Anima

#PortfolioDay again?

I'm still here, still available.

Hit me up if you want your project to be stellar.

Portfolio at michaelwente.wixsite.com/my-site

#PortfolioDay again?

I'm still here, still available.

Hit me up if you want your project to be stellar.

Portfolio at michaelwente.wixsite.com/my-site

Generative Al is being marketed as a tool designed to reduce or eliminate the need for developed, cognitive skillsets. It uses the work of others to simulate human output, except that it lacks grasp of nuance, contains grievous errors, and ultimately serves the goal of human beings being neurologically weaker due to the promise of the machine being better equipped than the humans using it would ever exert the effort to be. The people that use generative Al for art have no interest in being an artist; they simply want product to consume and forget about when the next piece of product goes by their eyes. The people that use generative Al to make music have no interest in being a musician; they simply want a machine to make them something to listen to until they get bored and want the machine to make some other disposable slop for them to pass the time with. The people that use generative Al to write things for them have no interest in writing. The people that use generative Al to find factoids have no interest in actual facts. The people that use generative Al to socialize have no interest in actual socialization. In every case, they've handed over the cognitive load of developing a necessary, creative human skillset to a machine that promises to ease the sweat equity cost of struggle. Using generative Al is like asking a machine to lift weights on your behalf and then calling yourself a bodybuilder when it's done with the reps. You build nothing in terms of muscle, you are not stronger, you are not faster, you are not in better shape. You're just deluding yourself while experiencing a slow decline due to self-inflicted atrophy.

re: generative AI

I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.

And now, you can use it, too.

Eda with an orb of magic light

Owl House fanart from a while back.

Steven Universe

Next party member.
Martial artist and close combat specialist, but she's really only here for her own amusement. She'll follow along, unless what you're doing is boring. Most likely to start trouble just for the fun of it.

Anyway, still making stuff.
New fantasy adventure project.
Hero and leader of the party, strong sense of justice, no sense of direction. Heart full, head empty. He will lead you into battle against the forces of evil and you will get lost.

Also if this is you I'm gonna need you to report to my DMs immediately, thank you.

Damn, K-Pop Demon Hunters really does go that hard.

Next party member.
Martial artist and close combat specialist, but she's really only here for her own amusement. She'll follow along, unless what you're doing is boring. Most likely to start trouble just for the fun of it.

New Hollywood Undead song bangs, so that's something.

Punching Bag YouTube video by Michael Wente

Here's the full finished sequence. I think it turned out pretty damn good. Check it out.

Just gotta keep pushing forward.

With the hope of breaking through one day.

#Storyboard

Anyway, still making stuff.
New fantasy adventure project.
Hero and leader of the party, strong sense of justice, no sense of direction. Heart full, head empty. He will lead you into battle against the forces of evil and you will get lost.

Going through it like everybody else lately. Industry decided to implode just as I was getting traction, now there's nothing left for anybody. I had planned on being in LA by now, but that's up in smoke with everything else. Tough to keep any motivation through all this BS.

Alright, I'm back now.

Share the last 4 games you’ve played and expose your gaming habits.

Bit of a trend, lately.

Fr. I figure all my applications are ending up right in the trash before anybody even looks at em, but imma keep throwing em in.

Big congrats on the 10k bro.

I'd love to see your take on one of the girls, if you're up for it.

What's up #PortfolioDay,

I'm Mike, a Story Artist and Character Designer looking for work in Animation/Games.

You need stuff drawn, I'm a guy who draws stuff. Get me on your project, that way it'll turn out really good.

Thanks for looking!

Portfolio at michaelwente.wixsite.com/my-site

Bruh, they added a SECOND real life person to City of the Wolves? First a soccer player and now a DJ? I'mma be honest, the chances of me picking up this game now are like... zero.

For real. It's literally the only reason I open LinkedIn anymore.

Dammit, that's rad. Now I need this.

I'll never understand why someone would choose to use AI when there are so many incredibly talented human artists readily available. Like... you have the option to bring on a person who will enhance a project with their passion and experience, but you wanna roll the dice on the slop machine instead?

Mugman, Ms Chalice, and Cuphead

Made this back when the #Cuphead show dropped.

A series on the #Amphibia calamity trio from a few years back.

Goblin Cavalry Charge

Original character design of a Goblin Cavalry unit.

Painting of Jayce Talis from Arcane

Arcane study painted from reference

Painting of Jayce Talis from Arcane

Arcane study painted from reference

Hostile Government Takeover
It's a bop