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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 9375581" data-attributes="member: 50987">You seem to think that looking at a piece of art is comparable to training yourself to be an artist.  You know that isn't true, and I'm growing weary of the entire line of discussion.Here's how freelance art is done.You decide you want a piece of art.  You contact several artists, set up an interview, and ask to see their sample portfolio.  They come in, show you some samples of their stuff, and you pick the artists whose style and skill match the project you want.  You solicit estimates from those artists, and then choose the best artist with the best price.  You negotiate, draw up a contract, you both sign it, and only then does the artist create anything for you.So yes, if the artist is under contract to create something for you, and then creates it, they absolutely are entitled to be paid.  If you don't pay, or if they don't deliver, someone is getting sued.AI trainers are effectively taking every artist's sample portfolio, scanning it, and then using Photoshop to manipulate it after the artists leave the interview.  Why?  I think it's to avoid having to sign a contract with those artists...because without a signed contract, they believe they don't have to pay them.</blockquote>