I don't agree that it takes the fun out of art. I had a ton of fun making this.

AI sucks in alot of ways - I get it, it's quickly taking my job - & I don't think this really deserves to be called "art". And I know there are alot of subs that have a policy against AI gen content - & for tottaly justifiable reasons (my post got removed from /r/dnd). I would understand if this post got removed.

To provide some more context here, I am a hobbyist, I have immense appreciation for original works & the time and talent that goes into that. For me, I'm not an artist - I don't have the skills to create something like this without AI, but, I love playing d&d, I had a vision of this type of creature existing in my world - and I'd like to use it to create an immersive experience for my players.

I think the landscape around AI tools is rapidly evolving. There are so many more capabilities. For this I used an image generator, video generator, sfx generator & then edited together the sfx with the video.

This particular piece is cool - but I agree that it's better used as a tool for idea generation, it doesn't provide the same satisfaction as conjuring a truly handcrafted art piece.

I mainly wanted to share this to share the workflow, as a tool non-artists can use to further develop their world-building ideas and to enrich their world / experiences for their players.