Oriash
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Lately, I have just started going back to the art arena. I decided to go through the top images, about HALF of them were taken from other artists, and the thieves were getting a LARGE amount of credit. The problem is that most people here don't know how to tell if a picture is stolen. So I decided to create a thread on how to tell. A picture is probably stolen if... 1.) The picture is commonly seen on photobucket or other image hosting sites. 2.) The artist's comment is short and does not give information on how he/she drew it. 3.) The image is outstandingly great but the "artist" gives it a lame title or comment. 4.) The image is very detailed but also very small. Some images can only be copied from a small source. Keep an eye out for distortion or shrinking of images. 5.)Also, if you feel like checking out their gallery and other pictures they claim to have done, you can tell easily. If the pictures posted up have completely different styles to them, thats another hint. 6.) The "artist" constantly posts amaing pieces claiming to have done them in a small amount of time. ~*~ Sometimes artists do a thing called "speed painting". Which, is just like it sounds. Artists go to an oekaki or some other online drawing source and paint something quick. But there are ways to tell if the image is really a speed painting or the thief is just claiming to have drawn someone else's work in a matter of minutes. Here are some examples of speed painting: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 See? These images arent perfect and don't have the prefect lines or coloring that would be required in a long run. After a while, its easy to tell them apart. Q: Is speed painting bad? A:By all means, no. The artists don't use tracing or anything. I was only saying that it is better for people to learn if a picture is a speedpainting or not. That way, if the thief claims a certain amount of time that the picture took him, it would be easier to tell if they're lying. If you see these hints, the image is most likely stolen. It doesn't mean they always are, but just keep an eye out for it. If you really want to make sure the image gets the right response, try searching for the image on photobucket or deviantart. I know there are a lot of bots in the art arena, and I can't stop them from commenting, but if I can get some people to tell the difference between a stolen piece of work, and a real drawing that someone on gaia drew, that would be great =] What to do: If you aren't sure whether the picture is stolen or not, but theres a large chance it is, don't comment or rate on it. Its only fair. If you are positive the image is stolen, report it to the mods. They'll probably remove it faster if you include a link to the actual artist's site or account. Commenting on stolen art really doesn't help the situation, but it sure is fun to yell at those creeps. =] If you're sick of thieves and want to make a difference in the art arena, post this banner link to this thread on your profile or guild: (also please rate up =] )  (It was broken up into two parts to avoid a page stretch. Copy both halves and paste them without a space in between.) [url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/art-discussion/think-before-you-comment-or-rate-in-the-art-arena/t.40230977/] [img]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/Origami_ash/artbann.png[/img][/url] Please comment here to keep this thread alive. (personal experiences with thieves, other methods they use, other ways of telling is its a fake) People need to know about this. In a related thread.... HOW TO CONSTRUCTIVELY CRITIQUE Well, you've learned how to identify a thief, but, if the art really is the work of that person, don't you want to give them the credit they deserve? Learn to critique properly. =]  |
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