picrews
okay so I'd love to hear what everyone thinks about this but um i feel like this is a conversation as artists we should have.
I love picrews, nothing against them! I actually really love going through them and making cute characters randomly and being inspired by the designs or art styles themselves! I Think its a great way for artists to branch out and/or advertise too!! So, nothing against the picrew "business". However, I start to kinda have issues when I see people using them for adoptables.
Okay, I understand, there are some really good picrews that say you can use them for character creations, like an OC creator basically. But- that OC is meant to be ours, not "mass" produced quick designs that you give or sell to others as adoptables. There's a grey area here which i'm fully aware of. But here's the thing, the adoptables become disingenuous in my opinion because- literally ANYONE can go to that picrew and make the exact design you made that you're now giving to someone else- the great thing about adoptables is the design YOU create, not a picrew, and is UNIQUE, that you are now giving away. I feel like its fair to the person you're giving the design away to as well because- well, that design won't get "stolen" (not to say it can't, art theft is real man 😭😭) because its based off a picrew 😭
And yes I know "designs can change" believe me I know 😭 But still, I just find the act of making ANY picrew into an adoptable is weird. It feels like plagiarism in a way? Woah I know thats a big thing to say- but the artist created the picrew for you to have fun, even if its titled "OC creator". But here's an important note- what did the disclaimer for the picrew say? That you could draw the design you created or you could BASE an OC's design OFF of the design- like a reference or inspo? That's crucial and it makes a big difference. If its the latter, BASED off of the design, what you're doing is basically taking someones designs and giving them away bro- there's no sugar coating here 😭😭 And its even more serious if you don't disclaim they're picrew adopts (or picrews in general, its a very fishy vague way to show a cute picture "you created" but didn't actually create, yk?), you claim the art is yours when its not, and you SELL these (so not free to claim or free raffles).
ty for coming to my ted talk, youtube video coming soon to theaters near you (maybe not bc i've been saying that for a year 💀) tell me what you think about the picrew thing tho
Also, if you're confused about adoptables, you don't know anything about them or how to get started (if you really want to sell them I suggest DeviantArt, Instagram, or Tumblr), I suggest reading this: https://www.deviantart.com/zeryuo/journal/A-guide-to-adoptables-594803527
I love picrews, nothing against them! I actually really love going through them and making cute characters randomly and being inspired by the designs or art styles themselves! I Think its a great way for artists to branch out and/or advertise too!! So, nothing against the picrew "business". However, I start to kinda have issues when I see people using them for adoptables.
Okay, I understand, there are some really good picrews that say you can use them for character creations, like an OC creator basically. But- that OC is meant to be ours, not "mass" produced quick designs that you give or sell to others as adoptables. There's a grey area here which i'm fully aware of. But here's the thing, the adoptables become disingenuous in my opinion because- literally ANYONE can go to that picrew and make the exact design you made that you're now giving to someone else- the great thing about adoptables is the design YOU create, not a picrew, and is UNIQUE, that you are now giving away. I feel like its fair to the person you're giving the design away to as well because- well, that design won't get "stolen" (not to say it can't, art theft is real man 😭😭) because its based off a picrew 😭
And yes I know "designs can change" believe me I know 😭 But still, I just find the act of making ANY picrew into an adoptable is weird. It feels like plagiarism in a way? Woah I know thats a big thing to say- but the artist created the picrew for you to have fun, even if its titled "OC creator". But here's an important note- what did the disclaimer for the picrew say? That you could draw the design you created or you could BASE an OC's design OFF of the design- like a reference or inspo? That's crucial and it makes a big difference. If its the latter, BASED off of the design, what you're doing is basically taking someones designs and giving them away bro- there's no sugar coating here 😭😭 And its even more serious if you don't disclaim they're picrew adopts (or picrews in general, its a very fishy vague way to show a cute picture "you created" but didn't actually create, yk?), you claim the art is yours when its not, and you SELL these (so not free to claim or free raffles).
ty for coming to my ted talk, youtube video coming soon to theaters near you (maybe not bc i've been saying that for a year 💀) tell me what you think about the picrew thing tho
Also, if you're confused about adoptables, you don't know anything about them or how to get started (if you really want to sell them I suggest DeviantArt, Instagram, or Tumblr), I suggest reading this: https://www.deviantart.com/zeryuo/journal/A-guide-to-adoptables-594803527
