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Blackdog100 · 2011-09-15 16:26:38

Well since Lightnin was looking for something like this I decided I would do it. Just because. It's not like I'm in the Scratch Team's good books either, but I dunno, I can still help? Ah well, here goes. Oh before I forget, anyone know HTML coding for italics and bold? I'm too lazy to look it up.

Sum Eazzy Wayz foar Anybodeh To Seee Art Thefft
No I won't use terrible grammar all the way through. I'm just bored~

I'll do it seriously this time.

Some Easy Ways for Anybody To Spot Art Theft

Some notes before you begin reading:

Now my friend, just think of all the work and effort artists put in to a single picture. To you it may not be a big deal, but would you like if someone constantly stole your pencils and copies in school. No? I thought not. Now please be polite and listen to what we have to say. Thank you.

1. Does their style change constantly?

Every artist will develop a style of drawing at some stage. When artists try to find a technique of drawing they are comfortable with they will experiment. So I'm not saying everyone who CONSTANTLY changes their style is stealing/referencing/tracing someone else's art. But there is a possibility they may be doing just that, ESPECIALLY if the art using one umm... I dunno, material? seems different than their art when using another. For example if their digital art is totally different than their traditional art, it is a cause for concern. My advice is to keep an eye on this user.

2. Is the picture too good to be drawn on the paint editor it is said to be drawn on?

If someone claims an amazing dog drawing with a sparkly diamond collar was drawn on the Scratch paint editor, I'd download and look at the picture. Are the edges of the lineart blurry? Does the shading blend into another colour neatly? The scratch pain editor won't allow for such shading in it. That art is probably stolen. Try think up of a phrase you would use if you wanted to find an image of this sort. How about "dog with diamond collar"? Put this in Google images, and look for the picture. There is a possibility you'll find it. If so, link it to the user as proof they were caught stealing art.

3. I SWEAR I saw that picture yesterday on a different account... Hmmm...

Firstly check this account wasn't a test account owned by the user in question. If not, then comment about seeing this picture somewhere else. It may not be stolen; it could also be traced or refrenced. Keep an eye out for good art on Scratch. The stuff you wish you could draw. That's also the stuff that will be stolen. Learn the way those users shade, draw eyes, ears and expressions. It will make it easier then for you to decide if it was stolen/traced/referenced.

4. Why on earth is the quality so bad?

Probably because SOMEONE edited it in a paint program to remove a signature and saved it as a JPEG. Or maybe they compressed it too much on scratch. Easy as that c:

5. Why does the nose/ear/eye look so different to the rest of the picture?

IT WAS EDITED. It may just be drawn in a different style. You will notice if it was edited in scratch. Keep an eye on this user.

6. But this artist copyrights their work?

Heh, probably, but under the creative commons licence, you can reproduce artwork BUT WITH CREDIT. If the user doesn't give credit, and claims it as their own, let us know. Unless, of course, you want to cause a riot. C:

This is just a basic guide. There probably is more stuff I can't think of. Let me know if you have seen some other signs of theft. Here is my stop trolololo

~Blackie =]

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Guinea_Pig_Girl · 2011-09-15 20:23:50

Omg Blackie posted in Misc yikes

Anyway nice guide... And we don't use HTML here we use BBcode tongue
[b]Bold text[/b]
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Bold text

Also, bump tongue

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kayybee · 2011-09-15 20:31:25

Italic text in HTML is .
Bold text in HTML is .

Blackdog100 · 2011-09-16 02:14:34

Guinea_Pig_Girl wrote:
Omg Blackie posted in Misc

Anyway nice guide... And we don't use HTML here we use BBcode
[b]Bold text[/b]
=
Bold text

Also, bump

Thank GPG LOL Ikr? Mostly I post in Show and Tell xD NEVER Misc. But miracles never cease to appear lol do they? XD

cheddargirl · 2011-09-16 02:24:26

Interesting guide, but I think it might be good to mention that art and images covered under a permissive license such as Creative Commons usually allows for people to edit the art/images for their own creations and does not count as art theft in those cases. smile

Blackdog100 · 2011-09-16 14:22:50

cheddargirl wrote:
Interesting guide, but I think it might be good to mention that art and images covered under a permissive license such as Creative Commons usually allows for people to edit the art/images for their own creations and does not count as art theft in those cases.

Good point! Although you must give credit if you re-use it smile

bananaman114 · 2011-09-16 16:10:09

What if someone used another editor to do art that they uploaded to Scratch, would you call them a thief?

Blackdog100 · 2011-09-16 16:13:10

bananaman114 wrote:
What if someone used another editor to do art that they uploaded to Scratch, would you call them a thief?

