Wizards of the Coast has responded to accusations that an upcoming DnD book features AI art, confirming that “no generative AI was used”. The statement was posted on D&D Beyond’s Twitter on December 18, after a Dungeons and Dragons YouTuber made claims about a particular image from the 2024 Player’s Handbook (credited to Nestor Ossandón). The concerns about Ossandón’s work appear to stem from D&D YouTube – primarily from Indestructoboy (Taron Pounds), whose content focuses on tabletop RPGs. The original video has been deleted, but Pounds shared a video titled ‘I screwed up’ on December 18 addressing the situation. As well as DnD books, Nestor Ossandón has provided art for a range of MTG sets, including the recent Lost Caverns of Ixalan. Christian Hoffer of Comicbook reached out to Ossandón after the initial accusations, and the artist confirmed “I do not use artificial intelligence (NOT AI) for my work”. Ossandón shared several in-progress images of the accused art piece with Hoffer, saying: “This character is completely painted from scratch with a gray and superimposed color technique. Then I paint the cold tones to give atmosphere and light.” Pounds may not be the only creator in the D&D community that shared incorrect information about Ossandón’s work. Monday also saw TTRPG streamer TheHypeGoblin (Sara Roberts) tweet in response to Hoffer. AI art was found in a Dungeons and Dragons book (Glory of the Giants) back in August. This prompted Wizards of the Coast to revise its art policies to “make clear that artists must refrain from using AI art generation as part of their art creation process”.
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“No AI was used” in new Player’s Handbook art, Wizards says
