The map of AI image-making, June 2026 — the artists worth following, the models that lead each capability, the tools and skills, the workflows that hold a campaign together, and the open questions on rights, provenance and taste. For agencies, brands, and anyone who wants images that don't look like everyone else's.
The field's front door — the launches and posts moving the needle right now. Each scored P/Q/S (productivity · quality · sellable, out of 9) with a plain verdict: act, watch or skip. The freshest section on the site.
Who to follow on AI image & motion — the craft benchmark and the commercial benchmark. Handles verified at this edition; unverified ones are flagged, not faked. Click a card for the full why; the avatar opens their feed.
The kit — generation models, edit/compose, video, the platforms and APIs that serve them, the harnesses, upscalers, galleries to browse, and Articulate's own skills. Filter by what you need.
The techniques that separate craft from slop — identity locking, reference discipline, de-slop finishing, the camera-language prompt. Click any for the source.
How a brief actually moves from idea to finished asset in 2026 — six stages, each with the tool to reach for, an honest what works / where it bites, and a today · this week · this month ladder. Click a stage to open it.
The rulings, regulations and research that decide what you can ship and own — IP, indemnity, provenance, the EU AI Act, and the papers on consistency, cultural fidelity and the limits of automation. Every link goes to the source, not a write-up.
The live arguments as of mid-2026. No settled answers — that's the point.
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