AI for Supporting the Freedom of Drawing

Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently been developing rapidly in image processing and generation. AI is not only starting to take over repetitive and tedious tasks but is also involved in creative activities. Drawing is one of the areas with the greatest potential for collaboration between humans and AI. It is an important approach to express various information, but due to the lack of appropriate knowledge and skills, ordinary people without long-time training are unable to draw freely. Although there have been various attempts at human-AI collaboration in drawing, it is difficult for researchers to consider the wide variety of specific problems and develop universal methods due to the openness, improvisation, and individuality of drawing. In this paper, we first analysed the contents of drawing and the general creation process in detail. Second, we have described a mechanism for using AI to enable people to regain the freedom of drawing collaboratively. Finally, we have developed a framework that describes methods for analysing specific problems and quickly finding solutions by building connections between the influencing factors in drawing, the demands of humans, and possible implementation options. The framework also reveals a broad scope of possibilities for applying AI to support people in drawing.