I though the bigger heart centres were going to be much more intimidating to work with than they actually were. So I may order more of them.

Legit though. I learned to draw digitally with multitudes of tutorials on DevArt in the early to mid 00’s. my first table was an intous 3. The program I used was paint tool sai

I still like that YouTube channel, I’ll keep watching them. Even they don’t enjoy a/i stuff. And I can enjoy content creators without agreeing with all their beliefs. It’s something I’m working on in myself for this year.

Even if the creators of the a/i don’t get commissions/pay/money for it.

Art and creative expression has always been accessible. Now more than ever with online videos and supportive communities.

Never once did I consider using a program to rip things from other people.
The argument was ‘things get stolen and will get stolen.’ Or a/I styled things got ghibli more fans’ is also weak. The ghibli studio didn’t need any help gaining fans.

And theft is still wrong. The programs get paid, even

There is a difference between being inspired, by art or a style, and stealing. A/I is stealing.

I’ve been an artist inspired by other art. And I’ve been an artist whose art and character designs have been stolen.
I’ve rp’d canon muses, who eventually became their own unique characters.