Second video on the channel now! Still working on my camera presence when doing talking head videos but hope to improve in the next one! 😅

Thank you so much for wading into the deep weeds and bringing back the “Here’s what you need to know” on these awful topics, and even sharing the “But take heart - All is not lost” suggestions and resources for divorcing ourselves from Adobe. I don’t use the term “divorce from Adobe” lightly either. I’ve been a loyal fan and user of their products all the way back to Photoshop 2.1.4 back in 1994 (I’m talking the days before Photoshop even had layers.) I‘ve been locked in tight with Adobe for decades and had no problem with that, but you summed it up perfectly: it’s not the same Adobe that used to make the best image editing/creation/page design/video editing tools for a market of Creatives hungry and excited to use them. This “marriage” has gone abusive and we the users have been reduced to just feeding Adobe’s greed and who knows what else. Thank you also for the suggestions on how to get out and realize that it’s not 2003 anymore: They are no longer the only game in town. Much luck and blessings for your new channel.

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Uhg! Your comment sums it up perfectly. I too grew up using only Adobe, and it wasn't until my eyes were open to the new world that I saw how toxic they were to us. Feels good to be able to spread our wings now.

Krita is better than photoshop anyways imo, and its free, i switched a couple months back, after photoshop corrupted psd file loosing an entire days work and now this drama... Good point about cara tho, it doesnt have the instagrams numbers, but i think its a good alternative for artstation, to have the portfolio sit somewhere safe from ai at least

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

I feel like so many people have been teetering on the fence with Adobe for so long, and this just became the last nail in the coffin for us 😅

@solarydays

4 күн бұрын

krita can only do a fraction of what photoshop can do, the only software that comes close is clipstudio. spreading the idea that a smaller software is enough will greatly hinder the new generation's ability to compete on the market. I worked with juniors who only ever used an ipad and had no idea how to solve basic tasks. they all got laid off in a year

@nerdglider

3 күн бұрын

Yes I cannot recommend Krita enough

@nittani.

2 күн бұрын

Help get the damn TextTool get fixed

@paulj505

14 сағат бұрын

Honestly. I use Linux and by that Krita. I like this program and it may be better that Photoshop, but only in drawing software part of it. When it comes to photo editing, Photoshop is still better. It's even better than Gimp. Although there's Photopea which is as good as Photoshop in image editing, or at least just a bit worse

I also love this. It feels like the design field is finally getting the attention it needs from the mass public. Now people who arent apart of the art world can be aware about how its affecting content in general. Kinda crazy, sad, exciting all at the same time. This might force change.

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

for sure! it'll be interesting to see where the creative field goes in the next several years.

This was a really awesome video, the creative space is changing so rapidly, and I'm so hyped for more news anchor Leena XD

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

Leena live here with the latest and greatest 🖐

@solarydays

4 күн бұрын

nothing is going to happen or change. this is now about the 15th "doomsday event" since online art communities exists, it's all just fearmongering

This is why its so important to build an email list from all your followers across all your socials. This way you can reach them directly no matter the status of the social platforms

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

I agree! email is king!

GIRLLL you had me at 0:38!!! 😅 Really I appreciate this video so much. I agree, I don't think Cara is going to be any replacement for Instagram, even though Instagram does kind of suck. The Adobe thing is so wild, too. I've never had a subscription because I'm cheap (and not a professional). 🤣 But I seriously appreciate you sharing that list of Adobe alternatives. Also, you've got me wanting cabbage now. I love your vibe!!

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

We small, overwhelmed people must unite! 🤣Thank you so much for watching the video! I hope you get some cabbage soon!

i definitely felt it " who hasn't been creating any art lately-- - -- " 😭

@leena.things

Күн бұрын

it's hard out here for us 🙃

NEW LEENA VIDEO!!! IM HERE IM HERE!! I'm glad you kept filming and posted this!! I love the sound of your voice 🥰

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

IT ONLY TOOK ME 3 TRIES BUT WE MADE IT TO THE END.

Several indi game developers I kmow are getting interested in Cara and started searching for freelance artists there already

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

yesss I definitely see it as a great place for game artists to go!

Adobe is like a hardware that sells you a tool, spies everything you do with it and has the brass neck to ask you to pay up for throwing it away.

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

HAHA well said.

