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Blotch, You Impostor
14 years ago
In this digital age, folks are always a bit more exposed. As an artist, you realize that once posted online, your art will get re-posted, traced, misrepresented, criticized and so on. That’s just the nature of the beast, and you learn to accept it when it’s harmless, and deal with it when it’s a problem.
However, it’s come to my attention that there is a fellow who has not only decided to re-post most of my artwork, but actually pretend to be me. Granted, identity theft is not so new and exciting in this day and age, either. It’s easy to brush it off as one of those “mostly harmless,” situations. I’ve had several folks approach me over months wondering, “Say, this fellow on xBox live says he’s you,” to which I politely reply, “Nah, that’s not me. I don’t even own an xBox.” No big deal.
…But now it seems he’s gone further and will actually approach people on the street who appear to be a furry, and profess to be “Blotch.” Not only that, but he will assure you, if he speaks to you, that whatever misleading rumors about “Blotch” being “two girls” you might have heard, you are mistaken. And, no, he can’t draw for you, since he only draws with a special “quill pen.” And yeah, his signature looks a little funny—he’s having an off day. Probably because he’s trying to rip off the wrong artist’s signature, but you can’t expect him to get every little detail right. If you comment about the tattoo of a (painfully) ancient sketch of my character which I drew in 2004 that takes up most of his arm, he will proudly display it for you and claim it as his own. He will further say he made the entire “Dog’s Days of Summer,” (you know, that webcomic that I made week-to-week in 2007 as readers voted on the next installment,) one day while he was in college, and these “two girls” unscrupulously stole the comic from him and published it. For shame really, what is the world coming to?
But that amusing bit aside, the fellow is allegedly taking “commissions,” for either art or fursuits, and I doubt he plans on delivering much in return. It seems he is primarily active on xBox live and the impostor-Facebook, both of which, I can assure you—are not me.
So this is just a heads up, and a reminder—the only places you will find me online are:
-Blotch on FA, Blogspot, ArtSpots, LiveStream and VCL
-Screwbald on DeviantArt, Livejournal, Twitter and AIM
...and my actual Facebook account is "Blotch Spotcat," though I'm very rarely active there.
And of course, websites and comics:
www.screwbald.com or www.blotchinc.com
www.nordguard.com
www.dogsdaysofsummer.com
And of the two halves who make up my whole, you’ll only find them online at their respective FA pages [BlackTeagan and Kenket], LiveJournals, or emails. And if you would ever like to contact me, you’re welcome to note me here, on DA, or most reliably, email screwbald[at]gmail.com, and I will reply diligently, as both time and wireless allow.
Anyhow, thank you and have a good start to the week! :]
Cheers!
-Blotch
However, it’s come to my attention that there is a fellow who has not only decided to re-post most of my artwork, but actually pretend to be me. Granted, identity theft is not so new and exciting in this day and age, either. It’s easy to brush it off as one of those “mostly harmless,” situations. I’ve had several folks approach me over months wondering, “Say, this fellow on xBox live says he’s you,” to which I politely reply, “Nah, that’s not me. I don’t even own an xBox.” No big deal.
…But now it seems he’s gone further and will actually approach people on the street who appear to be a furry, and profess to be “Blotch.” Not only that, but he will assure you, if he speaks to you, that whatever misleading rumors about “Blotch” being “two girls” you might have heard, you are mistaken. And, no, he can’t draw for you, since he only draws with a special “quill pen.” And yeah, his signature looks a little funny—he’s having an off day. Probably because he’s trying to rip off the wrong artist’s signature, but you can’t expect him to get every little detail right. If you comment about the tattoo of a (painfully) ancient sketch of my character which I drew in 2004 that takes up most of his arm, he will proudly display it for you and claim it as his own. He will further say he made the entire “Dog’s Days of Summer,” (you know, that webcomic that I made week-to-week in 2007 as readers voted on the next installment,) one day while he was in college, and these “two girls” unscrupulously stole the comic from him and published it. For shame really, what is the world coming to?
