Are people buying the AI art? That’s really the question. If artists can’t sustain themselves, then they’ll have to go into other industries. The pocketbooks are really what is going to decide the future here.
Anecdotally, yes, my artist friends have seen a decline in commissions because it’s so easy and cheap for people to do “good enough” for their D&D character portraits and the like.
Are people buying the AI art? That’s really the question. If artists can’t sustain themselves, then they’ll have to go into other industries. The pocketbooks are really what is going to decide the future here.
Anecdotally, yes, my artist friends have seen a decline in commissions because it’s so easy and cheap for people to do “good enough” for their D&D character portraits and the like.