hello there?? (english version)

                                                (artist @wwloa19, telegram)

this site was recommended by one of my friends, she said that there are a lot of danganronpa fans here... but I don't know how many Russian speakers there will be. I am not fundamentally against communicating with foreigners, it's just the language barrier, mentality and all that, well... there will be enough difficulties in such communication, but if we find a common language with a person, then it will be insignificant, I think.
and also, if I didn't indicate credits under the art, then I just couldn't find the artist... I'm very sorry(( if you recognize the artist, be sure to let me know and I'll mark it.
I remind that English is not my native language. although I have knowledge, I still mostly use a translator, so I apologize for the mistakes.

I've described myself in the profile itself, here I'd rather like to speak out about my content. I was mainly planning to post AI-generated images of Nagito/Danganronpa here. And I'd like to immediately speak out about the possible panic of artists and people who support them that AI will replace artists.
I understand perfectly well why people are afraid of this, because looking at what really beautiful works created with the help of AI are now being posted, you can really think at first glance that artists are no longer needed. And I have something to say as a person who has been understanding the topic of neural networks for about 2-3 years (although of course I ACTIVELY started getting interested in them a little less than six months ago).

Well, first of all, I'll note that now and for quite a long time, professional neural networks that can generate truly beautiful and high-quality art will cost money, and not a small amount. In other cases, these will either be completely frivolous online versions that, God willing, will give you at least something close to what you want (unless, of course, your requests are small, like "cute anime boy in a T-shirt"), or a person will locally install neural networks on his PC, and this is a huge load on the PC itself and local neural networks, you have to very long and carefully train them in what you specifically need. would an ordinary amateur want to fool himself like that? Personally, for me, like most people, it would be easier to throw money at a talented artist who will draw exactly what you want in the style you need with all the details you need, than to fuck your brains and sit for a long time and do boring work for the sake of one single art, purely to save money... and then, if you want the neural network to make another art for you, you will need to do the same procedure, albeit with maybe less effort, because if you managed to make one good art, then you should have already understood the principle. and all this just to save money? A person would rather save his nerves by PAYING than sit and suffer for a long time, I repeat.

(generated by me using an AI, Stable Waifu in telegram)

Personally, I use a paid neural network, although later, when I have time and especially strength (hahaha, not anytime soon), I would like to install Stable Diffusion on my computer, but not in order to make art for free (it will just be a nice bonus sometime in the future), but in order to study the principles of neural networks, because most likely I will connect my future with this, or at least with some related field. under the art attached above, I have already indicated what kind of neural network it is. it is a local model of people, based on Stable Waifu. Stable Diffusion itself is a huge neural network, with a huge database, and the creators of this local model taught Stable Diffusion to draw mainly in anime style, although you can create near-realistic art there, but in any case there will always be one or another anime-style. this is exactly my topic, because I really love the anime style, and I need a neural network that specializes in this.

(generated by me using an AI, Stable Waifu in telegram)

To comfortably use this neural network, you need to contribute a decent amount. I'll start with a monthly subscription that gives a number of advantages.

there are quite long queues in this neural network due to the huge influx of clients. i felt it when i was sitting without a subscription, in especially unpleasant moments the image could be generated for 5 or 10 minutes... and it will probably not turn out the way you need it, because a well-made AI art from the first time is a rare success. i think you roughly understood what it is like if you want to use the network regularly. one of the advantages of a subscription is a much, MUCH faster opportunity to get art. with a subscription in this regard it is really easy to breathe, i get my art on average in 1-2 minutes, and when the queues are small then I can even get it in half a minute or even less.

then - every day you are given a currency for generating images, it is called tokens, you are given specifically 80 tokens, i.e. 8 generations (1 image - 10 tokens). this is not super much, but very nice.

The third advantage is the reduced cost of purchasing tokens with a subscription, there is a discount of about 20-25 percent, this is quite a lot in fact. without a subscription, buying tokens is much more expensive.

Well, the last, least significant, but still pleasant advantage is the ability to upgrade the quality absolutely free, and it seems to cost 5 tokens. The art already comes out very high-quality and beautiful, but the ability to make it even better for free is really pleasing.

(artist @semp4qku, inst)

I won't describe the cost of tokens here (you can find out for yourself if you want, it's written in the bot), since it's too much of a mystery, but I will say that it's impressive. It's not exactly some kind of cosmic money, but for a person who is not going to regularly generate art through neural networks and put his soul into it... well, he will probably regret his spending later. Now, after my explanation, you should understand why high-quality art from AI is an expensive pleasure, much more expensive and less profitable than paying an artist and getting exactly what you need.

in addition to the cost, it is not enough to simply enter certain words and the neural network will do what you need. you need to learn to understand what tags to enter for the best understanding of the neural network, where exactly to enter them, learn how to increase and decrease the weight of a particular tag, and I am not even mentioning that the neural network is not perfect and will never be perfect, and in any case will glitch and crash, and you will have to tinker one way or another so that the result is exactly what you want.

(artist @semp4qku, inst)

summing up, I think you understand why now the vast majority of people will find it much easier to pay an artist than to suffer and force AI to do what they need? especially since now AI is still not at the level to be able to draw art with a large number of precise details, if you need that. AI gets confused when there are too many small details, and in order for the art to come out high-quality and beautiful, then unfortunately some small things will sometimes have to be cut out, otherwise artifacts and glitches will appear.

Artists are not just guys who draw beautiful anime girls and anime boys. Artists are professionals who put their soul into their drawings, unlike a neural network, which is just a machine. And in fact, if you are a creative person and have a keen eye, you will often notice how much real art differs from neural network art, because the living feelings put into art are really felt when looking at it. Basically, either anime wankers, for whom art is just anime girls, or anxious people talk about replacing artists.

(artist @smallllix30, inst)

I hope I was able to dispel someone's fears. I respect the work of artists and do not intend to make money on the created art. The only semblance of "monetization" is absolutely optional, I can give away the input/seed to my art in exchange for tokens, which I will then use to generate the same art. I think this is fair, besides, if it will be a problem for a person to pay 100 tokens, of course I can give it away for a smaller amount. 

I really hope that you will like my works that I will post later, thank you for reading!