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The poster wanted to prepare an anime-style image for a friend’s birthday, featuring the friend and a character they like. Since they cannot draw, they first generated a reference image, then went to HungryArtists to find an artist to redraw it by hand. The discussion centered on whether AI reference images can be used as commission material, and how human artists should handle such requests.
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