Anonymous asked:
Uhh no actually using bases is frowned upon on The art community, because they are usually stolen from freelance artists art without their permission....
((Excuse you, that’s not at all what I was talking about. I never said ‘go trace any pose you want of any artists’s work and use that for a base’. I never mentioned ‘go look up someone else’s deviantart OC and trace the pose.’ I am not talking about someone’s body sketches or pose references at all, whether they gave their permission for them to be used as bases or not. That is not at all what I said. I mentioned specifically bases for stylized cartoons. I never fucking said to use bases from freelance artists. I said to use bases from major corporations with lots of money and fame. That’s what Danganronpa is. I said it’s alright and common to use bases for stylized cartoons. What I am talking about tracing and editing, and using bases for, is not some poor starving freelance artist who I am ruthlessly stealing from with their original art. What I specifically stated it was common and okay to use bases from is already existing cartoons. Things that are already popular and well-known, things with a unique style in which everyone who sees them will know what it’s from. Again, things like Total Drama Island, Spongebob, My Little Pony, etc etc. No one is going to see a drawing in that style and not know where it’s from. These are major corporations who already have massive amounts of money and a huge following. These character designs were made by artists who are already well-paid and well-known for their work. Anyone can check and see who the artists for My Little Pony are and then hire them if they wish.
If I use a base from Total Drama Island and make an OC, that’s not wrong. I am not stealing money or fame from Total Drama Island. Everyone who looks at that OC is going to know that I used a base from the show, and that it is not my original pose. If they really like that art style and want to hire that artist, they can go look up the Total Drama artists and hire them. These people were still paid for their work on the show. So all the problems that there are with stealing poses from freelance artists do not exist with stylized cartoons: not getting hired, other people getting credit, not getting paid, etc. People who see Chieko know she is from Danganronpa, can see which character her sprites are based off of, and hire those artists if they want to. Why don’t you also go accuse every single talentswap canon character sprite editor of stealing art?
Also, people very much do make bases for cartoon characters specifically, made to be used by others. Go look up Danganronpa Sprite Base on google and you will get pages of sprite bases made by other people specifically for the use of being bases. Here is an example.
Someone made this base from a popular cartoon specifically for others to use it. This is not ‘stealing a freelance artist’s work’. This original art was done by an artist on the TDI team who was given cash and credit for their work. And then someone made this base so others could make their own art with it. Why else would they have made this base? Does this look like something that is just ‘original art’ for the aesthetic of it? This was clearly purposefully made to be a base for other people to create their characters, and you can look these up for any other stylized cartoon. Pages and pages of them, titled ‘Total Drama Character Base’. Why would they be titled that way if they were not supposed to be used as bases? Also, in their descriptions, they’ll usually say something like “here’s so you can make your own oc!” I know this is true because I’ve created Danganronpa sprite bases for other people’s uses too. And I’ve looked up my fair share of cartoon bases. Here’s more.
That is what I meant. I never fucking said ‘go trace anyone’s original artwork and use their poses’. I specifically stated popular, well-known, stylized cartoons which will not be made victims by someone using their bases to make an OC. Don’t put words in my mouth. Tracing a freelance artist’s original artwork pose for your base is wrong. That’s not what I fucking said to do. I said it was okay to use bases from popular, well-known, wealthy cartoons. I’m serious. You can look up pages and pages of these bases, for any cartoon, made by people in the community specifically for others to use for their OCs. That’s not wrong. That’s just fun. No one is stealing from a freelance artist by using that.
Also, I am not selling Chieko’s sprites. I am not making money off of them. This is not a business. I am not stealing money using Team DR’s work. I am also not claiming that this is completely my original work. I said that I used bases. I said that these were edits, not original sprites. And I clearly say “this is my Danganronpa OC” and her sprites are done in the DR style. There is nothing I am hiding, no one I am stealing money from, no one whose credit I am taking. I give credit where it is due and I’m not making any money. This is not my job. This is for fun. Like I said, are you going to go harass canon character sprite editors for ‘stealing’? All sprite edits are done using bases. But there is a large and well-liked sprite editing community on tumblr. So…is using (non-stolen) bases really frowned upon? If it was, why are so many people making cartoon bases for multiple cartoon shows, like shown up above?
Do not make it look like I’m condoning art theft. I’ll say it again: I said specifically bases from popular cartoons. From well-known, easily recognizable cartoons. From giant corporations with fame and money. I never fucking said to go find someone’s own original artwork and trace it. By the way, I know a ton of professional artists and artists still in college, and they do make bases specifically for other people to use. It does happen. I’m not saying to use them, because you need to be absolutely sure you have permission to use a freelance artist’s work, and that’s hard to do with random base poses. But it does happen.
Just for a disclaimer, I would like to say again, so no other idiot assholes put words in my mouth: I only said it’s okay to use bases from stylized popular cartoons, who already have a lot of fame and money, and whose artists are recognized and paid for their work already. I never said it was okay to trace someone’s original art. That is not okay. I never said it was okay to use poses from a freelance artist. That is only okay if you can get their specific permission.))
