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My sister in Boise swore her AI prints were real art until she saw the booth price at a craft fair
My sister started selling prints from an image generator about 8 months ago and kept telling me it was no different from her painting. Then she set up at a craft fair in Boise and the booth next to her was a guy who had painted the same kind of mountain scene by hand, and people stood at his table for 20 minutes while hers got a glance. She packed up early and hasn't posted a new piece since. Has anyone here watched a real artist sell next to an AI seller and seen how buyers actually react?
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laura_black1mo ago
Craft fair crowds can spot the difference in about two seconds, and it's not even about the art itself, it's the story. Buyers want to talk to the person who made it, hear about the hike where you saw that light, that kind of thing. Your sister could still sell online where nobody's comparing side by side, but she needs to stop calling it the same as painting or she'll keep getting her feelings hurt.
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tessa_craig1mo ago
Stop calling it the same as painting, same as calling my frozen dinners home cooking.
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