🎄 mAgIc is here...
The future of art is here! With advancements in artificial intelligence, it's now possible to generate stunning works of art with just a few clicks. But what does this mean for the world of creativity? Will AI-generated art replace human artists or enhance their abilities? Only time will tell.
The AI generated image is a representation of what the algorithm has learned from analyzing thousands of images. It may resemble something that could be created by an artist, but it lacks the creativity and intuition that goes into creating truly unique artwork.
As someone who's been studying the AI for six months, I can confirm that creating a truly meaningful, non-generic piece of AI art isn't easy. Sometimes you start a project with high hopes, believing that AI would magically do all the work for you, only to find that it's not coming together as planned.
It's interesting to see how people attribute success or failure of a project solely to the involvement of AI. When some project is successful, they tend to give all the credit to the technology, "It's just AI art, anyone could have done it". But when they actually run the AI and never get the results they want, they say AI is a pain in the ass, "Why is it so damn hard, how does Yuni manage to produce such impressive images with apparent ease, when I can't even make simple things look good!?"
This picture was originally one of those "pain in the ass" projects, when I began working on this hooded boy crossing the twisted forest six months ago. At the time, I was trying to create a new banner for my "pawn-site", but unfortunately, the AI wasn't cooperating with me and the details didn't look as appealing as I had hoped...
Let's be real here, folks. It was a hot mess and had absolutely nothing to do with me or my impeccable "style". I mean, let's face it – when you go against the grain and try to make something truly unique, it's bound to be a little rough around the edges. So, I put it aside and decided to come back to it later.
Now that I have more experience and skill under my belt, I thought it was time to remaster this picture. In addition to trying to make the overall composition more appealing, I also added the chess pieces and a white pawn boy to complete the scene.
The remastering process took quite some time because many elements needed to be retouched manually. It's ironic that AI requires so much human control since it is unaware of its output.
AI can easily handle simple tasks like rendering a small box and creating a perfect composition inside it by referencing existing images, but more complicated, "long box" projects require the expertise of a skilled artist. In this case, even though it was just two boys and a background, it still required significant effort to put together.
But I'm glad the new banner is finally complete. I hope you like it! 😄