Here’s one of my graphic creations that uses AI for main graphic and in a Draw program added the ships and arrows of Sun and Moon direction of travel. Also, added the “N” and “S” markers.
I’m glad it’s bad.
Here’s one a bit more complex and you’ll notice the CorelDraw added Aurora replaces the prior image by one giving off overhead solar flare reflection. The actual flare out from an original of small graphics purchased a long time ago. This has been a fun set of graphics. – h t t p s : / / i . 8 u p l o a d . c o m / i m a g e / e 8 1 0 5 2 a d d b d 0 a 6 3 5 / a - t a r t a r i a - 2 - f l a t - e a r t h - f l a r e - t w s - 1 7 8 . j p g
Honest craft feedback: the AI output is only ever as good as what you do with it afterward, and your CorelDRAW compositing step is actually the most important part of this workflow. AI images usually give themselves away in the small stuff — inconsistent light direction, mismatched color temperature between the generated graphic and the elements you add on top, and details that look smeared on close inspection. Those are the places to spend your time.
The workflow that works well for most people is: AI as sketch, human as art director. Let the AI generate raw material, then you control the composition, the lighting consistency, and the final polish. When AI output is treated as the finished product, it almost always looks unfinished — when it’s treated as raw material, it can be genuinely useful. Keep experimenting, the compositing skills you’re building are the transferable part.