Update: Re-AImagined Gallery Now Available to all Patrons! (Patreon)
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Hi all! Here's the short of it: I've made the Re-AImagined gallery a part of the lowest tier to make it accessible to more people. That means I've reduced the required pledge from $15 to $3.
Now here's the long of it: After talking it over with some of you since yesterday, I've come to realize that locking AI art behind a paywall leaves a bad taste in a lot of folks' mouths, which I regret. To be clear, I see AI image generation as its own form of creativity which is not only valid but also really fascinating to participate in and look at! But I recognize that because it's such a heated topic right now, I'm not likely to change many opinions on it by charging as much as I wanted to for it. At the same time though, because AI art costs money to generate (especially in this case, where I spent weeks spending money tweaking images to be as close in appearance to my characters as possible) I can't give it away for free without losing a lot of money. I'll be doing more thinking and discussing of the topic over the course of this month with the hope that we can figure out a place for the Re-AImagined content that benefits as many sides as possible, but in the meantime I hope that $3 is a low enough pledge that you'll consider the current gallery as a bonus for supporting my work! Thank you all, and much love! As an additional apology for all the confusion, please accept this rare Abby.