But that amusing bit aside, the fellow is allegedly taking “commissions,” for either art or fursuits, and I doubt he plans on delivering much in return. It seems he is primarily active on xBox live and the impostor-Facebook, both of which, I can assure you—are not me.
So this is just a heads up, and a reminder—the only places you will find me online are:
-Blotch on FA, Blogspot, ArtSpots, LiveStream and VCL
-Screwbald on DeviantArt, Livejournal, Twitter and AIM
...and my actual Facebook account is "Blotch Spotcat," though I'm very rarely active there.
And of course, websites and comics:
www.screwbald.com or www.blotchinc.com
www.nordguard.com
www.dogsdaysofsummer.com
And of the two halves who make up my whole, you’ll only find them online at their respective FA pages [BlackTeagan and Kenket], LiveJournals, or emails. And if you would ever like to contact me, you’re welcome to note me here, on DA, or most reliably, email screwbald[at]gmail.com, and I will reply diligently, as both time and wireless allow.
Anyhow, thank you and have a good start to the week! :]
Cheers!
-Blotch
Sorry to hear!
And Blotch, this goes beyond crazy. I hope whoever it is grows out of it and gets a life soon.
Which is where the problem lies :P
Is there any kind of action you can take against him?
knowing that someone is trying to stole your credit but doing nothing about but telling people that he's not you, don0t even trying to make people stop him, is simply remarkable.
you're my idols :3
Sue the pants off of him for defamation of character the minute he steps out of line.
Hopefully it doesn't go far enough you will need to sue for identity theft. Good luck dealing with it, I guess!
* +1 415.368.8186
Assuming it is real.
Keep up the good work Blotch!!
but the inner, artist side of me wants to find this guy and slap him out of the dreamworld he was dropped into by his parents as a child.
shame you have to go through with that guy but one could only hope that he learns a lesson (doubtful that he will)
best luck though
*Tanek*
Here's hoping he gives up! The things some people will do to be popufur.
No, scratch that, TWO women.
Also you can report the fake facebook as someone impersonating you.
Also, you can have other people you know to report them for impersonating you.
He really goes far out of his way to discredit you two. I wonder what he'd say to people who have met you two at conventions and other public furry functions?
In any case I'm sorry someone like that is sullying your good name(s). Your true fans can (hopefully) separate fact from fiction. =)
It's still nice regardless...(is it blotches? ha). But anyone who goes to this length has some serious problems with themselves to want to be someone else...
I especially like the foot paws n_n
http://dogsdays.livejournal.com/9465.html
He's name's Diego. There's a few other stray photos of him around, but that post has the most in one place. :]
BTW I like the photo of you covering the no dogs sign! LOL
just had to add that in
Need some of your fellow art followers to spread the word via journals or something?
It's all a big sham.... I see clearly now. :< :< :<
By the way, that piece "Speaking of Love" that I bought print 1 of 5 in the (adult) art auction at FC this last year is amazing. I framed it and it looks beautiful in my bedroom (where I keep anything above a PG-13 rating on display). <3 Thank you so much.
I don't know where they've ever stated online that they're two people and this is a collab account. My mind is pretty much blown. xD
Shouted a couple of months ago. :I
"Not only that, but he assure you, if he speaks to you, that whatever misleading rumors about “Blotch” being “two girls” you might have heard, you are mistaken."
There we go :)
Here, I just wanted to let people know where I am online, and where I'm not. :]
The link to the two accounts is up in the journal ^
Tegan and Kenket are wonderful artist on there own but together they make up the amazing "blotch"
Either way, this isn't the first time this has happened, and only the suckers will get suckered.
I don't mind if there's rumors about it who Blotch is, what Blotch is, if Blotch is really a team of beagles in a bunker, or whatever--I just wanted to let people know where we are online, and where we aren't. :]
BTW, how are your monsters doing? I was the one that watched them that night after you got back from your aussie trip.
Thanks for asking!
