A quiet moment at the local library art show changed my whole view on AI art.

I was looking at a digital piece labeled 'artist collaboration with AI' when an older painter next to me said, 'It's just a fancy tool, like my first set of acrylics.' That simple comment made me stop seeing it as a replacement and start seeing it as another kind of brush. For those who use these models, how do you personally define where your creativity ends and the tool's begins?

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phoenix1988d ago

Heard about my buddy who makes these wild album covers. He'll spend hours just getting the AI to spit out the right kind of distorted, glitchy face, but then he takes it into Photoshop and paints over whole sections, adds his own drips and textures, and messes with the colors until it's something totally new. The AI gives him a starting point he could never draw himself, but the final piece is all his own vibe. For him, the tool makes the weird base clay, and his creativity is what sculpts it.

victorb172d ago

Honestly that's the whole point, the hours with the AI are part of the creative energy. It's like digging for a weird rock to carve. You're right though, @the_margaret, it's not about saving time, it's about finding a starting point you'd never think of. The real skill is knowing what to keep and what to paint over, that final pass is what makes it art. Your buddy gets it, the tool just opens a door to a stranger room.

the_margaret8d ago

I mean, phoenix198, your buddy spent hours on the AI part alone. That's a lot of work just for some base clay, idk if that's really saving any creative energy.