The time my digital portrait got mistaken for a missing person poster

In my experience, I was showcasing a hyper-realistic digital portrait on an online gallery, and somehow it got shared in a community looking for a lost hiker. Your mileage may vary, but the absurdity peaked when I started getting messages from concerned strangers. Take this with a grain of salt, but I think it highlights how easily digital art can be misinterpreted when taken out of context. Honestly, it taught me to add clearer descriptions to my work.

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jade_baker902h ago

Remember sketching a digital portrait of my dog, only to have it circulated as a lost pet alert in my neighborhood. The messages poured in from concerned neighbors, one even offering a reward for the 'poor missing pup.' I had to sheepishly admit that the dog was safely snoring on my couch, and the portrait was just too accurate for its own good. My artistic pride was briefly inflated until I realized they thought my style was documentary, not creative. Now I add watermarks the size of billboards to anything I create, which probably defeats the purpose of art but saves my inbox.