Not a hope, I do that myself! But if all the art looks different, or similar to someone else's art, have a look on google and dA ;D

cheddargirl · 2011-09-16 17:32:25

Blackdog100 wrote:
cheddargirl wrote:
Interesting guide, but I think it might be good to mention that art and images covered under a permissive license such as Creative Commons usually allows for people to edit the art/images for their own creations and does not count as art theft in those cases.
Good point! Although you must give credit if you re-use it

Remember, not just re-use, some CC licenses allow for edits as well (Scratch's CC license is a good example of a CC license that allows for editing). There are also other cases where media can be used and/or edited such as Royalty Free. Before thinking an image is art theft, it might be a good idea to check on whether or not the original image is covered by a permissive license of some sort. wink

littletonkslover · 2011-09-16 18:05:02

cheddargirl wrote:
Blackdog100 wrote:
cheddargirl wrote:
Interesting guide, but I think it might be good to mention that art and images covered under a permissive license such as Creative Commons usually allows for people to edit the art/images for their own creations and does not count as art theft in those cases.
Good point! Although you must give credit if you re-use it
Remember, not just re-use, some CC licenses allow for edits as well (Scratch's CC license is a good example of a CC license that allows for editing). There are also other cases where media can be used and/or edited such as Royalty Free. Before thinking an image is art theft, it might be a good idea to check on whether or not the original image is covered by a permissive license of some sort.

well that's stupid

cheddargirl · 2011-09-16 18:11:39

littletonkslover wrote:
cheddargirl wrote:
Blackdog100 wrote:

Good point! Although you must give credit if you re-use it
Remember, not just re-use, some CC licenses allow for edits as well (Scratch's CC license is a good example of a CC license that allows for editing). There are also other cases where media can be used and/or edited such as Royalty Free. Before thinking an image is art theft, it might be a good idea to check on whether or not the original image is covered by a permissive license of some sort.
well that's stupid

How so? hmm Unless you can't completely remember where the original image was from or who the original artist is, it's not that hard to track down an original image and just check if a permissive license was used or if the original owner gave some kind of permission beforehand.

helltank · 2011-09-16 19:37:36

That sneaky thief Da Vinci! He stole my painting, The Smiling Woman, and renamed it to some french word, then sold it for a million bucks.

Dinoclor · 2011-09-16 21:38:10

helltank wrote:
That sneaky thief Da Vinci! He stole my painting, The Smiling Woman, and renamed it to some french word, then sold it for a million bucks.

XDDDDDDDDD
Too bad Da Vinci actually painted it =P

GravityCatisalie · 2011-09-16 21:42:51

helltank wrote:
That sneaky thief Da Vinci! He stole my painting, The Smiling Woman, and renamed it to some french word, then sold it for a million bucks.

And I drew a picture of this dude without an ear and guess what?
A DUDE WITHOUT AN EAR STOLE IT D:<

helltank · 2011-09-16 22:26:33

Dinoclor wrote:
helltank wrote:
That sneaky thief Da Vinci! He stole my painting, The Smiling Woman, and renamed it to some french word, then sold it for a million bucks.
XDDDDDDDDD
Too bad Da Vinci actually painted it =P

That's a common misconception.

I was messing around with paint by numbers on a sunday morning, and suddenly I painted this painting. Then Da Vinci stole it in the middle of the night.

I seem to be an art thief magnet. Once a burglar came into my house. He managed to steal a painting, but not before I shot his ear off.

randomnumber53 · 2011-09-16 23:10:57

lasers, motion sensors, pressure sensors, locks

Blackdog100 · 2011-09-19 14:11:30

helltank wrote:
Dinoclor wrote:
helltank wrote:
That sneaky thief Da Vinci! He stole my painting, The Smiling Woman, and renamed it to some french word, then sold it for a million bucks.
XDDDDDDDDD
Too bad Da Vinci actually painted it =P
That's a common misconception.

I was messing around with paint by numbers on a sunday morning, and suddenly I painted this painting. Then Da Vinci stole it in the middle of the night.

I seem to be an art thief magnet. Once a burglar came into my house. He managed to steal a painting, but not before I shot his ear off.

LAWL XD

Youu do know that the person in the Mona Pisa was a man? ;D

imnotbob · 2011-09-19 14:16:53

HTML- and 
BBCode (as used on Scratch)- [ i ] [ /i ] and [ b ] [ /b ]

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SpriteMaster · 2011-09-19 14:45:51

GravityCatisalie wrote:
helltank wrote:
That sneaky thief Da Vinci! He stole my painting, The Smiling Woman, and renamed it to some french word, then sold it for a million bucks.
And I drew a picture of this dude without an ear and guess what?
A DUDE WITHOUT AN EAR STOLE IT D:<

lol

Nice one, you made me laugh out loud lol

ToxicQuillz · 2011-09-19 15:42:00

Sweet guide! smile

maxskywalker · 2011-09-19 15:44:01

This is HTML bold
This is HTML italics
Or last time I checked.

Blackdog100 · 2011-09-25 15:01:10

ToxicQuillz wrote:
Sweet guide!

Thanks xD

knuckles2001 · 2011-09-25 15:03:37

Oh hello I didn't didn't know you forumed-!

Anyway, I hate it when people steal art. DX

veggieman001 · 2011-09-25 15:25:15

what if someone had mpd and that's why they changed art styles

hmm?

littletonkslover · 2011-09-25 15:30:51

cheddargirl wrote:
littletonkslover wrote:
cheddargirl wrote:

Remember, not just re-use, some CC licenses allow for edits as well (Scratch's CC license is a good example of a CC license that allows for editing). There are also other cases where media can be used and/or edited such as Royalty Free. Before thinking an image is art theft, it might be a good idea to check on whether or not the original image is covered by a permissive license of some sort.
well that's stupid
How so? Unless you can't completely remember where the original image was from or who the original artist is, it's not that hard to track down an original image and just check if a permissive license was used or if the original owner gave some kind of permission beforehand.

doesn't it mean that if you spent hours on some work like a game, music, or art someone could take it and if you defy them you're the one who's at fault?

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