A client said my AI art looked too perfect and it clicked

I was showing a client some character designs for their book, all made with my usual workflow. They paused and said, 'These feel sterile, like they were made by a machine.' That feedback stuck with me for a week. I started adding a single, specific prompt like 'with a slightly uneven ink line' or 'minor texture overlay' to my process. It adds that human touch the AI misses on its own. Has anyone else found a simple prompt tweak that fixed a 'too perfect' look?

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lewis.terry4d ago

My last AI portrait looked so flawless it felt like a stock photo for a dental ad. I started adding "with a messy pencil sketch underlayer" to everything, which is basically how I draw in real life anyway (lots of eraser crumbs). It's funny that we have to tell the machine to be less perfect to make it feel more real. That client gave you the key to the whole thing.

kim.jake4d ago

I used to think adding more detail made it better, but @lewis.terry is right. Asking for the messy bits is what makes it feel human.

kelly3853d ago

Read that in an art blog somewhere...