"AI painting competition is different from traditional painting, the competition is no longer about painting ability, but more about personal ideas and creativity." Guided by the China AIGC Industry Alliance (AIGCxChina) and other organizations, the first AIGC Apparel Design Competition in China, co-organized by Boundless AI and Wenzhou Garment Chamber of Commerce, was fiercely contested and its results were officially released recently. As the first AIGC-based quasi-professional design competition in the domestic footwear industry, this competition has attracted much attention from inside and outside the industry, and has a positive demonstration significance for the implementation of AIGC technology and industrial transformation and upgrading in China.

After the competition, Babbitt interviewed some of the winners. They came from different industries, such as urban design, education, advertising, etc., and some were college students. Many of them were engaged in professions not related to fashion design, yet their works were recognized by authoritative experts. The results of the interviews reminded the fact that whether you want to believe it or not, AIGC is bridging the gap between ordinary people and professionals, and an era of creativity equalization brought by AIGC has arrived!

AI painting is no longer about drawing ability, but about ideas and creativity

Li Haifeng, the first prize winner of this competition, is engaged in urban planning and territorial spatial planning industry. He unintentionally came into contact with AIGC in April this year and was amazed by its excellent painting creation ability, and has been trying and learning various AI painting tools ever since.

In Li Haifeng's opinion, the most attractive thing about AI painting is that it "allows infinite possibilities for the future".

"The most important thing is that you need to have a picture in your mind that fits the theme of the competition, it does not need to be very clear, just a general outline and the main idea, perhaps it is more like solving a language problem, the rest just needs to be left to AI painting tools, keep modifying the prompt words, keep drawing and drawing again, the picture in your mind will gradually become clear until you are satisfied. " Li Haifeng said that, unlike traditional painting, AI painting is no longer the ability to paint, but more personal ideas and creativity. This trend will be more obvious in the future of AI painting." Don't give up exploring and trying new things, and don't be bound by your existing perceptions to move forward."

This quote may explain why Li Haifeng, who did not come from a fashion design background, was able to win the first prize in a competition with a strong field of competitors.

As the first prize winner, Li Haifeng is quite modest, "Maybe I am just more fortunate. I would like to say to those who are afraid to try because they are worried about their lack of painting foundation, everyone is an artist in the AIGC era, as long as you have ideas and dare to keep trying, you can also accomplish master-class excellent works."

Cathy, who works in the education category, won the Excellence Award in the competition. Cathy told Babbitt that she first came across AI painting unintentionally on WeChat Live and was intensely interested in this new technology at the time.

"One of the things that attracted me the most was that AI painting can be considered a complete victory in terms of time compared to traditional hand painting. Hand painting the same quality of artwork can take months or even years to complete, while AI only takes a few minutes! It's amazing!" As a non-costume design major winner, Cathy believes the secret lies in how to take her design ideas and control AI to achieve the desired piece by using AI drawing tools to accurately describe the spell.

Completing the idea by hanging a drip in the hospital, the work received the highest rating from experts

Zhuangzao, who works in advertising-related industries, won the third prize this time, and his work won the first place in the expert evaluation session. His hobby is photography, and he likes to go out and take pictures when he has time, so he is also a half independent photographer.

Zhuang came into contact with AI in January this year and first noticed it on social networking sites. At that time, the effect of AI drawing was still very general, but after trying it for a while, Chuangzuo judged that it was a future trend and a possibility - just like photography is to painting, it is a change of possibility.

One of the hiccups in the competition was that Zhuang was sick with a fever on the day of the competition. He told Babbitt that the idea was created in the hospital while hanging on to an IV. I really didn't expect my work to win first place in the expert judging session.

Of course, the high score was no accident. According to Zhuangzuo, he read a lot of domestic and foreign children's clothing design collections before the competition, to understand the designer's concept, and finally, respectively, from the material, cut, color, pattern and other key words conception, and design a series of children's clothing for boys two, girls three. It can be said that, although also non-professional, but thanks to serious preparation and in-depth thinking, Zhuangzuo has a super design creative "explosive power" during the competition.

