Musings

[wredwrat]

On the subject of style copying from another artist: once or twice is flattering, any more after that it would be a courtesy to mention the original artist otherwise it starts becoming awkward for people who can see where the influence stemmed from.

Thoughts?

Comments

[amei]

This issue was my fault, albiet not directly, but it has been resolved now.

What I think wrats is trying to say is if you're influenced heavily by the process/style of single artist, (and I know that 'heavily' is not a discreet variable), it's always good to mention that, or at least not put forward like you pioneered the style. It's different to be influenced by many different artist.

It's like if I painted a whole series of illustrations in Leyendecker's style then I'd credit him, so that people who like the picture (but on the off chance are unfamiliar with his work), might go check him out. AND so they won't make the mistake of thinking this is a process I made up myself.

However if I incorporated a bit of Sargent, a bit of Leyendecker and a bit of Cassat or XYZ as part of my personal style, then I feel there is less of an onos to mention these artists because while yes the pictures are a combination of influences, it is not a direct transfer.

I hope this makes sense as I'm running a fever atm so it'd probably come out less eloquent/consise than I would have liked.

[silverhalo]

well sure, in that case then i agree completely~ :) but what you're describing sounds like an intentional rip, where the person ACTIVELY TRIES to emulate another artist's style - by studying all the techniques and materials they're using? perhaps i misinterpreted wredwrat's comment, but the implication seemed to be that since "once or twice is flattering," it couldn't possibly have been a full-out "style rip"?

these days, really obvious cases like tracing or stealing multiple concepts would just be "caught" right away, once someone recognized the source. and nobody is defending things like that. @_@ but if you view an artist's work, and then file away the knowledge gained for later use, i hardly think you are a thief! D:

annnyyyyway, don't mind me, i'm just having a bit of fun thinking about these things~ i checked out your journal and was rather impressed by your art, btw :) hope your fever gets better soon!

[amei]

but if you view an artist's work, and then file away the knowledge gained for later use, i hardly think you are a thief! D:

Yeap I agree with you there! I don't think anyone here would dispute this! (and given wrat's track record, certainly not her of all people!) If not we'd all be hypocrites and thieves! XD A lot of folks, me and wrats included, due to circumstance or geography, don't have any formal art education, so we learn by doing studies, then intergrating what we learned into what we currently know. So rest assured that's not what she meant by this post, though I can see how it might be read differently :)

The situation that triggered this post has been resolved outside of this entry so I really wish to avoid dragging it up.

Aw thanks, I'm really flattered. I shall now commence to be an openly creepy stalker, as opposed to just a creepy stalker. (has liked your art since months ago) :)