SEC.02 / Generative Visuals
Art Schools Are Redefining What Creativity Means in 2026
As AI image generators become standard tools, art programs are overhauling how they teach, assess, and think about creative authorship.
SEC.02 / Generative Visuals
Generative AI in Advertising: Where It Pays Off, Notable Campaigns, Consumer Attitudes and the Rules on Disclosure
How brands and agencies use generative AI for ad creative: variant production, personalisation and platform tools like Advantage+ and Performance Max, IAB data on adoption and consumer skepticism, campaigns that drew backlash, and the FTC, EU AI Act and ASA rules that apply.
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AI-Powered Animation Tools in 2026: From Keyframes to Generative Motion
Animation has always been labor-intensive — seconds of screen time requiring weeks of work. AI is changing that, with tools that generate motion, interpolate frames, and automate rigging. Here's how studios and indie creators are using AI to animate faster and dream bigger.
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How Text-to-3D Works: From DreamFusion to Multi-View Diffusion and Fast Reconstruction, and How to Make Assets Production-Ready
A technical but accessible guide to text-to-3D generation: score distillation (DreamFusion, Magic3D), multi-view diffusion (MVDream), large reconstruction models (LRM, Instant3D, TripoSR), NVIDIA Edify 3D, the trade-offs between methods, and a checklist for cleaning, formatting and licensing generated assets.
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AI in Game Character Design: Concepting Tools, 2D-to-3D Pipelines, Steam Disclosure and Copyright
How game studios use AI in character design: concept exploration with Scenario, Leonardo and Midjourney's character references, image-to-3D and auto-rigging, what developer surveys say about adoption and sentiment, Steam disclosure and SAG-AFTRA rules, copyright and a responsible pipeline.
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AI Style Transfer Explained: From Neural Style to Diffusion Style References, Uses, Copyright and Artist Protections
How AI style transfer evolved from the 2015 neural style algorithm to diffusion models with ControlNet and image style references, how creators use it in design, animation and photography, where the law stands on artistic style, and tools such as Glaze that artists use to resist mimicry.
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AI Music Generation in 2026: Suno, Udio, the Label Lawsuits and the New Licensed Models
How AI music generators like Suno, Udio and Stable Audio work, how the 2024 record-label lawsuits turned into licensing deals, what Suno's download caps and Udio's walled garden mean for creators, the copyright status of AI songs, and practical advice for using AI music commercially.
SEC.02 / Generative Visuals
AI Video Generation in 2026: Kling 3.0, Runway Gen-4.5, Veo 3.1 and What Sora's Shutdown Means
A guide to the leading AI video generators in 2026: Kuaishou's Kling 3.0, Runway Gen-4.5, Google Veo 3.1 and Pika, what each does well, how pricing works, why OpenAI discontinued Sora, and how creators and studios should choose and use these tools responsibly.