Tried an AI art generator for a commission and got laughed out of the chat

I do freelance graphic design on the side and last week a client asked me to make a quick concept for a book cover. I thought I'd save time by running their description through one of those free AI art generators. The result was a mess - the character had six fingers on one hand and the background looked like melted crayons. I sent it anyway hoping they'd see the vision. They replied with a laughing emoji and asked if I was serious. I learned real quick that these tools can't handle specific visual details yet, at least not the free ones. Has anyone else tried to use AI for actual paid work and had it blow up in your face?

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umamartin23d ago

Nah you just used a bad generator, the good ones kill it for rough concepts.

tessa_clark7423d ago

Friend of mine used one of those "good" generators for a character sketch and ended up with three fingers and a thumb on one hand. Isn't that the whole point of rough concepts, getting the basic shape right?

the_james14d ago

Three hands and a thumb? @umamartin, I think the good ones still mess up basic anatomy.