Yeah,you are right!Oh well as you,wrote there's a positive side in all this,I guess I must start and see this monsters in an other way.Thanks again Rei.Hope i'll have the pleasure to know you!
aww mg.. sorry for the late reply.. but rest assured, that person's DA has been removed.. *^^*
i think any public site wont be responsible for these art thefts, so best way to protect our art from these kind is to watermark our works by ourselves.. never forget to sign and hide some hints.. i do that but i usually forget where and what was the hint.. XD oh well.. signature is the best proof.. but some people are evil enough to erase and forge.. thats a full-fledge crime right there.. v_v"
but anyways.. just think of these art thieves as another form of getting ur work out there.. they'll always be caught anyway so it'll be a plus for the original artist and just knowing that our art was stolen, think of it that they like ur art so much that they want all the good comments for themselves.. lol..
OMGthat's horriblewhat kind of monsters!!I wrote smth to the lovely Shy_thief(i doubt he would answer),anyway i am starting to think that we do better if we ask Adam(bossman)about it.You know to create any copyright protection,or any web watermark,it could be very helpful.......so depressed(and angry)Thanks again sooooo sooo much Rei
apparently, that user has been on DA for a year.. didnt check when exactly he/she started posting stolen artworks but lucky i got notified and action was taken even though i didnt report the user myself.. lol..
the devil inside me wants to keep my art there so people can see who the thief was.. =P
pffft - wiped the gallery clean and having a "fresh" start....fresh would be rite >_<! lol - although that person took some pretty good sketches, there were some aint so great ones - really - they should realised the difference in standards
haaaaaaay... it seems before i could reply to ur message there's another report.. and this time, some more art from theO members were taken.. pffft... tara gulpihin na naten..~~ lol.. jk..
no.. im sending the original artists a note about this matter.. i think they should know so they can report it themselves too.. im not sure if they have DA but i know their names here.. *^^*
and my so-called consistency will soon be paaah..~~~ >A<; i probably went to the wrong school.. lol.. should've went to japan or somewhere else where they'd favor anime style over western retro.. XD not against it but i have my beauty preference.. XD
anyways.... haaa... they get temporary pleasures from hearing something good about them..? lol......
sometimes these consistent art styles are becoming common.. o.o although i dont see any other saiyuki styles, but reeni and moyogi's are somewhat similar to someone else from here.. o.o not only them but some more too.. it's probably just my imagination or lack of observation but yeah.. i've been bugged by it for a while now..
but u urself have a trademark style to keep..~~ ur kurotomo fanarts are "always" in google search..! <3
after knowing this incident, im solved.. i'd mostly let them do as they please but i sure hope someone will still let me know that my art is being used by someone without crediting me or them claiming it as their work.. just knowing that my art is worth stealing is good enough i guess.. but definitely, a little grudge for stealing my effort.. XD
Diplomacy might work well at this one,I know words can solve this because you are a very kind person Reirei.It's logic to me people would like to be part of that even if they really don't have the right angle.Hope you can solve it or talk with a mod about it,it's the best way to deal with this.
stupid ppl - i wonder wat satisfaction they get from art that isnt theirs - i mean its great when ppl say they like ur stuff - but if is stolen....well.
plus - its stupid to steal ones in which the style can easily be determined from wat artist - like urs, saiyukilover, reenigirl,moyogi, etc etc etc. u all keep ur styles consistent - its so easy to tell its urs
at least ppl can tell u straight away ;P
And what whaaat the "F"??! Panu nabubura ang watermark...?
haist, wag mu na lang ituro sa'kin, baka maging art thief din ako, nyahaha!
Pansin ko lang, that modified image looks like a screen shot, kaya madali nyang na-edit simply by using eraser tool, evident kasi dun sa left shoulder yung naburang details eh, hala hala!
Mukhang there's no way na talaga to solve art theft...
thats how i want to see things.. art thieves help spread it out.. i was raging and so frustrated the first time my art was stolen, but now as i get used to it, i can only laugh.. hahah......... x_x still not a good thing that my art is being claimed by someone else.. not the best art but it is my work and i put effort in everything i do.. shame on them after all.... tsk.
ooh.. same here.. they're like squirrels.. i see them often picking up left over breads.. lol... dont have a better analogy but this could work too.. =P
Art thieves...They are the worst. But they do pick good art to steal but because of that they always get caught. Strangely it's kind of a compliment too. Like your art is worth stealing ._..
