In case anyone sees this, I have a question.
8 years ago
I doubt anyone's going to read this, but on the off chance that someone does, I wanted to ask something? Because I noticed that I've been collecting a good bit of stuff on FA and commissioning a lot of artists. Some of them haven't even posted their copy of the work. And since I started saving my copies of the commissions, I've got a good pile of them stacking up.
So, should I start re-posting some of the stuff I've commissioned on my page?
I know some people already do that and a lot of artists don't seem to have a problem with that (as long as you ask first/link them/credit them of course), but I'm unsure about how to go about this. I'm basically going door-to-door asking every artist I commissioned here if I can post their stuff on my page. What reason would they have to not just slam the door in my face?
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*knock knock knock*
*door opens*
"Hey, how are you today? Remember that commission I got from you a while back? I was wondering if it was okay if I could post it on my profile. I'll credit you of course and...
*door slams shut and locks*
"Umm... I'm guessing that's a no?"
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Besides, what if there's more to it than just asking if you can do it? Is there something special you have to do or do you have to pay an extra fee? If you miss a step, you'll probably get blacklisted from their page and I like the artists I watch too much to try to get blacklisted from them.
It may be that I'm worrying too much. From what I've seen, if you just ask them and they say it's okay, then it's okay. But this is uncharted territory for me. I'm surprised I'm even thinking about doing this.
Summary: Should I start re-posting the art I've collected from commissions on my page?
[UPDATE - 12/30/2016] I've decided to go through with it. I'll start posting some pictures soon. Let's see how this goes.
So, should I start re-posting some of the stuff I've commissioned on my page?
I know some people already do that and a lot of artists don't seem to have a problem with that (as long as you ask first/link them/credit them of course), but I'm unsure about how to go about this. I'm basically going door-to-door asking every artist I commissioned here if I can post their stuff on my page. What reason would they have to not just slam the door in my face?
-=-
*knock knock knock*
*door opens*
"Hey, how are you today? Remember that commission I got from you a while back? I was wondering if it was okay if I could post it on my profile. I'll credit you of course and...
*door slams shut and locks*
"Umm... I'm guessing that's a no?"
-=-
Besides, what if there's more to it than just asking if you can do it? Is there something special you have to do or do you have to pay an extra fee? If you miss a step, you'll probably get blacklisted from their page and I like the artists I watch too much to try to get blacklisted from them.
It may be that I'm worrying too much. From what I've seen, if you just ask them and they say it's okay, then it's okay. But this is uncharted territory for me. I'm surprised I'm even thinking about doing this.
Summary: Should I start re-posting the art I've collected from commissions on my page?
[UPDATE - 12/30/2016] I've decided to go through with it. I'll start posting some pictures soon. Let's see how this goes.
(That's on my commission sheet also)