The Wind Spell

[MangaDex]

 

[MrForg0tten]

I can confidently say as the first commentor, this is so peak. The plot? 10/10. THE ART? 10/10. BRO LOOK AT THE MERMAID?? SHES BEAUTIFUL . Can't wait for the next chapter. a true hidden gem at its finest.

 

[rao000]

Great to see more gl with an awesome style and cryptids, but I think there was use of AI in creating the artwork. It's gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but if you zoom in on a few select faces, there's a lot of weird, hair-like lines around people's eyes which look like unnecessary detail. Not to mention the oddly warped hands characters have in some panels. I love the style and get that it's abstract, but some elements appear wonky and misshaped - very tell-tale of AI generated works.

I'm little disheartened by the fact tbh. If anyone can provide a bit of insight on the artist, I'll rescind my statements. But honestly from what I've gathered, the author seems to have come from the blue with two polished comics (including this one) under their belt with little prior history and it's sending a couple red flags to me.

 

[Cactus98287]

Great to see more gl with an awesome style and cryptids, but I think there was use of AI in creating the artwork. It's gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but if you zoom in on a few select faces, there's a lot of weird, hair-like lines around people's eyes which look like unnecessary detail. Not to mention the oddly warped hands characters have in some panels. I love the style and get that it's abstract, but some elements appear wonky and misshaped - very tell-tale of AI generated works.

I'm little disheartened by the fact tbh. If anyone can provide a bit of insight on the artist, I'll rescind my statements. But honestly from what I've gathered, the author seems to have come from the blue with two polished comics (including this one) under their belt with little prior history and I

I replied to you on another thread but the artist has been posting on Twitter https://x.com/Rrrrrrice0303/media?lang=en well before generative AI was really a thing. I think it's safe. Plus they also have a YouTube channel where you can see them actively paint (https://www.youtube.com/@Rrrrrrice/videos)

 

[anifd]

I'm little disheartened by the fact tbh. If anyone can provide a bit of insight on the artist, I'll rescind my statements. But honestly from what I've gathered, the author seems to have come from the blue with two polished comics (including this one) under their belt with little prior history and it's sending a couple red flags to me.

you can't do 0 research on the artist but still proceed make an accusation on their art and say they've "come from the blue with little prior history" when they've been publicly posting art with clear history for almost a decade that include some mini comics. here's an old art posted on 2018, years before the AI art were open for beta testing.

the link: https://x.com/Rrrrrrice0303/status/1077908589400879104/photo/4

 

[vicurious]

loving this so far, very excited to see where this goes

 

[JuniperPengold]

you can't do 0 research on the artist but still proceed make an accusation on their art and say they've "come from the blue with little prior history" when they've been publicly posting art with clear history for almost a decade that include some mini comics. here's an old art posted on 2018, years before the AI art were open for beta testing.

the link: https://x.com/Rrrrrrice0303/status/1077908589400879104/photo/4

Yes, but notice how this is a pretty different style from the comic itself—this art specifically doesn't have the aspects of the comic's art that make it seem AI-generated, except the use of very long, flowing strands (of hair, of smoke, etc.). The fact that those AI art red flags are in the comic but not in this human-made art is what makes me uncomfortable. The writing in the comic is likewise strangely AI-adjacent. It could definitely be explained by translation; I don't speak the language it was originally written in, so I can't confirm that. Their youtube channel only has videos from years ago of them painting other things, not the comic. If anyone knows a way I could contact them without a twitter account, I honestly wanna request a vid of them making a panel for the comic, just for peace of mind (and if they're doing it themselves, it would be a cool video!).

I've actually been a fan of Rrrrrrice's art for years, though I didn't initially realize this comic was theirs. So I do trust them, and I want to trust them, but I'm also just very wary of anything on the internet at this point.