First, did not know blackteagan was part of you or that Teagan was a girl! Now I understand why Teagan's pencil drawings looked a lot like yours! *mind is blown*
Second, guy sounds whacked in the head.
Just sayin'
Hey Blotch, did you know that
This was a few months back. I discovered his antics, reported him to the "authorities" (admins) and they suspended him for awhile. He seems to have been "freed" now...
http://phonewhois.com/reverse-direc.....153680000.html
This calls for our legendary troll-killing, tigersblood-drinking, Adonis-DNA'd warlock, Charlie Sheen!
Not about internet trolls, but the mythological creature. And for the record, you'd be surprised what passes as comedy up here, common themes being drugs, murder, suicide, etc. So you never know. ^^
I just wanted to make sure people knew where I can actually be found online, and not to fall for a fake-someone that is asking for money.
And I wish I could stop imagining scoobydoo style busts between the two of you... I hate my brain sometimes...
1.- attention.
2.- money
3.- medical matters (Ie, they're batshit insane and they really think they're the char.. for example "Diego").
Seriously?...
I am real, lot of others feel I'm made up but the truth is I don't want real people find me in my city, I couldn't stand being harassed all the time, not like my hometown. So I created my fursona to make best friends and talks to all who wish to chat.
He would slam the book at them so hard, they wouldn't even know what hit them until a week later!
It's just a widely-known...
thingfact to keep in your head not to rub him the wrong way, or you will get burned...big time.E621.net also has a "no Bernal" rule as well. Violation of that rule results in permanent IP ban.
It's just this particular fellow crossed a different line by pretending to be me, and possibly taking commissions.
Wait what.
If that is my faulty memory then I apologize for not bring it to your attention because I have been aware of (and annoyed with) this fellow for some time
Thank you, in hind-sight, for the heads up about him!
Sorry to hear, and I don't think -too- many people will be fooled, but it's a shame to see.
"I am sitting in my bed i am looking for a mate to either text or talk to [phone #] text me if u are interested -Blotch the black leopard"
So I'd say that's a big yes. Haha. Shame so many people have fallen for this too, he's doing a poor imitation.
Glad I could help getting this out in the open.
Please read...if you have the chance....
~ The more you know! ~
I know people asked if you are planning to do anything, I am not sure you can legally unless they try to make money off your work. Then it gets fun.
As far as any legal action, nah. There's no obvious evidence of him taking money for a commission, it seems he mainly wanted to use the name to "meet people," if you catch me.
I just wanted to let people know that wasn't me, and where they can actually find me! :]
Can I ask a stupid question? The work posted on this account is actually a collaboration between two people? I just want to make sure I am not missing something.
But even if you stop them, they'll try to come back (some but not all do). There are times I feel like saying "Ok. Prove it you're ....... then" (take it they're next to me not online when they can access other's pics)
I'm just gald i haven't been a target by others. But then again, I'm not to well known like some here and other sites. Lol
I feel cheated!
It wasn't some dude with a bad tattoo I can tell you that.
If you hear that this person is actually defrauding people based on your identity, you really should make a report of it to the police.
I am sorry to hear about this. If there's anything I can do, you know to lemme know.
Well, that and a lot of people are in denial!
You can't imagine how much it cost to ship snow and huskies down there so they could study them to draw and paint Across Thin Ice (www.nordguard.com).
Kill it with fire!!!!
Furries are so gullible.
I can't stand people who try to steal others work and call it their own. It makes me grrrr
I believe you may have enough to pursue legal action. You're copyright is being violated by this jerk.
thanks for the advisement =3!
Hope no one pay this boring guy yet.
Recently I had found a kind of art theft going on involving some drawings of
Hopefully anyone that has run into this individual you've spoken of has the intelligence to know the real "Blotch" instead of this impersonator claiming to be you and the others that make it up. Because it would be a horrible side effect to have some unknowing individual come across this person with their lies and then when they run into the actual "Blotch"...its going to be an awkward moment of realizing, they got totally duped.
