I've been learning and growing as an artist for the past 14 years, and while I never plan to ~make it big~ with my art or make a career out of it (I already have that covered elsewhere), I still want to develop my skills and continue improving. My own improvement inspires me to keep pushing myself.
I am strongly against artists' hard work being used without consent or proper compensation to feed AI. If you really want to make art, do what I did and follow tutorials! My skill, and the skill of other artists, is the product of years of hard work and dedication. The satisfaction of seeing how much you've improved personally far outweighs any amount of instant gratification that you might get by typing "anime girl boobies big gorgeous" into an AI prompter. ❤️
I don't entertain debates in my DMs (frankly I don't respond to any at all) so don't waste your time -- if you like AI, then please continue simping over your big boobie ladies with fucked up hands elsewhere.
Tell DeviantArt to stop supporting images that exploit the hard work of its own users!
Thank you so much ❤