Note Start Time : 20:00 GMT (London) / 16:00 EDT (New York) / 13:00 PDT (Los Angeles)

A free live introduction for DAZ Studio artists exploring AI without losing creative control

• – You don’t need AI to replace your work.
• – You need it to support your vision.

This free live introductory session is designed for established DAZ Studio artists and CGI creators who want to understand how AI can strengthen existing workflows rather than override them.

Presented by Drew Spence, this session opens the door to the ideas behind the 4-session course, Art Official Intelligence, showing how DAZ Studio can remain at the centre of your creative process even as new AI tools enter the picture.

During this free event, Drew will introduce the thinking behind the course and demonstrate two practical examples drawn from Session 1: Leading the AI — where the artist creates first, and AI is used afterwards with restraint and intention.

In this introductory session we will explore:

• The central question behind Art Official Intelligence: how artists stay in control while AI becomes part of the workflow

• Why DAZ Studio still matters inside emerging AI pipelines

• A guided preview of the four course sessions and how they connect

• Visual sneak peeks from Drew’s own hybrid workflow

This is not a prompt-driven shortcut session.
It is a grounded discussion for artists who want to stay relevant while protecting authorship, judgement, and visual identity.

Who this free event is for

• – DAZ Studio users with existing experience
• – CGI artists curious but cautious about AI
• – Creators who want practical examples, not hype

Full Course Outline

1. Leading the AI

You create the DAZ Studio artwork first.
AI is used afterwards for post-work: style changes, lighting, colour, mood, and fine detail adjustments — enhancing what you’ve already made, not replacing it.

• – Post-work workflows
• – Adobe Firefly / Photoshop generative fill
• – Style, lighting, mood shifts
• – Technical polish

2. Running Parallel with AI

AI works alongside your DAZ workflow to generate assets such as:

• – FX creation (fireballs, particles, lightning)
• – Background generation
• – Topaz upscale
• – Practical integration into DAZ scenes

3. Being Led by AI

AI is used as a reference and learning tool, not a final output.
You study composition, lighting, balance, and visual storytelling — then recreate and improve those ideas using DAZ Studio and your existing skills.

• – Prompt breakdown
• – AI image analysis
• – Composition study
• – Lighting refinement
• – DAZ recreation
• – Critical comparison (our work vs AI)

This approach allows you to create highly original, proprietary visuals that don’t rely on store-bought assets or repeated effects.

4. AI as Workstation (Integration)

This is the real evolution.

Not just “discussion,” but:

• – Combining techniques
• – Variations
• – Reframing
• – Derivative works
• – Commercial output
• – Creative fluency

Who this course is for

• – DAZ / CGI artists with existing experience
• – Creators who feel unsure, conflicted, or overwhelmed by AI
• – Artists who want practical guidance, not hype
• – Anyone trying to protect their long-term creative identity

Who it’s not for

• – Beginners with no 3D experience
• – “Prompt-only” AI users
• – Anyone looking for shortcuts instead of craft

How the course runs

• – Polished pre-recorded core lessons
• – Live sessions with demonstrations, discussion, and Q&A
• – Optional homework and artwork reviews
• – A focused, respectful private forum space for artists navigating real change
• Running from mid March 2026

Presented live by Drew Spence

Drew’s professional comic and illustration work combines CGI, photorealistic image manipulation, and long-form storytelling, with DAZ Studio still at the core of his production pipeline.

This free session also gives you the chance to decide whether the full Art Official Intelligence course is the right next step for your own creative development.

AI is here. The question is: how do you use it without losing yourself in the process?

See one example of Drew’s visual narrative work here (The Dynamic Spiderman).