 

[anifd]

Yes, but notice how this is a pretty different style from the comic itself—this art specifically doesn't have the aspects of the comic's art that make it seem AI-generated, except the use of very long, flowing strands (of hair, of smoke, etc.). The fact that those AI art red flags are in the comic but not in this human-made art is what makes me uncomfortable. The writing in the comic is likewise strangely AI-adjacent. It could definitely be explained by translation; I don't speak the language it was originally written in, so I can't confirm that. Their youtube channel only has videos from years ago of them painting other things, not the comic. If anyone knows a way I could contact them without a twitter account, I honestly wanna request a vid of them making a panel for the comic, just for peace of mind (and if they're doing it themselves, it would be a cool video!).

notice how it was in 2018. it's been nearly decade and styles naturally change over time for most artists. if you really follow artists for a while you'll notice some change their styles, both subtle and drastic. just take a look at those famous "art evolution" videos that show an artist's change a decade or even those "artists swap styles" challenges that'll help you get an idea of how easily styles change. below pic was throughout a few years for ishida, but for rice it was nearly a decade so the drastic change is reasonable. if it gives some peace of mind or hope, their traditional lineart is a style very similar to their digital lineart. well, long time artists have been outed before, but im going to be optimistic because of how similar their traditional lineart looks to their digital lineart.

again, art style is fluid, some people aren't obviously going to keep one style forever. mangaka train their assistants to copy their art style, but when the assistants get published manga of their own, most either reveal/go back to their own style, and others return to their style with a few incorporations of style from the mangaka they learned from which is further proof art style is not stagnant and rigid. i dont want to derail from this manhua any longer tho so hopefully this provides peace of mind for now lol
ishida's work for comparison:

rice's traditional lineart (pre-order signs for their other comic):

 

[Cactus98287]

From the three chapters we have gotten, the character designs are very detailed and consistent from panel to panel, far beyond what can be expected from AI models we've seen. Additionally, even though they didn't draw the comic specifically in their YouTube speed paintings, it demonstrates that they are indeed capable of producing the same style of art on their own, if not one more detailed and complex.

Right now there is overwhelming evidence for a) the artist's ability to produce the work and that b) AI generation just simply is not advanced enough to produce something like this. I really don't think subjective identification of AI elements in the work justifies scrutiny for what looks like a pretty longtime artist. It's true that you can't be 100% sure nowadays about anything, but I would refrain from making such serious accusations at this point in time when there is plenty of evidence to suggest otherwise.

Lots of artists have been wrongly harassed by people jumping the gun.

 

[CongNong]

God, i love it it, but are you sure it doesn't have the "tragedy" tag?

 

[anifd]

Right now there is overwhelming evidence for a) the artist's ability to produce the work and that b) AI generation just simply is not advanced enough to produce something like this. I really don't think subjective identification of AI elements in the work justifies scrutiny for what looks like a pretty longtime artist. It's true that you can't be 100% sure nowadays about anything, but I would refrain from making such serious accusations at this point in time when there is plenty of evidence to suggest otherwise.

Lots of artists have been wrongly harassed by people jumping the gun.

yeah the important point is that they've been posting publicly on twitter at least 2017, and all the AI art programs were only open to beta testing in 2022, so that other person's point about the "strands and smoking blending to looking AI" is also moot. just because an artist's composition ideas don't with their subjective idea of composition for a piece that isn't theirs doesn't mean it's AI-like. their thinking is the same thinking that has made people too trigger-happy and caused real artists to be wrongly accused and even harassed. if they've been drawing so long before AI art models were even created, obviously they've already have the skill that will allow them to experiment with and change styles easily.

 

[Mirouu]

I absolutely fell in love with this! I can't wait to read the next chapters.
The art is just astonishing! It's just so sad that nowadays you have to look two times at a piece to verify it certainly drawn originally. Hate how most of the comments here are just debate whether the artist is genuine or not. But I guess that's the messed up world we live in now.
I wish many more fans and appreciations for the author and artist, they absolutely deserve it!

 

[Sollertia_]

Just a TLN, the title leans towards "Curse of the Wind" rather than "The Wind Spell"

 

[solamente]

a very realistic aspect of this setting that I like: knots are essentially magic and could definitely make the wind go faster. As an expert on this topic (occasionally watches youtube shorts of people tying useful knots and then immediately forgets them) this reads as plausible to me & I appreciate the attention to detail

 

[JuniperPengold]

I just wanna clarify that I was very explicitly pointing out the wispy trails of hair and smoke as NOT signs of ai in this case. They often are. The fact they were in the artist's older art makes it very clear, as I said in my original comment, that it's just a thing they do themselves.

