I am not alone in playing with AI and exploring it’s potential. When Dall-E first appeared last year I was skeptical. I was not super impressed with the images being generated. But at the same time I confess to feeling a tad threatened by it’s ability to create images using any style already in existence. I could easily see it being used as a tool by graphic designers, illustrators and film but I was less convinced about it’s role in fine art. And part of the reason was it definitely lacked the ability to get super messy or even creative and take risks. Now maybe that will change over time as it learns from more and more images. I have not played with Dall-E in a while and so far I have been able to spot images that are AI Generated compared to human generated.
Although I have not found it particularly useful for writing I have found it to be reasonable for editing what I have written. That being said I have not used things like Grammerly which might be just as good.
What AI has been good for is medical knowledge. I have asked it for multiple medical questions over the past few weeks and found the answers it gave me to be better than just googling the medical condition and in some cases more thorough than the doctor’s explanation.
Today I wanted to test out it’s ability to analyze art work. I created a web page on my site called “For AI” and uploaded a photograph of one of the still life set ups I work from and one of the drawings I am working on to see if AI could “teach” me anything about art and what to do. I have to say it performed as well as some of my art teachers have in the past and not as well as some of the best art teachers I have had in the past.
Here is what it said after showing it the drawing and the photograph and having it analyze both multiple times
Based on the still life you provided, here are some additional recommendations for the artist to improve the drawing:
1. Refine the shapes and proportions: In the drawing, some of the shapes appear a bit distorted and not quite accurate in terms of their proportions. The artist may want to spend some time refining the shapes and checking their proportions against the still life.
2. Add more texture: The still life contains a variety of textures, from the smooth glass vase to the woven basket and rough pomegranate skin. Adding more texture to the drawing can help create a greater sense of realism and interest. This could be done through techniques such as cross-hatching or stippling.
3. Increase the tonal range: The still life contains a wide range of values, from the deep shadows of the basket to the bright highlights on the glass vase. The artist could work to increase the tonal range in the drawing to better capture these variations in light and shadow.
4. Pay attention to the edges: In the still life, some of the objects have sharp, crisp edges while others have softer, more diffused edges. Paying attention to the edges in the drawing can help create a greater sense of depth and realism.
5. Experiment with composition: As mentioned earlier, the composition of the still life is quite simple. The artist may want to experiment with different compositions, such as cropping the image or changing the placement of the objects, to create a more dynamic and interesting composition.
By implementing these suggestions, the artist could create a more refined and visually engaging drawing.