Being in college we have to use adobe in most cases, especially for like videos, or UV texturing, there's features there we need so I can't leaveeee

@kelseycoleman8068

3 күн бұрын

That’s what I’m thinking to. I’m waiting to see what my teachers will say though

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

yeaaa unfortunately adobe still has a chokehold on most of the professional creative field :c they'll have to start really rioting before adobe does something.

So glad I found your channel! I love interacting with small channels. I loved your video. I will most probably never stop using adobe because they provide me too much value (I am a video editor using premiere, after effects and photoshop since forever), but I did ask Meta to not use my data to train AI, also just made a Cara account thanks to your video. Thanks! Wish you well with your channel!

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

aww thank you! no hate to anyone still using Adobe of course. I understand it's still a standard for most people and professions! And good luck with your new Cara acct!

@anaoicar

4 күн бұрын

@@leena.things I am mainly using any social media platform to connect with other people I could potentially work with either creators or other filmmakers/editors/writers etc because I build teams for my clients and I need to find those talents; if I network with at least one person, the Cara account is worth it for me :D

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

@@anaoicar yess!!! i love that! I think cara is the perfect platform for that.

@why.do.I.even.try.

3 күн бұрын

Pirating photoshop is never morally wrong btw bestie, sail the seven seas and save your money

@anaoicar

3 күн бұрын

@@why.do.I.even.try. if you buy it and don’t own it, piracy isn’t theft!

huuhuuu i love your talking vids

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

EEEE!!! Uchu is here lub ya!

Congrats on getting a 1k sub with the 2nd video. Looking forward to seeing more of your content.

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰

Great video! Really like your room too btw looks spacious and cozy/calm... time to upgrade my room... btw Im happy adobe is doing this it mean more people will finally leave that burning ship and move to other software eg I've seen recently large influx of pro's moving to clip studio paint which Im happy about because at least clip studio adds new features and improves itself adobe havent added anything good/useful for last 10 years

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Adobe has been banking on all their users being locked in with them after all these years 😂 too bad they did not get to wiggle out of it this time.

I'm REALLY not into Socialmedia and such so most of these News just go over my Head but nontheless its interesting to know whats going in in the Great Ocean of the Interwebs outside of my Bubble. The Change in Artistry rn is really weird and its gonna get way weirder in the Future I imagine. Great Video, you've got a new Sub ✌️💚

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Omg thank you for the sub!!! I think more and more people are getting tired of social media these days as well. We all went in way too fast too hard and now it's all hitting us at once lol. And yea it'll be interested to see where art goes in the next few years with AI Art being pushed by almost every big conglomerate.

ANOTHER LEENA VIDEO!!!! IM SO READY!!! I love listening to you hehe 🥹💕

@leena.things

5 күн бұрын

THATS HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOUR VOICE! I CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE AUMI VIDEOS TOO!

I'm not sure how this narrative of "Cara is going to be a Instagram Killer/replacement!" got started, but its very annoying. It was never meant to be that. If Cara was ever meant to replace anything, it is way more inline as a replacement for something like Deviantart or Artstation, a social portfolio platform for artists. "For artists by Artists" its an app meant for artists. And as you said, Artists are only a tiny fraction of the Instagram population. People assuming it would kill instagram is just kinda silly.

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

I think it was just a narrative the artist community created to jar up some drama 🙃 Even though yes, I agree with all the reason artists are leaving IG Cara is no IG killer, far from it.

@brunalexiavieira

4 күн бұрын

I don't think "Instagram killer", but Artistation and Deaviantart? That's for sure

The sea is salty and the sky is blue It's a good time to set sail

I think we need a new twitter tbh. Twitter was soooo great for artists to get out of the "art bobble" and have their work seen by regular people. From personal experience about 2 years ago I made a RWBY fanart just cuz I wanted some cool sword of scythe to make a 3D model of, just as practice, and it popped of on twitter out of nowhere it's by far my most seen piece of art. But twitter is been completely destroyed and we don't have any good replacement for it so far. Apps like Cara are great for finding inspiration tho, appreciating great works of art fills one's soul.

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Yea I agree, I feel like Threads was trying to do that, but again Threads is also Meta 😅 I did love seeing art on Twitter myself too, but it's such a downer to go to the comments and just see shit posts following it 🙃

that intro when she introduces herself hits hard. damn, mood

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one feeling that way 😅

Wowwwwieeeee blessing us with another cute videoooo ❤

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

ahhhh! thank you for being here 🥺💕

@MsToshi1990

6 күн бұрын

@@leena.things ALSO! Your room looks soooo nice now with all the plants and such! You became a plant lady!