 

[valynambrose]

Holy peak updates

 

[leksi]

Great to see more gl with an awesome style and cryptids, but I think there was use of AI in creating the artwork. It's gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but if you zoom in on a few select faces, there's a lot of weird, hair-like lines around people's eyes which look like unnecessary detail. Not to mention the oddly warped hands characters have in some panels. I love the style and get that it's abstract, but some elements appear wonky and misshaped - very tell-tale of AI generated works.

I'm little disheartened by the fact tbh. If anyone can provide a bit of insight on the artist, I'll rescind my statements. But honestly from what I've gathered, the author seems to have come from the blue with two polished comics (including this one) under their belt with little prior history and it's sending a couple red flags to me.

You clearly need to spend more time learning how to discern AI generated images from hand drawn & how to research someone history before accusing them of using AI.
Although, yes, I've seen some artists that did draw in the past move to AI but the switch has typically been quite obvious, to the trained eye at least.

 

[leksi]

Yes, but notice how this is a pretty different style from the comic itself—this art specifically doesn't have the aspects of the comic's art that make it seem AI-generated, except the use of very long, flowing strands (of hair, of smoke, etc.). The fact that those AI art red flags are in the comic but not in this human-made art is what makes me uncomfortable. The writing in the comic is likewise strangely AI-adjacent. It could definitely be explained by translation; I don't speak the language it was originally written in, so I can't confirm that. Their youtube channel only has videos from years ago of them painting other things, not the comic. If anyone knows a way I could contact them without a twitter account, I honestly wanna request a vid of them making a panel for the comic, just for peace of mind (and if they're doing it themselves, it would be a cool video!).

I've actually been a fan of Rrrrrrice's art for years, though I didn't initially realize this comic was theirs. So I do trust them, and I want to trust them, but I'm also just very wary of anything on the internet at this point.

There's many artists that won't render their comic art the same as a single illustration because it would take too much time so it's not uncommon the rendering will be done in a simpler style, especially if there are time constraints like having to have a chapter out by the end of every week/month......
And they already addressed this on their twitter account showing the separate layers smh

 

[_cenobite_]

Yes, but notice how this is a pretty different style from the comic itself—this art specifically doesn't have the aspects of the comic's art that make it seem AI-generated, except the use of very long, flowing strands (of hair, of smoke, etc.). The fact that those AI art red flags are in the comic but not in this human-made art is what makes me uncomfortable. The writing in the comic is likewise strangely AI-adjacent. It could definitely be explained by translation; I don't speak the language it was originally written in, so I can't confirm that. Their youtube channel only has videos from years ago of them painting other things, not the comic. If anyone knows a way I could contact them without a twitter account, I honestly wanna request a vid of them making a panel for the comic, just for peace of mind (and if they're doing it themselves, it would be a cool video!).

I've actually been a fan of Rrrrrrice's art for years, though I didn't initially realize this comic was theirs. So I do trust them, and I want to trust them, but I'm also just very wary of anything on the internet at this point.

Hi! New user here. Just wanna clarify a few things that you might not know due to language barrier. Rrrrrrice is a Chinese indie artist, and her comic was translated and reposted on this site without permission. She wasn't even informed of this and had to find out by herself. I don't know if this is a common practice here but it looks a bit like copyright infringement to me. In fact, the artist HAS posted the comic on a Chinese site - all content, free of charge. But I don't think that justifies reposting without permission - I mean it was taken straight from the source, with watermarks still on. And to accuse the writing of being AI-generated is even more ridiculous when you can't and won't take the time to read the original texts. It would seem pretty hypocritical to demand a speed paint video from the artist to prove herself innocent while the version of this comic you were reading was made without her consent. You might be "wary of any content on the internet" but I am also tired of people jumping to conclusions and accusing the use of gen-AI based on nothing but their own assumptions. Creators are not content machines and they don't have the obligation to have their artwork scrutinized and picked at by a condescending audience.

 

[Sorinami]

The works of this author are so touchingly heartfelt that every time the feelings overwhelm me more and more. I'm not an artist at all, but I'm shocked by the choice of colors. They seem to convey the mood, and I'm very impressed. Thank you for your hard work