Improvement and Discontentment (And why Artificial Intelligence will kill us all *Clickbait*)
Added 2022-11-11 09:00:00 +0000 UTCBig words for such small meaning. But what does the title mean?
It's a feeling most artists have, I guess. You're improving, so why are you feeling down? It's that feeling the closer you get to your goal, the more you'll realize that you're actually really far away because your experience enhances your judgment of how far you're really away from your goal. In some cases, not only that, but your goal also changes and you feel like you're back at the beginning.
I want to give a Quick analysis of my "Artistic Career" over the last years, maybe it helps other artists?
As an Artist, I'm entirely self-taught. This means, I've never had any guidance and had to teach myself. But being your own teacher sucks, because a bad teacher can only create bad students. I wonder how far I would've been if I had a proper teacher, but then again, I was only good at school if I learned for myself, without a teacher? Maybe I've only had bad teachers, but I digress.
Being my own teacher, I advised myself over the last 2 years to prioritise speed, to not only increase the amount of drawings I can finish, but also get faster to the next one, so I can learn faster. It worked. While improving the overall Quality of my Art compared to 2 years ago, I've gotten significantly faster and forcing myself to post at least 2 times a week over the last half year helped building up a discipline.
I would be lying of course if I said, that was all on me though. Your support also kept me motivated. To be honest, that factor played a big role in my overall improvement.
So, I Improved. Am I happy now?
Of course not. Or maybe, yes. But I'm not contend. If I'm contend, I'm not improving, the dilemma of an Artist, I guess. I am extremely happy to be able to share my Art though and I hope I don't sound like I'm complaining, I'm just analyzing myself objectively.
If I pushed myself even further, I think I could upload 3 or 4 times a week, but I don't think that will happen. I'd rather start focusing more on quality at that point, 2 times a week should be completely fine.
On the topic of Improvement and Advancement, what about A.I. Art?
I think this has been discussed to death already, so I don't think I can add too much to this topic, but I want to share my personal experience and thoughts about this.
I always thought Artificial intelligence is really exciting, so I always kept an eye on it. And I've also tried NovelAI's Art Generation, as I'm a long time Fan of their Text A.I.
Well, it definitely takes many years of experience and talent, and hard work and so much other things to "draw" as good as the A.I. can do in about 20 seconds. As an robotics freak, It's really fascinating and I love how advanced it is already. As an Artist, this is...interesting. At this point, it's like giving a request to the A.I., but it's your own imagination and skill to give out promts and fine tune the results that leads to a good picture. It's Art, but as a completely different skill and process, but the results mimic the drawing of a human Artist.
I've seen some people saying that this A.I. advancement and the controversy around it is similar to back when digital Art was ostracized by analog artists and I have to disagree. While there are similarities, the process is ultimately the same for most digital artists, there are just more tools available. But in A.I. Art, like I've mentioned before, the one giving the Request to the A.I. is actually the "Artist", the A.I. just executes the order.
I'm certain, A.I. art will not replace human artists, but will discourage many new and inexperienced artists. The pressure to improve to get to a certain level where your art is at least acceptable against A.I. Art will be very high. Instead of replacing human Artists, this advancement will more likely lead less new artists, because of this pressure, but also because potential artists will learn to use A.I. instead of more "traditional" means to create Art.
Where this advancement will really shine is in some kind of hybrid use between human artists and the A.I, using it as some kind of companion piece to support the creation of original ideas, composition or even helping in spots where the artist lacks.
The Anime and Manga industry, where people are severely overworked could actually profit the most out of this, not to replace the artists, but help in spots and things that just take too much time. Instead of a Mangaka having 5 assistants, they could have 5 assistants and 1 A.I. assistant, reducing the workload of the artists without impacting the "Art" behind the finished product.
I don't know if these are controversial takes, but I like to think that advancement can always be used to create good things. This is why we improve as individuals as well as a Society. And because I think, a good artist will never be contend, we will never stop improving.
Thank you for reading, I just wanted to share some thoughts for those that are interested.
