Monday, March 17, 2014

How Should I Protect My Artwork From Theft?

One of my friends on facebook - Amanda asked me how she should protect her artwork online since she'll soon be publishing her portfolio. My answers may or may not surprise you but I've compiled my thoughts based on the examples of my illustration and animation friends. There seems to be a shift from the way things used to be done.

5 comments:

  1. That is really good information to know. I need to be better at getting my work out there. I like the lack of paranoia, and I've only heard it from the other perspective before, so this is a fantastic contrast. It is also easier to just let go of the worry, if someone is going to copy you, then they wouldn't have been your customer anyway.

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  2. Will, here's an article supporting your thoughts. Kevin Kelly (of Wired Magazine) said that every solo artist only needs 1,000 True Fans to succeed. Link:

    http://kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php

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  3. Thank you so much. Once again you have made a really informative video. I have to admit, I went back to my web site to make sure everything came up nice and big. It did. Thanks Will.

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  4. Thanks for the post on this topic! Just curious, but what is your opinion on how an artist like Bara Chan watermarks her work (Examples: 1, 2, 3)? Do you find them to be intrusive, or reasonable (both in information and placement)?

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