*sigh* they're free to do whatever they want on the internet.. thats how they live.. v_v" if im to take someone's pic, i'll leave it alone and post the whole thing.. im just lazy as that but these guys will take their time to edit it out and still will get caught.. lol..
oh it didnt happen here in theO.. thank goodness.. it'd just be plainly stupid of them to post the same image i posted here.. lol..
but yes.. watermarks will definitely help me but not the viewers.. v_v" the viewers became my priority after these art thief incidents even from before.. they can post the picture anywhere.. they're just helping me spread my works out.. i'll just be hoping that someone will recognize them and just like this, im now aware that someone is still stealing my works and to make things better, it's in facebook... but the worst thing is that the stolen work was old and i have better ones now with less watermarks.. lol.. do i sound like im happy to hear this news..? rofl..... i am actually.. but knowing that they're using my picture for their own benefit is not a good thing.. never a good thing... <_<
ah yes.. there are thieves in theO too but thaoiiees have been here long enough and i know she's cool.. but yeh.. there's no safe place on the internet.. i dont mind though.. thats why i post my stuff to get it out there.. but there'll be no point if it's out there but not recognized as mine.. glad it was recognized somehow.. *^^*
i had my watermarks big and centered before.. it was just ruining the image.. after a while, i didnt bother putting so much anymore and just at the bottom and it's slowly becoming less and less.. *sigh* not so that it'll be easier to take down but to have the picture seen.. i'd rather show the picture to everyone than paste my name in the middle and ruin the image.. v_v"
what i quite understand though is why would he take a pic of a girl..? lol.... it would've been understandable if she's a girl coz majority of girls draw girls and same with guys.. maybe.. XD
pssh if i were to curse them it'll be endless.. i'll ran out of dolls and i'll need more nails to pin them on a tree and hammering is also troublesome... haa... life is too troublesome... v_v" lol.
Sorry to hear that. A lot of art thievery seems to happen here on theO.
What I would recommend is to place your watermark in the middle of the picture (with a very low opacity so it's not too distracting) so people will have a really hard time stealing your stuff because they can't remove the watermark without destroying the picture.
In the picture you have shown, the person who edited your work probably used MS Paint or something because there's a really ugly eraser mark on the girl's shoulder where your signature was.
nikuro
Otaku Eternal | Posted 05/02/10 | Reply
@reirei18 :
Yeah,you are right!Oh well as you,wrote there's a positive side in all this,I guess I must start and see this monsters in an other way.Thanks again Rei.Hope i'll have the pleasure to know you!
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/02/10 | Reply
@nikuro:
aww mg.. sorry for the late reply.. but rest assured, that person's DA has been removed.. *^^*
i think any public site wont be responsible for these art thefts, so best way to protect our art from these kind is to watermark our works by ourselves.. never forget to sign and hide some hints.. i do that but i usually forget where and what was the hint.. XD oh well.. signature is the best proof.. but some people are evil enough to erase and forge.. thats a full-fledge crime right there.. v_v"
but anyways.. just think of these art thieves as another form of getting ur work out there.. they'll always be caught anyway so it'll be a plus for the original artist and just knowing that our art was stolen, think of it that they like ur art so much that they want all the good comments for themselves.. lol..
*hugs* rei..~~<3
nikuro
Otaku Eternal | Posted 04/26/10 | Reply
OMGthat's horriblewhat kind of monsters!!I wrote smth to the lovely Shy_thief(i doubt he would answer),anyway i am starting to think that we do better if we ask Adam(bossman)about it.You know to create any copyright protection,or any web watermark,it could be very helpful.......so depressed(and angry)Thanks again sooooo sooo much Rei
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@Team Plasma N:
oh yeah.. it's winterleaf's.. their gallery kinda resembles.. XD
it seems it's been resolved.. gallery's been wiped out for a "fresh start" he said... XD
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@15385bic:
apparently, that user has been on DA for a year.. didnt check when exactly he/she started posting stolen artworks but lucky i got notified and action was taken even though i didnt report the user myself.. lol..
the devil inside me wants to keep my art there so people can see who the thief was.. =P
*hugs* rei..~~<3
15385bic
Lazy Chocobikies (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
pffft - wiped the gallery clean and having a "fresh" start....fresh would be rite >_<! lol - although that person took some pretty good sketches, there were some aint so great ones - really - they should realised the difference in standards
shame on them
at least u catch them quick
Team Plasma N
Sinbad of Sindria (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@reirei18 :
than it is the other one that looks like Gunart but WiNtErLeAf....but ok it is resolved?
