While I personally disagreed with using premade assets in 3D for a beginner I totally understand why it's useful for more experienced 3D artists simply because it saves time filling a scene. I would be lying if I said it wasn't useful to use premade assets and assemble them in a scene, it's working effectively. Whether…
Great post! I am not sure I agree with the quoted part. I think that is more like a result of over-competitive space where the employers have exploited the common youthful desire to fit-in, conform, and prove themselves to maximum extent. It is toxic and I don't think sustainable for a career, which might be part of the…
I actually think watermarks is a pretty good idea. It doesn't fringe on censorship or denial of services. of course, people can simply not use them or remove them, the same way people do now. but saying it will help nothing is going too far I think. Gun laws, copyrights, banning of drugs, murder being illegal, etc…
@Phiona This is actually an incredibly relevant remark IMHO. When asked what they do for a living or even just as hobby, many artists would not even call themselves artists, but rather go straight to describe what they love to do, often in a slight self-derogatory/humble way even. For instance someone who draws manga might…
Hey everyone! I've had a lot of thoughts about AI lately and hopefully I can chip in a bit here to help people transition a bit. I'm not advocating for AI or saying that it's good or bad... but we have to accept that the genie is out of the bottle and it's not going back in. I've been working in gamex/vfx for over 12 years…
Indeed, an informative articulately written piece. There are a lot of trade-offs, and no easy answers. Artists and creators will be harmed economically, and it’s nearly certain that industries will be disrupted or even destroyed, although perhaps it’s too early to say which ones and how soon. It’s possible that the…
Seems a bit premature to run away from Artstation. Granted, their current stance towards AI is disappointing but I think they may still come around. It's only been a few weeks and we're in the holiday period. You do know how this works out in a company, right? Everyone away on holidays and all until a bit into the new year…
all the law is threat of violence, and almost exclusively it is used to protect the owning class, not the working class. Wow. Just wow. I have stopped reading at that point already. Whatever you say my friend, whatever you say. And we don't have AI for music yet, right? Of course we have, since eons. Also here no lawsuit…
I don't think humans do anything more than AI really, if you wanted to talk semantics of it. Monkey see, monkey do, there is no magic. Some monkeys see a little more, some do a little more, but AI has seen more than all and can do virtually infinitely. There are things a human can do like anticipate the future and solve…
The thing I find fascinating about this collage presentation ... is just how boring and uninteresting it is. And by that I don't mean the images themselves, which are fine ; but the whole process involving AI and successive "revisions", which evokes no curiosity or wonder or sense of satisfying hard work whatsoever. Not to…