Well, this might sound like a highly unnecessary question, but I find it's best never to assume anything: Is it safe to post my artwork on this site? Has there ever been problems with people stealing things, or copying other people's work? Will my work show up on random internet searching if I put it up here?
I understand this is a Christian community, and we are here to help each other, and it doesn't seem like anyone else is protecting or watermarking their work in any way, but I just want to make sure.
Thanks! =)
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My charcoal drawings.. they were dying {sniffle} I didn't use Charcoal paper because of the expense and because I didn't like the separation of charcoal with how much the raised paper is. So, no matter what I did, the charcoal would rub off. I even stuck drawings in plastic sheets, the kind in 3 ring binders. Then the charcoal would rub off on the plastic. I used hairspray as a fixative too. Nope, the ONLY picture that survived better than the rest was the one I took a digital picture right after I finished it. (This is when formats are handy to know.. JPEG/JPG formats lose information. TIFF does not. PNG is better than JPG for maintaining information. Scanners took charcoal from my drawings too. :-( ) Since I didn't pay much attention to formats, and cameras usually shoot in JPG format so it loses information, it's lost a lot of information. But, I'll load it so you can see what's left of that picture.
Now.. even though I am very, very, very NEW at drawing on a digital pad, if you saw the picture of Jesus that I drew on a little Bamboo tablet(not the fun version/used manga studio 3 EX as software) in my photos of my profile, you'll see next to no loss of information. So while the practice isn't there in that medium... the information has been kept... yahoo! So, ya.. the switch is a pain but with everything digital, it's the way to prevent loss of your drawing information. You never have to worry about cheap watercolors or color pencil fades again. Anyway... I'm still very new to this medium. (very very new.)
Shannon Chase said:
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10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
The Bible requires Faith. If we have faith in these words, then we know that God will send away the devourer from us, if we are faithful in our offerings. (I believe the first time God said he'd make it so nobody wanted what we have is back in the first five books of the Old Testament... can't remember offhand right now.) This scripture is in Malachi, the last listed Minor Prophet just before Mark.
what happened to your charcoal drawings?
Please understand... there is safety in a trustworthy group, yes. Thieves can still come and take things. The group here is usually quite busy trying to get their own things done to bother with considering anything remotely related to that. It is possible, however, that someone does a search from google or yahoo and finds your name and copies the copy of an image you posted.
From a legal end, I do believe the creator of a piece of artwork has legal rights to that artwork. From a copy end.. as that is what you'd be showing.. a digital copy.. CCAS runs throgh Ning ( http://www.ning.com ), and Ning may have rights to whatever copy of art you post, though websites usually retain rights for the sole reason of being able to force removal of an image because it causes great issue with the majority of people viewing it. You can attempt to gain copyright protection in written form without expense through Creative Commons ( http://creativecommons.org/ ) if you desire a more obvious ownership of your art. If you do this, you should watermark your image with a link to the web page displaying your particular copyright.
Watermarking your drawing... you can do this through any higher end digital image editor, from the free GIMP ( http://www.gimp.org/ ) to the expensive Adobe Photoshop ( http://www.adobe.com/products/ ). To create a water mark, you simply need to know what it is. It is a partially transparent sign so the picture beneath it is visible, yet not transparent enough so it is easy to read. A watermark can be done in a Grayscale image editor like the Manga Studio 3 EX editor before it went color in Manga Studio 4 EX. As said before, GIMP, Photoshop, and similar editors can make watermarks.
All this said... when anything goes digital, and the computer that holds the image is attached in any way to the internet, it is possible for that image to be stolen. Real life has thieves too. However, I have done my best to help you with information that will aid you in any legal concerns you may have.
Furthermore.. if the question is considering digital art, there are some excellent reasons. Perhaps each of my old charcoal drawings is a good reason to me why digitizing just some of my art was a good idea. Consider a USB stick and a CD for backing up your images, though.
I find much wisdom and encouragment in your reply.
Also, your writing style is lovely-evident even in such brevity.
However, I still have my reservations.
I would not speak about personal issues to even a trusted mentor or friend within earshot of those who would use my words to harm me, or others, yet I would not hesitate to bare my soul in a conversation via mobile, even if there is some obscure chance that someone is tapping into that conversation.
Right now, my artwork is a "personal issue"; it is of value to me, and I do want to keep it safe.
I find neuroses foolish. But I do not find protection to be unwise.
I would like to know what you mean by "it's there forever" and I am still wondering if this site utilizes any kind of security system, and would like to learn how other artists keep their work safe, on the internet and in general.
Am I being rediculous? Is there such a change in attitude about one's artwork that it is all "come what may", for the sake of networking and collaboration? I do not wish to bury my Talents, per se, I just do not wish to give them away to marauders, either.
Thank you for responding. =)