College student contestants: AIGC is a shocking impact on the apparel industry

This children's clothing design competition, also attracted many college students to participate. Wu Shuchuan, who won the third prize, is a senior marketing student who started his own business twice during his college years, but both failed.

In 2022, Wu Shuchuan started to contact AIGC painting, but because the technology was not mature at the beginning, he tried it for a while and then did not put too much effort into it.

In May this year, Wu Shuchuan's attention was drawn by the news of a competition released by the Boundless AI community, and he said he was impressed because he had been focusing on how to use AI to improve work efficiency and provide innovation, "so there were really people who wanted to do this, which made me very happy. "

Through this competition, Wu Shuchuan has gotten new ideas. He says he is now looking more at how AI can be combined with various industries.

"I may work in footwear-related jobs in the future to gain experience first, and I hope I can have better development in AI + footwear in the future." Lu Qijie, a freshman student, was also touched.

Lu Qijie goes to school in Wenzhou, majoring in apparel design, and is the only "professional" in this interview.

Talking about the impact of AIGC on the apparel industry, he believes that with the help of AIGC tools, designers can do more drawing work, AI can also bring more inspiration, and the improvement in efficiency is "equivalent to going from a bicycle to a train, the impact is shocking."

However, not everyone can have such a perception. According to Lu Qijie, the students around him have different views on AIGC, and some regard it as a desecration of art. But it is undeniable that the rise of AIGC will be inevitable.

In response to the "AIGC unemployment theory", Babbitt asked two college students about their views. Lu Qijie said that after graduation, he plans to become a "new era of digital talent". With the prevalence of AI, everyone should think about how to use AI to empower themselves, instead of being afraid of it.

How to see Boundless AI

The competition is supported by Boundless AI, the exclusive creation platform, so let's hear what the participants have to say about Boundless AI:

Haifeng Li:

For more than a month, we have tried 6 or 7 PC and mobile AIGC drawing tools, including SD, MJ and other mainstream tools. Compared with other AI painting tools, Boundless AI has a lower entry door, simplifies the complex and difficult painting process, and is easy to use for ordinary users, with a variety of models and themes, allowing most users to easily complete professional-level paintings. In addition, Boundless AI is also outstanding in learning and sharing, commercial application, etc. The area that needs to be improved is the optimization of the hand and other details that need to be further improved, perhaps this is a common problem in AI painting now. Cat:

What impresses me most about Boundless AI is that it is continuously improving and learning, always listening to users' voices, and constantly updating and improving itself through users' opinions and feedback, which is very valuable. Wu Shuchuan:

For AI painting, I think the advantage of Boundless AI is that the community can provide a lot of opportunities for communication and cooperation, such as this competition in Wenzhou, which provides an opportunity for everyone to communicate with the business community. I hope that Boundless' own model can be more refined. Zhuang Zuo:

The first thing that impresses me most about Boundless AI is that it has more models and updates quickly, which is more convenient than deploying them yourself. Secondly, Boundless is building an ecology, forming a complete ecological chain from image generation, user community, copyright market, and events, and has made many meaningful explorations, such as the tourism promotional video of Laoshan and the drawing of the "New West Lake Prosperity Panorama", which I think is the direction of the industry, providing professional designers with efficient creation tools.

I think this is the direction of the industry, to provide professional designers with efficient creation tools. I would like to suggest whether membership rights can be integrated and divided to form a better membership system, such as providing better services to members without points at a discounted price, so that more users can be exposed to Boundless AI. Lu Qijie:

I am very satisfied with Boundless AI, the only small problem is that I hope more playability can be added, such as partial modification or keying and other basic play.

Artwork Appreciation

Li Haifeng: Cool Girl

Design concept: This children's jacket is designed with casual sports in mind. It combines casual sports with fashion elements to show childishness and dynamism, while allowing children to show their personalities in comfortable clothes and maintain a good state of full of vitality. In terms of color, the use of black, white, red classic colors, including black as the main color, with white and red decorations, versatile and durable at the same time without losing vitality. Multi-pocket design to meet the practicality of clothing at the same time increased the sense of clothing layers.

