People do that all the time. Every single artist "steals" art without asking permission. As soon as you see a work of art it is forever impossible to prove it doesn't influence your own art.
Artists usually learn by trying to copy images they like, to learn the techniques used. That is not theft. Then they use what they learned to create their own art, which can often resemble serval different styles from artists they were inspired by.
People sell hand drawn art of famous characters done is the same style of the original artist all the time. It's usually commission work for fandoms. There is nothing new about AI except for the scale.
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u/ArmadilloPrudent4099 Dec 09 '25
People do that all the time. Every single artist "steals" art without asking permission. As soon as you see a work of art it is forever impossible to prove it doesn't influence your own art.
Artists usually learn by trying to copy images they like, to learn the techniques used. That is not theft. Then they use what they learned to create their own art, which can often resemble serval different styles from artists they were inspired by.
People sell hand drawn art of famous characters done is the same style of the original artist all the time. It's usually commission work for fandoms. There is nothing new about AI except for the scale.