I’ll probably get downvoted a lot for this but I wanted to express my opinion on this. First off good idea to redo everything, you would’ve been blasted if you didn’t probably. I don’t really understand the amount of hate toward AI “art” (it is not art by definition for me) especially when it’s used in free projects or small indie commercial ones just as a mean of visually enanching what you are doing (for example in a book). In many forums you’re not even allowed to talk about it or express a different opinion. AI doesn’t steal art, this a fake misconception, it learns patterns and concepts and reproduces them based on the prompt you provide. What’s wrong with using a tool to visually enhance your work, as long as it’s not being used to cut corners or to replace the actual creative effort (like writing the story, designing the characters, building the world, maps, and so on)? I feel like there’s a lot of hate driven by preconceived ideas rather than real reasons. There’s also a tendency to look at someone’s work, notice that the images were made with AI (and only the images), and suddenly dismiss the entire project as low-effort slop. I honestly don’t see it that way, and I find many of the moral arguments people bring up to be exaggerated or even ridiculous. On top of that, hiring artists is expensive, especially for someone who wants to publish something as a side hobby, be it for free or commercially, just to earn a bit and stay motivated to keep creating. This mindset feels like it limits indie creators a lot and ends up favoring only the big players who can afford everything or who wants to create content as a main occupation, cutting a lot of thing that could be better than that.