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ใขใผใใฃในใใจใใฆใ็งใฏๅฎๅ จใซ็ฌๅญฆใงๅญฆใณใพใใใใคใพใใๆๅฐใๅใใใใจใใชใใ่ชๅใงๆใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใฃใใฎใงใใใใใใ่ชๅใฎๅ ็ใงใใใใจใฏๆๆชใงใใๆชใๅ ็ใฏใๆชใ็ๅพใใไฝใใชใใใใงใใใใใใกใใใจใใๅ ็ใใใใใ็งใฏใฉใใพใงใใใใฎใ ใใใจๆใใฎใงใใใใงใใๅ ็ใใใชใใฆใใ่ชๅใงๅๅผทใใฆใใใฐใๅญฆๆ กใฎๆ็ธพใฏ่ฏใใฃใใฎใงใใใใใ็งใฏๆชใๅ ็ใใใใชใใฃใใฎใใใใใพใใใใ่ฉฑใใใใพใใใญใ
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ใใกใใใใใใใในใฆ่ชๅใฎๅใ ใจ่จใใฐๅใซใชใใพใใใใพใใ็ใใใฎๅฟๆดใ็งใฎใขใใใผใทใงใณใไฟใฃใฆใใใพใใใๆญฃ็ดใชใจใใใใใฎใใจใ็งใฎ้ฒๆญฉใซๅคงใใๅฝฑ้ฟใใฆใใพใใ
ใ ใใใๆนๅใใใใ ใ็งใฏไปใๅนธใใงใใ๏ผ
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ใใฃใจ่ชๅใ่ฟฝใ่พผใใฐใ้ฑใซ3ใ4ๅใขใใใญใผใใงใใใจๆใใฎใงใใใใใใฏ็ก็ใงใใใใใใใใใใฏใชใชใใฃใ้่ฆใใใใฎใงใ้ฑ2ๅใงๅ จ็ถๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ
ๆนๅใปๅ้ฒใจใใใใจใงใฏใA.I.ใขใผใใฏใฉใใงใใใใใ
ใใฎ่ฉฑ้กใฏใใงใซๆญปใฌใปใฉ่ญฐ่ซใใใฆใใใจๆใใฎใงใใใพใๅคใใฎใใจใไปใๅ ใใใใใจใฏๆใใพใใใใ็งใฎๅไบบ็ใช็ต้จใจ่ใใใ่ฉฑใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
็งใฏใไบบๅทฅ็ฅ่ฝใฏๆฌๅฝใซใจใญใตใคใใฃใณใฐใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใฆใใใคใๆณจ็ฎใใฆใใพใใใNovelAIใฎText A.I.ใฎใใกใณใชใฎใงใArt Generationใ่ฉฆใใพใใใ
20็ง็จๅบฆใงA.I.ไธฆใฟใฎใ็ตตใใๆใใซใฏใ้ทๅนดใฎ็ต้จใจๆ่ฝใๅชๅใชใฉๆงใ ใชใใฎใๅฟ ่ฆใชใฎใฏ็ขบใใงใใใญใใใๅทฅๅญฆใฎใใชใผใฏใจใใฆใฏใๆฌๅฝใซ้ญ ๅ็ใงใใใงใซ้ฒๅใใฆใใใจใใใๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใใขใผใใฃในใใจใใฆใฏใใใใฏ...้ข็ฝใใงใใญใ็พๆ็นใงใฏใAIใซใชใฏใจในใใๅบใใใใชใใฎใงใใใใใญใณใใใๅบใใฆใใฎ็ตๆใๅพฎ่ชฟๆดใใใฎใฏใ่ชๅใฎๆณๅๅใจในใญใซใงใใใ็ตตใซใคใชใใใพใใใขใผใใจใใฃใฆใใๅ จใๅฅใฎๆ่กใใใญใปในใงใใใ็ตๆใฏไบบ้ใฎใขใผใใฃในใใฎ็ตตใๆจกๅฃใใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ใใฎA.I.ใฎ้ฒๅใจใใใใใใ่ซไบใฏใใใธใฟใซใขใผใใใขใใญใฐใขใผใใฃในใใใๆๆฅใใใๆไปฃใซไผผใฆใใใจ่จใไบบใใใพใใใ็งใฏใใใฏๆใใพใใใญใ้กไผผ็นใฏใใใพใใใใปใจใใฉใฎใใธใฟใซใขใผใใฃในใใซใจใฃใฆใๆ็ต็ใซใฏๅใใใญใปในใงใใใๅฉ็จใงใใใใผใซใๅขใใใ ใใชใฎใงใใใใใใA.I.ใขใผใใงใฏใๅใซใ่ฟฐในใใใใซใA.I.ใซใชใฏใจในใใๅบใใฎใฏๅฎใฏใใขใผใใฃในใใใงใใใA.I.ใฏใใฎใชใผใใผใๅฎ่กใใใ ใใชใฎใงใใ
A.I.ใขใผใใฏไบบ้ใฎใขใผใใฃในใใซๅใฃใฆไปฃใใใใฎใงใฏใชใใๅคใใฎๆฐใใใขใผใใฃในใใ็ต้จใฎๆต ใใขใผใใฃในใใ่ฝ่ใใใใใฎใ ใจ็ขบไฟกใใฆใใพใใA.I.ใขใผใใ็ธๆใซใๅฐใชใใจใ่ชๅใฎใขใผใใ้็จใใใฌใใซใซใพใงๅไธใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใจใใใใฌใใทใฃใผใฏใ้ๅธธใซๅคงใใชใใฎใซใชใใงใใใใไบบ้ใฎใขใผใใฃในใใซๅใฃใฆไปฃใใใฎใงใฏใชใใใใฎ้ฒๆญฉใซใใฃใฆใๆฐใใใขใผใใฃในใใๆธใๅฏ่ฝๆงใ้ซใใชใใพใใใใฎใใฌใใทใฃใผใฎใใใงใๆฝๅจ็ใชใขใผใใฃในใใฏใใใใไผ็ตฑ็ใชใๆๆฎตใงใฏใชใใAIใไฝฟใฃใฆใขใผใใไฝใใใจใๅญฆใถใใใงใใ
