I think this is great! After seeing endless Pixar and Disney attempts at hyperrealism, I got bored with it. How many 3D rubbery toylike figures do we need? Now animation is going back to stylistic creativity and artistry.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1077338003852157
https://dreamfarmstudios.com/blog/styliz...-industry/
"One of the most significant changes in recent years which can be considered the emergence of a new era of animation, is characterized by a departure from the hyper-realistic render style trend and a move towards a more stylized, fantasy-driven aesthetic. This new era has been kicked off by a series of groundbreaking projects, such as League of Legends music videos, the Arcane series, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. These films are part of a new trend that’s steering animation away from replicating the real world and into somewhere new."
Yeah. Cartoons and related animation fundamentally entail having an "illustrated" appearance and not looking real -- in being radically different from regular cinema. There are other AI-generated genres for pursuing the developing "life-like" goal, so it's pointless to be corrupting the nature of the other. To wit:
Game of Thrones (trailer park version) ...
https://youtu.be/tzE7TYwAYq4
1950s Lord of the Rings ...
https://youtu.be/hQC9gi0JAZA
LOL Those are great! AI is amazing..