Yep ill draw up a sketch then describe the scene in prompt to match the drawing. Then I just feed in both and tweak it from there. That's the way to make really good AI art since the machine's not as good at original ideas.

It is technically possible to make two different species characters but its a nightmare to balance the code. We're waiting for better software support. As of right now you have to write entirely seperate code encapsulations which are also encapsulated by your global parameters.

Actually I'm going the other direction. I make $150 an hour doing marketing work with AI. I only do the furry thing for fun because constantly rendering AI steel buildings or mascot logos for construction companies gets monotonous. There's opportunities for people who learn it and I happily teach.

You know even photoshop has ddim-based AI assist in it now. Everything is going AI. Its the future and a great tool set for my hand drawn art. I always hand-draw a character then move it to AI. Maybe try it out rather than judge something you dont know. I'd like to know your thoughts once you do.

hand draw a sketch, code up prompt language, feed it into a fractal engine, then move it to an AI to do the renders.

yeah i enjoy doing a few a day. i do AI for a living but its fun to do non work things with it :)