"AI painting competition is different from traditional painting, the competition is no longer about painting ability, but more about personal ideas and creativity." Guided by the China AIGC Industry Alliance (AIGCxChina) and other organizations, the first AIGC Apparel Design Competition in China, co-organized by Boundless AI and Wenzhou Garment Chamber of Commerce, was fiercely contested and its results were officially released recently. As the first AIGC-based quasi-professional design competition in the domestic footwear industry, this competition has attracted much attention from inside and outside the industry, and has a positive demonstration significance for the implementation of AIGC technology and industrial transformation and upgrading in China.

After the competition, Babbitt interviewed some of the winners. They came from different industries, such as urban design, education, advertising, etc., and some were college students. Many of them were engaged in professions not related to fashion design, yet their works were recognized by authoritative experts. The results of the interviews reminded the fact that whether you want to believe it or not, AIGC is bridging the gap between ordinary people and professionals, and an era of creativity equalization brought by AIGC has arrived!

AI painting is no longer about drawing ability, but about ideas and creativity

Li Haifeng, the first prize winner of this competition, is engaged in urban planning and territorial spatial planning industry. He unintentionally came into contact with AIGC in April this year and was amazed by its excellent painting creation ability, and has been trying and learning various AI painting tools ever since.

In Li Haifeng's opinion, the most attractive thing about AI painting is that it "allows infinite possibilities for the future".

"The most important thing is that you need to have a picture in your mind that fits the theme of the competition, it does not need to be very clear, just a general outline and the main idea, perhaps it is more like solving a language problem, the rest just needs to be left to AI painting tools, keep modifying the prompt words, keep drawing and drawing again, the picture in your mind will gradually become clear until you are satisfied. " Li Haifeng said that, unlike traditional painting, AI painting is no longer the ability to paint, but more personal ideas and creativity. This trend will be more obvious in the future of AI painting." Don't give up exploring and trying new things, and don't be bound by your existing perceptions to move forward."

This quote may explain why Li Haifeng, who did not come from a fashion design background, was able to win the first prize in a competition with a strong field of competitors.

As the first prize winner, Li Haifeng is quite modest, "Maybe I am just more fortunate. I would like to say to those who are afraid to try because they are worried about their lack of painting foundation, everyone is an artist in the AIGC era, as long as you have ideas and dare to keep trying, you can also accomplish master-class excellent works."

Cathy, who works in the education category, won the Excellence Award in the competition. Cathy told Babbitt that she first came across AI painting unintentionally on WeChat Live and was intensely interested in this new technology at the time.

"One of the things that attracted me the most was that AI painting can be considered a complete victory in terms of time compared to traditional hand painting. Hand painting the same quality of artwork can take months or even years to complete, while AI only takes a few minutes! It's amazing!" As a non-costume design major winner, Cathy believes the secret lies in how to take her design ideas and control AI to achieve the desired piece by using AI drawing tools to accurately describe the spell.

Completing the idea by hanging a drip in the hospital, the work received the highest rating from experts

Zhuangzao, who works in advertising-related industries, won the third prize this time, and his work won the first place in the expert evaluation session. His hobby is photography, and he likes to go out and take pictures when he has time, so he is also a half independent photographer.

Zhuang came into contact with AI in January this year and first noticed it on social networking sites. At that time, the effect of AI drawing was still very general, but after trying it for a while, Chuangzuo judged that it was a future trend and a possibility - just like photography is to painting, it is a change of possibility.

One of the hiccups in the competition was that Zhuang was sick with a fever on the day of the competition. He told Babbitt that the idea was created in the hospital while hanging on to an IV. I really didn't expect my work to win first place in the expert judging session.

Of course, the high score was no accident. According to Zhuangzuo, he read a lot of domestic and foreign children's clothing design collections before the competition, to understand the designer's concept, and finally, respectively, from the material, cut, color, pattern and other key words conception, and design a series of children's clothing for boys two, girls three. It can be said that, although also non-professional, but thanks to serious preparation and in-depth thinking, Zhuangzuo has a super design creative "explosive power" during the competition.