ใใฎ้ฒๆญฉใๆฌๅฝใซ่ผใใฎใฏใไบบ้ใฎใขใผใใฃในใใจA.I.ใฎใใคใใชใใใชไฝฟใๆนใงใใชใชใธใใซใฎใขใคใใขใๆงๆใฎๅต้ ใใตใใผใใใใณใณใใใชใณใใผในใจใใฆใใใใใฏใขใผใใฃในใใซๆฌ ใใฆใใ้จๅใๆๅฉใใใใใใชไฝฟใๆนใงใใใใ
ใขใใกใใใณใฌใฎๆฅญ็ใฏใไบบใ้ ทไฝฟใใใฆใใใฎใงใใใใๅฉ็จใใใฐใใขใผใใฃในใใฎไปฃใใใซใชใใฎใงใฏใชใใๆ้ใใใใใใใใจใใใๅฉใใฆใใใใใใซใชใใพใใใใณใฌๅฎถใ5ไบบใฎใขใทในใฟใณใใๆฑใใไปฃใใใซใ5ไบบใฎใขใทในใฟใณใใจ1ไบบใฎAIใขใทในใฟใณใใๆฑใใใใจใใงใใๅฎๆๅใฎ่ๅพใซใใใ่ธ่กใใซๅฝฑ้ฟใไธใใใใจใชใใใขใผใใฃในใใฎไฝๆฅญ่ฒ ่ทใ่ปฝๆธใใใใจใใงใใใฎใงใใ
ใใฎใใใช่ใๆนใฏ่ณๅฆไธก่ซใใใใใใใพใใใใ็งใฏใ้ฒๆญฉใฏๅธธใซ่ฏใใใฎใ็ใฟๅบใใใใซไฝฟใใใใจ่ใใใใฎใงใใใ ใใใใใ็งใใกใฏๅไบบใจใใฆใใพใ็คพไผใจใใฆๅไธใใฆใใใใจใใงใใใฎใงใใใใใฆใ็งใฏใๅชใใ่ธ่กๅฎถใฏๆฑบใใฆไบใใใจใฏใชใใ็งใใกใฏๆฑบใใฆ้ฒๆญฉใๆญขใใใใจใฏใชใใ ใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
ใ่ชญใฟใใใ ใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ่ๅณใฎใใๆนใซๆๆณใใไผใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
Comments
Thank you! I'd love to actually learn japanese, but language is something I'm absolutely terrible at. I've seen those abominations, it's really funny and fascinating at the same time. Of course the A.I. doesn't know without specific information, that a Cat doesn't have 5 feet and a human nose. As well as it doesn't really know why specific poses don't work, after all, it just uses information without real knowledge about this information.
ChaosExceed
2022-11-11 18:44:19 +0000 UTCI thought about that, but I've already seen approaches where the A.I. tries to mimic some well known styles. I think in the not so distant future, it would be possible to feed the A.I. with pictures of one artist to teach them a specific style. But that would not only be expensive, but also really hard to implement in a efficient way. By the way, text A.I. is already capable of doing exactly that: emulating writing styles of not only well known authors, but also my writing style when I feed it enough information.
ChaosExceed
2022-11-11 18:39:33 +0000 UTCI've had fun with the AI situation. From little mistakes to total abominations, I like seeing what can go wrong. It's good at surprising me. ๐คฃ I feel the self-taught thing... There's a reason the only Japanese I know is how to profusely apologize for my incompetence. All the same, I love your art! โค๏ธ
2022-11-11 12:04:48 +0000 UTCThere's one thing that I think could help a new artist's mentality when daunted by A.I. art. Every artist develops their own unique style or aesthetics as they draw and learn. This is something of their own that can't be produced out of nowhere by a machine.
Skye
2022-11-11 09:26:39 +0000 UTC
