...and I want to thank them. I want to thank the individual who took one of my images, reposted it to another website, and linked it back to my gallery here. I want to thank that person for the several new page views and watchers I gained from that. I want to thank that person for exposing my work to other people.

Why?

Because I want my art to be shared with others. Yeah, I do this stuff for myself mostly, but I love to share it with people and if others feel like they want to share it, who am I to stop them? Too many artists have this unrealistic point of view that their art is theirs and theirs alone. Too many try to control the distribution of such art (tell me how that is even possible on such a fluidly interactive medium such as the internet?).

When I saw a few of my images recolored and posted on FA and e621 I was absolutely flattered that somebody liked my work enough to add their own touches to it. Who in their right mind wouldn't be? To me there is nothing cooler than somebody liking my art and wanting to edit it in a way that allows them to enjoy it more. That is just fantastic!

Funny concept huh? Unfortunately it's not one that I see shared all that often. What happened to us all so that we've become hyper protective guardians of our unfinished sketches and personal galleries? Giant watermarks, DNP demands, refusing to post new work all together... has it really come to this? How is that in any sense a community? We can't even trust each other view our work responsibly.

It's kind of silly if you ask me.

Agreed.

I, for one, don't really mind if people repost my work (considering I'm not trying to make money off of it, of course). Editing other peoples' work is a bit of a grey area for me, but as long as proper credit for the original image is given, I'm pretty damn alright with it.

Also, I hath begun watching you. I didn't even know you had an FA prior to this topic. o-o

Also agreed! Freedom <3 is beautiful isn't it? This is how our society should run with everything not just artwork. Huge props to you and through you i've found other artists. By clicking your favorites, clicking posts I liked then checking the sources. I thank you!

Is this a jab at all the stuck-up, whiny artists that lurk around here? lol

WolfieWolfie1992 said:
Is this a jab at all the stuck-up, whiny artists that lurk around here? lol

i think that was obviou8s

It wasn't intended as a jab, but I can see how somebody who is less apt to think critically would take it as one.

deadjackal said:
It wasn't intended as a jab, but I can see how somebody who is less apt to think critically would take it as one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVv5ie-2YCc

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