Okay, but, like, wtf is going on in this picture? Red dotty area is supposed to be his kneecap, right? But what the hell is in the center of it? It looks like an oddly drawn snout with a nostril in it. Then there's whatever that bulbous growth is to the right of the knee. Is the darker blue line the outline of his leg, or is it the green 'I've-got-really-wide-calves' line? And then what in the eye-popping-nasty-juju is the black area outlined by the teal? Is that supposed to be his upper thigh with the arm resting on it? Is it another animal clinging to him? Is that kneecap actually the head of an owl (look at the ear shape of the shiny/rubber black looking area), and the black thing going up the body clinging on?

[–] moog@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maybe ai generated?

[–] Luccus@feddit.de 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This image is so old I had it on my mp3 player, when I was a kid. (Don't ask why, we'll both just cringe) He just has very thick legs, so he can do all the cool parkouring, I imagined him doing, while sitting in the backseat of my parents car, listening to Nightwish and Subway To Sally.

…man, this post is bringing back some memories.

Here's a source from 2004: https://www.deviantart.com/nimrais/art/Watching-You-7066378

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Judging by the amount of crustiness on this image I'm more tempted to say it's a compression artifact. AI models don't generally apply this much JPEG and I can't think of a reason why someone would do so after the fact

[–] HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

the text is compressed too.

i believe the base image is ai generated, then text is added on top, then it is lightly fried in jpeg for a nice crispy texture.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That image is decades old, I recall it from my middle school years (right around 2000). When I saw it I recognised it immediately and another user also noted they recognise it so I don't think we're mistaken.

[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Isn't it funny how collectively we have become so used to ai pics already that we are seeing ai where ai could not be?

Late 90's/early 2000's were some crazy times! Wish I could do back and experience it all again!

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago

nvm you might be right

[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago

That's how I see it

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel it's his tail wrapping over the knee and he's resting his hand on it

[–] PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 10 months ago

Maybe... But that's a long freaking tail.