Credit The Artist! PSA

Ok, no one should have to make this post. But some people on social media have demonstrated that they need to know this even though it’s a pretty simple concept. So I guess I just want to make sure the point is known.

:star: YOU MUST CREDIT THE ART YOU USE IN POSTS FAVORITES AND/OR POLLS! :star:

And just saying: “Credit to the artist” does not help!

It’s very good you’re acknowledging you didn’t make it (( Otherwise that would be art theft )) but, you need to properly credit the artist.

Here’s a simple way how.

Use TinEye Reverse Image Search, insert the image you want to use, and credit the art.

Or, you could just google image search, and search by image.

Now you might be saying:

"But I can't find the original artist!"

Then here’s a simple answer, don’t use the art.

”Well they said I can’t repost their art”

Then respect their decision as an artist and don’t repost it! That’s their choice, NOT yours.

Crediting artists is very important, imagine if you spent your time on a piece and people wouldn’t even acknowledge you made it, And quite possibly even said it was theirs. You would probably feel pretty unhappy.

I sincerely hope this message spreads. It’s a big issue.

In conclusion, Please don’t post the art if you don’t either have permission from the artist or the link to their profile/original post.

I personally as an artist know how frustrating it gets when people post your art without permission, have no link to the /the original post, and even flat out steal what you’ve spent ages making..

I’m sorry if this seems like I’m making a big deal out of this, but it really does leave a bad taste in your mouth after it happens.

I am not the only one feeling this way, quite a few friends of mine urged me to make this post as well.

I appreciate you reading till the end, and I hope you understand where I coming from.

Again, thanks for reading.

Art credit: ‘Varsha Vijayan’ On DeviantArt

~Dissy

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