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Chazz Gold\u2019s work seamlessly combines futuristic aesthetics with a strong sense of humanism and he has quickly emerged as a unique creative force. In this exclusive interview with Brady Walker of MakersPlace, Gold opens up about his inspirations, his experiences with AI, the traumatic brain injury that changed the course of his artistic output, and his aspirations for the future of art and technology.<\/p>\n
So join us as we delve into the fascinating world of Chazz Gold \u2013 a world where technological innovation, artistic vision, and boundless creativity converge to form a truly unique and inspiring body of work.<\/p>\n
Brady Walker: I\u2019m most curious about the creative process for AI artists. Can you walk me through your creative process? For instance, how did you create \u201cWhen Gods Face Off\u201d? What was the seed of the idea, and how did you get to the finished piece?<\/strong><\/p>\n Chazz Gold:<\/strong> For that piece, I actually used some of my own photography as initial images. I started off with a photograph or portrait that I\u2019d taken with someone in the past. Lately, I\u2019ve been doing photo shoots specifically for the purpose of turning them into AI art\u2014lighting and composing them a certain way, shooting from different angles with different lighting, colors, and tones.<\/p>\n For \u201cWhen Gods Face Off,\u201d I used this website called Dreamlike.art, where about 95% of my AI art begins. I reached out to a couple of strong subjects that I knew and asked if I could use their images for this project, and they agreed. I generated a ton of images on Dreamlike.art, picked out the best ones, and then processed them at high resolution.<\/p>\n Next, I transferred the images to my iPad and used Motion Leap\u00a0 to add the elements I wanted. I created a 3D motion effect, where the subjects moved toward each other. I set up all six images in pairs, matching their tones and looks.<\/p>\n Once the animation was done, I sent it back to my iMac, put it in Final Cut, and then used Launchpad by Novation, a beat pad app, to create beats that matched the flow of the animation. As I watched the animation on the screen, I adjusted the beats accordingly. I sometimes created multiple versions or one long track and then picked out the best snippets to splice and piece together.<\/p>\n In the end, I combined everything and removed any unnecessary parts to create the final piece.<\/p>\n \n