It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or even rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left for in-studio work is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are an unestablished white biological male.

You might straggle along with your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal as is.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or even rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left gor in-studio work is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are an unestablished white biological male.

You might straggle along with your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal as is.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or even rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are an unestablished white biological male.

You might straggle along with your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal as is.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or even rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are an unestablished white biological male.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are an unestablished white biological male.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are a white biological male and unestablished.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are a white biological male if you unestablished.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are a white biological male just now coming into this.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI - you better have a three adjective gender identity if you are a white biological male.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have left is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful. What sliver of hope you have is smothered by political nepotism and hardline DEI.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's like comparing the vast array of different types of writer in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's comparable to comparing the vast array of types of writers in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera and a broken heart.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's comparable to comparing the vast array of types of writers in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera.

Anyway, as an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's comparable to comparing the vast array of types of writers in the 21st century to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

It's comparable to comparing the various types of writers to some foppish 19th century dandy poet who writes the gardener's daughter and dies of Cholera.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is already brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists out there? Good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a meager but consistent living up to this point.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues with which people have made a consistent living up to this point.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration and the commercial venues.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or eve rarer the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each each platform; completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier, but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

You might straggle along on your own IP and use AI as a force multiplier but visibility is brutal.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what inspired you come into the fold (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, and all that is left is legacy hires and machines - all you are is a name at that point and really who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, all you are is a name at that point and who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza or Craig Mullins within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance. When it all distills, all you are is a name at that point and who is to say AI won't be better than say Dave Rapoza within 5 years?

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance.

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance.

But as it were and returning to topic, you kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of each platform completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance.

But as it were and returning to topic, you kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of social media completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well - hell, people love soulless dogshit too so there goes freelance.

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of social media completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well.

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with posts perfectly timed with the algorithms of social media completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.

It depends entirely on what "artists" you're talking about and when. Commercially it's a whole other ball game. "Artist" conjures Van Gogh, maybe Sargent, but rarely does it bring about Andrew Loomis or Disney's 9 old men, or the current landscape of illustration.

As an industry-wide thing, when you lose your entry-level jobs that usually means top guys will be a legacy hires pretty soon and you essentially have something that is completely different from what you came into it for (when I left, pretty much everything was photobashing and 2.5D paintovers). Behind the scenes mediocrity is king, and AI does mediocrity very well.

You kick the ladder, the whole thing falls over.

As for any hopefuls and hangers on, and dare I say "good" artists, good luck competing with perfectly timed algorihm posts completely drowning out your visibility even if your work is masterful.