{"id":300,"date":"2023-12-12T02:33:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T02:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/?p=300"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:06:12","slug":"new-cover-and-character-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/?p=300","title":{"rendered":"New eBook Cover and Website Character Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to Microsoft&#8217;s Copilot and its AI-generated art, I&#8217;ve generated new cover art for all three books and generated images for the characters on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Last Archer of Laummoren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Last Archer&#8217;s Legacy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastarcher.com\/author\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archer-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Last Archer&#8217;s Return<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I know people have valid concerns about AI-generated art taking work away from artists and writers&#8211;and I share those concerns. However, in my case, it was a means to an end for my self-published books with a VERY limited audience. If I were more widely published, I would definitely opt for paying an artist for their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m amazed at what Copilot was able to generate&#8211;and a little disconcerted by it, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-SC-<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Microsoft&#8217;s Copilot and its AI-generated art, I&#8217;ve generated new cover art for all three books and generated images for the characters on the website. I know people have valid concerns about AI-generated art taking work away from artists and writers&#8211;and I share those concerns. 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