Half-assed Tenacity

I-I'm sorry but I can't stop thinking about this

@cyrillictypewriter

Cereal Variety Pack complete. Using a mix of elementary school paper and graph paper interiors (ahh, childhood memories), wax paper front and end signature covers, as well as colorful threads. It has been fun crafting this collection.

This series of blank books is wonderful!

Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight, Lord of Cinder

My entry for lightgreyartgallery‘s BOSS RUSH show, which opens today!  If you’re anywhere near Minneapolis check it out!

You can buy prints over here!

Check out the other submissions too! Awesome stuff.

So, this happened by @Robo_Chandler:

Sigh. This is a great image, but I knew I’d seen it somewhere before (from April of 2014): http://halfassedtenacity.tumblr.com/image/81727656601 (the original image was also displayed on Reddit):

What appears to happen in cases of borrowed design like this is that artists are often told to “be flattered”; and when permission is asked (and the influence is acknowledged), it can certainly be that.

Could this be a case of common source material inspiring a similar idea? Alas, I do not think so. If Dominick’s original drawing is placed over the painting, the images match too well to be merely prompted by common culture:

This is what borrowed design looks like.

While this might not be a strict example of copy and paste-plagiarism, there appears to be a misconception among some creators that if you make a certain number of changes to an image, it won’t be considered infringement. This is not true. There is no “10% change rule” to avoid infringement. It also isn’t fair use if it’s not offered as criticism or commentary, and since the artist, Rob Chandler says he’s selling prints, fair use doesn’t apply here.

I’ve tried to privately contact @roboch before writing this, but he has not responded either to myself or the original arist. Perhaps a more public approach will oblige a response, and hopefully a dialogue with the original artist Dominick DiGregorio, aka @halfassedtenacity.

Thanks cyrillictypewriter for makinig me aware of this and for trying to reach roboch on my behalf. I have reached out as well to no avail. I’m deeply disappointed that roboch has decided not to address this issue. 

Something a little different this weekend; pleasantly surprised with the result.

My brother makes some beautiful handcrafted sketchbooks.

Background paintings by Clarke Snyder for Cartoon Network’s Over The Garden Wall.

Simply beautiful

Go to noahbradley.com and scroll to the bottom to download my brushes for free. :)

Fantastic free brushes!!