Getting started as any type of independent professional is challenging. Knowing ahead of time what your time is worth will help you make sure you’re pricing your art in a way that is consistent and fair (to you!) [Read more]
Category: Art and Artists
AI Art: a Vision for an Ethical Future
Can AI art models be ethical? We think so, but it will take a lot of intentional effort from everyone involved in the art world. [Read more]
We’re increasing our artist payout!
We’re excited to announce that starting today, we have raised our artist payout percentage! The artist now receives a full 50% of every purchase. [Read more]
Re: DeviantArt’s DreamUp announcement
We were very interested to see DeviantArt’s announcement on Friday that they were launching their own AI art tool, DreamUp, as well as a new directive to tell image crawlers not to use your art for AI model training. Today, we’ve added DeviantArt’s “noai” directive to all pages on our website – so if and when a new image set is re-crawled while respecting these opt-outs, no images from CO2ign Art will be included. [Read more]
Best of October Prompts Art Showcase
October’s almost over, so here’s a fun look back at the ways October art prompts can be interpreted from artist to artist [Read more]
October 2022 Art Challenges roundup
Some of our favorite pieces from a variety of lesser-known “#[noun]tober” 2022 Art Challenges [Read more]
Best Inking Brushes for Digital Art 2022
Digital brushes that look like real ink are hard to find, so we combed the internet to find the best digital brushes for inking. [Read more]
Blacktober 2022 is nearly here!
Blacktober is a fanart-based challenge where creators re-imagine their favorite (usually white) characters as Black, Indigenous, or POC. [Read more]
October Art Challenges: Inktober and Alternatives
We love challenges like these, and think they’re the best part of the month of October (you know, after candy). So what is Inktober, how does it work, and how can you participate? We’ve got it all, along with some fun, natural-world themed Inktober-Alternative prompts! [Read more]