plywood747 t1_iw5efpf wrote on November 13, 2022 at 2:21 AM

I think it will be appreciated when artists have more control over it with specialized tools. AI could allow artists to work less to create more. Imagine an artist making graphic novels, where the tools could let them precisely define the characters, costumes, and locations. Their sketches could be converted into finished artwork and tweaked to their expectations. This transition period where AI tools generate images based on prompts is difficult because it's hard to see a positive use for artists right now.

BearStorms t1_iw5jgpj wrote on November 13, 2022 at 3:02 AM

Many artists are embracing this. Right now is the perfect time. Being a Luddite might give you some brownie points in the art community right now but it may cost you your career soon.

plywood747 t1_iw6syxd wrote on November 13, 2022 at 11:52 AM

For sure. I'd be using it myself if I could get it under control. The way it works in MJ and Dalle2, it's not producing usable artwork that I need. Interesting output, for sure, but it's not at the point where I can control it enough to put it to work. But I'm sure it'll get there soon.

visarga t1_iw8tf9r wrote on November 13, 2022 at 8:52 PM

I bet you can use it to fish for ideas.

Vegetable_Today335 t1_iwyi2df wrote on November 19, 2022 at 9:22 AM

people are pissed because it's theft....

SpotBeforeSpleeping t1_iwc0s0y wrote on November 14, 2022 at 3:05 PM

> Their sketches could be converted into finished artwork and tweaked to their expectations.

But you can literally just MSPaint some blobs right now and the AI will turn it into a masterpiece with img2img or similar.

plywood747 t1_iwj12rf wrote on November 16, 2022 at 12:04 AM

True, but you can't force a consistent style based on the creator's specifications. But it'll get there someday. There's a difference between creating beautiful images and creating a series of images that conform to the precise specifications an artists defines. I can't design my own comic universe with specific locations, characters, costumes, color palette, line style and lettering and generate comic panels that conform to that. To be able to do that, the artist needs to be able to teach the AI how to draw a specific style, the way an art director teaches a studio of artists to draw a specific style.