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MystikMeep β GUIDE: STOLEN ADOPTABLE SIGNS
Published: 2012-09-01 20:09:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 33323; Favourites: 1314; Downloads: 34
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ARTISTS AND ADOPTABLE MAKERS. PLEASE WATERMARK YOUR WORK! EVEN IF YOU ARE USING A BASE!!!Note: THIS IS 2 YEARS OLD; IT MAY BE OUTDATED. TAKE IT UPON YOURSELF TO BE CAREFUL! NO ONE WANTS TO LOSE POINTS/CASH/ETC.
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Made a account to showcase all the warning signs.
warning signs:
New account; No icon, Just joined this weekΒ *No Main accountHidden Comments
Disabled Comments; Noting to get a design
Differing styles in their gallery
Look for watermarks
When in doubt don't be afraid to ask for a main account!-----------------------------------
NEW: CHECK GOOGLE IMAGES www.google.com/imghp CLICK THE CAMERA IMAGE AND PASTE THE IMAGE LINK TO SEE IF ANY OTHERS POP UP
APRIL 17TH 2015 WE FOUND A THIEF -FLIPPING- THE IMAGES TO BYPASS THE GOOGLE IMAGES.
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Deviantart has it stated IN THEIR RULES
that they do not return stolen points and are not responsible for it.
If you like this guide add it to adopt groups! Advertise it!
Lets stop all the art thieves That ruin the joy of buying adoptables!
*The account in this image is mine*
I made it to show the examples without actually using a real adopt thief. i had all permissions to use the images
Account I used:
Artists that let me borrow their work:
*and many others*
there will always be different cases, this is just a general overview. please do not take it as a attack or anything if your account falls under these pretenses.
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I don't tend to put a lot of rules because I'm just starting out with adopts, and so I'm not sure where to start with rules. Except that they tag me in any art they do with the adopted character, since I wanna see how creative others can be. My only rule so far.
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i never used to put rules up back when i started and i do tend to use different 'styles' simply because i can. this is a really good guideline though!
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I tend to use different bases for my adoptables, which explains the different styles that are in my art gallery. And I personally don't like having two accounts to keep track of, one account is perfectly fine for me. Besides, if I have two accounts then I might just ignore the other one and have all my focus on just one mere account. It's much more simpler to have one account for everything, so you can keep track of things whenever you're online. And not everyone has to have two accounts, someone can just have one main account for just about everything.
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oh my, i don't put rules on my smaller adopts, i just list the price ;w;
i didn't know it was bad-- oops
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I built my own bases, but I require that my watchers note me for design preference. However, currently my adoptables are free until I have the time to create pre-designed batches. I also use a key number system so I can keep track of any stolen adoptables.
Another thing to mention is that watermarking is good during adoptions to prevent theft, just don't mark the actual adoptable, just the advertisement.
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i use bases for my adopts, thus explaining multiple styles. i've thought about hiding the comments of this one troll that's been bothering me, but i don't want to seem suspicious.
i don't have a main account because i left it because i got invovled in drama.
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I don't have a main account idk why, but i'm not a design thiefer so.
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This is good to know thank you for making this
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I JUST read this and then was about to send my payment for adopts from AdoptableTea... but these signs are ALL OVER THEIR PAGE.Β
-they joined today
-have one set of adoptables
-'forgot' to add the prices in the desc.
i just asked for a main account. someone please check out this persons page and help me before I pay!!
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Oh I am glad to see this. I'll be sure to watch for people trying to take my art.
For I am starting out making adoptables
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very nicely put together! all newbies should read this.
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I agree it can be a red flag if you can't comment, however recently someone was harassing me on an adopt, and I disabled the comments on THAT specific adopt; but all the other ones are still enabled; does this make me look like a thief?Β
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At least my adopt account will have a main account
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Also, thanks for the guide! The only stolen art I remember buying was this one base that Immathedeer stole, I did
not see how I didn't see that coming...
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**correction
deviantart does returns stolen points. File a support ticket and the staff handles it pretty fast (within a week or so in my own experience).
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omg this is brilliant, i always get so scared about giving my adopts away, now i know what to look for !
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Excuse me, but I've found a possible design thief.Β zamuki.deviantart.com/
Here is the design I almost bought:
coiored.deviantart.com/
and here are the designs they posted just yesterday:
zamuki.deviantart.com/art/Caniβ¦
They are quite different, as you can see, which is pretty suspicious to me. I asked for they're main account and I'll update you on a response.
They have also only been a member for a week.
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i would think its a thief, i seen alot of thief's in my years being here and from the styles being diffrent i would think so if the person cant back up that they really made it with some friends it would be a red flag for me.
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the problem with the "different styles" thing is that it's usually linearts and not theft so it can be hard to tell;;
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Actually, they showed me their main account~ It still seems kid of suspicious though, but I have no way of proving that they stole the design~
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I gave my old adopts that never sold so she could sell them, and I also draw the adopts for her since she cannot draw with a mouse and I have a touch screen (and pen) computer. Would she label as stealing? I don't want her to be labeled as that, I also made sure I deleted the adopts off of my account. I don't think that would be stealing, would it be more as I let her adopt them and I let her resell the adopts? (Sorry if this makes no sense I'm just worries for her sake because I don't want her account being flagged because of me).
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No worries, that was done with your permission. As long as she credits you for both the art and the design, there is no theft involved.Β
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Mhm. I joined this week but I have my main account in my signature.
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ive been doing my work on google plus for months now and i have a da its name and i only started posting up adopts....
ive recently switched to this one and started posting things here does it still mean its stolen ?
no because i drew it have speed paint proof ,
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Nothing here means that an adopt is definitely stolen, these are just signals that it might be.
Using your own art and designs is not theft.
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Another red flag: You can also see if the handwriting for the numbers labeling the adopts (or the words next to the adopts) are different on each batch
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What if you type numbers in one batch and write in others? Like the writing is the same (ish) but some are typed. Would you be suspiciousΒ of it?
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Hmm... probably not. Sometimes you can just feel too lazy to try to write the number down neatly. XD
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Well. For me it's depending on the program. One has an easy typed one and one I have to write on cause I don't know where the text is. (It looks nicer when I type it)
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I have one of those red flags on mine,
i hide a few comments because i want it to be clean and yeh
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I hope people don't think I steal adopts ;^; I have a main account and I made this account to sell adopts 
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When paying for an adopt the buyer should insist on paying thur the commissions widget. That is the only way you can get your points back!
Also sending out bewares on bad sellers helps.
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Different styles isn't really a big problem. People make linearts all the time for people to use as adoptables. I'd rather use lineart adoptables then make my own lines for adoptables, since the last time I made my own lines for an adoptable, it took awhile to create. With linearts, all you need to do is color them in!
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Hey Guys, Does it look like this is a stolen adoptables account, it feels really sketchy but I dont know....Β queerbystudios I dont want to tag them for obious reasons
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No wonder people are avoiding my adopts. I draw in 3 separate styles, and have hidden comments on one from a failed auction. Well that's just shitty. What gives. :l
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