One of the biggest weaknesses of the AI Robot Artist is the ability to put pieces it creates together into a cohesive and masterfully composed full illustration.

Although it may help with the pieces, the AI Art Robot simply cannot put together an integrated composition like these shown here.

Here’s Google’s view of AI ownership:

Who owns the rights to artwork based on an artist's hand sketch, assistd by Adobe Firefly?

The artist who created the original hand sketch owns the rights to the underlying original artwork. For the AI-assisted version created with Adobe Firefly, Adobe does not claim ownership of your generated content; you own your output.

However, the key factor for copyright protection under law is the degree of human authorship in the final work.

Ownership Details

• Your Original Sketch: Your initial, original hand sketch is automatically protected by copyright law from the moment it is created in a fixed form, and those rights belong to you as the author.

• Adobe's Policy: Adobe explicitly states in its terms of use that it does not claim ownership or copyright interest in the content users generate with Firefly. They treat Firefly as a tool, similar to Photoshop or Illustrator, and the user retains rights to what they make with it.

• Copyright Law: The U.S. Copyright Office's general stance is that copyright requires human authorship.

  • If a work is solely generated by AI with minimal human input (e.g., just a simple text prompt), the resulting image may be considered in the public domain and not eligible for copyright protection.

  • However, when an artist uses AI as a tool to assist their own substantial creative process—like using an original sketch as the basis and significantly modifying the AI output—the resulting work might be copyrightable, depending on the extent of the human creative contribution.

AI vs CartoonBob Artwork

— Embracing Change! CartoonBob is Crossing the Rubicon...

AI struggles with maintaining consistent characters and visual continuity across projects, such as books or comic strips. I am excited to step in and transform those initial AI missteps into fantastic results!

CartoonBob acknowledges that AI-generated graphics have taken a portion of his regular illustration work. AI graphics are now a staple in the illustration landscape.

CartoonBob utilizes AI for general visual references that were previously provided by stock photos. ( For example, what does a Sopwith Camel two-wing airplane look like?)

Yee-hawww! Damn the torpedoes... full speed ahead!

I'm better than AI in so many ways. Call or email me. I speak HUMAN!

Horses were once the gold standard for personal transportation. When the automobile came around, it gave horses a back seat. Nonetheless... horses are still around. SAME DEAL applies to what AI robot artists are doing to human illustrators.

CartoonBob has been called upon to rectify the poor results produced by AI robot artists. At CartoonBob Studios, we expertly use our traditional drawing and layout skills honed over many years. The actual difference lies in our CREATIVE ART DIRECTION and REAL-LIFE HUMAN GRAPHICS EXPERIENCE!

Switching metaphors, if you're a homeowner who is up to his ankles in water after trying to fix your own plumbing, CartoonBob Studios has fixed many a graphics tangle that some business people have started. Don't hesitate to call us for some very professional help. We don't need just the right PROMPTS... only a human conversation.

Examples of a request for help fixing something started by the AI robot: I need assistance with a cover. I have created a patchy AI idea for reference and I would enjoy an experienced book cover designer to make it real and not AI.

This is a graphic showing what often goes wrong with AI likenesses. Also shows what CartoonBob Studios did to alleviate the limits of the A.I. Robot.

BELOW: These 2 vertical before/after graphics show how I fixed an overly overdone AI comic strip based on the Wizard of Oz story. First the b/w art, and then color... just like in the movie.

CartoonBob offers unique creative skills that even the most robotic AI artists cannot match—such as knowing exactly what to depict. Often, clients find their creative options limited by mundane and unimaginative prompts, which can result in suboptimal solutions.

Another example: We’ve already generated an “inspired concept” using Midjourney (AI), which we really like as a reference for layout, color, and tone. However, please do not use AI-generated imagery or assets in the final design. We want something designed by hand using professional tools (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) that’s ready for print production.

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