As for the idea of him going so far as do Fursuiting/Art Commissions...that should be a HUGE red flag to anyone who takes him serious as the name of "Blotch". Not that I'm saying that isn't something that is offered under your banner of works, but that should be a red flag that, "Alert: This isn't the real Blotch! Back away, and put the Credit Card away before you actually give him any money."
For those people who actually know, this imposter's days are numbered. anywhere he goes saying that he's the two of you, if there's even a single person who knows you both, he will be slapped down openly. They can never go claiming to be you at a fur gathering, or a convention of any decent size, or anywhere without being immediatly discredited.
In short, the fandom's got your backs. We all look after our own, and when somebody crosses the line, others are quick to draw it back in darker.
Say Are you going to Comic Con this year? I cannot get to the other conventions you are usually at. Take care good lady, everyone knows who is the REAL Blotch.
Hope people will listen and know for sure now.
I've seen that two phone numbers have been posted on the FB account page: 415-368-0000 (Landline, Caller ID: "Car-Lene Deerfi") and 415-368-8186 (Cell, Caller ID: Unknown). Both are from the 94118 area code. I'll post more information when I can...
Hmm... didn't know FA censors THOSE words...
--Jed
One more last thing, trying to theft how you are? IMPOSSIBLE! they can TRY but they will never ever ever ever! be compared to the mud of your shoes, you girls are special, gifted, and a bless for the furry world, so keep going on and never stop being AWESOME! :3
'Holy shit you're two girls?!?!?!'
Yes.
Hope the sot gets what's coming to him.
And Black Teagan and Kenket, you two are awesome by how you handled the incident.
and then ridiclueness the original person.
The furries court
like the peoples court but the theme song is compiled from retarded furry noises
Point is- people in the fur fandom just need to be happy with who they are and not try to pose as someone else or make something that is WAY over the top just to get people to look at them. And hell why would anyone want to pose as an artist or writer in the fandom anyway? Being an artist or writer in the fandom is fucking hard work. Sure we have those few that jack up the prices for pretty shitty stuff, but for the rest its still a very hard profession. Not only do they have to deal with shitloads of people wanting commissions all the time and bitchy critics, but with how the economy currently is in the US, most artists make a living off their art; which sometimes still won't cover the cost of living seeing how some cities charge close to $2,000 a month for a shabby two bedroom apartment, with utilities being separate that will set you back ANOTHER few hundred dollars. And lets not forget the cost of cable, internet, food; and cell phones either.
Unfortunately that means you'll get a notification on your FA page about some walking glans impersonating you, but I wasn't sure of a way to report him without it involving you 9.9
... And for some mad reason I'd always thought Teag was a guy and 'ket was a girl O_o I have no idea WHY I thought that, but I did :D
* star29fox[at]yahoo.com
* eward_mark[at]yahoo.com
lol...
There should be something done about this guy, since he is a serious threat to your reputation and a threat to all those who don't know that you are two girls. Which everyone could find out easily if they looked up you wikifur page.
On a totally different subject, will you two be in attendance at EF this year? ^^
why can't people be happy with who they are?
and, as usual, there's no such thing as a good MALE artist at professional and realistic grade quality.
you're practically a Trope, ladies.
PS: sorry for my bad translation from google ^^U
We also know this guy's pretty darn stupid.
A more difficult and possibly expensive remedy would be to pursue the legal means that non-art identity theft victims do. That this SOB is presumably taking money from gullible commissioners seems to border on libel (since it damages your good name in doing business) and certainly entails theft.
I had the pleasure of meeting at least one half of “Blotch” at AnthroCon (doing a Blotch sketch behind the table) and can verify that at least one half of Blotch being “two girls” is 100% true.
People are silly. I was once accused of trying to become popular by having an Internet argument with a "popular" artist I'd never heard of before. *shrugs*
Hoo boy, this is rich XD I'm curious about the tattoo now.
