Former Harvard-trained corporate lawyer turned sweary calligrapher and calligraphy teacher. I help nib newbies become badass calligraphers (and find more purpose and joy along the way!)
will AI replace calligraphers? 😳
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Y'all, I tested out a Calligraphy Generator AI in ChatGPT.... and the results kinda surprised me 😳 I mean, that's pretty good - doesn't look quite handmade but it's as good as a decent calligraphy font, right? And that's why I've been getting this question sooo much lately: “Is it even worth starting a calligraphy business now... won't AI make calligraphers obsolete?” So here's my attempt to answer that question: "Will AI replace Calligraphers?" The good and bad news...I'm not an AI expert, but I've been in this industry for ten years now and I even talked to a someone who's been a professional calligrapher since the 1980s (!) to get his thoughts on how it's changed over the years, so listen in to hear:
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Oh yeah... and what happened when I asked that Calligraphy Generator AI to get more creative? This might give ya hope, 'cause this is what it spit out when I asked for something "in the style of Shinah of Crooked Calligraphy" 😂 So... Is AI about to put calligraphers out of business? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Shinah 💕
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Shinah - Crooked Calligraphy
Former Harvard-trained corporate lawyer turned sweary calligrapher and calligraphy teacher. I help nib newbies become badass calligraphers (and find more purpose and joy along the way!)
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