Ihave dabbled but not really jumped into the grasshopper pool head first. In this particular case it was entirely modeled in Rhino but no plugins , no grasshopper. Just good old fashioned modeling. The funny thing is, the modeling (for me anyway) is not the difficult part. The difficult part is navigating the politics, the egos , the budgets and schedules to get these things done. When I started this job I was told I had 12 weeks . 12 weeks to design I said? No, 12 weeks to design and build. In the end it took a total of 14 weeks from nothing to what you see in the pictures.
First let me say this, when I posted these images AI wasnt a thing yet. And while in recent months I saw that it was becoming more prolific it made me wonder how long it would be before someone here did this with my images. Im sad to see this frankly, not that you specifically used them but in general that they could be used. Its important that you understand why I posted my work here so that I can make my point more clear. I posted images here to inspire and show newcomers and veterans alike what Rhino and by extension the work we do be possible if you put in the time and effort. To create a dialog about process and execution to teach others . Yes its rewarding to hear compliments about the work , who wouldnt feel that way but it was not my intent . Im very proud of the work Ive done over the years using Rhino. I want that for others to experience.
As for the images, well they are about what I would expect when you feed something designed with intent and considerable thought into a generative meat grinder. You get image salad more akin to cannon fodder than a thoughtful design. This of course is my opinion so please I mean no disrespect towards you. I just feel strongly that the more we automate creativity the less creative we are. Sure you can crank out a thousand more ideations in a split second compared to what we as people can do but its akin to throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. While I would have preferred being asked if the images could be used this way I also understand that I put them up on a public forum and by doing so I have to expect this to happen so I bare no ill will towards you. But this is why Ive posted no more images and wont for the foreseeable future until I can dive in on the software that makes it so AI cant use the images. I have no social media or online portfolio so this is the only place Ive posted my work for the intent if helping and inspiring.
If your excited about AI , thats fine. Im not here to tell you what you should or shouldnt do. Its just that I caution you and others to be too eager to take on technology with the possibility of replacing us and by extension taking something remarkably human , the ability to dream and create away from us or make us feel there is no need for us to be creative. I had a career in miniatures before what I do now. That part of the industry is now gone because CGI came online and replaced it. I was of course sad by this because now I had to find a new career but I took some comfort knowing that it was giving thousands of creative people jobs. AI will not do this. Eventually it will become good enough that our employers question why they need people like us anymore. Sure thats progress, but thats also an easy statement to make, not an easy statement to make a living by if all you know and have worked for is being replaced by AI.
I hear what your saying about your industry. You are probably right about it being slower to impact your industry vs mine. We are already seeing it impact us (mostly illustrators and storyboard artists) but I do suspect that at some point it will creep in further. VFX will be hardest hit over time I suspect. I get it though, if your just doing an ideation process for a client it makes sense I guess my point is it takes people out of the equation and thats ultimately my concern. Where will it stop. For me , I will never use it. I dont want to risk having my reputation as a designer tainted because people think use AI thus having a reason to ask for a lower rate , yes producers are chomping at the bit to cut us all loose or reduce our numbers and rates or how long we are on a project.
This has slowly seemingly been overtaken by the need for social media perfection: the appearance that your work must only be shown in the final render state, in the best possible light. I found that quite sad. I felt very exposed to show WIPs even on this forum.
But I realised, especially learning to use Rhino and render, that so much of the journey and enjoyment was in the work, even if it is purely for a hobby, and hopefully the enjoyment of others, rather than money.
I hope you find a route that enables you to keep posting work here (Nightshade/Glaze type methods perhaps) eventually. Along with some other comments I have received from other very highly skilled, and helpful people over the past year, you have helped me keep going in Rhino. Those few small images of badges have stuck firmly in my mind, that anything is possible.
I have no intention of stopping my posts here however when it comes to film related content that I am not the copyright holder I have to take some extra precautions I feel. I do intend to look into Nightshade and see if that is a viable solution for my situation. In the mean time Ive decided that when time allows I will create my own personal projects that I can then post , share and discuss ( if anyone is interested) the process I went through. As I said earlier my intention is to inspire and if for some reason people are interested in what Ive done and it helps them technically or creatively I would like to continue to do that as time permits.
Ive greatly enjoyed your work and if I have helped or even shown support of your journey then thats everything I hoped to gain by being a member of this community.
When I started my career I was surrounded by mentors in an environment that not only guided but pushed me both creatively and technically. I can never put a price on the knowledge and experience I gained in my formative years in the industry and its because of that I can still keep a career going.
Every now and then I will come back to see your pictures, to be sincere one has been downloaded to put it on my desktop, it will remind me how many years I will have to stay on Rhino , if I ever get closer to such masterpieces
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