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Brain Outsource
Nov. 30th, 2022 08:45 amThis morning, I saw a news piece about Clip Studio, a program I use to create my comics. I own a copy outright and enjoy using it - I've had it since 2017. One of its nifty features is a 3D modeling module that uses AI to rotate, pose, and manipulate characters, which you can then either paste into your work wholesale, or trace over. Next week, a new update is being released which will have Stable Diffusion running right in Clip Studio, allowing you to use AI image generation right in the program.
I've already been experimenting with using SD to generate backgrounds and landscapes for my comics. I typically use image2image and paint very simple shapes, which the AI then renders into backgrounds which closely mimic my own style. I can get bogged down doing landscapes because i enjoy it, so this actually can speed up my process. Having SD run inside Clip Studio is now going to save me even more steps.
The update won't be available until next week, but for now I'm going to go ahead and start illustrating a short story I wrote with Novel AI's help, using SD for background art. I understand some peoples' aversion to AI and their distrust of it, but I see it is another art tool. I can also remember when people liked to shit on digital artists for not being "real" artists. Apparently forgetting that a digital drawing pad is just glorified paper, and if you can't draw with a normal pencil, a digital tablet isn't going to suddenly turn you into James Montgomery Flagg. Or even Randall Monroe. ;D Just because you don't have brain damage from inhaling turpentine fumes doesn't mean you aren't a real artist.
And yeah, the ability to mimic an artist's style is there. The ability to violate copyright is there. This isn't a problem AI created, though. It's just streamlined the process that you would normally have needed Photoshop and a raftload of other programs to carry out. Yes, AI has its problems and its issues, but if we don't start using it like a tool, it's in danger of just becoming another toy.
Sorry - soapbox over.
The robins have arrived here for the winter, and this morning our yard has been filled with them. They're still out there, chattering and hopping around.
I've already been experimenting with using SD to generate backgrounds and landscapes for my comics. I typically use image2image and paint very simple shapes, which the AI then renders into backgrounds which closely mimic my own style. I can get bogged down doing landscapes because i enjoy it, so this actually can speed up my process. Having SD run inside Clip Studio is now going to save me even more steps.
The update won't be available until next week, but for now I'm going to go ahead and start illustrating a short story I wrote with Novel AI's help, using SD for background art. I understand some peoples' aversion to AI and their distrust of it, but I see it is another art tool. I can also remember when people liked to shit on digital artists for not being "real" artists. Apparently forgetting that a digital drawing pad is just glorified paper, and if you can't draw with a normal pencil, a digital tablet isn't going to suddenly turn you into James Montgomery Flagg. Or even Randall Monroe. ;D Just because you don't have brain damage from inhaling turpentine fumes doesn't mean you aren't a real artist.
And yeah, the ability to mimic an artist's style is there. The ability to violate copyright is there. This isn't a problem AI created, though. It's just streamlined the process that you would normally have needed Photoshop and a raftload of other programs to carry out. Yes, AI has its problems and its issues, but if we don't start using it like a tool, it's in danger of just becoming another toy.
Sorry - soapbox over.
The robins have arrived here for the winter, and this morning our yard has been filled with them. They're still out there, chattering and hopping around.
