>>77260176I've worked with a few (3D) artists. Wanted some Megaman Legends styled characters, genuinely shouldn't take more than a few hours of work and I was offering $120.
First artist ghosted me entirely and I had to charge back to get my money.
Second one was on fiverr and he ghosted me until the very last day it was due and then asked for it to be canceled because he had 'personal health issues' then he closed his account, I checked his twitter out (was linked on his fiverr page) and he had a pinned tweet saying he was taking 'emergency commissions' to help 'pay bills'.
Third artist wanted $250 per character (lol) and was extremely rude.
Fourth was a genuine bro and cut me a bulk deal.
So 3/4 experiences were awful.
I don't like AI and I wouldn't use it but I actually wanted to just pay an artist and it took a fucking long time and caused a lot of headache so I empathize with people who see AI as a quick way to get art they want.