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That artist who told me AI art would kill creativity was wrong about my case
Tbh I know most people here hate AI art, but a local painter told me last year that using an AI generator would ruin my own drawing skills. Six months later, I've actually improved my anatomy sketches because I use the AI outputs as rough pose references to study from, not copy outright. Has anyone else found a way to make these tools work for learning instead of just replacing?
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rodriguez.mia4d agoMost Upvoted
Try tracing over AI poses to nail down proportions faster.
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gavin_kim8d ago
That thing you said about using AI outputs as rough pose references really hit home for me. I've noticed this bigger pattern in everyday life where people treat new tools like they're either pure evil or a magic fix, when really it's all about how you use them. Reminds me of when digital cameras first came out and everyone said they'd kill real photography, but now we've got people who understand composition better because they can practice a hundred times without wasting film. The problem isn't the tool itself, it's the mindset that says you either have to use it to replace everything or avoid it completely. There's always this middle ground that nobody wants to talk about because it's more exciting to take a hard stance. Good on you for finding the sweet spot and actually getting better at drawing because of it.
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totally feel you on that "pure evil or a magic fix" thing. it's like people forget there's a whole spectrum between those two extremes where most of us actually live. really cool to see someone else get that nuance and actually use the tool to level up their own skills instead of just leaning on it.
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