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stop-tracing β Stamp - Not Okay
Published: 2008-10-25 18:57:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 6604; Favourites: 491; Downloads: 65
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Seriously, I've said this before. I don't care how bad your drawings are. Everyone starts out like crap at some point- it's just the way things are."I'm not a good artist" isn't an excuse to post traced work on the internet. Guess why? You don't have to post art at all, for one thing. It's not required.
And in the end, posting traces makes you look pathetic.
Posting your own art is honest, and taking critique on it shows you're determined and willing to learn.
Just tracing picture after picture shows all you want is an easy way to get pats on the back!
Are you against tracing? Join our club and help us stop tracing on deviantART.
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Well, sadly It's now legal to post recolors/ trace out shit onto DA.
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im a crappy artist and proud to be because i dont do tracing XD
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Good for you. ^^
(Now if only there were more of you.)
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tracing is not art thft.Being a crappy artist is bad.Plus why would anyone bea bad artist if tey traed something?
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It IS art theft. The art theft traced over something that the original artist put their blood and sweat on it. So how about if you worked on something for so long, and you're proud of it, the next day you see it's stolen and/or traced? How will you feel?
If you trace art; you're not original, I mean it's okay to reference, but tracing? HELL TO THE NO! I'd rather be a crappy artist, rather than steal someone's hard work.
And being a crappy artist is not bad at all. "Sucking at something is the first step to become sorta good at something." -Jake the Dog.
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WOW.You clearly didnt get my point,im against tracing when the artist doesnt want to.Screenshots are ok
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Clearly? You didn't even make your comment clear. ...Screenshots? Or do you mean references?
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No.Screenshots.It is sad and it is art theft if you do steal another artist's drawings,but screenshots from shows and bases from shows are ok.
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No, screenshots are not meant to be traced; they're not a base, yet again, a company had worked their butt off on that. Sigh, that still shows laziness. :/
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oh well.Id prefet drawing insted of tracing but im saying its not stealing.
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How exactly is tracing NOT stealing?
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If you're gonna keep a closed mind then I won;t bother explaining.
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Just tell me how "tracing" is not stealing? (If the tracer credits the owner, that is not stealing.)
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that is what im saying...and only if the owner is ok with it
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My apologies, then.
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I am not sure if that was sarcastic...
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I wasn't beingΒ sarcastic.
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good.^^ have a nice day
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You as well. .w.
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its wrong to call people whores for that
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This is so true.... I don't care about how crappy my art is, I'd much rather keep drawing and eventually get better than art theft!
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I agree with this stamp, but I can see that many people do not just because this is called deviantART, so they will say that crappy art is just as bad as stolen art.
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Yep, but they forget the first part of "deviantart" XD. So 'deviant' can mean that each differs. In style, quality, etc. :3.
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how do i add this to my gallery description?
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put :thumb101726833: in it and it should appear :3
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im beggining to learn the concepts of art.I DONT TRACE!
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I'm a crappy artist, but not once in my life has art theivery (is that a word?) come to my mind.
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Actually, I am a crappy artist, but this oddly comforts me.It is better than being hunted down for tracing.At least, you fall asleep with the thought this crap you`ve made is your own, not stolen.
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but-but-but-but . . .
i'm a crappy artist!! D:
but i never do art theft ART THIEF
okay . . . so that doesn't work out but . . . XD
awesome stamp
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Hit the nail on the head and buried it in the plank. All good points I can get behind. Especially that small, easily bypassed, but crucial point: you don't have to post any art in the first place. You can be a great part of the community just by talking about the art there is. And those are empty pats on the back you get for posting something someone else should have the credit for.
I'm still just kinda fooling around with my art. But I'm a lot better than 4 years ago when I joined, and I feel like what I put out is bits of me, all mine, and that makes me feel great.
(Compare this to the feeling I got, even as a 10 years old kid, when tracing comic panels and copying others' jokes... I didn't know why, but I felt how lacking it was.)
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oh my... You may be an crappy artist, but if you do it all yourself, you may have the chance to improve! So you can be better some time! But if you trace, you steal art, you maybe lie and tell its your art and youll NEVER improve! everyone starts with crappy art, but we all improve and maybe will be of good standing! But if you steal art, youll always face hate! Rly, I HATE tracing!
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Nicely said, and nicely done
and using in shoutbox
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Crappy artists? Well, we all have to start somewhere.
And I'm proud to display each and every one of my drawings! ^_^
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Ha ha my art sucks too and I'm not afraid to post it on here. ^^
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That's the spirit!
Just keep at it : )
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this is great 
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Definitely the stamp for me. I may be lousy (hence, I have yet to upload anything), but at least I do not steal.
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Adding this to my shoutboard once I figure out how.
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Crappy artists unite!
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