Prospective workflows for generative AI-assisted immersive illustration: the case of multiplicity

The introduction of generative AI into the field of immersive illustration threatens to displace both the knowledge of perspective and the practice of drawing as the main tools of this very technical branch of illustration. Yet for many illustrators this type of technical drawing is not just a tool but an end in itself. We consider what future workflows may accommodate both AI and handmade drawing in a way compatible with the market realities of illustration, and we illustrate our reflections with the case study of MultipliCity, an installation exploring and representing the interplay between myth and reality in the Venetian urban environment.