excellent!

huge dragon (only the head visible) resting in a body of water in a forest. Lots of vines and tree branches dangling down, a stream running over its head and a great white egret taking off from the water next to it.

a mermaid with a pink tail resting on a rock and leaning back on her hands as her tail comes out of the water. In the background is a lagoon and some cliffs and further back the hint of a waterfall

a precarious tall hill with a wizard's house sitting on top of it with a wisp of smoke coming out of the chimney. It is dusk and all the windows are yellow with the light from inside.

a large winged blue dragon prepares to land on a nest with two baby blue dragons waiting in the nest for their dinner.

It's my birthday!! I'm 49 - how did that happen? I would LOVE it if you could share or follow my art for my birthday, that would be a brilliant gift! Thank you everyone who follows and comments, it is such a great place here! 49 feels ace btw. #artshare #birthday #watercolour
www.emilyhare.co.uk

Worth saying: the Atlantic search showed nothing in my name. Searching on libgyn's actual website pulled over 400 listing's for nearly 200 different comics i have written

Do it.

Search your name.

Take their money.

It’s yours anyway.

The Last Unicorn (aka Wrong Depressed Horse) with Trish Forstner and Jason Strutz | Progressively Horrified

Time to go back to an age of wonder! A time of beautiful hand drawn trauma. It's time for @trishforstner.bsky.social @strutzart.bsky.social, @benkahncomics.bsky.social, @megamoth.bsky.social, and @jeremywhitley.bsky.social to talk about The Last Unicorn shows.acast.com/progressivel...

Mandrakes | Brett Grunig Get more from Brett Grunig on Patreon

Mandrakes! Weekly art posts continue on my Patreon.
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same for artists. no artist is burnt out because their workload would be less with AI or their project managing software could be assisted by AI.

we’re burnt out because our work is not respected enough. what we do is seen as disposable and replaceable, rather than valuable.

Well well well, today I got a SECOND survey from Patreon full of questions about how much I trust them as a brand and what they could do to increase my trust... hit them a second time with "fuck AI and support the furries": patreon.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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People capable of loving some paintings or etchings or whatever can rarely do this without knowing something about the art-ist. Again, the situation is social rather than scientific. Any work of art is one halt of a conversation between two human beings, and it helps a lot to know who is talking at you. Does he or she have a reputation for seriousness, for sincerity? There are virtually no beloved or respected paintings made by persons of whom we know nothing. We can even surmise a lot about the lives of whoever did the paintings in the caves underneath Lascaux, France. So I dare to suggest that no picture can attract serious attention without a human being attached to it in the viewer's mind. If you are unwilling to attach your name to your pictures, and to say why you hope others might find them rewarding to look at, there goes the ballgame right there. Pictures are famous for their human-ness and not their picture-ness. There is also the matter of craftsmanship. Real picture lovers like to "play along," so to speak, to look closely at the surface to see how the illusion was created by nothing but an unusual human being, with hands and eyes. If you are unwilling to say how you made your pictures, there goes the ballgame a second time. Good luck, and love as always K

Kurt Vonnegut’s definition of what makes something “art” is one of my favorites I’ve seen - from a letter to his brother in 1995.

Patreon has released a new survey on AI. If you use patreon, please fill this out and tell them you think AI is terrible: patreon.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

A black and white comic. A young witch is hard at work in her garden. "Boss?" she intones to an older witch behind her. "Problem?" the older witch responds. "Yeah," the young witch replies. The young witch pulls out a mandragora root that appears to be surly. Instead of screaming, it grunts. "Weird, right?" says the young witch to her mentor. "Mhmm," the older witch grunts, in agreement.

Sometimes a mandragora root just has bad vibes. New public post up on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/mandra...

Those Who Love Money | Brett Grunig Get more from Brett Grunig on Patreon

New drawings every week, over on my Patreon.

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Renegade Royale Renegade Royale [Kahn, Ben, Silverstein, Rachel, Beck, Sam, Campbell, Jim] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Renegade Royale

Today's the day! RENEGADE ROYALE is officially out, with all the action, competition, and romance that you can shake a stick at! www.amazon.com/Renegade-Roy...

Closeup of burnisher working a mezzotinted copper plate.

More mezzotint. Finishing this one up this week.

cover to Renegade Royale by Sam Beck

Cover to Renegade Rule by Sam Beck

This is the week! RENEGADE ROYALE is out online and in stores this week from @darkhorse.com, continuing the gamer girl adventures we started in RENEGADE RULE!

A variety of traditional intaglio prints and tools. The prints include engravings and etchings, made with a variety of techniques, including mezzotint, drypoint, line etching, soft ground, and aquatint. The tools are an engraving burin, two etching needles, a scraper, and a burnisher.

I have openings for students in my etching class ART28, at the Santa Rosa Junior College this Fall. The class is Mondays and Wednesdays, in the afternoon, starting 8/18. We have a beautiful shop and I am itching to share what I know about traditional printmaking. If that sounds good to you, join me!

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!

This is a great book that you really should check out.

Levar Burton hotline bling meme: “I’m not good enough to start drawing this comic I care a lot about” vs “hey check out how fast this comic will make me improve”

Close up of burnishing work on a mezzotint plate.

Working with mezzotint today.

#printmaking #mezzotint