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Currently...

FIRSTLY, I want you ALL to be made aware of THIS
News: Policy: Break it down easy - Tracing Edition

To summarize, Tracing is now legal in the deviantart community for little more reason than basically, 'Who is to say what "art" really is?'

They go so far as to say:
"At deviantART we believe that tracing has a place in our community. We consider it to be a valid learning tool..."

This was my response to the News Article, Tell me if I'm Crazy here:
"I know and understand and can respect that you are the boss and we are nothing but users...

And I understand that what I say will likely do no good, because why should you listen to me or any of the other art users on this site...

BUT...
I need to say something.
I along with many many people and deviants I know do NOT agree with tracing, and by tracing I mean you copy and paste an image, or you take tracing paper and directly trace over an image.

Why isn't that art? Because the individual isn't actually learning anything but how to draw lines over lines through paper, or use the crtl+c and v keys. That is absolutely ridiculous.

Now, I personally can understand an artist copying a work in the sense that they are doing it in another medium or something to PRACTICE something that they see that they liked, and to further improve their own skills be it work on proportions or what have you WHILE GIVING CREDIT where credit is due...

I mean, I can even understand and respect fan art... but NOT when it's just copy and pasted or traced...
But again, CREDIT where CREDIT IS DUE....

... BUT... simply tracing...? no. I'm not going to lie, this new policy even scares me... and heh... Honestly, as if deviantart hasn't already lost numerous wonderful artists- this really isn't going to help. This is only going to encourage MASS fan art (with little to no original work as has been the growing trend thus far already), and MANY copyright infringement complaints. Nice job.

There are numerous artists in an uproar right now; but I think *kmye-chan has some good points in her recent Journal: + DA's tracing policy.... D: +, if you are interested.

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On a lighter note,
I know I keep talking about uploading new work. I was seriously making steps towards doing so but honestly this policy kind of scares me and at this exact moment I don't have the time to do more... I have TONS of ideas actually, and some that I'm really excited about ... just... I lack the time and I fear I won't be able to get my idea out well enough on the paper or what have you... I'm sure you guys know how that goes. After this week I hope to start working on things more again... But right now I need to get caught up in my college work- My personal life has been suffering immensely and has also made my schoolwork suffer in the sense that I've been so stressed and emotionally drained I can't function anymore. SO... basically, I hope to get SOMETHING to you guys in the near future...

If you want, I have a few silly doodley-cartooney things I could upload... They aren't massively impressive though which is why I haven't wasted your time with them yet. It's up to you...

Let me know how you guys are doing... What's new? Motivations? etc?
AND please, keep informed and inform others about the new legalized tracing policy... thing.



*~*~* Notes & Useful Things For YOU *~*~*

Courtesy of Me
General Rules of DeviantART

Courtesy of...({Journals}):
+ What to do if you've been ripped... +(Courtesy of *kmye-chan)
+ Tips for beginners... :3 +(Courtesy of *kmye-chan)

Courtesy of DeviantArt News:
Plain Policy: Your guide to policy violation (Article by @Xerces)
Copyright on the internet 101(Article by `cosfrog)
Go for it - Protect Your Art (Article by `LuneBleu

Other
Copyright Concerns (DA Help Desk)
Ban the Orphan Works Bill (Care2 Petition)

*~*~*~*Stuff I'm working on...*~*~*~*

HorseRider, Skull, Black Box, Various.

IMPORTANT I need to CORRECT old watermarks... stupid me... I left out the "9" in the web addresses... and I wish to darken them, so =x.x=