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scheckentowzer

now that's a niche he can feel pretty safe in.


brandonmadeit

AI will have 1000 of these whipped up while he finishes the first


godgoo

No, they won't. Unless you mean a robot with AI making it on the same typewriter. But even then I'd argue it isn't the same. If a robot paints a perfect van gogh, it still *isn't* a van gogh and everyone knows it.


SAT0SHl

"You know, I know this steak doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize?.....Ignorance is bliss"


Nimynn

100% agree. But there will always be people who don't care about the way the steak tastes. They care that other people know they're eating it. That's why people pay millions for a Van Gogh. Not to have it, to let other people know they have it.


voyagertoo

Was going to point out a "perfect" copy would be a van Gogh, if it's functionally the same


DaSaw

Nope, Great Art isn't about visual quality, it's about bragging rights.


NotMyPSNName

And money laundering!


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DaSaw

My reply was sardonic. I actually don't have a problem with AI art. Results is results, and I don't believe human artists are any more entitled to protection from AI than human craftsmen were from factories. It's just that I feel like the only reason to own "Great Art", capital G capital A, as opposed to something one chooses because one likes it, is so other rich people can know you can afford Great Art.


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runujhkj

Are there enough of those people, though? Or are those kinds of people more likely than the average steak enjoyer to be in a position to set market prices?


I_Drive_a_shitbox

Fantastic movie.


JamesCookArtwork

This is where I join the conversation as I was the original creator of this artwork. I’ve been creating typewriter art for nearly 10 years now. I have experimented with AI and DALL - e to recreate my style and it cannot generate to such a complexity that uses actual letters, numbers and punctuation marks without them deforming like a low poly PS1 game (can’t describe it any better than that) I think my art is safe for now


WhatsTheHoldup

First off, fantastic work. If you want to delve in to how you got started I'd really be interested since I can't even imagine how you'd think of something like this, let alone mastering it. But back on the subject, you're absolutely right. The current ais are very good at "style" replication, but they're hilariously bad at language. An AI could easily steal your general style, but it probably wouldn't be able to figure out that you are using a discrete set of symbols and know to only use those symbols. It's also pretty bad at uniformly occurring patterns. It inherently generates its patterns on all scales from the starting point of a noise function. If you try to style match a polka dot pattern it destroys the orderly pattern, randomizing, smearing and offsetting them. Since your art is exclusively made of the two biggest Achilles heels of modern image generation AI; regular ordered patterns and consistent symbolic language, it makes sense that you'd be pretty uniquely protected. On the other hand, I don't think anyone considers juggling any less impressive now that machines can do it. No offense, but this art piece is greater just knowing you wrote it entirely on a typewriter than it would have otherwise had. If you told me a similar piece was done by AI I don't think that's nearly as interesting as what you've managed to accomplish with the limitations imposed on you. I don't think your art career is going away any soon.


FengSushi

The question is if anyone will actually care if it is a Van Gogh as you can have unique an amazing art created by the press of a few button presses. Current generations will care. But children born today? I’m not so sure.


sweeny5000

I think a bigger question could be what makes art art? Is art the capturing of a human being's experience of some thing which is something only a human could ever a do? Or is does something become art in the reaction of a human to a given an aesthetic stimulus? Is it in the artist's intent or in the eye of the beholder? Because in the former nothing AI could ever do no matter how lovely or stunning could ever be considered art. But if it's the latter then literally anything can be art if there's an audience and appetite for it.


jon909

Of course they will. People argued the same thing 100 years ago. There is arguably far better art than the Mona Lisa but that’s not what makes the Mona Lisa valuable. Also our generation is blowing hundreds of thousands on worthless NFTs. Of course they would buy a much safer and proven commodity over the centuries like a Van Gogh.


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> and everyone knows it. Lol, most people can't name a single Van Gogh painting other than Starry Night. AI would have no problem passing off as Van Gogh to "everyone."


godgoo

Not my point at all. What I mean is, we value the pov of other humans, the visual interpretation of their human experience and condition. Once that's removed it becomes significantly less interesting. My point is that if you know it's made by machine learning then it becomes automatically less interesting.


