𝗜 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗧. 𝗜 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘.

Not wanting to sound like a broken record, but creatives need more control in gen-AI.

Text-to-image. Image-to-video. Video-to-video. These are all dice rolls. And creatives don't work that way.

We need tools that feel like making, not prompting.

𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗧 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧:

krea.ai 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧

Draw on canvas → AI generates in real-time

Multi-layer editor for proper creative control

krea.ai 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦

Upload brand assets → Tag them (@Logo, @Product, @Character)

Your DAM library, except it creates new files that match

Figma 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦

Expand Image - Paint where you want more canvas

Isolate Object - Click to extract, no masking

Erase Object - Select and remove, instant cleanup

Vectorize Anything - Image to editable vector paths

Direct manipulation in your design workflow

Kling AI 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛

Draw motion paths for up to 6 elements

Static brush to freeze areas

Paint your motion, don't describe it

𝗞𝗔𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛

1px-50px brushes for precise control

Area-by-area animation

Audioreactive capabilities

Pika 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

Regional editing/modification

Camera controls with sliders

Hands-on control over generation

Artlist 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢

Video editing with AI-powered creative control

Timeline-based workflow with AI augmentation

Built for actual production, not experiments

FOSSA 𝗧𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥

After Effects plugin using null controls

Directable AI animation

Control motion the way 3D artists think

Higgsfield AI 𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦

Interactive 3D cube for angle selection

Visual control over camera perspective

No describing angles in text

Adobe 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 

Slider-based rotation control

Rotate 2D vector art in 3D space

Adobe 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗡𝗘𝗢 

Web-based 3D with Illustrator-style controls

Real-time lighting/shadow adjustment

Designed for designers, not 3D specialists

Adobe𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛 (Early Beta Q1 2026)

Translates complex node workflows into familiar UI

Abstraction layer that makes technical systems accessible

Bridges dev-layer complexity with designer-layer usability

Adobe 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗘 (Photoshop Beta)

Instant compositing with visual controls

Toggle before/after view

AI speeds you up, doesn't replace you

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡

These tools understand something fundamental: creatives work with layers, masks, iterations, and direct manipulation.

Not dice rolls. Not lottery tickets. Not "try this prompt and pray."

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗠

But here's the reality: These are all disparate platforms. I don't have the time, patience, or funds to use them all.

We need consolidation or interoperability between platforms. The best AI tools don't make you speak AI's language—they speak yours. But they also need to speak to each other.

Where are you in this journey? What control-first tools am I missing?