OMG YAY NEW VIDEO

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

omg the fairy queen herself has graced my comments 😭😭😭💞

I don't use SOME, much, i kinda hate to use it haha! I also don't have an art business, so i only post my creations here and there. But just gave Cara a look, and in a way it looks nice, to just have the artists and nothing else, no weird dance videos, just art.. I hope Cara can become something big without loosing its values ^^

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Yesss completely agree! Hoping and praying for Cara!

Thank you Leena!!

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

No, THANK YOU!!!

Meta doesn't care, and never cared about artists. Meta is advertising revenue based. It only cares about number of views. Views of what? It doesn't care. Unfortunately Cara is not yet ready for prime time. The best place for an artist to show their work is their own website. Adobe figures it's current users will stick with them (at least most will), so the challenge is how to get new users to pay their outrageous subscription fees. The trick is to let AI do all the work so the users need less actual skills.

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Completely agree! I love the idea of a website, hope to do that for myself someday. And yes, Adobe has a steep hill to climb now that they've spoiled their own water 😐

Oooooo thank you for informing us about the art side of things! I had no idea about adobe thing, and I'm tempted to take my sticker account to Cara hehe

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

ahhh thank you for watching the video!! 🥰 glad I could shed some light on the current happenings for ya hehe.

i agree artist sell to art lovers not fellow artists. as Cara gets adopted the art lovers will follow maybe? 🤔

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

It'll be very interesting to see if and when that happens!

OMG your space is so cute and I love your vibe. 🥰

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

aw thank you so much!! glad you enjoyed the video! 🤗

Girl you are speaking facts

the last few years has pretty much killed me creatively. ontop of losing access to proper art programs, ai art just has started to completely overshadow artists in my experience. I closed commissions, I barely got any as it is. depression from the current state of the world including the art world has just made me lose my drive for it. I draw for myself, but thats it.

@leena.things

Күн бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that :c but yea, I can empathize with that for sure. The art world is going through some difficult changes right now. Hang in there :c !

@tempertenchi

Күн бұрын

@@leena.things thank you ;; my hope is that we can all eventually adapt to the changes, and ai can be used as a proper point of reference rather than a theft tool.

Lena with the most comfy news

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

omg comfy news, I love that 🥺💕

Sometimes I really wonder if millennials are just under attack. Our generation has not been able to make money, fall in love, get married, have kids, own a home or use their degrees. Most of us wanted to pursue creative careers and it feels like even this is just being taken from us. All we get is a degree, debt, living with our parents in our 30s, singleness, broken dreams and the potential of the death of our country, and endless politics and war.

@leena.things

Күн бұрын

we definitely got the short end of the stick :/

I don't see the point of Cara either. I am a musician but somehow Cara only allows Uploads of Pictures so far? Or am I stupid?

I can't even op out from Insta, i am in Canada

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

I’m sorry to hear that 😥

Greatest Juloon video ever

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

Juloon. The secret 13th month we never knew we needed.

You did a great job on this video

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

thank you!! 😭 I'm still new to this KZread thing so I appreciate the encouragement!

I think Cara is really geared towards concept artists and very well established illustrators. The best use case being those who already have a great degree of notoriety already, and don't really need to advertise themselves except to potential employers. Not that it isn't great for other types of artists too, but you are right in that the audience is going to be mostly artists there. I think of it as the next incarnation of Artstation.

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

Yea, absolutely agree. Cara is not the best place to just grow organically from zero, unfortunately 🙃

a delightful commentary :)

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

Thank you!!! 😊

What’s stopping Cara from saving your art before it’s glazed?

This whole scene of streaming media, media platforms, social media and Ai is a sure sign of a humanity that have settled with mediocracy. We have all walked right into the trap that was set already when the wired radio was introduced. Mass entertainment is the gospel since the early 1900. Nothing good can come out of it in the long run. Just lethargic minds.

I wonder if you can grab an image you upload to Cara and use it for Instagram. It would have been already edited to make it unusable for AI.

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

I have heard some people are doing this actually! Since the photo uploaded to Cara would have been glazed already.

I really hope a whole lot of people leaves adobe and they go under

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

Their stock went down 30% following all this so I guess we'll see what happens!

I for one, welcome our new AI overlords *blinks twice*

@air-ren

6 күн бұрын

lol clever joke

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

👀👀👀

if i could like this video a thousand times, I WOULD!

