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Re:Show HN: Koonchi – Convert Photo to Hand-Painted Painting... by namanyayg on Sunday May 12, 2019 @01:05PM (#19893061)
I can concur with OP, I'm certain instapainting had Chinese artists at some point of time. Maybe they found the higher costs of native artists to offset shipping costs from China and changed their model.
Re:Show HN: Koonchi – Convert Photo to Hand-Painted Painting... by tlarkworthy on Sunday May 12, 2019 @01:23PM (#19893173)
Yes there is a big blog about how they set it up with an artist city in China https://www.instapainting.com/blog/company/2015/10/28/how-to...
Re:Show HN: Koonchi – Convert Photo to Hand-Painted Painting... by imjared on Sunday May 12, 2019 @01:23PM (#19893174)
Absolutely. I remember going down this internet rabbit hole one day a few years ago. I remember feeling like it helped me better understand just how many people there are in China that a single city/area could be known for putting out artwork that we see in our chain retailers here in the USA.

https://www.instapainting.com/blog/company/2015/10/28/how-to...