Protect yourself against fraud by DamaiMikaz, journal
Protect yourself against fraud
Although, as an active member of the community, it's nearly impossible to have missed this huge issue, I think it's very important to warn people for this.
What happened is a large case fraud in which apparently one user (under multiple names) scammed several members of DeviantArt community. Leaving some people as much as $3000 in debt!!! Money they, most likely, never see back.
Even though the user is banned by DeviantArt now, there's no reason why it won't happen again.
After all, the problem is caused by a loophole in PayPal's rules. So basically everybody that's using PayPal for its business (and that's a lot of us) is at risk.
That in
Digital Hacks #3: Add Copyright Information in Ps by tinycasket, journal
Digital Hacks #3: Add Copyright Information in Ps
In this article, I will be showing you how to add Copyright and Descriptive Information to your files in Photoshop. This is useful for when we publish images online and want them to retain information about their source regardless of where they end up on the web.
Photoshop and some similar image-editing applications can detect the copyright information in an image and display it as soon as the image is opened. Copyright laws give the creators of images certain rights to exclusively publish and distribute their works. Adding appropriate information to your images is one way to help protect your work.
Overview of ToolsAdobe PhotoshopAdd Cop
To Share or Hide - That is the Question by RogueMudblood, journal
To Share or Hide - That is the Question
Community Week
If DeviantArt asked
Do you want to share this art?
on every submission, you'd probably frown as you clicked yes. Complaints on the feature would probably outnumber those over the removal of the webcams.
But the site actually does ask you that every time you submit something.
In order to explain, I'm first going to provide you a link to spyed (https://www.deviantart.com/spyed)'s article on this matter.
"Well, this is great! This will help keep my art from being stolen!"
Actually, no. spyed (https://www.deviantart.com/spyed) explains quite well in that journal article why precisely it isn't the best idea to discourage sharing.
But I can understand why some people want to hide their deviation
Traditional Art
Forewords
Wouldn't it be awesome to own a collection of original, handmade artworks from various artists?
Unfortunately having a large collection of big paintings or drawings is not often possible because original artworks and their shipping around the world cost money and they also need lots of space at your home to be presented in the best possible way. However, this does not mean you couldn't own a piece of art from your favorite artist: the solution is artist trading cards, also known as ATCs or ACEOs.
At the beginning of this article I introduce what these little cards are. To trading and creating ACEOs in DeviantArt u
Art Copyright + Giving Credit Template by Divine-Angel-Heroine, journal
Art Copyright + Giving Credit Template
#ART BY:
CREDIT LINK:
Used http://saucenao.com/ and https://images.google.com/ and http://iqdb.org/ and http://tineye.com/ to search for the original source, the
*Don't forget to rate the 's work! Give feedback. GIVE CREDIT!* Giving credit does not mean that you have permission. Credit or no credit, you need permission from the artist to post/use their work.
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*ARTIST PERMISSION*:
To those who view this art, PLEASE DO NOT STEAL / REDISTRIBUTE / RE-POST / POST/ USE / EDIT THE ARTWORK WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE ARTIST. That would be considered as #copyright #infringement!
Don't worry. You are not in trouble. *Only people who steal
What is Copyright?"Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights. Copyright is a form of intellectual property like the patent, the trademark, and the trade secret."
"Copyright may apply to a wide range of creative, intellectual, or artistic forms, or "works". Specifics vary by jurisdiction,