An abode for professionalism in the field of illustration, ArtStation is defined worldwide as a hub for talented artists. Be it entertainment or video games, illustrators prove their passion for the designing of modules, shapes, and entire landscapes.

Their success is accompanied by a sense of belonging to a community and the chance to acquire a living, finding a middle point between taking fiscal responsibility for their craft and proving to the world that art is as useful as other fields in the world.

But lately, a few other challenges have erupted with regard to their work. But this time, it is not to do with a schedule or networking, but with a whole new era in experimentation with technological development: Artificial Intelligence (AI).

It was here that the hardworking talent of millions of illustrators came under a deep philosophical dilemma in which human labor and creativity are met with the growing dependence on AI by the public. For many businesses, dependence on AI was a matter of time.

AI is traditionally defined as the status in which intelligence is shown by machines and other designs made by humans as opposed to the ones shown by a human or an animal. It has received nothing but utter amazement and excitement for a new era in which development is synonymous with tasks easier done as opposed to human labor. But it has also taken shape as means to creatively come up with artistic expression using generated imagery and other ways such as music and the writing of paragraphs in multiple fields.

The growing success of its takeover is praised yet also harshly opposed. As of today, a large number of artists on platforms such as ArtStation and other publications criticized the way in which the website allows for new means of acquiring modules based on the notorious success. If AI proves to be an easier process for video game companies and individuals to task them as opposed to a hardworking artist, then a gradual decline would follow in which those who have depended on this way of gaining a living would soon be under immense challenge.

As millions look forward to expressing their thoughts and ideas through sketches, a vast amount of others turn towards AI, bringing human craft in the fields of the arts into question.

By: Birhat Atrushi