cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/6081311

This is the background art for the cover. Before I share the full cover, I wanted to give a peak at what artist Sean Bodley has done for the background.

You can find more of his work at https://seanbodley.com/ and support him at patreon.com/seanbodley .

5 points

I like it. Not sure I’d like living in that city, but it certainly triggers thoughts and makes you feel there.

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Why would you not livijg in that city? It seems awesome! A bit more green, plants/trees, and it would be awesome.

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We have abolished physical labor yet I see several people in that picture pedaling to transport a small volume of things, Shenzhen style 20 years ago. I see what looks like small shops: labor inefficient, and inefficient for consumers too. Above ground piping. These are sign of overall poverty IMO.

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5 points

Oof, I don’t think that’s his best work

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That’s kind of a crappy thing to say.

You could just say, “I really like his work.”

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To me it seems like not so harsh ciritisism, perfectly okay.

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My complaint isn’t that it’s harsh: it’s that it’s non constructive.

Good criticism offers encouragement to improve something. Just saying something is disappointing to you is really just discouraging.

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4 points

I do like his work, but this one seems almost like it wasn’t finished or something, the details look odd and it just isn’t great compared

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It’s actually not complete: it’s the background. The full image will debut in a day or so, I just wanted to build anticipation.

But that’s beside the point. The point is that saying you don’t like a piece of art is non-constructive criticism. I think it’s discouraging and unkind to artists to offer criticism that isn’t in some way constructive.

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Wowzy! Had not seen this artist before, really great pieces of work he’s got 🌻

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I’m a big fan. He’s got a lot of diverse stuff, including some quick sketches of people around town and things, which I think are really delightful.

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This looks kind of like an old expressway that was converted into a town.

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Just a heads up that the Patreon is giving a 404.

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oo yea, this is the one listed on the website that seems to be working https://www.patreon.com/seanbodley

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Thanks. It looks like the url accidentally included the period at the end of the sentence.

I fixed it!

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