A growing disdain for AI-generated art is now centering certain human artists who don't use generative AI tools.
Digital artists who work with highly refined images have now confused viewers as to whether it's actually AI-generated. As a result, many artists are intentionally leaving behind evidence of their handiwork like rough borders or obvious brushwork.
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One idea gaining traction among digital artists is to stop polishing every image to perfection, Creative Bloq reported.
Artists are not abandoning digital software; however, they are changing what they ask it to do. In apps like Fresco and Rebelle, brushes and effects that resemble traditional media are gaining more popularity.
Tactics Creative Bloq mentioned included assembling a personal bank of scanned or photographed textures and dialing back line smoothing.
When viewers are more skeptical about whether an image is real, traces of how it was made can add to the work's appeal.
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Artists have long tried to remove inconsistencies to make work look polished. Now, those same features are being used to signal authorship and trust, according to Creative Bloq.
The shift is also a part of a larger conversation people are having over how AI belongs in creative work. The visibility of AI-generated content affects what people see online and how creative workers protect their livelihoods in a rapidly changing economy. It's also affecting people's ability to trust the validity of what they see around themselves.
What can be done?
Of course, none of this means every polished piece was made by AI. And while other forms of technology have shaped the creation of art before, AI is clearly pushing many people toward creating art that is human-centered.
Many artists have developed their styles through years of practice, and some are now adjusting their approach again to keep the work recognizably human.
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