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Caught myself using Midjourney to 'fix' my own sketches instead of learning anatomy
I was up late last week trying to clean up a hand I drew for a client logo, and instead of just practicing I fed it to an AI generator 4 times. The results looked okay but my buddy (who does traditional illustration) pointed out I'd forgotten how to draw a basic wrist joint. Has anyone else lost a skill they used to have because of these tools?
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kim9634d ago
Nah I'm gonna push back hard on this one. Using a tool to speed up your workflow isn't the same as losing a skill, it's being smart with your time. You didn't forget how to draw a wrist joint, you just optimized your process and your buddy is gatekeeping. Hand drawing every single thing from scratch is like insisting on churning your own butter when you've got perfectly good butter at the store. The end result is what matters, not the romanticized struggle of getting there lol.
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lee724d ago
Honestly, I gotta disagree with @kim963 on this one. The "end result is what matters" idea only works if you can actually produce that result without the tool, and relying on shortcuts too much can leave you stuck when the tool isn't available or doesn't work right. It's not about romanticizing the struggle, it's about making sure the skill is still yours and not just borrowed from software.
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blake32250m ago
But doesn't that just end up gatekeeping who gets to make art?
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