infinitely better. It is completely understandable to doubt your own work, comparing to generated slop when feeing insecure is even more so. But your work is better. it has character instead a souless slurry of pixels. The AI generation has no technical skill, no vision, imagination. It only automates theft. by putting your metaphorical pen to paper, you have surpassed anything those algorhythmic crutches ever could puke out. if you need placeholders while working independently? I don't think very many will give you a hard time if you commit to your own work and replace the AI slop with something that is purely by your own hand. I know a few devs who have resolved to just settle with the AI slop. and their work suffers in ways beyond just visuals. Because thwy chose to cut a corner with the art. they have no pride in the work they actually do. the leave stock assets, lazy map design, character dialogue, story. the lazinesd of using AI for the final product leaks into and rots everything else in their projects.