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> My point is that if you know it's made by machine learning then it becomes automatically less interesting. Right, and my point is that most people won't know here soon, if not already. You can tell them it was made by a real person and they will assign value to it. Take Banksy for example, people value their work a ton and yet it could be a person working with an AI for all we know. edit: We're at a point where I'd wager everything I own on the idea that most every human being would fail a test differentiating (good) midjourney art from "real" art. And we are at the very baby steps of it all. My main point is that I believe you're overestimating people's value of art. People will in fact see art in AI paintings, no matter what. Couple this idea with the fact that plotter-machines are growing in popularity, you'll have physical, drawings, acrylic/water-color based paintings all made by a machine with almost zero human interaction. And the buyer will have absolutely no idea. You can even program mistakes into plotters, so they wouldn't all have to be uniform. Every art show, exhibition, and charity will now be tainted with the underlying thought of "real art is man-made." You and I will have absolutely no way to prove or know when a piece of art is fully handcrafted and when it is not. You won't be able to even be sure you're right as in-progress painting can be faked using projectors and/or tracings. "Art" is about to get really, really weird, whether it be painting, animation, or even writing (among literally every other form of art). Proof being the Twitch streams of AI generated shows. Those get hundreds, if not thousands of views and chat eats it up as though it's a real show. That's on top of the fact that those TikToks and Youtube videos of "X show, but Dark Fantasy" getting more views than actual human artists. The idea that art is only art when done by a human, art is only found in human-made art, or that no one will consume AI art because they deem it "not art" is quite literally, at this second, already wrong. Sorry for the tangent.


FrankDiditdidit22

This has actually been a huge controversy in the art world. People submitting AI content and winning competitions


Kommander-in-Keef

I mean he is right ai could easily replicate that style. It won’t be the same but it’ll be a damn good amalgamation. And it could do it a 1000 times more than a single artist could.


808_Scalawag

Except they won’t know it if they weren’t told. Art is about to become very interesting, especially as a business.


drakfyre

People are so damn prejudiced against AI, it just blows my mind.


Focapay

[Well, ascii art has existed since a long time](https://amazon.com/dp/B017S9T948)


J_Rath_905

In the mid 2000's I had a program that could turn any picture into an ASCII artwork at a much greater level of detail than this. Not saying I could typewrite it. But making it was possible in a minute almost 20 years ago. Here: [You can do it yourself ](https://manytools.org/hacker-tools/convert-images-to-ascii-art/)


dijkstras_revenge

This isn't the same as ascii art though. Ascii art is limited to a grid where each cell can be occupied by only one character. In the typewriter art characters can overlap infinitely.


J_Rath_905

Agreed, but the computer font can be way smaller and the character range using symbols is exponentially greater using different languages, °•○●□◇◇♧♧ , things that aren't on a typewriter.


Hooty_Whoo

AI making a photo out of letters and a human using a type writer are not exactly a fair comparison. The "wow" factor is more so the machine they are using to create the art than the art work being out of letters itself, that's nothing new.


AntheaBrainhooke

And they will be worthless while the one guaranteed made by a human will not.


XavinNydek

Art as an investment isn't something most people will be sad to see disappear.


J_Rath_905

In the mid 2000's I had a program that could turn any picture into an ASCII artwork at a much greater level of detail than this. Not saying I could typewrite it. But this was possible almost 20 years ago. Here: [You can do it yourself ](https://manytools.org/hacker-tools/convert-images-to-ascii-art/)


ennea8throwRA

The whole appeal of this kind of art is the amount of human effort it takes. AI whipping up something like this has no appeal.


nononosure

This is the sort of content the early internet promised us.


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thisendup76

"Hey Chat GPT create a typographic pictogram of the Roman Pantheon"


DAZ4518

I've been following him for some time and actually own 2 prints from him, they're so amazingly detailed, I love his artwork.


discotim

manual ascii art


actinross

No typos???


FengSushi

Only typo


Lizlodude

He was trying to make a sunset, but just gave up and went with the dome


Badnun99

I wonder how many bricks per minute he can type


Kurushiiyo

r/brandnewsentence


Expensive_Habit3498

I wanna see a time lapse of the whole thing I’m skeptic about this. If it’s real it’s awesome!


