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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9314788" data-attributes="member: 18182">True. None of us need to use art in our local, personal games.But you commission art because you find that it enhances your games. You have the resources and willingness to do so, which is cool. You are not alone, we have plenty of artists offering commissions on this forum, and gamers searching for artists to commission, for artwork that will never be viewed outside of their local tabletop group.Others pull art from the internet, books, and other sources for the same reason. Others use AI generative tools. Sometimes because they don't feel the same way about these resources you do, or they are excited about the new technology, or simply don't have the resources you do to commission art. Your hostility isn't going to win any of them over, that's for sure. But then again, you don't care about the average gamer, do you?Personally, I won't support a professional product (like a new RPG book) that uses AI generated art. I don't have the time or interest to search for existing art online or to learn to use and experiment with AI tools for art for my personal games . . . so outside of art that comes with an adventure I'm running, I don't use much in my games. But I'm also not going to judge anyone who is unable or unwilling to commission professional art for their personal games . . . as long as their personal games are not semi-professional, like a live-streamed game. Heck, I won't even judge someone who uses AI art in a pro or semi-pro project . . . I just won't be giving that project my time, attention, or money. But then again, I do care about your average gamer. I am one!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 9314788, member: 18182"] True. None of us need to use art in our local, personal games. But you commission art because you find that it enhances your games. You have the resources and willingness to do so, which is cool. You are not alone, we have plenty of artists offering commissions on this forum, and gamers searching for artists to commission, for artwork that will never be viewed outside of their local tabletop group. Others pull art from the internet, books, and other sources for the same reason. Others use AI generative tools. Sometimes because they don't feel the same way about these resources you do, or they are excited about the new technology, or simply don't have the resources you do to commission art. Your hostility isn't going to win any of them over, that's for sure. But then again, you don't care about the average gamer, do you? Personally, I won't support a professional product (like a new RPG book) that uses AI generated art. I don't have the time or interest to search for existing art online or to learn to use and experiment with AI tools for art for my personal games . . . so outside of art that comes with an adventure I'm running, I don't use much in my games. But I'm also not going to judge anyone who is unable or unwilling to commission professional art for their personal games . . . as long as their personal games are not semi-professional, like a live-streamed game. Heck, I won't even judge someone who uses AI art in a pro or semi-pro project . . . I just won't be giving that project my time, attention, or money. But then again, I do care about your average gamer. I am one! [/QUOTE]

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