For what it's worth, I agree with your statement, looking back on it. It was a comment made quickly between trying to cook dinner.

That said, I think it reinforces the point I made in the second paragraph. It sucks hard that those doubts even crept into my head, or that a deep dive into someone's other posts is now required to be confident somebody actually put time, effort, skill, and passion into a piece.

My apologies to the artist for being doubtful in the first place.