[SurgeFire]

hey guys, this isn't something i usually do but it has to be addressed. and mods, if this isn't enough to count as artwork please let me know before locking beforehand, i just have to address this on cs

so, someone impersonated me and there are other impersonators. a lot of it seems to be on a website i've never even been to before now called "sketchers united"; someone by the name of "surge_fire" pretending to be me, posting art under my name (and no, I do not go by she/her pronouns, thanks <3)
i don't tolerate this at all. i have made it clear on most platforms i post on that this isn't me. if i catch this again i will similarly do multiple callout posts; it doesn't matter if only a few people saw those artworks, it was impersonation.

it's sad and disgusting that people go out of their way to be someone they're not. (and to say my style is like everyone else's on a drawing i made for a close friend? incredibly rude)

[honeycreeper]

dude, that's so messed up - I'm so sorry !!
I would be infuriated oml
I hope that the situation gets resolved ,
and the accounts impersonating people are taken down .

[ethium]

oh my gosh ??
what is wrong with people,,

why even do this in the first place?? like honestly whats the point?
I hope the situation gets resolved soon surge!! this sucks, and is incredibly demeaning to both the artist and the person behind the art. It's stealing, plain and simple.

isn't it literally identity theft?? like an actual crime.. the nerve of some people

sorry your going through this! and I hope things get resolved quickly.

[fuyunofabuki]

I’m sorry that this is happening 😭I hope it gets resolved

[wildsight]

omg what- :c i'm really sorry to hear this surge. honestly, they've stolen identity and art- wth
hhh i hate it when people do this, call them out, this needs to be resolved. people who do this
are just lazy and incredibly rude, taking another person's hard work to use it to build themselves
up. ughhh, i'm really sorry about this, let's hope things get resolved quickly, if i see anything like
this on any other platform, i'll be sure to report it- this is ridiculous.

[JK341]

oh good lord man, the lows that some people will stoop to hsodf!

Same i also hope its resolved soon because thats just....ugh! Dx

[SputnikSplash]

Oh no!!
This is beyond terrible, I'm sorry you're having to go through this </3
Agree with everyone I hope this gets resolved soon, this is a real problem and whoever's doing this should be ashamed.
Best wishes, and if I spot anyone else doing this to you, me, or anyone I will absolutely report. Art/design/character theft needs to stop, all it does is hurt the original creator, and their supportive followers too.

[Lex.]

That's really sad to hear :(
I hope this gets resolved, I would be furious if this happened to me.

[No one]

I’m so sorry!!! I hope things get resolved very soon.

[SurgeFire]

thank you all SO much for all of the support!
thankfully, with me calling them out on my instagram a moderator found the account and suspended it; but i wanted to make it clear, should this happen again i will not hesitate to call them out again;
once again, thank you all for all the comments, i don't want to be repetitive, but i truly mean it when i say i appreciate all of you. <3