What AI Is Good For

100 Sketches!
That’s how many we had to do per day.
No one managed to complete 100 sketches daily during art school practice.

My personal best was 34.
I put in a lot of effort and added intricate details. I felt proud of my work.
However, the teacher was not impressed.

On one occasion, one of my classmates arrived with over 80 sketches.
Most of them were unfinished, making it hard to recognize the objects they represented.

I couldn’t help but think, “What a waste of paper.”
Surprisingly, the teacher was ecstatic.
“That’s what sketching is all about, take note, everyone!” he shouted.
I didn’t quite grasp it then, and I didn’t ask for clarification.

Later that same year, I purchased my first canvas and some oil paint. It stretched my budget, and I felt pressure to create exceptional artwork.
So, what did I do?

I ended up producing nearly 100 sketches.

I explore all types of composition.
Did multiple poses of each figure.
Hands are the hardest to draw.
I sketched so many hands.
Multiple background.

Now, I get it!

A sketch is not an artwork that requires extensive labor. It serves as a visual tool to consider all the possibilities, allowing you to select the best option for your canvas.

And that’s where AI comes in.

People often talk about how AI will replace this or that, claiming you can generate things in no time. However, I believe they miss the point.

No self-respecting professional would create a piece of work with AI and ship it as is.

What all self-respecting professionals should do is learn how to create 100 sketches with AI. Explore all the variables in their work and assemble their masterpiece from the best options. Sketching with AI could mean generating 20 headlines, 30 images, 40 music samples, 50 animations, 60 Excel tables, 70 automation workflows, and more…

You get the idea.

That’s what AI is truly useful for — sketching!
So, learn to sketch with AI.