It's here. The 1st iteration of https://www.HireHumanArtists.com. Hire Human Artists . com is, currently, a spreadsheet directory of visual artists who've pledged to never use AI in their works. You can commission them for book covers, character art, & more! Use the pre-made filters to find what you want or make your own. Please share with authors & anyone else looking for art!
Masto is the first to know about this as I try to roll it out a bit slowly but YES you can apply to be added.
If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.art/users/aimeecozza/statuses/116205883164813460 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)
RE: https://mastodon.art/@aimeecozza/116205883164813460
This is great for #authors looking for human-made art for their book covers. It's a big challenge commissioning artists for book covers where (most) authors are on a tight budget. These budget constraints often lead authors to "go low" when contracting. A lot (but certainly not all) low-bidders are scammers using AI. I have even been presented premium-priced bids from so-called artists pushing AI-gen book covers and book illustrations.
Also, I love the "licensable" column, because my publishing co requires all rights.