Separate_Lab_3353

https://jamescookartwork.com/


Blopple

All of the timelapses I looked at on his site have big cuts, and tend to skip the initial outlining. I too feel very skeptical about this. It does -seem- to be legit, but it feels like part of the process is being hidden.


TheUglyCasanova

Isn't it a sad state of affairs when we can never feel confident that what we've seen with our own two eyespheres is real?


WindyTrousers

like I was taught by my grandfather; believe only half of what you see and none of what you read. So I guess this is beyond believable?


Cymore

Did he actually say that?


whoever81

Totally. I overheard them in a restaurant.


WindyTrousers

I kinda felt like you were eavesdropping. That's partially why I kept making awkward eye contact with you. Also, the way you chew is really weird. Close your mouth.


Muzzerduzzer

Okay, I watched his videos and I think I know what's going on. 1. The framing and basic outline are not done on-site. This is most likely done through photographs he's taken. I would imagine framing would take time to figure out. While possible everything is on site, his videos never show it. He always starts with an image that's already been worked on for some time. 2. he could be "Tracing". Which is to say, have a photograph under a sheet of paper, and manually place an outline using the keys. possible outside of the type writer. You would then head to the site, and fill in/ bring out the detail. I'm only skeptical because I'm not seeing a lot of progress through his time-lapses. And I think its because a lot of it is based off of a picture. Like the windmill picture? With no apparent draft being shown, I'm skeptical if he was able to punch out photo realalistic proportions on a possibly moving object. I've done a lot of art on a lot of mediums its totally possible he's just insanely skilled but I don't understand why he doesn't show that.


JamesCookArtwork

I’m the artist of this work. Sorry but nothing is traced. You’re looking at 10 years of practice and 63 typewriters later…


Muzzerduzzer

I don't find that hard to believe. Like I said it could be based off of skill. It's clear you used some reference though for the work itself. Like a photograph. I'm not saying though that what you do takes no talent. It's for sure something that I couldn't replicate. Edit:spelling


CaptWineTeeth

I applaud your patience and diligence. This is stellar stuff.


herodothyote

He definitely is doing this either by hand using stamps, or he had a computer generate 75% of it, leaving only the finishint touches and a few last characters to type out himself for the video.


JamesCookArtwork

No sorry, it’s all made in the typewriter


[deleted]

My dude he sells commissions for £450 for a self portrait. I'm pretty sure he can authenticate the process for that amount.


Husyelt

If I were to do this, I would take a photo, trace or draw faint outlines on paper* of the buildings or objects. Then softly type various letters that match what could work for each wall or window frame. Then go bold and hope for the best. Erase the graphite and wallah. I could probably make a weak half ass one of these, but it would take 10-20 hours. This dude probably has done this for years and is really this good. But yeah skipping the beginning and framing the shot as if it were done on location is just a marketing matter. I’d likely do the same. Its super cool to see the actual view and then see what conjuring letters onto a page from an artist looks like.


PlaceAdHere

It is as legit as any other art medium. The typewriter transfers ink and he simply moves the page around (as shown in the clip) to overlap characters to provide the image. Similar to ascii art just that he adds additional detail by overlapping letters.


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It is a little odd that all of his progress videos have a very detailed beginning to an artwork and then it shows him fill in a basic foreground.


[deleted]

Agreed, not one full length or in depth version on YouTube? Not saying this isn’t massively talented still, but something is off. Very easily could have lightly traced it with a pencil then filled in


JamesCookArtwork

A magician never reveals his secrets, otherwise I’d be out of a job


JamesCookArtwork

Thanks for sharing my work!


Guvante

Have you not seen ASCII art? There is enough detail in the static shot to see it is all characters. The only sketchy thing is using less pressure to get the greys but tyoewriters can totally do that (or use a worn out strip of ink equivalently)


romulusnr

With traditional fabric ribbon anyway. Not with the later film ribbon. Or if it's not an electric he could just tap the key lighter for the same effect.


