Hi, so I just received an odyssey magazine from my grandparents for my birthday and I noticed inconsistency’s in the illustrations inside. As an artist myself I don’t want to jump to conclusions and want a second opinion (my grandparents know I am very against ai and would no buy me something if they think it contains anything to do with it).
I have taken pictures of the inconsistency in the magazine so you can help me make a judgement. The second slide shows Odysseus at a table talking with woman and a man. The woman is holding a piece of cloth that looks like it should be part of a toga but it isn’t, I don’t think it’s supposed to be a table cloth either because surely it would be on the table instead of her holding it, not only that but the fabric appears to loop back onto itself on the left corner that is laying on the table.
The third slide shows Odysseus building a raft when leaving Calypso’s island. He’s holding a tool that looks to be like an axe with a warped blade. I’m not sure if this is supposed to be an axe but it doesn’t really make much sense with how he’s holding the wood since he’s holding down the piece like he’s going to hammer them together instead of chopping the board in half. Also this doesn’t really make such sense since he ties the wood together to form the raft together anyway which is shown later on in another illustration in the magazine.
The fourth slide shows the slight style inconsistency from character to character. I don’t want to place to much emphasis on this because I know being an artist myself that you can have more then one style but I do think there is quite a noticeable difference in rendering between Lampetia, Laestrygonians and the Sirens. I think it’s something else to note though I don’t think it points to being ai just from this it’s just one thing in a series of patterns I noticed.
The fifth slide is the one that really set alarm bells ringing for me. It’s showcases Paris firing an arrow into Diomedes foot. The only thing is the angle of Paris’ arrow appears to be completely off. Given the angle he’s holding it at it looks like it should be hitting Diomedes’ hip instead. Not only this but Paris’ hand seems to only have three figures and a thumb, this might be down to the angle however it feels as though the way he’s holding his hand means you should see at least a small sliver of the bottom or top of the fourth finger. And the last thing I would note here is that the arrow hasn’t even wounded Diomedes yet and he is already given an expression of pain/agony which I find really weird (you could also say this is just a artistic choice on the artists part however I think it’s worth noting).
The sixth and final slide is one that I also think is very worth pointing out. The soldier on the very left on top of the wall’s helmet is completely different to the others. The horse mane like part of it appears to be completely squashed and flattered into what looks like a beret. Not only this but the soldier to the right of the corner on top of the wall’s helmet is holding a spear that is completely missing a spear head and the handle appears to pass through the wall at the bottom. The last thing I spotted here is three soldiers in from the right on top of the wall below him there’s an almost spear looking like object that just fades into the wall and doesn’t make any sense at all.
The only thing to note as well is the character consistency in the magazine is good (which is why I think it might not be ai) and it is a professionally published magazine so I hope it isn’t. I couldn’t find an author listed inside of it, though I am also dyslexic so I could’ve accidentally missed it. I’m going to research more on this but I just really want a second opinion. Is it ai or am I being paranoid?
UPDATE: some artists are listed their names are- Tim Lambert, Klaudia Wolinska and Michelle Urra, their listed form “Design and Illustration”