The community knows what they want. They're louder about what they don't. We built the answer.
I have been a professional artist for 25 years. I have run conventions and events and spent thousands of dollars every year commissioning real artists for posters, shirts, merchandise, and ads. I believe in paying artists for their work.
But even with all that history, one rushed moment changed things. A flyer got posted using AI-generated art and the community went ballistic. It did not matter what we had done before. In the anime and pop culture world, that is the line. Cross it and you hear about it.
The real problem is that promoters need to move fast. You cannot commission a custom piece every time you need to get information out. But you also cannot post AI art without consequences. That gap is exactly what ArtPass fills. Artists earn real money off work sitting in their closet. Promoters get licensed human-made art they can use the same day. The community gets what it has always wanted.
"I have spent years supporting artists and putting real money into real art. The community does not want AI slop. They want the human connection. ArtPass puts artists back on the map and gives the rest of us art we can actually use."Chris Carson, Founder of ArtPass. Professional artist and event organizer, 25 years.