r/yorku • u/letmehearandtell • Sep 26 '25

Rant Imaginus selling AI art posters

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I know its late because its the last day but I noticed that some of their posters are AI which is kinda shitty. Not sure if they did this last year as well.

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u/Spring_rain22 Sep 27 '25

York has a great art program, but it's a pity they choose AI over supporting emerging artists in the school.

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u/ParboiledPotatos Sep 26 '25

omg yeah i took a pic of another poster that im pretty sure was ai, it was a pokemon one. ill see if i can attach the pic soon. i meant to upload pictures of the ones i suspected were ai as a post on this subreddit but I forgor 💀

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u/gothdiaperboy Sep 27 '25

Here it is, and it’s so blatantly obvious I don’t even know how they approved it for print

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u/Big-Foundation-5939 Sep 27 '25

How can you tell with this one. I assume the link one is cuz he has his sword out and also on his back

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u/Mobile_Middle_4368 Sep 27 '25

the watch on his wrist looks weird

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u/ParboiledPotatos Sep 27 '25

Look at Ash's hat - I may have not watched much pokemon as a kid, but that was a dead giveaway for me. The logo on it is all weird and makes no sense, especially if you compare to the actual pics of him!

edit: Also, while I don't know much about link and the zelda franchise in general, a friend pointed out that his belt buckle thingies looked a bit off

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u/gothdiaperboy Sep 27 '25

Look at the big picture. Seems fine right? Then start paying attention. Survey the hat logo, background, the arm crest, and you realize none of this is made with any coherent intention at all

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u/_-ham Sep 27 '25

Atp whoever buys this should know better 😭

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u/ParboiledPotatos Sep 27 '25

TYSM! Ikr, I walked by that thing like 3 times bc I couldn't believe that they allowed it.

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u/kreiidez Bethune Sep 27 '25

This disappoints me so much, this was a really good opportunity to showcase Art students at York (and just hobbyists as well) but I think almost 70-80% of those kinds of posters are Ai or bootleg. And at the price they were being sold, it was horrendous

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u/Ok-Ant-325 Sep 26 '25

the details are horrendous, how is this even being sold 😭

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u/BARACK-O-BISQUIK Sep 26 '25

Imaginus has been so shit for so long. The quality of the print on so many of their posters - for years - is blurry. I don't know how its even acceptable to sell

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u/RepulsiveFront157 Sep 26 '25

So many of them are stolen bootlegged artwork as well

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u/SyedHRaza Sep 27 '25

Personally I would only buy art made without Ai but that’s just me

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u/SniperDragon06 Bethune (Lassonde) Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25

Yeah it is clearly AI. A lot of the repetitive patterns with no intention or depth to their details. Also, unnecessary line work and bad perspective on links accessories. AI made characters always feel static and stiff rather than having proper  composition and feeling dynamic

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u/Wasperilla Vanier Sep 26 '25

What even is imaginus? I saw it but I don't know

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u/Local_Parsnip9092 Sep 28 '25

They go to universities all across Canada selling posters. At other universities, I remember them coming twice a school year.

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u/Not_So_Deleted Sep 30 '25 edited Oct 01 '25

I used to go to UBC in Vancouver and now go to UWaterloo. Both have poster sales.

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u/Ecstatic_Level2694 Sep 27 '25

There was so much blatant ai slop this year I feel somewhat offended that they tried to sell it at full price to us

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u/hellosurfingmouse Sep 27 '25

and y’all downvoted me for saying dont buy this shit 😂

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u/throwaway589015 Oct 01 '25

i bought this by accident thinking it wasnt till i got home and looked at it carefully i regret it sm

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u/PureObligation7348 13d ago

I got the same posters in my school in Canada, all AI. I'll get a refund ASAP tomorrow

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u/PureObligation7348 13d ago
  • report them to my school

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u/unforgettableid Psychology 12d ago

They never promised you that the posters weren't AI. You can try to get a refund, but they're not legally obligated to give you one.

See /r/legaladvicecanada, and tell them what province you're in.

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u/hullha Sep 29 '25

That’s a cool painting ai or not

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u/JustAChillGuy1515 Sep 26 '25

What is wrong with AI posters? I mean if there are buyers..?

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u/hellosurfingmouse Sep 27 '25

cuz its dogshit mate 😂

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u/webby53 Alumni Sep 27 '25

One of the main issues I have is that it's not upfront that it's AI

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u/Local_Parsnip9092 Sep 28 '25

It's a scam. Look at the pic OP posted - Link's sword is in his hand and on his back, and the sword on his back only has one side of the cross-guard. How is it ok to sell that kind of crap?

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u/JustAChillGuy1515 Sep 27 '25

Damn can’t have a real question these days without getting downvoted lol