How do I use AI for product descriptions without them sounding generic?

Don’t just let AI write the description from scratch - guide it with your specific intent and story. Upload the image to your AI tool, provide the title, and write a brief description of what the piece is about (e.g., ‘titled gratitude, this piece is about giving thanks to those who helped you’). Let the AI massage your ideas, improve grammar, and structure it properly. Then review and refine - tell it what’s not right or what you want to add. The key is using AI to build momentum and get past the blank page, not to do all the thinking for you. This approach combines your artistic vision and story with AI’s ability to polish and refine, resulting in descriptions that are both authentic and well-written.

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Asked by artists writing descriptions for their work · Answered by Mays Mayhew (artist interviewee sharing her technique) and Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2025-03-12