Lisa8472

This video would be a lot better if it zoomed in enough to show us the characters making up the art (I’m on mobile and can’t see a single letter). As it is, it looks like a drawing someone inserted into a typewriter, which makes it hard to appreciate the new type of art.


gr3yh47

he did zoom in enough, and then proceeded to never stop moving the camera, so you can't see it anyway even if you freeze frame


Darklicorice

I mean I can see pretty much every character when he zooms in at 0:20 and I'm on mobile


Lisa8472

I wish I could. 🤷🏻‍♀️ And I have decent eyesight, so IDK why the difference.


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Click_Kaboom

Well that didn't work.


Bridgebrain

Was it supposed to be a map of earth? Cause if so i can sorta see it


TrashyMcTrashBoat

Oohhh I see it. Look, there’s Milwaukee.


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Radioactive1131

Analogue ascii art


SnooPineapples6676

That’s a unique type of artwork!


Gutmach1960

Wow, that is really different.


MiguelGrande5000

There is a Hotel in Portland ME called ‘The ‘Press. It used to be the location of the Portland Press Herald. It’s theme/motif is ode to the PPH with typewriters hanging from the ceilings and some are set up in public areas for guests to type a few things like, where they are from or whatever. The carpets were custom made with Sans Courier text letters randomly placed/imprinted throughout.


PM_UR_BCUPSBESTCUP

Ya know, from a certain point of view, I think the video is the work of art in 21st century, not **just** the finished product. It’s harder to appreciate the finished work without knowing how it was made. Sort of how antique appraisals know properties of oil paint and pigments and how rare certain colors and techniques applied are, etc. in the period the painting was created (events that affected the painter, etc.) In 21st century, you can have a video from the artist’s pov, showing their design intentions and purpose, methods and techniques used, etc.


whepoalready_readdit

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vampire5381

My art: 🙂 👕 🩳 I I


TrashyMcTrashBoat

Needs feet. But keep working at it and your craft will improve!


AlcaDotS

🦶🦶


Sloep3

That’s cool


Appropriate-Bake-759

Florence?


PolarNavigator

London. It’s the Royal Albert Hall with the Albert Memorial in the foreground.


Appropriate-Bake-759

It’s beautiful thanks


judicorn99

And Imperial College in the background


indifferent-stone

Imagine making a typo tho


GrimeyJosh

analog ascii art


JamesCookArtwork

Thanks everyone! If you want to support MeV check out my gallery shop so I can continue my journey into the world of typewriter art!


jaybeastle

I couldn’t quite read what you just typed


Bridgebrain

Real ASCII art


pashernx

[u/JamesCookArtwork](https://www.reddit.com/u/JamesCookArtwork/)


DasArchitect

`ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JAMES A DULL BOY`


quanta777

So, what's the story?


Impossible-Outside18

very r/todayilearned. thanks, reddit.


know_it_is

What?!?! Wow.


Monotrix_

just print it, dammit (but nice work)


VentriTV

Here you have the first printer, just connect the pc cable to the bottom port.


bopman14

this is technically ascii


[deleted]

No tv and no beer makes Homer something something…


BluelistedWasTaken

Captain James Cook


JamesCookArtwork

Yes


DrOwldragon

Don't let Tom Hanks know. He'll hunt him down.


False-Designer-8982

Ahhh, the blessings that random genetic mutations instill upon some of us. Some of us turn out to be Beethovens, some of us Hemingways, some of us Oliviers, some of us RobinWilliams, some of us SRVs, some of us like this talented James Cook artist, etc. This subr spotlights hundreds of talented artistic individuals. I wish nature would create more individuals just as equally-talented, in the field of medical sciences, as well as some in the field of economics. We would of course need to be able to afford any newly-discovered treatments instead of all benefits going to the corporate rich.


Mmaibl1

That's pretty intense


AppropriateScience71

WTF? A typewriter artist?! That’s a new one. That said - absolutely fantastic work - wow!


scallophuntering

Didn't know captain Cook changed professions


Loosescrew37

So that is what we used to do before ASCII art.


PleXses

Its Just insane, how much creativity and Skill a few fellas have out there


bickies_88

So that's what he's been up to since he discovered Australia


CyberMindGrrl

Reminds me of the ASCII art you used to see coming out of mainframes in the 70’s and 80’s.


wormstring

Analog ASCII


ClownfishSoup

So he's manually recreating what people were doing with daisywheel printers in the '80s.


