> Painting by hand just doesn’t have the same appeal anymore when a single concept can just appear and you shape it into the thing you want with your code review and editing skills.
In the meanwhile one the most anticipated game in the industry, a second chapter of an already acclaimed product, has its art totally hand painted
I think it's two schools of thought, end product vs process. It seems a lot of people who like AI only care about getting the end product, and don't care how it was made. On the other hand, some people are invested in how something is made, and see the process of creation and refinement as a part of the end product itself.
People are not invested in how something is made imo, it's just better and beautiful and connects better with them. I agree though that AI entusiast only care about getting stuff done, but I won't call it an "end-product"
In the meanwhile one the most anticipated game in the industry, a second chapter of an already acclaimed product, has its art totally hand painted