College student contestants: AIGC is a shocking impact on the apparel industry

This children's clothing design competition, also attracted many college students to participate. Wu Shuchuan, who won the third prize, is a senior marketing student who started his own business twice during his college years, but both failed.

In 2022, Wu Shuchuan started to contact AIGC painting, but because the technology was not mature at the beginning, he tried it for a while and then did not put too much effort into it.

In May this year, Wu Shuchuan's attention was drawn by the news of a competition released by the Boundless AI community, and he said he was impressed because he had been focusing on how to use AI to improve work efficiency and provide innovation, "so there were really people who wanted to do this, which made me very happy. "

Through this competition, Wu Shuchuan has gotten new ideas. He says he is now looking more at how AI can be combined with various industries.

"I may work in footwear-related jobs in the future to gain experience first, and I hope I can have better development in AI + footwear in the future." Lu Qijie, a freshman student, was also touched.

Lu Qijie goes to school in Wenzhou, majoring in apparel design, and is the only "professional" in this interview.

Talking about the impact of AIGC on the apparel industry, he believes that with the help of AIGC tools, designers can do more drawing work, AI can also bring more inspiration, and the improvement in efficiency is "equivalent to going from a bicycle to a train, the impact is shocking."

However, not everyone can have such a perception. According to Lu Qijie, the students around him have different views on AIGC, and some regard it as a desecration of art. But it is undeniable that the rise of AIGC will be inevitable.

In response to the "AIGC unemployment theory", Babbitt asked two college students about their views. Lu Qijie said that after graduation, he plans to become a "new era of digital talent". With the prevalence of AI, everyone should think about how to use AI to empower themselves, instead of being afraid of it.

How to see Boundless AI

The competition is supported by Boundless AI, the exclusive creation platform, so let's hear what the participants have to say about Boundless AI:

Haifeng Li:

For more than a month, we have tried 6 or 7 PC and mobile AIGC drawing tools, including SD, MJ and other mainstream tools. Compared with other AI painting tools, Boundless AI has a lower entry door, simplifies the complex and difficult painting process, and is easy to use for ordinary users, with a variety of models and themes, allowing most users to easily complete professional-level paintings. In addition, Boundless AI is also outstanding in learning and sharing, commercial application, etc. The area that needs to be improved is the optimization of the hand and other details that need to be further improved, perhaps this is a common problem in AI painting now. Cat:

What impresses me most about Boundless AI is that it is continuously improving and learning, always listening to users' voices, and constantly updating and improving itself through users' opinions and feedback, which is very valuable. Wu Shuchuan:

For AI painting, I think the advantage of Boundless AI is that the community can provide a lot of opportunities for communication and cooperation, such as this competition in Wenzhou, which provides an opportunity for everyone to communicate with the business community. I hope that Boundless' own model can be more refined. Zhuang Zuo:

The first thing that impresses me most about Boundless AI is that it has more models and updates quickly, which is more convenient than deploying them yourself. Secondly, Boundless is building an ecology, forming a complete ecological chain from image generation, user community, copyright market, and events, and has made many meaningful explorations, such as the tourism promotional video of Laoshan and the drawing of the "New West Lake Prosperity Panorama", which I think is the direction of the industry, providing professional designers with efficient creation tools.

I think this is the direction of the industry, to provide professional designers with efficient creation tools. I would like to suggest whether membership rights can be integrated and divided to form a better membership system, such as providing better services to members without points at a discounted price, so that more users can be exposed to Boundless AI. Lu Qijie:

I am very satisfied with Boundless AI, the only small problem is that I hope more playability can be added, such as partial modification or keying and other basic play.

Artwork Appreciation

Li Haifeng: Cool Girl

Design concept: This children's jacket is designed with casual sports in mind. It combines casual sports with fashion elements to show childishness and dynamism, while allowing children to show their personalities in comfortable clothes and maintain a good state of full of vitality. In terms of color, the use of black, white, red classic colors, including black as the main color, with white and red decorations, versatile and durable at the same time without losing vitality. Multi-pocket design to meet the practicality of clothing at the same time increased the sense of clothing layers.