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I used to think AI art was just a cheap trick
For a year, I only used basic text prompts on free tools and the results were always a bit off. Then my friend showed me a piece she made using Stable Diffusion with over 50 inpainting steps and custom models. The detail in the eyes of the portrait she generated was something I'd never seen before. It took her about 8 hours of work, adjusting things bit by bit. That's when I realized the tool doesn't make the art, the person guiding it does. Has anyone else had a moment where the process of making an AI image changed how you see it?
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wren_smith4421d ago
Is it really that deep though? I mean sure, tweaking a prompt for a few hours takes more effort than typing 'cat astronaut' and calling it a day. But at the end of the day you're still just telling a computer what to draw. It's not the same as learning to use a real brush or even a digital stylus. You're not fighting with the medium, you're just fighting with the software. And most people who spend 8 hours on an AI image are just being picky about pixels, not actually crafting something from nothing. It's a neat hobby, but let's not pretend it's this grand artistic struggle.
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dianab682mo ago
Exactly. It's like any other craft tool. My turning point was wrestling with ControlNet for a week to get a specific hand pose right. When it finally clicked, the image went from a generic thing to my weird idea. The hours you put in are what separates a quick prompt from something with intent.
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