Furywind Artwork

You sure have seen this post. It has spread like wildfire over the past few days so I doubt there is any artist out there who hasn’t seen it. But even if you didn’t, you should read on because I’m about to tell you a handy little thing that can help you to protect your art from such assholes as the anon who submitted this bullcrap, as well as art thieves in general.

The magic word is Metadata.

Metadata is like an invisible signature that is embeded into a file. It can contain all kinds of information, like Title, date, keywords for online seach engines, and copyright information. And the best thing is, since this information is “hidden” in the code of your picture, it’s hard to remove it.

There is a nice basic tutorial on how to add Metadata, or “additional file information” to your images in photoshop. It’s really, really easy so check it out!

“Adding Your Contact And Copyright Info To Your Photos With Photoshop” on PhotoshopEssentials.com

I’m not sure if you can do the same with any other art program. If you know how to do this in other programs / can confirm that it works the same way there, please tell me so I can add the information to this post.

me: /opens metadata

you wanna make really nice lookin fur?? don’t know how all those furry artists do it???? allow me to educate you then

1: Lay down your base color! This is important and should be darker than the color you are aiming for.

2: Take that boss ass acrylic brush and set that thing as follows.

notice how we already are picking out our desired shade of lavender!

3: on the same layer as your base (if you are uncomfortable, make a duplicate so you don’t have to worry) and start making little strokes in the direction you want your fur to go. Put these strokes into rough rows and make sure you space them out enough for them to be told apart.

5: Keep going until you’re done! Want some cool dyed tips to your fur? Just choose a different color! Let’s start adding some cyan tips.

GIVEAWAY TIME!

Hey, all! 

To celebrate the newly launched KICKSTARTER for the Long Gone Gulch Pilot we want to thank everyone who’s stuck with us since the beginning. We want to give to YOU. Because of you, our fans we may have a chance to create a fun cartoon. We also want to express our love for independent artists out there struggling. Don’t be afraid of creating! We hope this copic marker set will be used to showcase your own original work and be inspired to create something special of your own. 

There can only be one winner BUT if you have a hankering to own some of these buck wild rewards, be sure to back to our KICKSTARTER all this month! Click this link to pledge! We appreciate all the support!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1830737577/long-gone-gulch-animated-pilot

RULES:

*Must be following the LGG tumblr, this is a giveaway for the fans!  Please don’t follow only to unfollow when the giveaway is over.

*Only reblogs count, likes can be used to bookmark; reblog as many times as you want! Try not to spam your followers though.

* No “Giveaway” blogs, please.

PRIZES:

*A set of 12 Copic makers.

*A Strathmore pad, 12 pack of Blackwing pencils and Blackwing sharpener.

* A bluray of one of our favorite westerns “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly.”

* A $25 Amazon giftcard.

* Sheriff Pack: Includes a sheriff badge, button set, sticker pack, Snag’s switchblade comb and Rawhide’s skull hat.

* An LGG sketch from the creators!

OTHER:

*Do not delete this caption!

*We’ll be using random.org to pick a winner so its going to be unbiased choosing.

*We’ll pay for shipping (We’ll discuss how we will get it to you if you win and live outside the US.)

*This will end on Monday August, 22nd, 2016. At noon PDT time. We will announce the winner the next day!