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Do you check out the original artist on commissioned pieces?
11 years ago
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This question came to mind after seeing an artist's commissions rules include one that says the commissioner is not allowed to repost the artwork anywhere. The reasoning was that this takes away from Views and Faves on their submission of the piece, and it does not get them any new watchers.
When I post up new art, I tend to keep an eye on the original artist for the next week or so, to see if the original work gets any more faves, as well as if they get new watchers, from people who were watching me. In a majority of the cases, I do see a handful of my watchers add that artist to their watch list, but there are many instances where they do not get a single, new watcher (and often have fewer than 500 watchers of their own, so I know they are not already being watched by most of my watchers).
So, given that all of the artwork I post up is by other artists (whether commissions or gifts), I was wondering how many of you actually check out the original artist's page, if you're not already watching them as well? This is particularly when you favorite the artwork on my page.
The primary reason I post up the artwork I get, is to help advertise the artist and offer an additional showcase for their work. Many of the artists I commission have fewer than 500 watchers, so I always hope that people follow the links back to the original artist and at least check out their gallery.
Personally, whenever I see someone post a picture they had commissioned, and it is something I consider faving or saving, I always check out the original artist to see if they might be someone I want to add to my watch list. I just wonder how many other people do the same thing.
When I post up new art, I tend to keep an eye on the original artist for the next week or so, to see if the original work gets any more faves, as well as if they get new watchers, from people who were watching me. In a majority of the cases, I do see a handful of my watchers add that artist to their watch list, but there are many instances where they do not get a single, new watcher (and often have fewer than 500 watchers of their own, so I know they are not already being watched by most of my watchers).
So, given that all of the artwork I post up is by other artists (whether commissions or gifts), I was wondering how many of you actually check out the original artist's page, if you're not already watching them as well? This is particularly when you favorite the artwork on my page.
The primary reason I post up the artwork I get, is to help advertise the artist and offer an additional showcase for their work. Many of the artists I commission have fewer than 500 watchers, so I always hope that people follow the links back to the original artist and at least check out their gallery.
Personally, whenever I see someone post a picture they had commissioned, and it is something I consider faving or saving, I always check out the original artist to see if they might be someone I want to add to my watch list. I just wonder how many other people do the same thing.
Also, you might want to see how many fav's it gets on your profile compared to on the other one. Sometimes art is cool, but not really the best. And, again, if someone is watching you because you commission a lot of the same 'genera' of fetish art, it might not translate to an average artist who only have one or two pieces of that fetish.
And I also agree that sometimes an artist does a commission that is not their normal type of stuff, so I don't watch them. I do check their galleries though, and look to see if they at least frequently draw stuff that I enjoy.
Yeah, I always take a look at the views and faves on the artist's original submission for a week or so, to see if it changes after I upload a copy of it. I always like to see if uploading a copy to my gallery helps them out. But since most of the artwork I upload is generally viewed by maybe 1/4 or those on my watch list, it's difficult to know if any influx of hits on the original is caused by my upload or not.
Also, I don't think that stipulation is even legal... commissioned artwork is just that, commissioned. That's like an architect designing a building and saying that you can never use it for an apartment complex, only for holding art exhibitions and punk-rock concerts. The pay is for the creation of the artwork, and while ownership is tandem by creator and motivator, it's not one-sided like that. I run into a lot of frustration lately with people thinking they can control and take ownership of my ideas if I hire them to visualize them. I can't really say I hold pity for someone with low watches if they have an antagonistic view of their watchers and commissioners like that.
So there's my take on both sides of the coin I guess.
This is someone paying for an original piece of work, where the content/characters is most likely their intellectual property. To then tell that person they cannot repost the artwork, would not really hold up under scrutiny. With that logic, I should in turn be able to tell such an artist that they cannot upload it to their own gallery, because it includes my character, and giving them my permission to draw it, does not give them the permission to show it to anyone.
Frankly, I almost wish we didn't have the stats on here so people wouldn't be reading them all the time and judging their self-worth based off the numbers.
Im all for trying to get more people to recognise the original artist, and as such I ALWAYS post the link, and usually try and throw their name in the descripotion a couple of times to encourage people to support them. I also refuse to fave art reposts, and instead, will fave the originals where possible. :D
I might do this *because* I commission art a lot and try to support the artist, so I'm more aware of the desire to funnel views and watches to the artist.
Anyway, I do think it's helpful to the artist, and doesn't diminish the watches / favs. In addition, if posted by a person with a high number of watchers, I suspect it's even more likely that the original will be seen.
It really can be frustrating when there is no direct link to the original, since it doesn't take more than a couple of seconds for the commissioner to paste a URL into their submission description. I know that sometimes, there is no original to link to, but that's rarely the case. I just often don't have the time to hunt through an artist's gallery, looking for the original, which may not even be there.
But yeah, I agree completely, especially when the artist might be fairly new and still have less than 200 watchers. I can't imagine why they would not want the additional promotion.