Blue Ensign
After drawing an Excitable Koala last week I found that I NEEDED TO DRAW TODAY.
I was in a deep black pit of despair after discovering a number of online shops selling my QUEER PAGAN FLAG design, without attribution. One site had it credited to a user, who obviously has just swiped the design and presented it as their own. Now I need to take action over this. The design is released under the creative commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) license, which means that folk are free to do what they want with it, provided they attribute the source. But none of that.
I'm working my way through politely requesting attribution at these sites, but ultimately I have to be prepared to get a DMCA Take Down if they don't comply. After my experience with the Masters, where nothing went to plan and as a result the artwork suffered; and having a seizure while attempting a 24 hour comic the other year, I'd more or less STOPPED DRAWING. And now this, where folk think ripping off a design is enough when it isn't.
So today, I needed to draw. And this is the result.
CSP Notes:
It's been a while since I used Clip Studio Paint, and I'm really out of practise. However I took the opportunity to try some new techniques. This is the first time I've used DRAFT and REFERENCE layers. This style is what I call my "comic" style in that I draw it without too much concern about anatomy. But also, this is the first time I've properly used VECTOR strokes. They are a lot easier to correct than raster ones. This might be the start of a new practise here, but we'll see. I'm just happy to get back to drawing.
Blue Ensign
After drawing an Excitable Koala last week I found that I NEEDED TO DRAW TODAY.
I was in a deep black pit of despair after discovering a number of online shops selling my QUEER PAGAN FLAG design, without attribution. One site had it credited to a user, who obviously has just swiped the design and presented it as their own. Now I need to take action over this. The design is released under the creative commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) license, which means that folk are free to do what they want with it, provided they attribute the source. But none of that.
I'm working my way through politely requesting attribution at these sites, but ultimately I have to be prepared to get a DMCA Take Down if they don't comply. After my experience with the Masters, where nothing went to plan and as a result the artwork suffered; and having a seizure while attempting a 24 hour comic the other year, I'd more or less STOPPED DRAWING. And now this, where folk think ripping off a design is enough when it isn't.
So today, I needed to draw. And this is the result.
CSP Notes:
It's been a while since I used Clip Studio Paint, and I'm really out of practise. However I took the opportunity to try some new techniques. This is the first time I've used DRAFT and REFERENCE layers. This style is what I call my "comic" style in that I draw it without too much concern about anatomy. But also, this is the first time I've properly used VECTOR strokes. They are a lot easier to correct than raster ones. This might be the start of a new practise here, but we'll see. I'm just happy to get back to drawing.