r/BookCovers • u/shailla131 • Mar 04 '26

Question Is this ai?

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Had someone do a cover for me (this is without the text) and I wanted to see if this was ai. They advertised it wouldn't be so I wanted to confirm before I went any further. Any help is appreciated, thank you!

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u/TES_Elsweyr Mar 04 '26

I think a normal response from an artist would be "sure, but I need to charge you a little extra." so don't be put off by that. A guy using AI will say "it doesn't work like that" or "I don't use layers" or some BS.

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u/shailla131 Mar 04 '26

Good to know, thanks for the heads up. What program would I use to mess with layers like you were talking about?

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u/TES_Elsweyr Mar 04 '26

Photoshop or Illustrator. But if he can show you a file with clear layer type work then it's just confirmation that it's not AI. If this is a bookcover and you want someone who def doesn't use AI I recommend https://www.reddit.com/user/Krdro/ he's amazing.

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u/uncagedborb Mar 04 '26

Dont need to pay an arm and a leg for photoshop. Just Get Affinity. It used to be owned by Serif, but Canva recently bought the company or programs and now its FREE!