I don’t even know where to start because my hands are shaking with anger. My character — MY character — was just chewed up and spat out by some lying, thieving fraud, and I paid actual money for the privilege.
I should have known. I should have seen it. But I didn’t. Because I trusted someone.
God, I’m such an idiot. I saw this “furry artist” on social media, they had a nice-looking gallery, stuff that looked expressive, full of personality, stylistic and fun. I thought, “Hey, maybe I’m just out of the loop. Maybe they’re new, or I’ve been gone from the community too long to know all the names anymore.” So I reached out. They were offering commissions. I wanted something special. Something personal. I gave them TWO characters. SEVEN images total.
They took my money and gave me what looked like legit work over a few days. I thought it was all good. I even thanked them. Jesus.
Then I upload them. Just wanted to share the excitement.
And what do I get?
Moderation hits me with a message: “Hey, this looks like AI.”
AI.
Fucking AI.
At first I laughed. No way. These took days. They looked decent. I couldn’t tell. I’m not an artist — I just love characters. I love seeing them brought to life. I’m not good at spotting AI. How the hell am I supposed to be?!
But then they showed me. Little things. Off-kilter lines. Artifacting. Visual lies. And I saw it. I couldn’t unsee it.
These weren’t illustrations. They weren’t drawn. They weren’t anything. Just regurgitated data mashed into shape by some generative trash heap.
I felt sick.
This “artist” didn’t draw a single line for me. They didn't look at my character and think “How can I bring them to life?” They just slopped her into a machine and hit GO. Took my money. Took something personal to me, something real, and served it back as cold, plagiarized, soul-dead pulp. They LIED. TO. MY. FACE.
And when I confronted them? BLOCKED.
Gone.
No apology. No explanation. Just vanished into the digital mist, like all these AI scammers do once they’ve drained someone dry.
And now?
Now I can’t even bring myself to look at art the same way.
I used to love commissioning artists. I loved watching my characters come to life through someone else's lens. It was joyful. It meant something. But that joy is dead now — because every time I think about commissioning someone again, I get this gut-sick voice in my head whispering:
“What if it’s just another AI scammer?”
“What if they’re lying, too?”
“What if you’re getting ripped off again?”
And that voice is LOUD. I can’t shake it. I can’t trust anyone anymore.
And if you’re an honest artist out there? I’m sorry. I want to believe you. But I can’t. This one person, this one pathetic liar, poisoned the well. They destroyed that basic faith I used to have in the creative process. And that’s worse than the money. That’s worse than the art. That’s what makes me want to scream until I’m hoarse.
You know what hurts the most? I loved commissioning artists.
I loved seeing characters come to life through someone else’s hands. It was supposed to be a celebration of creativity, of collaboration, of trust.
But now? All I see is risk. Scams. Fakery. And some smiling fraud with a fake name and a stolen portfolio, turning someone’s passion into prompt-engineered, AI-vomited trash.
So congrats. You win, AI scammers. You’ve made it impossible to believe in anything anymore. You've taken the magic of seeing a dream drawn — and pissed on it. You’ve turned art into a goddamn landmine.
I’m done commissioning.
I’m done trusting.
And I’m done pretending this community still has any soul left when this crap is allowed to thrive.
If you’re using AI and pretending to be an artist, you are not clever. You are not creative.
You are a thief.
You are a liar.
And you are garbage.
Fuck every single one of you.
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