Tag - mismatched art styles

The Scrotum Toad

May 9, 2024

The Scrotum Toad

Without comment. (h/t axolotl)

SLUG & CHIPS: And Other Tasty Tales

May 8, 2024

SLUG & CHIPS: And Other Tasty Tales

Is it a British thing? I’ll just assume it’s a British thing. (h/t axolotl)

Atomic Cat (The 56th Man Book 13)

April 21, 2024

Atomic Cat (The 56th Man Book 13)

I guess if you’ve read the previous twelve installments, you know what you’re in for, but…

The Strange Reincarnation Of Lucinda Tarne (The Spirit Cloud Book 1)

April 14, 2024

The Strange Reincarnation Of Lucinda Tarne (The Spirit Cloud Book 1)

“Strange” doesn’t even begin to cover it.

My Dream Woman: Book One In the Guild Of Dream Warriors Series

April 10, 2024

My Dream Woman: Book One In the Guild Of Dream Warriors Series

I spy with my little eye…

Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2.
Here’s another metric crapload of capsule reviews of movies I’ve seen recently but haven’t felt motivated to write about at any length. The Pilot: A Battle For Survival (2021) – Russian-made WWII thriller about a pilot shot down during the winter, who has to survive and make his way back to the Russian front. Not... The post Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 2. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
I’ve caught up to my sketchbook again, so it’ll be a couple of weeks before I have regular sketches to post. The post Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?
In an artists’ Messenger group, the discussion (inevitably) turned to the legitimacy of A.I. output as “art.” This was my response, and it was the longest thing I’ve written in a while, so I figured I would repost it here to preserve it, with a couple of my comments down the thread. This response was... The post How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
A Fifth Magic
The author says: A Fifth Magic is a dark fantasy novel set in a fractured post-civil-war society where magic is both feared and tightly controlled. Detective Michael Hawthorne enlists the help of sceptical academic Laura Blythe to investigate a locked-room murder mystery that mirrors the methods of a war criminal they believed to be long
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
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Fragmented Sky
The author says: In the crumbling dome city of Grid 46, breathable air is a luxury rationed by Praxis Corp, a ruthless megacorporation that views survival as a commodity. Technician Lyra Sato struggles to keep her sick brother alive while uncovering a buried secret—the enigmatic Seed System, a sentient, evolving AI embedded within the dome’s