#but even if like... these initial problems were addressed i feel like there'd still be a lot of stigma associated with generative art | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

hotsugarbyglassanimals · 4 months ago

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even though i feel like i can confidently tell when a piece of art is generative A/I, i really don't feel inclined or really even justified calling someone out for it due to the precedent it sets - especially when artists who DO make their own pieces get caught in the crossfire for being inexperienced or making the choice to be more free-form when it comes to character design / consistency...

#i can't even really put into words how I can Tell #other than like... random blurry details in areas that would not logically have those details blurred - for styles imitating digital art #what i mean by this is: you can kind of tell when and where a type of tool has been used when it comes to digital pieces #if it looks like an artist grabbed the smudge tool and used it in a small area surrounded by crisper details ... it seems like an arbitrary #- and thoughtless decision #especially when it comes to character design pieces #this blurriness is also present in a type of style that wouldn't see much reason to use the smudge tool at all .. such as a cell shaded -#- toon style with thick outlines #i think what bothers me about this whole debacle is how we're setting up an environment where people feel inclined to lie about using-#-generative tools... part of the problem is the foundation of a/i art to be using people's work without . permission. im sure a good amount #-of artists wouldnt have minded MAKING pieces to be used solely for these type of tools #since generative art has been used as an excuse to replace artists in an attempt to render their work unnecessary or obsolete ... it's -#- become politicized and viewed as anti-artist. which. fair enough. it was pitched and sold that way #but even if like... these initial problems were addressed i feel like there'd still be a lot of stigma associated with generative art #since a lot of people's beef with it is the fact that it feels soulless. and i feel like that has to do with how the generated works are -#- being passed off as completed full pieces and not have any transformative work done upon them #i always joke about like 'they should invent art that's easier to make' ... but i don't want the hard work on my end replaced #just some help really. or guidance on completing my own work. A/I could have -possibly- been used as another form of reference #(if it were more competent. i think it's sloppy as hell in its current state)#but before it was uh... hugely controversial and right when generative A/I got more competent? i actually saw it as a toy.#i wanted to play with it and see what would come out... im honestly just more-so frustrated that it's viewed as on-par or better than-#-work done by human beings. what makes something art to me is if it's been transformed by human intention and connection #and i don't get how it's snobby to dislike A/I art for that reason. why do y'all think artists love when people dissect and examine their-#-work ? art is about human connection. we have ancient monuments and abandoned cave paintings we know nothing about-#- but are captivated by because we want to know WHY they're there. WHO made them. and for what reason #and i think a/i art is a painful reminder for a lot of artists that to a lot of people art is only valued through aesthetic merit #no acknowledgement for an artist's hard work .. their life .. all the personal intention behind their work #it's the commodification being thrown back in our faces tenfold #another tag essay by me. shiloh

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