I thought AI art was just a gimmick until a friend showed me his process

For months, I kept seeing those weird, smooth-looking pictures online and wrote them off as cheap tricks. Then my buddy Mark, who does concept art, invited me over to his studio. He spent a solid hour showing me how he uses an AI tool as a starting sketch, then paints over it for hours in Photoshop. He showed me the before and after on a dragon piece, and the final version had about 90% new work from him. The AI part was just a rough shape to get going. It completely flipped my view on how these tools can be part of a real workflow. Has anyone else found a good way to blend AI with traditional digital painting without it looking, well, lazy?

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rowan6663d ago

See this same thing with my friend who uses AI to get past creative blocks.

sagey693d ago

Used to see AI as a cheat code for lazy people... but watching a buddy break through a writing slump with it totally flipped my view. It's less about doing the work for you and more like having a brainstorming partner who never gets tired. Changed how I see the whole tool now.