Girl I am assuming
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@littlemissharriet:
..to have a fresh start he said.. XD
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@lunesoldier20:
the thought is what matters most.. <3
i dont share gummy bears that much.. im selfish like that but ur cool so i'll give u a piece of my treasure.. lol........... :D
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@Team Plasma N:
i thought it was gunart's too but i couldnt find it in his/her gallery here.. and it seems the issue have been resolved.. <3
btw.. is gunart a girl or guy..? XD
*hugs* rei..~~<3
littlemissharriet
Otaku Eternal | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
Yeah. I checked out his DA account and it seems that he has deleted all the art that he had in his profile.
lunesoldier20
Otaku Legend | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@reirei18 :
Whoo ho! Gummi bears! :D
I also told the original artist but I don't think they got the message since they haven't uploaded anything in a year. *shrugs*
Team Plasma N
Sinbad of Sindria (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
One belongs to Gunart I think that baseball player....geez
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@lunesoldier20:
the best report we can do is to let the original artist know.. *offers u some gummy bears* <3
*hugs* rei..~~<3
lunesoldier20
Otaku Legend | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
Oh God, not another one. Just reported one piece of his
artstolen pieces that I've seen on here.reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@:
ahahah... lol.... that further explains what they are.. XD
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@:
that'll surely help darling.. thanks..~~ <3
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@Sashyfrassy:
yeah.... and even say thanks to comments.. lol.. XD such a lonely person.. v_v"
*hugs* rei..~~<3
Sashyfrassy
Otaku Eternal | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
That guy is claiming so many artists things as his own *drawing is life* harhar buddy, pick up a pencil and do it yourself.
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@ched:
haaaaaaay... it seems before i could reply to ur message there's another report.. and this time, some more art from theO members were taken.. pffft... tara gulpihin na naten..~~ lol.. jk..
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@:
no.. im sending the original artists a note about this matter.. i think they should know so they can report it themselves too.. im not sure if they have DA but i know their names here.. *^^*
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/25/10 | Reply
@:
yeh.. im just about to inform them.. just got a note about this 30mins ago.. XD
a lot in that gallery is art from here which is making me think that this person is here in theO and could be reading this too.. >x<" gaah.. v_v"
Last edited by reirei18 at 1:34:54 PM EDT on April 25, 2010.
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/22/10 | Reply
@15385bic:
and my so-called consistency will soon be paaah..~~~ >A<; i probably went to the wrong school.. lol.. should've went to japan or somewhere else where they'd favor anime style over western retro.. XD not against it but i have my
beautypreference.. XDanyways.... haaa... they get temporary pleasures from hearing something good about them..? lol......
sometimes these consistent art styles are becoming common.. o.o although i dont see any other saiyuki styles, but reeni and moyogi's are somewhat similar to someone else from here.. o.o not only them but some more too.. it's probably just my imagination or lack of observation but yeah.. i've been bugged by it for a while now..
but u urself have a trademark style to keep..~~ ur kurotomo fanarts are "always" in google search..! <3
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/22/10 | Reply
@AngelBest Dream:
after knowing this incident, im solved.. i'd mostly let them do as they please but i sure hope someone will still let me know that my art is being used by someone without crediting me or them claiming it as their work.. just knowing that my art is worth stealing is good enough i guess.. but definitely, a little grudge for stealing my effort.. XD
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/22/10 | Reply
@:
exactly.. lazy..... but they still take their time to erase stuff.. they're hardworking like that.. nice try though.. lol..
*hugs* rei..~~<3
AngelBest Dream
Holy Knight (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/22/10 | Reply
Diplomacy might work well at this one,I know words can solve this because you are a very kind person Reirei.It's logic to me people would like to be part of that even if they really don't have the right angle.Hope you can solve it or talk with a mod about it,it's the best way to deal with this.
Big hugs,
Angel
15385bic
Lazy Chocobikies (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/22/10 | Reply
stupid ppl - i wonder wat satisfaction they get from art that isnt theirs - i mean its great when ppl say they like ur stuff - but if is stolen....well.
plus - its stupid to steal ones in which the style can easily be determined from wat artist - like urs, saiyukilover, reenigirl,moyogi, etc etc etc. u all keep ur styles consistent - its so easy to tell its urs
at least ppl can tell u straight away ;P
ched
Senior Otaku+ | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
Anu? Gulpihin na natin? Haha! I'm kidding!
