Why art is harder to judge than photos
A photograph makes a claim about a real scene, which other evidence can confirm or contradict. A drawing or painting does not, so the question is about process: who made it, and with which tools. Stylized and anime-style images are also a harder case for automated detectors, which are often trained and tested mainly on photorealistic images. A wrong call can hurt a working artist, so treat any single signal with care.
Check the file's own records
Start with the file as it was delivered, not a screenshot. Choose it in the checker above to read C2PA Content Credentials, IPTC or XMP digital source type values, and Stable Diffusion style generation parameters inside your browser tab; nothing is uploaded. The IPTC vocabulary distinguishes media created by a trained model from digital art made by a person with software, though most files carry neither value. A found AI declaration is a strong lead; an empty result is common for both human and AI work.
Source: IPTC Digital Source Type vocabulary (opens in a new tab)
Ask for process evidence
The best evidence of human work is usually the work in progress: a layered source file from the drawing app, early sketches, a timelapse recorded by the app, or dated posts of the piece at different stages. Ask for it respectfully and in proportion to what is at stake. Original working files are stronger than a re-exported video, and an artist's established style and history of similar pieces is useful context. Some apps also let creators attach Content Credentials to their own work.
Visual clues are weak evidence
Lists of AI tells, such as malformed hands, inconsistent jewelry, melted text or overly smooth shading, go out of date as models improve, and human artists make the same mistakes or choose those styles on purpose. Use visual oddities to decide what to ask about, not to reach a verdict.
Be fair to the artist
Commission platforms, contests, galleries and marketplaces should apply a written policy and give the artist a chance to explain before acting. Do not post public accusations based on a detector score, and do not search for or publish personal information about the artist. Image Evidence does not identify people, certify authorship or provide legal opinions; its results describe what a file says about itself.
Is there an AI art checker that works?
No checker can reliably label every piece of art. A metadata and provenance check is precise when records survive and silent when they do not. AI detectors estimate whether an image resembles generated images they were tested on, and their accuracy on illustrations and anime-style art is less well established than on photos. Combine a file check with process evidence and context.
Can AI detectors tell if anime art is AI?
Sometimes, but results are less dependable than for photographs. Flat colors, clean line art and common anime conventions can look similar in human and generated work, and many detectors publish little about how they perform on stylized images. Treat a high or low score as a reason to ask for process files, not as proof.
How can an artist show their art is not AI?
Keep layered working files, sketches and app-recorded timelapses, and share them when asked. Posting work-in-progress images with dates builds a public record. Where your tools support it, attaching Content Credentials to your own exports records how the file was made, though those credentials can be stripped when the image is re-shared.