but why is reposting BAD?
i thought iโd make an faq filled with every excuse in the book about reposting, for those who still donโt understand why itโs badโฆor for people who donโt know what to say in retaliation to these! so here we go.ย
first of all, an artist doesnโt even NEED to explain themselves. in the same way with someone who saysย โdude, make sure that soda is dietโ or โplease donโt tickle meโ. they donโt want you to do it. you donโt need to test them by ignoring them. the reason doesnโt matter: itโs the personโs wish with THEIR things. if you had any respect for others, youโd just take it at that.ย
BUT for some people, they donโt want to respect others at face value, and want their reason. (which, i might add, is rude.) so letโs get into that:ย
but iโm giving you exposure! isnโt that good?
no.ย
youโre not giving artists exposure. for people like myself, freelance artists, youโre hurting us. about a year ago, i sent my portfolio off to an indie game. in it, i had a piece of work that had been reposted (that i didnโt even know about). i was told much later that theyย โlooked into itโ and saw that my work was posted by someone else, which means now they have no idea who the artist was, and THEREFORE canโt be sure my work was legit. i lost a potential job to a repost.ย
doesnโt matter if you sayย โi didnโt draw thisโ. sometimes, they donโt even look. they just look to see if itโs on any site other than your own. and thatโs terrifying for artists. so donโt endanger our livelihood for instagram likes.ย
besides, youโre not even giving exposure if you didnโt credit, cropped out the signature, or somehow made the resolution so low to where you canโt even see the signature. which brings me toโฆ
but i credited you!
some people still donโt want it reposted even with credit. the last answer should show you one of the many reasons why.ย
youโre dictating what i can/cannot put on my page! this is MY page!
and itโs MY art you posted. you canโt take something i did and do whatever you want with it. imagine if you took someones drawing, photocopied it, and spread it all around the town without their permission. theyโd have every right to be angry, right?
but you posted it online, which means anyone can do anything with it. so if you donโt want it reposted, donโt post it online!
i have to post my art onto my websites to build a fanbase, something crucial to an artist. it shouldnโt be on ME to not post it in the first place, it should be on YOU to not repost it. youโre just echoing victim-blaming arguments.ย
youโre basically sayingย โif you donโt want to be bullied, donโt exist.โ which is a terrible thing to teach people, rather thanย โbe nice and respectful towards others.โ yes, i know our world isnโt perfect. but thatโs no excuse to contribute to vile things.ย
well i would be honored if someone reposted my art. and my friend doesnโt mind reposts, so why should you?
good for you! good for them! but did you know thereโs more people in the world other than just you and your friend? we have wishes and feelings too, so you donโt get to project your own emotions onto what WE should be feeling as well. i love peaches. some people donโt like them. that doesnโt mean that now they have to eat peaches because i donโt mind them.ย
what an artist creates automatically belongs to society, though.ย
go steal the mona lisa and tell me how that works out.ย
everyone can VIEW it, yes. artists want others to view their work! we just donโt want you to do stuff with it we asked you not to do.ย
WELL THEN SPEAKING OF THAT, since i canโt put your work on redbubble and sell it for myself, why do you have an umbrella of the starry night?? huh?? you STOLE van goghโs work! (yes people have legit said this to me)ย
putting my work on items and selling it is totally illegal. van goghโs work is owned by companies now, who have authorization to print it on things. and iโm just ONE freelance artist who is, you know, still alive and not giving permission to do that. you canโt compare a dead artist from the 1800s to a digital artist in 2017. apples to oranges, my dude.
well i SAID โcredit to the artistโ so i DID give you credit!
because sayingย โthe artistโ really tells people who i am and lets them visit my websites! thank you so much!ย
but all sarcasm aside, that doesnโt do anything other than show you were too lazy to find the artist. same thing withย โsource: the internetโ andย โwho drew this xDโ or misspelling my url on purpose or putting the credit under a cut. OR cropping the image to cut off my signature! you didnโt give me credit.ย
it wasnโt on the website i wanted it on! you should have more social media.
iโll have the social media i want to have. not up to me to make more accounts on more things just so you wonโt disrespect me.ย
but i donโt remember where i got it. besides, i reposted SOOO much work and saved it all a long time ago. how can i find it now?
reverse google image search is so great.
also, if you didnโt know the artist, thatโs a HUGE reason not to repost it in the first place!! you didnโt even know if it was okay since you never got to see their position on that!!
take down your video with stolen fan art. take down your entire fan art twitter account. i donโt careย โhow hard it was to save those imagesโ orย โhow many views you have nowโ. you got all that attention from someone elseโs hard work. searching for art will never be as hard as making it. if it were that easy, youโd be drawing all the art yourself.ย
but i asked the artist and they didnโt say anything! i assumed it was okay.ย
yeah, i feel you. itโs the same thing as when you ask your mom if you can borrow some money, she doesnโt answer, so you just steal it from her purse. no answer means the answer you want to hear, right?
wrong. donโt takeย โunresponsiveโ as a yes. thatโs disgusting.ย
well i honestly donโt care. artists are just selfish. iโll repost their art if i want to, just to show them how much i hate their stance on reposting. and (insert another really edgy statement here from someone who only says things to get a rise out of people since their life is empty)ย
one day youโre gonna come across an artist who has no chill and wants to sue, and can actually do it, since some people put their work under HEAVY copyright. and iโm gonna kick back in my chair with a nice capri sun and watch it all happen, since you have that kind of attitude towards people.ย
yes, this whole thing seems a bit. well.ย โsaltyโ, as some would put it. and i have every right to be irritated over this. all these questions are askingย โWHY should i respect their wishes? give me a reasonโ orย โbut here is my excuse rather than just taking it downโ. time after time, artists are villainized just for telling people not to repost.ย
like i said, the artist not wanting you to repost it SHOULD be reason enough! weโre so tired of having to fight people just to have respect for our art. we have to deal with tracing constantly, so can you please take reposting off our plates? i know bad things will always happen, but thatโs no reason to make it worse by contributing.ย
artists are generously putting our art out there for free. if you want to keep seeing our art for free (btw we donโt HAVE to, all the big artists could just up and leave and go to patreon), maybe show us some respect? because we get pretty dejected when we see strangers getting attention from something we did, and it makes us want to remove everything we show you guys. you sayย โdonโt post it then!โ but would be mad if all fan art disappeared.ย
if you want to keep the art, respect the artist making it. thereโs a real person behind that drawing.ย
