Maoxfhan
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🕑 Added 2024-01-10 03:12:21 +0000 UTCFrom the 3D models, I posted earlier.
Why does it feel like it's harder and harder for me to stay positive about what I'm doing as an artist?
I started this career out of pure passion, being able to turn an idea into real life has always been the greatest feeling I ever feel. My family, friends, teachers, almost everyone told me to stop, that I could never make a living out of this. Yet I'm still here, thriving to be better, but why does the whole AI situation feel so hopeless and demotivating, this toxicity is slowly killing me inside out every day seeing more and more people normalizing it.
It took hours and hours for me just to make this sketch, even with the help of 3D (which I realized also requires a bunch of learning as well), not even mentioning about making the further steps to get to the final result or the amount of time that it took me to get the skills I'm having rn.
I wish I could do better, paint faster to make as much art for as many people as I can in this lifetime. So I'm jealous, it's hard for me to admit some of the AI "art" looks way too good that it leaves me with a huge empty space in my heart every time I find out that the painting just made me WOW seconds ago is made by AI...and it's only just a year, what about 3-5-10 years more? In all the films that I've watched, it's ironic to see art as one of the first things AI wants to take over irl.
Like-why? I don't know what to feel and how to feel about this, it might be best to just ignore the situation and hope for the best. Still, every single corner of the internet is slowly being flooded with AI and my job is almost to tighten to being on social platforms, leading its inevitable to not seeing anything related to AI (No matter support or against it).
I have a family of my own now, and my health will only be worse from here, I'm feeling it, I can barely work 50% of the time I could a year ago due to back pain and headache, it cost me too much to get this far, and people are clickings buttons to mass producing ART. The worst thing is- I can't stop, going forward is the only choice I have, but it feels like I'm walking alone in this dark hallway, wondering when the sun will shine on us again...
Comments
schnoodle
I think you have a very unique style that is very attractive, and hope you continue pursuing your art career as a whole. I had a bit typed up on how AI homogenized and cannot reproduce impassioned style, and how it makes human jobs even more valuable to most people out there, but I think I should keep it simple and say I love your art and creativity. The best course of action for a lot of people is to just attempt to ignore it, curate a world without it, and hope for the best. There are people that are strong enough to fight for those that cannot, no matter the reason, and they do so right now. It is okay to just try to focus on yourself! And pushing through pain is admirable, but I hope you can find time to take care of yourself in all the work! I'm excited to see how this piece turns out :)
Solis
I like your art tho. You have a good art style. I'm sure everyone likes to strive to do better but that doesn't mean we're not good. Although my art skills are still developing, I'm enjoying the process of just doing art. I'm sure other artist feels the same way too. I know other artists are learning techniques for developing a faster art sketching process but I think even with doing that is in itself enjoyable. I think your art is worth it no matter how slow it is compared to AI art. AI art has a different process on how it makes art just like a camera does when it creates a photo. But there's something about using a pen or a stylus to sketch out a portrait or a piece of art that I find enjoyable. Anyways, don't beat yourself up too much. I think many artists feel the same way you do rn. You're doing great so far! 🎊🎉
TheGreatBlub
Looking good
