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AI Makes Art. But YOU Humanize It
AI can generate perfect lighting. Perfect faces. Perfect symmetry.
But perfect isn’t always human. It doesn’t invoke emotions like art drawn or created by a “real” artist.
But… you CAN evoke emotions when you prompt it right.
Let’s learn how to inject emotions and soul into your AI ART - together... 👇🏽
➤ 1. EMBED IMPERFECTION
Flaws = soul = humanized.
Add tiny irregularities like:
Asymmetry
Blur or grain
Uneven strokes or subtle texture warps
⤷ Nothing human is ever perfect. Don’t let your images be either.
➤ 2. USE YOUR MEMORIES
AI creates images. You create the meaning behind it.
Try this:
Base your prompt on a real experience or a dream
Add symbols from your life (coffee cups, ocean drives, cat, sports, etc.)
Visualize a feeling, not just a scene
⤷ When people see your image, they should feel like they’ve been there before. Relatabily makes it feel real.
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➤ 3. MIX IN SOMETHING REAL
Go hybrid.
Layer human-made textures over your digital art:
Scan hand-drawn doodles or brush strokes
Snap a photo of a real sky, wall, or fabric
Add your handwriting or symbols
⤷ AI does the render. You bring the emotional depth.
➤ 4. SPEAK THROUGH SYMBOLISM
Use metaphors that punch people in the chest:
A mirror between two timelines
A cracked glass heart
A girl made of smoke holding onto the past
These don’t just look cool. They mean something.
⤷ Symbolism is how you sneak emotion past the brain and straight into the heart.
I try to bring emotions, depth and an experience within my AI art. Make my creation speak a 1000 words. What do you feel when you watch this?
➤ 5. CONTROL THE MOOD WITH COLOR
Color isn’t just pretty. It’s powerful tool you can use to make the viewer feel the mood you want.
Warm = nostalgia, comfort, safety
Cool = distance, mystery, tension
Vibrant colors = happy
Blues = melancholy
Combine them for emotional contrast
⤷ Design your palette like you’re taking them through a journey.
➤ 6. LEAVE SPACE FOR INTERPRETATION
Let people finish the image in their own mind:
Use negative space
Obscure the subject’s face
Add subtle clues that hint at something deeper
⤷ Mystery is magnetic. You don’t need to explain everything.
☑ Quick Recap:
If you want your AI art to hit someone in the feels, not just look good:
▪ Make it flawed
▪ Make it personal
▪ Make it symbolic
▪ Make it emotional
▪ Make it relatable
Don’t just make it yours.
Your Turn:
Try this:
Pick one AI image you made that looks cool but didn’t get the reaction you wanted.
Then:
Add something relatable
Add symbolism
Add a storyline
Or an emotion
Post it again. Let them feel you this time.
REPLY AND SHOW ME THE BEFORE AND AFTER.
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