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Cyraxx has had a storied history involving art, as like a lot of other Lolcows, Chance considers himself to be an artist, and a talented one at that. Naturally, he's terrible at drawing even though he both regularly and obviously steals and traces from other artists without credit.
Cyraxx the "artist"
In all aspects, Cyraxx can hardly be considered an artist, as pretty much the entirety of his portfolio consists of stolen work or AI-generated images. The few pieces he's actually drawn himself are very crude and demonstrate a complete lack of technique. Cyraxx's primary medium is pencil and Crayola washable markers on standard printing paper, much like a certain infamous webcomic writer of comparable fiber. Cyraxx also claims to paint, and although there are supplies like paint tubes and canvases laying around his room, he has so far never shown any painting of his. For a time, Cyraxx made artwork using Perler Beads, colored plastic beads that are disposed on a pegged board to create an image then fused together using a household iron. This phase did not last very long however, likely because he had to ask Sally to iron out his images for him despite being in his mid-20's at the time.
Though his artwork is indistinguishable from the drawings of an 8-year old, Cyraxx deludedly believes that he is on the same level as professional artists, and frequently whines about not being noticed by prestigious studios despite so many people supposedly covering him with praise for his chicken scratches.
When he’s called out on his lack of effort and intellectual integrity, Cyraxx throws a hissy fit and yells that it does not matter how he makes his art if people enjoy it. His complete disregard for the value of the process just shows that he merely sees art as another tool to get clout, and has absolutely no passion for the craft.
Theft
In his earlier years, Cyraxx would steal unsurmountable amounts of art, usually anime art or cartoon/anthropomorphized renditions of spray cans or characters holding spray cans, for some reason. His methods consisted of either physically tracing the art on paper, which was more than obvious by the stilted lines, and inconsistent artstyle, or downloading images online, making very minor alterations and then reposting them as his own. The most blatant sign though is that Cyraxx is sometimes unable to describe some of "his" artwork, likely because he either forgot what he was copying or did such an awful job that he can't tell what it was. Most of the artists he has stolen from have remained unidentified, but some are:
Artificial intelligence
As generative artificial intelligence became more powerful and available to the wider public, Cyraxx naturally progressed towards having AI generate images for him instead of going through the paintstaking effort of tracing or looking up online for images to steal himself. Cyraxx considers AI art to be a completely valid and honest medium on the same level as other types of craft. Without going too deep in the debate surrounding generative AI, the image generation process involves scouring the internet for corresponding images to use and create an amalgamation; in a way, all Cyraxx does is streamline his wanton art theft.
Even something as simple as a fairly basic logo for a podcast is beyond his comfort zone as far as art goes. As usual with his extreme laziness, the text on his logo is distorted and janky as Cyraxx could not even bother to add text over the AI logo he generated, something that literally anyone with basic computer skills could use, especially an artist of the caliber he pretends to be.
Merch
Cyraxx has multiple times attempted to profit from his stolen and AI-generated art in the form of merchandise like clothes, keychains and various doodads on websites like Redbubble or Zazzle. Naturally, his merch stores are quickly reported for selling stolen art and promptly taken down by the website. Cyraxx will throw a fit whenever his store gets taken down, as he thinks that he's being falsely reported by the trolls.
Gallery
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Art Chance drew for the LGBT community. You can tell it's his because it sucks
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Chance drew this art when he was in high school - possibly meant to depict WW2 as there is what appears to be a swastika in the upper right corner
