not to be shady on main but it’s crazy to see someone use AI for fan illustration, get called out in the comments and then disable them, only to double down and post “proof”……..the proof being a traced version of that image as if that’s a wip. none of the line work matching up to the final, the characters being different one image to another. literally just be honest
like the conversation about creatives and AI is like stepping on a land mine (and as someone abt to enter the cg/vfx industry boy have we had many a conversation and conference about this, if someone wants to yap in my inbox about it pls go ahead) and it’s nuanced enough. it can be a tool for professionals like any other, given the right circumstances and ethics. but for FANWORK? fanart?? fanfiction???????????
there is nothing to gain from fanwork but personal satisfaction, because it’s just a work entirely of passion, you can’t monetize it, it’s a labor of love from one creator to another. to love a piece of media so much that it changes you, that you spend time creating something and putting part of yourself out there screaming from the rooftops “here is something i love so dearly that i spent my time on it! love it with me! hold it close to your heart with me!”
who cares if it sucks. who cares if no one sees it. it’s for a community it’s for you it’s for LOVE. why take what is so sacred until there is no love left to give.