Hope all who reed this are well
Jim I have both the Skunkworks Animated folio and the Better Mousetrap one on that paper. I don't think there is anything wrong in using it, yes I can see the copy thing a little bit, BUT it is only noticeable if you REALLY look, and it has NOT! put me of getting more folio`s from you.
To the twats who complain all I want to say is SHUT THE F*CK UP.
you will only really nosiest it if you scan it, and you should not be doing that anyway.
So to close KEEP! on using it, we will all serport you in this mater.
Thanks for your time in reading this.
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Take a wild, friggin guess" <a_change_of_plans_at_y...> wrote:
>
> I recently received an e-mail from Second Ed stating that some of
> the folks who are buying my artwork from him are less than happy with
> the kind of paper it is being printed on now. For those of you who
> do not know, the paper I'm using for my folios costs about 45 bucks a
> ream, a cost which I have not passed on to either Ed or to the
> consumer. The paper is a very pale grey/offwhite stock which
> incorporates a certain safety feature: any attempt to scan or copy
> the image will result in the text "COPY COPY COPY" appearing all over
> the picture.
> Now, why did I decide to use that paper? Because of pathetic
> little shitbags who think it's totally okay to post unauthorized high-
> resolution scans of an artist's work online. People who run their
> little art-pirating sites are quickly becoming a weed that needs to
> be plucked.
> Having been the victim of such activities more times than I can
> count, I can honestly say I understand why some artists just pack up
> their bags and call it quits. And I won't lie, there were more than
> a few times when I was standing at that doorway myself. But I like
> what I draw, and (excluding those few pathetic ass-ticks who pirate
> stuff) I like the fandom and all the folks in it. I would feel it
> would be akin to a betrayal if I were to do something like calling it
> quits. That's not really what I want to do. But I have to do
> something to stem the illegal duplication and redistribution of my
> artwork.
> There seems to be a little clique in the fandom of folks who think
> they are entitled to furry artwork (or anything, really) simply
> because they want it. The only thing these individuals are entitled
> to is a mouthful of broken teeth. Obviously, they fail to realize
> that it takes a lot of time, effort and money to make a single
> drawing, let alone something as large as a portfolio. Those markers
> I use? Those sons-of-bitches are 4 bucks EACH. One marker may last
> as much as 3 pictures. Those pencils? A buck-twenty-five each. So
> if I need to stock up on, let's say, 20 pencils and 20 markers,
> that's about 110 dollars just for supplies (not including paper, ink
> pens, erasers, etcetera). Add that to the regular monthly bills, and
> the $430 worth of medicine I must now buy every month, and you can
> see why I might get a little miffed about someone posting
> unauthorized copies all over the place. I'm not made of money, and I
> haven't won the lottery. In fact, I filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy back
> in December because of massive debt due to medical bills and loans.
> So obviously, greenbacks are not falling out of my ass.
> Now, some of these customers have stated they won't buy any more
> folios if I continue to print on the special paper. It's possible
> they don't know WHY I'm using that paper. That's definitely a
> possibility. I do not want to upset anyone, or lose any customers.
> But I also do not want to have art pirates posting high-resolution
> scans of brand-new material online. It's been several months since
> the Skunkworks Animated folio came out, and I haven't seen any
> unauthorized scans. Ditto with Better Mousetrap.
> I feel that if I back down and change back to standard stock, it
> will appear as if the entire situation is motivated by money. And
> it's not. I draw what I draw because I like to draw it. Plain and
> simple. Do I expect to become rich off drawing furry art? No.
> Would I still draw it even if I were no longer selling it or posting
> it? Yes. Do I want my artwork all over the place? Not really. And
> don't give me the "Well, if it's posted online, it's fair game"
> bullshit. That remark is gonna lead to a need for massive dental
> reconstruction.
> I do not have the money or the lawyers or whatever that folks like
> Jeremy Bernal have to go after art pirates. Personally, I'd prefer
> to beat those guilty of such activities with a lead pipe, but there
> are laws against that sort of thing. So I do the next best thing:
> make it as hard as possible for someone to illegally distribute my
> artwork. Stop them before they start, so to speak.
> Now, the only way someone would notice the special watermarking is
> if they tried to scan the pictures into their computer. Otherwise,
> the text is extremely faint. You have to be pretty much on top of
> the picture in order to even detect it. So maybe some of those folks
> were trying to make digital copies of the artwork. They sounds very
> legit. I know some people who do that, so I don't doubt the
> possibility. It's always a good idea to have a "back up copy".
> Unfortunately, there's no way to produce a kind of paper that will
> allow "legitimate copying" while stemming the flow of "illegal
> redistribution".
> So, in short, I'd like to know what you folks think about this
> situation. I can guarantee if I come out with another folio on
> standard stock, it's gonna be less than a month before it shows up
> online in it's entirety. And at this point in my life, I've had it
> with some of these 90-pound weaklings behaving as if they're 7 years
> old, hiding behind a computer screen and making it their life mission
> to make other people's lives a little more hellish. I'm pretty much
> at the point where I think these particular folks need to be stopped,
> and I don't much care about the method used. They're ripping off a
> lot of good people, and that just doesn't sit well with me.
> Again, your input on this would be very much appreciated. The copy-
> protected paper is the least troublesome method I could think of to
> keep things moving along at a nice smooth pace. If you have any
> other ideas, please post them here or e-mail me directly.
> Thanks for your time and for listening to me vent...
>
> --JMH, not willing to let "the other side" win...
>
Received on Thu Jan 19 2006 - 07:34:12 CST