Prioritize Your Art in 2024

I've never been able to view one of your videos this early and its cycle! Yay me. Happy 2024 y'all

AI is here to stay, so they question artists need to be asking themselves is how do I adapt so that I can continue to make a decent living in this new environment. Those who really want it will explore the many opportunities that are out there, while others will flounder if they refuse adjust the way they work to compensate for the changes in the publishing and art worlds. If we learned anything from the pandemic, it's that you never know when a major change is coming that could affect your work/business. Those who refused to let that keep them down adapted and flourished, others unfortunately closed.

What we sometimes forget is that there are over 8 billion unique people on this earth. 8 B I L L I O N. I think that gives those of willing to do the work enough of an audience to find our 1,000 fans willing to spend a $100 on our work each year, don't you think? Or am I over-simplifying?
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🤖 Thank you so much for all this great information. Just learned about SVS like last week and I’m glad I found the podcast !

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The only way we will ever be able to circumvent AI generated art is by insisting on original traditional art whenever we buy art. Of course we should be able to make it affordable by making quality prints, but the original work should stand as the foundation. I’m curious about Lee’s stationary project, will you be sharing images with us to see your progress? Also, Will, those cards from Amazon will be difficult to work with. I would much rather do the art, print it out and then cut the cards myself. You can even round the corners with corner punchers if you want. As always, your podcast stands head and shoulders above all others.

In terms of valuing art, this might seem like a non sequitur, but before the printing press and digital information distribution, civilisations globally relied heavily on art, and the arts in general as mnemonic devices to retain vast amounts of non written knowledge.

Illustrated medieval manuscripts are a good case study. When the average person had to rely on libraries or schools to access books, the fact that illustration was far more common place, meant that their limited time with the material was much more effective. The association between information and imagery made recall easier.

Dr. Lynne Kelly’s books Memory Code (the history of these techniques), and Memory Craft (modern application of these techniques), go into great detail describing how the human brain naturally memorises, incorporating the five senses, and how art greatly enhances the ability to retain and recall information.
I recommend her TED talk for a synopsis.

So just to add, if we put all our eggs in one basket, and rely too heavily on digital records…
All it’s gonna take is one big solar flare 😬

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I just wanted to thank Will for sharing about his personal goals and his faith and what helps him to stay afloat and move forward. Thank you! This part of the podcast was especially encouraging for me!

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🤖 🥪 - Good luck on your goals this year!

Will's answer about his goals is so good and important to mention, I think. Your mental end physical health absolutely play a role in getting you to the place where you can achieve your career goals! I learnt that last year and will continue eating healthy and getting fit so that my brain can function in peak condition. I just had to comment, because my partner and I are also making a game this year! I'm excited to hear more about your game as you go along, Will. Hope you will be sharing the journey as you did with Pickleball Paul. It's so motivating. 🤖 Oh boy, I think Will gets the sandwich - AI will just get better, but Lee does make a good point, just not one I think will ultimately determine the direction of AI. 🥪

To answer the question at the end... I sincerely hope that Lee is right. Great podcast! And happy new year!

🤖🥪 Always entertaining! Thanks guys. I'm an event artist, drawing portraits with different media(trad), and cutting silhouettes of people with scissors only, no sketch. I think AI is pretty far away from anywhere near what we do at events, because the biggest part of the experience is the human to human interaction. However,...somebody will probably try it.

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Thanks for the episode! I think the 🥪 goes to Lee.

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Awesome podcast! I draw sometimes with my left hand to give my right hand a break. I find that if anything, my forms are better with my left hand. But of course the fine details have to be done with good ol’ righty. And…down with AI art! 🤖 👎

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I feel that Lee's right with the AI art direction.
Also, I think that people who either appreciate and/or commission illustration will eventually realise that they will be destroying their own industry (e.g. children's book illustration) by using AI art over an illustrator. Their product will immediately become the bargain bin junk that is not marketable.
However, it is important for us artists and illustrators to keep reminding the world that AI art is stolen are and the individuals who use AI are the true failures in the art world.

Noooooo! @Jake! Don’t let Lee teach you how to say niche wrong! It’s been killing me anytime Lee or Will say it over all the years of the podcast. You speak well, don’t let him push you into saying it wrong.
Lee it sounds like your saying Nietzsche!
Side note, massive thank you for the brilliant niche podcast I have greatly benefitted from despite the niche itch 🤖

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Thank you for doing this podcast guys. This year I have decided to shift my kidlit work to horror which is what I have always loved (Thanks Courage the Cowardly Dog), let's see where that goes

See you all on the next episode

I really appreciate how detailed you got with your 2024 goals, Will. I wrote down my art and business related goals, but my list didn't feel complete until I added all my family and personal life goals were on it too

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This is the BEST art podcast! I’ve tried listening to other art podcasts and either the voices drive me nuts or it’s boring and I can’t relate to it. I love the 3 point ‘perspectives’ and great ideas from each of these guys. You’re funny and I learn a lot. I’m excited to sign up for SVS learn classes this year; can’t wait to do that then go into Children’s Book Pro….then your Self-Publishing course! Thank you all so much! Wishes for your Greatest Success And Happy New Year!

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I absolutely think Will is correct. I wish it wasn't reality, but I think it is. I have already seen AI generated art that looks like watercolor, rough sketches, pen and ink, color pencil, etc. Yes AI has problems with certain features, but it won't be that way for long. It will improve at a ridiculous rate. In knowledgeable hands, it will create images that are indistinguishable from human created images. People say it will always be inferior because it lacks the human touch. The human touch is there. The input/prompt is the human ingredient. Sadly, even if governments made AI generated content (music, images, video) totally illegal right now, I think it's too late. It's out there now, you can't stuff it back in the box. I really hate it and I don't know what the solution is. Although, someone (Lee possibly or one your guests) at some point mentioned how working traditionally (not digitally/with physical media) gave them originals to sell. The value of traditionally created originals could possibly skyrocket. At least until someone hooks one of these AI monsters up to a robotic arm that can work a paintbrush. ;)

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