My buddy's AI art looked way too clean so I asked what he did

He told me he runs every generation through a noise filter twice to rough it up and add texture. Tried it on my latest piece and suddenly it didn't look like soulless plastic anymore.

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kim_ramirez311d ago

Tbh that's a genius trick and I'm honestly mad I didn't think of it sooner. Ngl I've been doing something similar ever since I started noticing my AI stuff had that weird waxy sheen. Ran a piece through a heavy grain filter and then a slight blur to knock down the sharp edges and it finally looked like an actual painting instead of a video game screenshot. The noise filter thing really is the secret sauce, it breaks up all that perfect smoothness that screams machine made.

thomas_sanchez11d ago

Wait, you actually want the grain on purpose? That's wild...

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jana88111d ago

Wait, you're telling me he actually runs it through TWICE? That's insane. I've been doing one pass with a light grain and calling it done, but double filtering sounds like it would turn it into straight up sandpaper. I can't even imagine what that looks like on something like a portrait, where you're trying to keep skin soft but not plastic. That must be a nightmare for the eyes after a while. Honestly I'm a little scared to try it but also super curious now.