/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

People still pay for porn, even though every fetish imaginable is out there for free including billions of pictures and videos you can access from anywhere.
People donate thousands to unfunny ecelebs online, even though they put as much effort as their 50,000 copycats.

Your art is not your brand, it is part of your brand.
YOU *are* the brand. Your consistency, your witty, personalized ideas can be more valuable than any AI.
A layman is going to be way too fucking lazy to create their own images, comcis, and whatnot, and will find much more joy in finding someone who he or she believes will put actual effort and consistency into their work.

This whole breakthrough in text-to-image technology is going to be a great filter.
There will be a phase where commission prices will drop significantly, people spreading more fear than they ever could across this board.

But in the end, comission artists will succeed again. Those who have quit artistry will have lost a lot of investment for nothing.
Be mindful, believe in yourself.