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How many years do you need to paint exactly like this?

What do you think guys, how long do you have to learn how to work on a picture, to produce something an AI can do already?
For something like this, you need to be at least int otherwise you wouldn't be able to draw the colors and values. And to paint this picture, it would take you at least 3 hours, or even up to ten.
This is huge.
So digital surrealistic art and digital surrealistic horror art are dead. It would be plain stupid, to invest years of work in it, and hope to make an income with it.
What is next? I think landscapes, portraits, anime and pron. Stuff that is very generic.