And what whaaat the "F"??! Panu nabubura ang watermark...?
haist, wag mu na lang ituro sa'kin, baka maging art thief din ako, nyahaha!
Pansin ko lang, that modified image looks like a screen shot, kaya madali nyang na-edit simply by using eraser tool, evident kasi dun sa left shoulder yung naburang details eh, hala hala!
Mukhang there's no way na talaga to solve art theft...
lunesoldier20
Otaku Legend | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@reirei18 :
Heh. At least it's an analogy that works. XD
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@XxAznSkillZXx:
thats how i want to see things.. art thieves help spread it out.. i was raging and so frustrated the first time my art was stolen, but now as i get used to it, i can only laugh.. hahah......... x_x still not a good thing that my art is being claimed by someone else.. not the best art but it is my work and i put effort in everything i do.. shame on them after all.... tsk.
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@dubninja:
it was a nice try though.. they still got caught anyways.. XD
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@lunesoldier20:
ooh.. same here.. they're like squirrels.. i see them often picking up left over breads.. lol... dont have a better analogy but this could work too.. =P
*hugs* rei..~~<3
XxAznSkillZXx
Otaku Eternal | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
Art thieves...They are the worst. But they do pick good art to steal but because of that they always get caught. Strangely it's kind of a compliment too. Like your art is worth stealing ._..
dubninja
Otakuite+ | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
Oooh..thats a real sad face.
Well there are idiots like that there...
lunesoldier20
Otaku Legend | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
Geez, that's the third thief I've seen/heard about in the last two weeks. o_O
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@:
*sigh* they're free to do whatever they want on the internet.. thats how they live.. v_v" if im to take someone's pic, i'll leave it alone and post the whole thing.. im just lazy as that but these guys will take their time to edit it out and still will get caught.. lol..
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@:
aww no.. havent really got him.. i only reported as a fake person.. lol.. facebook will bring u down if u use fake profiles.. =P
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@Kaerlyn:
thanks to thaoiiees.. *^^* it seems his/her work too have been stolen.. v_v"
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@Kaijin89:
oh it didnt happen here in theO.. thank goodness.. it'd just be plainly stupid of them to post the same image i posted here.. lol..
but yes.. watermarks will definitely help me but not the viewers.. v_v" the viewers became my priority after these art thief incidents even from before.. they can post the picture anywhere.. they're just helping me spread my works out.. i'll just be hoping that someone will recognize them and just like this, im now aware that someone is still stealing my works and to make things better, it's in facebook... but the worst thing is that the stolen work was old and i have better ones now with less watermarks.. lol.. do i sound like im happy to hear this news..? rofl..... i am actually.. but knowing that they're using my picture for their own benefit is not a good thing.. never a good thing... <_<
*hugs* rei..~~<3
Kaerlyn
Tea pixie (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
Wow. Stupid art thief. Good job you caught them!
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@:
ah yes.. there are thieves in theO too but thaoiiees have been here long enough and i know she's cool.. but yeh.. there's no safe place on the internet.. i dont mind though.. thats why i post my stuff to get it out there.. but there'll be no point if it's out there but not recognized as mine.. glad it was recognized somehow.. *^^*
i had my watermarks big and centered before.. it was just ruining the image.. after a while, i didnt bother putting so much anymore and just at the bottom and it's slowly becoming less and less.. *sigh* not so that it'll be easier to take down but to have the picture seen.. i'd rather show the picture to everyone than paste my name in the middle and ruin the image.. v_v"
*hugs* rei..~~<3
reirei18
reirei18.com (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
@gunArt:
what i quite understand though is why would he take a pic of a girl..? lol.... it would've been understandable if she's a girl coz majority of girls draw girls and same with guys.. maybe.. XD
pssh if i were to curse them it'll be endless.. i'll ran out of dolls and i'll need more nails to pin them on a tree and hammering is also troublesome... haa... life is too troublesome... v_v" lol.
*hugs* rei..~~<3
Kaijin89
Otaku Legend | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
Sorry to hear that. A lot of art thievery seems to happen here on theO.
What I would recommend is to place your watermark in the middle of the picture (with a very low opacity so it's not too distracting) so people will have a really hard time stealing your stuff because they can't remove the watermark without destroying the picture.
In the picture you have shown, the person who edited your work probably used MS Paint or something because there's a really ugly eraser mark on the girl's shoulder where your signature was.
gunArt
Otaku Legend | Posted 04/21/10 | Reply
curse the theif.. >/