AI Art Magazine Weekly Newsletter #3

Where Art and Technology Converge

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Paul Watson & Glenn Miller
July 20, 2023


Dear AI Art Enthusiast,

Welcome to the third edition of our AI Art Newsletter! We are thrilled to continue this journey with you, exploring the limitless possibilities of AI-generated art. Your enthusiastic response to our previous editions has been incredible, and we are grateful for your ongoing support and engagement.

In this edition, we have guest author Glenn Miller who is an Australian based artist. His feature article discusses how artists should use AI as a collaborative partner in the creation of art.

As always, we remain committed to keeping you at the forefront of the latest developments in generative AI art. Get ready to explore the newest platforms, tools, and techniques that are shaping the future of AI creativity. Together, let's push the boundaries of imagination and redefine what is possible.

We extend our heartfelt thanks for your invaluable feedback and suggestions. Your active participation is vital in shaping the content and direction of our newsletter. We are excited to continue growing and improving alongside you, fueled by your passion and creativity.

Join us in fostering a thriving community that celebrates the convergence of AI and art. Share your thoughts, engage in meaningful discussions, and let your voice be heard. Together, let's inspire, learn, and create remarkable AI art. Thank you for being a part of our AI Art Newsletter journey.

Wishing you boundless inspiration and artistic discoveries,

The AI Art Newsletter Team

Marcella Mendes,
Newsletter Editor
AIArtMagazine.org

Generative Platform News from Last Week

  • SDXL 0.9 released

    • Base resolution of 1024 × 1024

    • More coherency at a wide range of resolutions

    • Greater range of outputs from photorealistic to artistic

  • Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 is now available for testing within Discord.

  • Clipdrop releases Stable Doodle - Create images from basic doodles.

  • v5.3 is in training.

    • In-painting may be included but MidJourney are waiting for new Discord features to support it.

  • Development effort going into Web client and v6.

Prompt Ideas

This week’s prompt idea is to use the style ‘Ink Dripping Art’. Ink dripping art style is a unique and dynamic technique that creates visually striking and expressive pieces of art. This style involves allowing ink to freely flow and drip onto a surface. Remember to send us your results (to [email protected]) and the the best image as judged by the editorial staff will feature in next weeks newsletter.

AI as a Collaborative Partner: Exploring the Human-AI Interplay in Art.

AI as a Collaborative Partner: Exploring the Human-AI Interplay in Art by Glenn Miller

I view AI technology as a new artistic medium, one that allows me to curate and create digital art through the use of text prompts and selective curation. It is not about replacing human creativity, but rather about amplifying and augmenting it.

This involves generating intricate layers of positive and negative text instructions and carefully selecting the images that resonate with my artistic sensibilities. Through my refined prompts and curatorial interventions, I guide the AI to produce visual compositions that align with my unique vision.

In a way, this collaborative process can be likened to the practices of the old masters who often worked with apprentices under their instructions. Many of them, including Rubens and Rembrandt, produced works in a collaborative manner, yet these works were still considered to be creations of the master himself. Similarly, by working hand-in-hand with AI, a modern artist may need to have 'prompt engineering' skills in addition to traditional drawing and compositional skills. The AI can be seen as a virtual apprentice, assisting in the artistic process.

After guiding the AI, I further refine the raw images in various photo-editing software, often blending adjustments pixel by pixel. By actively participating in the creative interplay between human and machine, I blur the lines between the artist and the tools used, expanding the horizons of my artistic creation.

This use of AI challenges traditional notions of authorship, transforming the artistic process into a collaborative dialogue that embraces the evolving role of technology in the arts. The interplay between human creativity and AI technology brings forth a fascinating blend of perspectives, techniques, and outcomes, offering the potential to expand our creative horizons and inspire new forms of artistic expression.

In future articles, we will explore how AI-assisted art can be viewed as a contemporary form of Pop Art, examining the parallels and unique qualities that arise from the interplay between AI technology and artistic expression.

Other AI Related News

RunwayML secures $141m funding

Runway ML has secured $141m to continue their research. If you have not already, check out Runway ML for many amazing free tools for image and video manipulation and creation.

Check out the tools here

Drag Your GAN

Check out the amazing research being carried out at dragyourGAN. The software allows manipulation of images simply by dragging in the element. Don’t like the sun where it is in that image of a sunset? Simply drag it somewhere else.

While this is still in research the technology looks incredible.

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