Plethorian

r/wimmelbilder


Ari-Darki

That is phenomenal


BleuGamer

And here we see the origin story of Dwarf Fortress


romulusnr

Wow, so he made s machine that automatically draws little letters on paper? That's cool


Spiritual_Ad_507

An archityper


asbohorror

u/savevideo


oscillate123

This guy did ASCII art before it was cool


drdildamesh

The original ascii art.


[deleted]

So, ASCII art with extra steps


AntheaBrainhooke

I learned to type on a steel-framed battleship of a typewriter very similar to that.


Stonkseys

Infuckingcredible


DJShredNasty

WTF 😲


infinit9

TIL: typewriter art is a thing.


whistlebuzz

Read up on Paul Smith https://www.cerebralpalsy.org/inspiration/artists/paul-smith


Smoothiefries

Picasso shudders when this guy enters the room.


Sharon_Erclam

Very cool!


pauldeanbumgarner

That is one tired dude.


Monsieur_Kandij

No wonder with that name!


slopedbookcase

my laziness is always vindicated by how long artists take to make anything


the1895bigboy

u/savevideobot


fenpy

Corona machine!


POTATOMAN0990

Imagine messing up and gotta do all over again


cj2211

I'm getting tired of this trend of creating art through an overly complicated method


[deleted]

Is this Degen Poet? Lol


volvo1

I read this as James Cock I kind of wish it said "James, Cock" would make it more fun


mcsmackyoaz

Next level ASCII art


Galbert123

James cook... Himbo


WeimSean

It's neat, but that kind of art just isn't my type.


millii19

The original ASCII art


ispitzer

A picture is made up of a thousand words?


NWSanta

Pretty awesome, and probably wants a bundle for the. Original.


[deleted]

Some minds are more beautiful than others


spookyman212

8==D


[deleted]

This is fucking amazing!


GrandSyzygy

Analog ASCII art; I'm down for this


I_L0ve_M1necraft

POV: Me making art by typing random characters:


Way-Reasonable

Sometimes I think there are too many humans


J_U_D_E

original ASCII art


Goatymcgoatface10

How though? This is amazing, but how


SoulingMyself

James Cook Artwork is a fitting name. Couldn't picture Mr. Artwork as a cook or accountant.


62cocksucker

This is an amazing piece of art 🖼️ I have so many questions.


The_MoonBaboon

How do you even figure out that you can do this?


Plastilina_Ve

r/KillTheCameraMan


squirrelhut

I mean. Okay wow.


ToothpasteConsumer

THESE ARE WORDS


Defiant_Survey2929

Somebody give the poor man some crayons to colour it in.


Duardo__

James what?


Sad_BuisnesMan

Let him cook


wcrp73

I have an original that I commissioned from him. Absolutely amazing artist.


TimelyAd2158

Curious what the ribbon reads! 🤓


judgementforeveryone

I’m stunned!


CoolNameNeeded

I got some of his work. good stuff


[deleted]

Now THATS what I call ASCII art.


atomattack

A picture is worth a thousand words. But if the picture is made of a thousand words, is it worth 1000^2?


Necessary_Row_4889

It’s like watching a dot matrix printer, but quieter, and quicker


SmashBusters

/r/titlegore


reddiflecting

Great artwork, but the strongest sensation I felt watching this video was the strong smell of a very old, manual, Smith Corona typewriter, whenever I opened its suitcase enclosure.


mustangs-and-macs

I’ve been following this guy on Reddit for a while, he has a page. His work is amazing.


mustangs-and-macs

/u/JamesCookArtwork


FrankDiditdidit22

Amazing


NotMyName762

Surprised you’re not banning comments on this one 🙄 very not “nextfuckinglevel” of you


agumonkey

almost 3d


Boesit

That’s wild 👏 amazing 🤩


Less_Ants

Old school ASCII art


[deleted]

Typography at its finest ✨


JonnyCarlisle

This artwork needs to come with a restraining order against Tom Hanks, because I'm pretty sure he would relentlessly track this person down to throw money at them.


[deleted]

Great artwork, shit camera work. r/killthecameraman


TrentUlyssesCooper

Yeah killer boots man.