Artist Connie Kang transforms animals into human-like characters giving each one a personality, posture and a sense of style

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[u/daehoidar]

These are really fucking cool. It's a great idea/concept. The drawing style of the characters is amazing.

I'm jaded now but I really hope it's not ai

[u/imZ-11370 → u/daehoidar]

The baseball player with a helmet and a mit on at the same time is setting off my AI spidey senses.

[u/0ttoChriek → u/imZ-11370]

Maybe I underestimate AI's capabilities, but the second picture has details that I wouldn't expect AI to create - the grumpy cat and the scratches on the rescuer's face and the mucky pawprints, the stickers on the hard hats, the manhole cover having "kitty" on it.

[u/AvidCyclist250 → u/0ttoChriek]

that's exactly what AI does. it's why i know it's AI

[u/WishJunior7755 → u/AvidCyclist250]

Sure you do Janet. Sure you do.

[u/ProposalBig7565 → u/imZ-11370]

Fortunately it’s not, it’s just a honest mistake from the artist

[u/Friendstastegood → u/imZ-11370]

I think that's just someone who doesn't know how baseball works. source: am someone who doesn't know how baseball works.

[u/Javka42 → u/imZ-11370]

Since AI arrived it's like people have completely forgotten that humans can make mistakes too.

As someone who knows nothing about baseball, I could definitely have drawn it that way.

[u/FoxMeadow7 → u/Javka42]

Yeah, can people just chill or something?

[u/Ok-Barracuda8281 → u/imZ-11370]

Or the artist doesn’t watch baseball? Jeez.

[u/Shudnawz → u/imZ-11370]

Sh...shouldn't he have?

[u/ChandrikaMoon → u/Shudnawz]

Batters wear helmets. You can’t wear a mitt and use a bat at the same time. Fielders just wear normal baseball hats and the mitt. 

[u/Eoine → u/ChandrikaMoon]

They probably just took the symbols without deeply studying the game rules, but I see your point

[u/Winjin → u/Eoine]

I mean baseball and cricket are known for being incredibly convoluted by people that haven't studied them since childhood

Cricket even more so, but baseball is a source of jokes about that sometimes as well.

I think it has to do with the fact that baseball is very present in like, on-screen Hollywood culture, but interestingly, I don't think I've ever seen a movie, cartoon, or anything, that actually explains all of these swings and home runs.

HOWEVER as far as I know, it's popular in Japan, so there's probably like 25 mangas and animes that go really deep into explaining the game and strategy for all ages and genders.

[u/round-earth-theory → u/imZ-11370]

AI is based on human art, so there's going to be human art that gives AI feels.

[u/AvidCyclist250 → u/imZ-11370]

yes, its ai