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Note to Other Coloring Artists
8 years ago
I don't really take advantage of the Journals part of FurAffinity, so here is an entry.
Note to Coloring Artists: CONTACT ALL ARTISTS INVOLVED WITH THE PIECE YOU PLAN TO COLOR AND MAKE SURE THEY, AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED WITH THE PIECE, CONSENT TO YOUR COLORING OF SAID PIECE!!!
This isn't meant to be a rant, more of a word of advice. Back in the day I used to just find lines I liked and color them then upload them. Then I had an artist contact me that was unhappy that I colored a piece he had commissioned, so I removed it, then started asking people. I colored a piece by Scappo (crappily since it was forever ago) and then contacted him after it was done. I lucked out, he gave me permission, but in his message he mentioned that it was uncool to post a colored version of his art without his permission. Hearing that from an artist I have loved since the early thousands made the point clear. From that point on I had more of a grasp of how artists themselves feel about getting their art colored. Some artists out there release some colored art and some B&W art, and they do not wish for anyone to color their work because they consider it "done". As a coloring artist I don't personally see most of these pieces as "done" because on a personal level I love to see color in art. I am not negating their views of their art being in a complete state, it was just the driving force that got me to start coloring, I wanted to see art that wasn't in color in color! Then there are some artists out there that exclusively draw lines and allow anyone to color them, that is personally awesome in my eyes. I am all about open and sharing when it comes to the art community. But that brings me onto my next point. As a coloring artist I have run into my first case of someone stepping into a project I have been working on that I have all intentions on finishing. That is Tuesday Mornings. I am not trying to dis the artist that has also taken up coloring the comic, I just wish they would have contacted me before they started because at this point everyone is familiar with my style, which has improved since Monday Mornings. As I said, not trying to bash on said artist in any way, it just makes me feel odd that there are going to be 2 different colored versions of the same comic out there.
On a side note, the person's coloring has incredible lighting and shading, so I contacted them if they would like to put our works together to end up with a collaboration!
[I did not mention the artist I was talking about because I do not intend this to cause drama, they were merely an example]
Note to Coloring Artists: CONTACT ALL ARTISTS INVOLVED WITH THE PIECE YOU PLAN TO COLOR AND MAKE SURE THEY, AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED WITH THE PIECE, CONSENT TO YOUR COLORING OF SAID PIECE!!!
This isn't meant to be a rant, more of a word of advice. Back in the day I used to just find lines I liked and color them then upload them. Then I had an artist contact me that was unhappy that I colored a piece he had commissioned, so I removed it, then started asking people. I colored a piece by Scappo (crappily since it was forever ago) and then contacted him after it was done. I lucked out, he gave me permission, but in his message he mentioned that it was uncool to post a colored version of his art without his permission. Hearing that from an artist I have loved since the early thousands made the point clear. From that point on I had more of a grasp of how artists themselves feel about getting their art colored. Some artists out there release some colored art and some B&W art, and they do not wish for anyone to color their work because they consider it "done". As a coloring artist I don't personally see most of these pieces as "done" because on a personal level I love to see color in art. I am not negating their views of their art being in a complete state, it was just the driving force that got me to start coloring, I wanted to see art that wasn't in color in color! Then there are some artists out there that exclusively draw lines and allow anyone to color them, that is personally awesome in my eyes. I am all about open and sharing when it comes to the art community. But that brings me onto my next point. As a coloring artist I have run into my first case of someone stepping into a project I have been working on that I have all intentions on finishing. That is Tuesday Mornings. I am not trying to dis the artist that has also taken up coloring the comic, I just wish they would have contacted me before they started because at this point everyone is familiar with my style, which has improved since Monday Mornings. As I said, not trying to bash on said artist in any way, it just makes me feel odd that there are going to be 2 different colored versions of the same comic out there.
On a side note, the person's coloring has incredible lighting and shading, so I contacted them if they would like to put our works together to end up with a collaboration!
[I did not mention the artist I was talking about because I do not intend this to cause drama, they were merely an example]
