Seizing the Means of Production: Exploring the Landscape of Crafting, Adapting and Navigating Generative AI Models in the Visual Arts

Abstract

In this paper, we map out the landscape of options available to visual artists for creating personal artworks, including crafting, adapting and navigating deep generative models. Following that, we argue for revisiting model crafting, defined as the design and manipulation of generative models for creative goals, and motivate studying and designing for model crafting as a creative activity in its own right.