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Phase change - painting is not finished yet

I will post three of the same hydrangea prototypes.。1 from the top、２、I'll call it 3、Each drawing is slightly different。3Same paper for both sheets、The photos were supposed to be taken under the same lighting conditions.、For some reason, only the first sheet has a different color of paper.。certainly、The color of the flower is also 2，It should be different from 3。I wonder why?。

1 is mainly a drawing。2 is mainly based on color、Or rather, there are almost no drawings.。3 is almost in between。Looking at it this way, what I feel is the most "painterly" is 2.。Apart from the "plant species" called hydrangea、Because there is a strong degree of "model-oriented" focus on color (including brightness and darkness) and form.。I guess it's a hydrangea because it's lined up.、If you look at 2 alone, it would be 50/50 whether or not it would be recognized as a hydrangea.。If you press one more step、No one will be able to immediately identify it as a hydrangea.。

This is how I feel (currently)、Each person who sees it can feel it as they see fit.。However、Even in that case、Analytical distinctions like those mentioned above (1 is a drawing) must be made (the analytical factors can be set freely by each individual).。because、That's because that's the way you look at things.。The more original the factor is, the more、I think it means that you have a unique perspective (analytical ability).。In this case, it can be said to be an individual filter.、Even with a sieve、Even if you say it with colored glasses, the content remains the same.。

same motif、For example, if you try creating something by changing the expression like this,、It becomes an effective process to deepen the quality of painting.。Not expression (law)、Changing the idea has also been practiced for a long time (in painting, this is called phase transformation/variation).。(I wonder if musical “variations” also mean the same thing.)。
In painting, the motif is ``what to draw?''、There was once (apparently) a debate over ``how to draw'' that centered on concept and expression.。I'm from the next generation、Apart from the concept of the time、When I was young, I thought that ``what to draw = the theme'' was important.。At the time, I believed that paintings still had the power to convey social messages.。
now? -I believe that the ``historical life of painting'' has already run out.、I think that。But at the same time、I also think that painting is not finished yet (afterglow?)。I will omit the explanation、I think that's the difference between humans and AI or robots.、I guess I'll just say。

Hydrangea season has come

Try drawing “hydrangea”

“Hydrangea bullets” are “presented” to each class in the “Blue Seagull Painting Class”。everyone、Struggling to eat it。

「４、Under the campaign "Let's draw two in May"、The materials of photographs and actual motifs are already at hand.。Hydrangeas are a bonus motif。“Hydrangea” is a difficult motif to begin with, but、Is the motif before that easy?、That's never the case。There is no such thing as an easy flower (not just a flower).。

The other day, I uploaded a video called ``9th Blue Seagull Society Painting Exhibition'' to YouTube.。For 39 sellers、As of 3 days after it was uploaded, it has been viewed 214 times.、This means that people other than the "Blue Seagull Society" exhibitors are also viewing it.。
Making an announcement is both a matter of pride and stress.。This is because I feel "embarrassing" and "unseemly at this level".、On the flip side, it's also because I have a hidden confidence that says, ``The real me is much better.''。I guess the stress comes from worrying that your confidence might be destroyed.。Most painters are quite confident, but、Even if you are a veteran, it is difficult to exhibit works that are suitable for this every time.、I end up submitting “embarrassing works” over and over again.。But no matter how old you are, use it as a springboard、It is a common trait among people called painters that they grow.。Even in my own experience、There are many things that I finally understand by comparing them with other people's works.。Although art is ultimately personal,、Unless you have at least an objective perspective、It may end up being just a "smug" picture (though I can't say that such a picture is bad either)。One of the most straightforward ways to develop such objective vision is to、In my case, I thought then and still do that that ``listing was embarrassing.''。

Today I tried (also) hydrangeas.。I must have drawn it about 100 times by now.、There may be a few memorable "so-so" moments.。The other pictures are all "embarrassing" pictures.、It's not like I don't feel embarrassed to hide it either.。

I feel like I can't say anything

5Uploaded on the morning of August 8th。

I made this video using half of the holidays.。I also made one more、Except for going to the National Art Center in Roppongi to see the national exhibition.、I spent all my holidays editing videos.。The new work on Tempera No. 6, which is currently in production, has stopped midway through.。Still uploading after the holidays。

Nowadays, complete video production using AI alone has begun.。You don't even need a camera to make a video。Turn your smartphone into a camera? not、No camera at all。Since you don't need a camera, you don't need any other photography equipment or techniques.。No video editing software is required, so editing skills and time are unnecessary.。All you need is a computer and AI software。

Another thing I need is an idea.、Even that is not “essential”。For example, let's say the title is "Spending an Evening on the Beach in Summer"。Write a rough story in sentences。
The AI ​​then presents a "script" based on that story within a few tens of seconds to a few minutes.。A photo (or a drawing) that matches it、Or there is also a video。who reads the script、select character。You can also adjust the quality of your voice and speaking speed.。It will also show you the captions.、You can freely choose the font。You can rewrite the parts you don't like...etc..
In this way, within a few minutes to more than ten minutes、You can complete a video without even having a single photo on hand.。Of course, you can also use your own photos.、It doesn't take any effort for anyone to become the main character of the video.。Moreover,、The copyright of the resulting video (regardless of whether it has any meaning or not) is yours.。Maybe you all already、You may already be watching videos created by AI without knowing it.。

The time I spent on this video、Was all that training time a waste? I feel so pathetic that I want to say。But、I'm sure most videos will be like that soon.。effort etc.、No one would want to do that if possible.。
As I wrote the other day、Was it an American funeral home?、If you have a photo of the deceased or a voice from when he was alive,、Video conversations between the deceased and their families have already become a business.。The content of the conversation is、after the deceased dies、In other words, "at the moment"。If there are any texts or materials written or spoken by the deceased,、From there, the content of the story is unique to that person.、It is said that even the mannerisms of speaking can be reproduced.。100We have become able to have conversations with our ancestors from years ago about today's topics in 2023.。It's a scary thing if you think about it a little deeper.。
Even if you think about the immediate future、Some TV stations will go bankrupt as well.、Most video engineers will also be unemployed.。People who believe that “AI will open up the future of humanity”、It seems that only half of the people think that ``Pandora's box has been opened.''、For now I'm the latter。