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The whole 'AI art is just a button' thing is getting old
I keep seeing people in other groups say digital artists using AI tools don't do any real work. Last week, someone posted a piece blending 3D renders with AI texture generation and got flamed. But they spent over 40 hours on the base model and composition in Blender before the AI step. The other side says any AI use devalues the craft. Where do you draw the line between a tool and a crutch? Is a detailed photobash with AI-assisted elements less valid than a pure Photoshop painting?
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craig.grant13d ago
Remember when people said digital painting wasn't real art because of the undo button? Same energy. My friend does photo collages, and she started using an AI tool to fill in tricky sky gaps. She still picks the photos, does the cutting, and makes all the choices. It just saves her from scouring stock sites for hours. Calling that a "crutch" feels like gatekeeping. Tools change, but the artist's eye is what matters.
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janaw1112d ago
Craig.grant's point about the undo button is a good one, but AI feels different because it makes creative choices. A tool fills a sky gap, but generating whole textures or elements crosses a line into doing the work for you. The artist's eye matters less when the machine is deciding so much.
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