The guy's writing style is very different(you rarely misspell and he... LOSE THAT APOSTROPHE IN THE PLURAL! ALL OF THEM!), so I'd definitely be suspicious if I saw that. I'd be even more suspicious as soon as I see the phone number, because someone of your popularity would sure as hell be very careful with that, and I know you're internet-literate enough to not accidentally have that there. Still, somebody not as familiar with you could certainly be fooled. Thankfully, I see you have some great fans posting to the faker's wall to let people know of the fakeness.
On the other side, he put a pair of e-mail addresses...
<.<
... Word.
Sadly, this has happened in the fandom before where a fake has gone as far to claim that the real person is the actual impostor. =P
I think what gives it away is that he listed "Alpha and Omega" as an interest on his page. ;>>
If you can find some solid evidence of the material im sure you can put an end to this, and maybe earn a little bit more money in the making.
When he figured out we were pretty new, he started to rap about how Blotch is actually two girls and a guy and how he does "all the gay art". A lot of the things he said, in hindsight, were really off. For example, how he was at FC at some booth he couldn't really articulate the location of. Also he mentioned the weird quill pen thing and said his fursona is Diego. He had a bunch of pics on his phone which were downloaded from the Blotch LJ and other places. He gave us his FB.
I was having trouble understanding it at the time, but the "proof" he cited was this page: http://bit.ly/y3t0QG - "The Dog's Days of Summer Comic" product page on the Sofawolf site. It has this text:
"Blotch is a leopard of an age sufficient to hold a pen, yet possessing over 14 years of experience in art. As this is far greater than the life expectancy of an average leopard, he must be doing something right. His name was given by cruel parents who made it apparent he was an accident."
I think what he was saying is that a) it says "he" right there b) something about his parents and c) he has 14 years of experience in art and has been drawing since he could hold a pen. So maybe... maybe.. he really thinks he's Blotch? Frightening, if so.
I'm trusting (gullible?), new, and it was noisy there so most of the time we were talking I was thinking that we were just misunderstanding each other. I'm not stupid, though. Five minutes of research led me here, and everything quickly fell into place. If anyone wants to meet this guy, he says he attends pretty much every Frolic in San Francisco, and will be at Fur-Eh in Edmonton. He has some pics of himself on Facebook.
To this guy's "credit", he doesn't seem to be trying to make money on the name. I really have no idea why someone would do this and the whole thing bums me out, since this is the first meet I ever went to and I got lied to and/or crazied on there by this guy.
I'm amused that since we now have actual artist information on www.dogsdaysofsummer.com, he's resorted to citing the Sofawolf product page as his "reference"...even though right below that paragraph it states "Blotch" is Tess Garman and Teagan Gavet. ;]
Ah well. As you've shown, I think the majority of folks out there are smart enough to tell when something (and someone) is a little off. Thanks for taking a moment to sort out the truth. :]
There was a movie years ago with Bridget Fonda 'Single White Female' with the same theme.
The guy has a screw loose if he gets a tattoo to try to add to his credibility. If you were to say you had a scar on your leg that inspired the name he'd probably carve a bigger one to try to make his point more valid.
He had originally told me that this Diego fursuit was lost by Greyhound from his move from Kentucky to Ohio, then to California. He admitted it was actually a fursuit made to look like the real Diego fursuit.
I met him about a month ago through a close friend. He was at weekly meetup in Santa Clara called, "chicken" where he supposedly had just been released from a pysc ward and had no place to go that nightbother than on the streets so I thought he was a good guy and let him stay at my place.
I started dating him because we had a lot in common and not because of his supposed relation to Blotch. i just want to make that clear.
He is insited that I buy Gears of War 3 so he could make $100 per match on XBOX Live to pay me back for the food, etc. I had spent on him.
He has since threatned to have the police get a search warrant to retrieve the XBOX 360 (refurbished). He claims it is now stolen even though he and I agreed that I would keep it due to the fact I have spent all this money on him for his stay. He traded his IPAD2 for the refurbished XBOX. I was with him when he made the exchange.
He has also threatned to call my father to tellbhim my supposedly dirty secrets.
Please avoid this guy at all costs! He is an imposter, a pathological liar, crazy, and rude.