That gallery owner in Portland told me my AI prints had 'no soul' and it took me a minute to realize she was right

I spent 3 hours watching her explain how she can spot the difference by the way AI art has zero tiny imperfections from a real hand moving the brush, and now I check my backgrounds for that weird smoothness before I even bother hitting export.

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amy_craig2812d ago

Bet you'd spot a factory-made cookie from a homemade one though.

lunah1212d ago

Is it really about having no soul though, or is it more about what we're trained to look for? I get that hand-painted brushstrokes have a certain energy, but I've seen plenty of human-made art that feels flat and lifeless too. Maybe the Portland owner was just reacting to the style, not the actual feeling behind it. A piece can still carry emotion even if it's made with a keyboard and mouse.

samk7712d ago

You know what really gets me about this whole debate is the double standard people have with digital work. I've got a friend who makes INSANELY detailed digital paintings and the amount of control and precision it takes is honestly mind-boggling. But people see a smooth gradient and instantly say it's "soulless" even though it probably took longer than a brush painting would have. Are we really saying that the MEDIUM itself determines the soul of a piece? Because if someone takes the same composition and paints it with watercolors versus a stylus, which one has more "feeling" based on that logic?

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