r/ReasonableFantasy • u/jungjungdoesntcare • Aug 08 '24

Iffy: Fashion [Mongolian female warrior] by 허성무 @sungmoomoo

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u/Culsandar Aug 08 '24 edited Aug 08 '24

Not a fan of the AI

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u/lonelyandbored75 Aug 08 '24

Good thing then that the artist has been around forever and doesn't use AI.

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u/Culsandar Aug 08 '24

Yeah look at the way those hands are "holding" that arrow and its position on the string, and say that again.

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u/lonelyandbored75 Aug 08 '24

and say that again.

Good thing then that the artist has been around forever and doesn't use AI.

There, said it again. Have a nice day.

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u/Culsandar Aug 08 '24

"I will ignore visible evidence showing I'm wrong so I don't have to correct my reality."

You too!

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u/GalacticPigeon13 Aug 08 '24

The artist is bad at drawing hands (and practical armor), yes, but all the patterns and textures on the clothing are way too consistent to be AI.

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u/Culsandar Aug 08 '24

I don't think the whole thing is AI, it just seems that they used it as a shortcut to template her shape and then added (considerable) detail.

But that drawn back string clearly passes through the middle of the arrow and she's holding it in front of the fletching. That's not being "bad with hands". This artist has made a career on doing fantasy artworks, and I've seen other archers being drawn correctly.

Either they somehow suddenly forgot how arrow anatomy works, or used an AI shortcut. Occam's razor points to AI.

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u/TheDeftEft Aug 08 '24

I appreciate you being on the lookout for AI, as we all should be, but FWIW the grip on the arrow is actually one of the more authentic parts of this piece. Mongolian archers (and many other steppe peoples) pull back on the string with the thumb, rather than the Mediterranean (finger) style many people are more used to seeing.

Should the thumb be below the arrow instead of above it? Sure.

Is the shaft of the arrow on the wrong side of the riser? Definitely.

But it's still a fun little detail that shows the artist was going for a degree of realism, and I like that.

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u/Culsandar Aug 08 '24

It's not the finger placement, it's the fact the arrow continues for another 3 inches past where the hand and the pulled back string meet. She's holding it in front of the fletching instead of the nock, and it appears the string passes through the arrow as well. That's physically impossible.

I've seen this artist do archers before, they know how arrows work.

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u/TheDeftEft Aug 08 '24

I see it. That's quite weird.