[pecos]

for many artists, drawing is a hobby. whether we are to pursue art as a future career or
currently are working professionally with art depends on personal preferences.

by stealing another person's art and claiming it as your own, you are directly ruining an important
part of someone's life. you are profiting off of something that the majority of us do for enjoyment.

take into consideration that we spend hours upon hours of our personal time working on art. it's a
knife to the heart when we see our own artwork uploaded elsewhere under an unaffiliated name.

while i myself am not involved in this current situation (as far as i'm aware), i can can understand and
share the same feelings of anger with those who have had their designs stolen. it's disgusting to
see the extent that some people will go to in order to profit off of something that isn't theirs.

i personally hate to litter my own work with signatures and watermarks, but that is something that
i am willing to do in the case that this theft situation escalates.

please understand that art theft isn't something to be taken lightly. it discourages artists from doing
something that they enjoy. if you suspect that someone is stealing art, don't turn a blind eye! REPORT IT.
you'll be saving the artist a lot of trouble.

[Pipsquawk]

uwu but awt is hawd to make pwecos :'''((((

[ellebee]

Super well said!! I'm not involved either, and I hope not to be, but it's great that people are getting out there to protect their fellow artists, it shows true kindness in the community <333
And I agree with report it! If you don't want to make a huge fuss just report and be done with it, this is such a great post ^^

[NonbinaryNobody]

SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

[guar]

its so easy to just take :( why put effort in when other people do it for you :(( if you get caught just defend yourself and deflect, easy! :)

step 1. find art
step 2. upload the art as your own
step 3. profit.
i see this as an absolute win


in all seriousness, though, art theft is scummy and cowardly. only the lowest of the low will stoop that far.

[soma fish]

I fully agree, it’s so annoying and truly dumb that people think they have some right to take something people spend hours on, claim it as theirs, and call it a day. It makes me so mad, and while i too have (fortunately) not experienced this, it really makes me wanna kick them in the face. Hard.

Like you art thieves are lazy idiots with no respect and an oversized ego like seriously try and learn talent if youre so desperate-