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

omg thank you so much 😭😭💕

I didnt know thanks for the video

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Happy to be of some help!

more videos pls

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

omg patricia!!! thanks for being here 🥺💕💕

oh God i got flashbacks of Rama works Kara when you said Kara 💀edit: oh.. it’s Cara 😂

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

loool I think we all have some sort of Rama ptsd

@air-ren

6 күн бұрын

@@leena.things 😆

I did not know about the adobe thing oh geez 😅😅😅 I was planning to leave too 😅

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Here's your sign! 👀👀

@jonathansakura

4 күн бұрын

@@leena.things I just cancelled and got affinity to replace photoshop and movavi to replace premiere

Fun fact: I was making dinner & had just poured a vodka cranberry for myself when you apologized for saying “art” so many times, so I decided to play a little drinking game and finished half the glass in like 15 seconds 😅 🙃 thx for a good time!

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

LOL this is my favorite comment so far 🤣

For Adobe I had to upgrade my ram just to use it to get hit by that a few days after, disgustang

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

oof, sorry to hear that 😩

It's more like instagram and abode are fucked not the artists

Everyone forgets about dead souls. Quite a large part of Instagram accounts are dead souls

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

HAHAHA, good point.

keep making videos!

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I will try my best!!

wooohooo leeenaaa!!

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

HI CHRISSY!!

Don't. forget Bobby Chiu is promoting Cara. Do you like to be scammed again? just like his NFT.Also, don't forget that previously, you couldn't unsubscribe from Schoolism unless you emailed them directly. However, they are changing their policy due to numerous complaints.

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

It's truly hard to find people and brands we can trust now huh?! 😅

Cara is Spanish for “Face”. Is Cara a Facebook company?

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

Cara has no relation to FB.

YES! Bye Adobe!

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

🖐🖐🖐byyyyyye!

🔥🔥🔥 news

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

❤‍🔥fire heart for you!

is Adobe the Apple of creative software 🤨

@air-ren

6 күн бұрын

all jokes aside this was an impressive breakdown of your research def sharing for awareness 🫡

@leena.things

6 күн бұрын

@@air-ren aww thank you, I appreciate that! 😭💕

omg you’re so cute I love this content 💖

@leena.things

Күн бұрын

EEE!!! so happy to see you here 🥰🥰🥰

Nice video

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

thank you so much!!! 🥰

@voqz6667

4 күн бұрын

@@leena.things thank you for the video!

4:50 its called mutual HJob

we all F*CKED - i work for a big corpo - and now AI wites better code than me - fortunately my boss is again innovation - I have few years left :)

im so f*cking tired of this. im done with the internet.

Unless you already have a big following in Cara I don't see the point in making an account. I posted 5 pieces of art and zero interactions😊

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

Yea it's pretty rough to grow on there organically 😕

Adobe is no longer a software for creatives. Those who are there are clearly dependent on the "AI" tools. No creative is like "yea, you can just have my work" lol. Insta and meta is just a bunch of bots. Even the humans on it act like algorithm chasing robots. If the audience/client wants real art? Then they will go to Cara and other future platforms that stand for artists as those will be the links on artist portfolios. They want AI and egotistical "creators" faking every image? They have Instagram, meta, microsoft, adobe and everyone else chasing write off investment millionaire garbage.

deviantart is better, why you people dont talk about it? cara pays you? is they doing a marketing move? well done anyway, any other web than meta web is better now for sure

@leena.things

2 күн бұрын

Deviantart supports AI generated art now, so it's no longer a safe place for artist who wish to stay away from AI. Cara is becoming popular because they do not allow AI and have protection against posts being scraped for AI usage.

Couldn't get through the video, but one thing you said in the beginning really confused me. It's a field day for creatives? Are you implying creatives are all masochists that enjoy getting screwed over?

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

lol not exactly. just that it's been fun and interesting seeing everyone's thoughts and reactions to all that's been going on.

Its extremely annoying to listen to you tbh but I did stick till 8 mins

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

8 mins is very generous for someone who finds me annoying 😃 thanks for watching what you could!

Just discovered this account, love the content! Subscribed 🎉🫡

@leena.things

4 күн бұрын

Omg thank you so much!!!

Your chanmel is going to be plain horrible. If this is the best presentation style you can think of, you won't quit 9 to 5 any time soon.

@leena.things

3 күн бұрын

lol chill bro, it's only my second video. have a nice day 😀