seconding this, it's so much more fun to actually design a character from the ground up with someone. If I got handed an AI ref sheet I would turn the person away as well, because:
1. The fun of character design is working through it with someone, starting with basic ideas and sketching out concepts until you're happy with it. Talking about the character and getting not just their physical design but their personality fleshed out as well.
2. How do I know you're not just going to feed what I drew into a generator if you decide it's a good starting point but not enough?
3. Id assume you're not going to like the cost or want to pay when you can just click a button and get slop for free.
4. It's just a general lack of respect. Why would you need to feed a generator when there are millions of drawings out there done by actual human beings. Find something that a person actually drew that is similar to what you want and send it, along with a short description.
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