“@ridge181
4 hours ago @thehausoflegends1674 Listen, I don’t mean to offend you, but did you actually sit down and design these garments and accessories? I also most certainly have no need to post anything on what is my page. I love fashion design and love womenswear and have studied it myself and yes in this new world not even a resume can be considered an actually thought out document since ChatGBT can do one for you. Now I guess I see fashion is like this…when I was in fashion school I was taught how to design, make boards, and draw the designs by hand, make patterns by draping or drafting with actual rulers, tape, pencils, and erasers. I used my own mind and creativity in my actual brain to create collections. in any case, I apologize if my comment hit a nerve… but to me this was clearly done by AI. anyway… good luck with your fashion collections”
My Response
“Yes, you hit a nerve. And since you did, let me take this opportunity to educate you on a few things with your holier-than-thou attitude and your shallow opinion of creativity and talent. I never claimed to be a fashion major. The detailed description was written for entertainment, not as an informative guide. Nor did I ever imply that the work wasn’t generated with AI assistance.
I am a professionally trained graphic artist and photographer with a BA in Graphic Art Communication. I specifically instructed my AI assistant using prompts that I refined based on my design skills, utilizing the principles and elements of design to achieve the effect I wanted.
AI generated options, which I then further refined to achieve the desired effects and looks. I still use a pencil and my mind to take an idea from concept to paper, creating a 2D drawing before moving on to a 3D physical output until I’m satisfied with the result.
I processed those images, created the music from scratch, wrote the lyrics, and put together a multimedia slideshow. When tied together using digital software and my artistic skills, it resulted in the video you seem to think was entirely generated by AI. I created over a hundred images, curating only the best to create the visual experience. I didn’t just generate it and post it. Are you really that simple?
To be clear, the vision and creative process are entirely mine, merely amplified by AI assistance. The AI didn’t spontaneously generate this work out of thin air. So yes, I do get offended when someone makes statements that attack the very definition of creativity. My work is no less creative than your old-school methods. The AI didn’t create this by itself; it used the input of the artist in control—me—to produce the final product.
I understand where you’re coming from. I, too, was trained to sketch hundreds of drawings to create a single logo that took days to perfect. Now, using those same skills with AI assistance, I can create hundreds of options in an hour, which I then refine for my client. After all, as with any design work, it’s not about what I think; it’s about what the client wants. The client is always right.
The client tells me what they want, and I deliver. The productivity time is cut from days or weeks, involving numerous consultations, to just hours or perhaps days with AI assistance. Considering you limit your creativity to textiles and a sewing machine, it’s no surprise you have no work to show for your “creative abilities.” Part of being an artist is putting yourself out there for the world to see.
Your sewing machine is a tool of technology, might I point out. But sewing isn’t a talent; it’s a skill that anyone can learn. I recently taught my neighbor—a muscle-bound guy who constantly rips his underwear at the seams—to sew by hand. Artistic talent is something you possess, not something you can be taught. Fashion can be bought, darling; style is what you possess. Your skills may get you in the door, but it’s your talent that keeps you there.
I don’t suppose you realize that you can purchase an AI-generated logo for as little as $5 with no human input. And I can also assume you don’t sew your garments by hand but rather with the help of a machine. A human artist simply cannot compete with that in any way, shape, fashion, or form. AI is nothing more than a tool, trained by the input it’s given—much like your sewing machine.
So for you to think that your personal experience defines art and creativity is offensive. And for you to share your opinion as you did—well, let’s just say I hope you enjoy this informative missive, as you deserve every drop of sarcastic venom I can muster. Who do you think you are to dismiss the creative work of another? What gives you that right? So yes, by all means, continue making your statements, but they hold no water. And respectfully, without any work to showcase your creative abilities, you have no right to publicly attack the skills of someone who is clearly embracing a future that’s happening with or without you.
Perhaps if you opened your mind to the opportunities AI offers artists, you too could achieve fantastic results like I have. Using my skills and abilities as a designer, I can take advantage of this tool and create on multiple platforms with dramatic results, showcasing my unique versatility and the diversity of my work. I’m no longer limited to simple graphic design. I still use a Nikon. I still sketch, make mock-ups, and yes, produce logos. I just can’t make a living doing so as a freelancer anymore; it’s simply not possible in today’s market.
As for writing, I wrote this and my previous reply entirely on my own. In fact, I always use my brainpower to create a copy, and once I’ve written my draft, I take it to my AI assistant to clean it up, check my grammar, and polish it for presentation. An old artist learning new tricks is not the same as AI creating my work. If you understood the technology instead of criticizing someone else’s work—which you clearly cannot produce yourself—you might not come across as so basic and ignorant.
Thank you for your reply. I’m grateful my work evoked such an emotion in you that you felt the need to comment. Envy and jealousy are never pretty, no matter how you dress them up. Hopefully, you found some inspiration and will produce a physical product with your sewing machine and scissors to showcase on your YouTube channel. Maybe you’ll even put on a Galactic Fashion Show—minus the aliens, of course. ❤
I think the argument you really want to consider is how AI is trained to be creative and what data is used to train it. Because, like I said, you have no real point or understanding of the technology to form an opinion on work you have no experience with or knowledge of, let alone the experience to criticize or pass judgment on others who are doing what you cannot. I look forward to seeing your actual fashion show, with your handmade fashion in a studio with real models, professional stage design, lighting, and an audience to admire your work.
Until then, get off my cloud. Go rain on someone else’s parade, or piss in someone else’s cheerios—you won’t get the last word on my channel. So be gone with you, witch, before someone drops a house on you. And let’s leave it at that.
I hope you agree that this response wasn’t generated with a simple prompt like, “ChatGPT, write a lengthy response to an invisible she/he/it on a comment thread and prove my point.” No, this is the power of real creativity—thinking outside the box, otherwise known as talent.
Yes, a nerve was hit, and my response is to give a voice to all the other older artists in the universe who lack the ability to use words to put people in their lonely little place—those who would diminish their artistic value with their ignorant opinions.
My mission is to inspire and empower others to explore the limitless boundaries of creativity and to embrace new relevance. So to all those fierce and fabulous at 50 out there in the universe, be inspired to explore your creativity wherever your imagination takes you, and use whatever tools you have to get there. Embrace the future and change, because either way, it’s coming. Either stand up, or let it roll right over you. Opportunity only knocks once. If you don’t answer, she moves on to the next door. Answer the door.
Example of Ai Assisted Music Output; Original Song Fierce and Fabulous at 50
Pay no attention to people like this who think they know it all. The proof is in the pudding, as they say—all talk and no action. Show me what you’ve got, or go home. I am one of the fiercest divas on this planet, and as a professional who has been presented by fashion designers who can and do create works like what you’ve seen in my video.
Thunder Fierce, darling—that’s who I am. And I came to work. What’s your excuse? Why bother having a YouTube username with nothing to share, spending your time commenting on others’ channels instead of creating your own? Have you not seen the fashion being created with 3D printing techniques? Or how about living fashion? Technology is very much a part of fashion. Stick with your sewing machine and scissors and leave the creativity to those of us with talent.
Reminds me of another saying: those who can’t, criticize.
God, that felt great. Thank you, and thank you for providing the inspiration for Part 2 of my blog about using an AI assistant in creating works of art.
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Iain Smillie, aka The Lady of the Haus Of Legends Miss Iowna Volvo.
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