Boo West, AKA Sphinx Mothra, is a character designer for animation and a stop-motion puppet fabricator from England. She ...

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The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...

Azur Lane is heading into its eighth year and has just had its seventh anniversary. During that entire time, the player character, dubbed “Commander,” has only ever really been represented through ...

Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

After school, Karandeep Anand often finds his 6-year-old daughter deep in conversation with an AI chatbot as she eats snacks at their kitchen counter. She’s too young to type—let alone have her own ...

A complete masterlist for character design—essential tips, techniques, and resources to create memorable, well-developed characters from concept to final art. Mom Worried If New Rescue Dog Had ‘Bonded ...

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An elated James 'Jazza' Dickens produced a career-best performance to stun undefeated Albert Batyrgaziev via fourth-round KO at the star-studded IBA Pro 7 event in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Wednesday ...

What if your characters could remain perfectly consistent across every scene, every pose, and every outfit—no matter how intricate the design or complex the narrative? For creators using Midjourney 7, ...