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...but I thought I'd let you know.
I discovered that an italian publisher specialized in UFO and otherworldly themes has been selling monthly magazines using uncredited and unpaid work of many illustrators.
They used (and horribly photoshopped) my alien-grey illustration, but they also did it with other "Deviants" like Wen-Jr and Cameron Gray, who I already notified.
Here's the lame cover they did with mine: www.xpublishing.it/public/rivi…
The original: aledin.deviantart.com/art/Expe…
Here's Cameron Gray's:
Cover: www.xpublishing.it/public/rivi…
Original: parablev.deviantart.com/art/Aw…
Android Jones':
Cover: www.xpublishing.it/public/rivi…
Original: androidjones-obtain.com/produc…
Wen-Jr's
Cover: fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net…
Original: wen-jr.deviantart.com/art/Star…
This is the publisher: www.xpublishing.it/index.php
They do make money out of this, as you can guess from the numerous issues of Xtimes, FeniX, plus books and events. They've been active for 3 years. It's a properly setup and registered company. What they do is inexcusable.
These type of people capitalize on our craft and we well know how hard it is for artists to make a living out of what we do.
That said, I'm not hugely attached to my grey pic and had they contacted me I would even have agreed on a very simple and low-cost deal. What upsets me is the lack of respect they show for artists' work, and for a fellow human being too.
If you happen to browse through their products and recognize someone's work please let the artist know.
I'll think about how I'll deal with this. In the meantime, keep an eye open, dear colleagues.
I discovered that an italian publisher specialized in UFO and otherworldly themes has been selling monthly magazines using uncredited and unpaid work of many illustrators.
They used (and horribly photoshopped) my alien-grey illustration, but they also did it with other "Deviants" like Wen-Jr and Cameron Gray, who I already notified.
Here's the lame cover they did with mine: www.xpublishing.it/public/rivi…
The original: aledin.deviantart.com/art/Expe…
Here's Cameron Gray's:
Cover: www.xpublishing.it/public/rivi…
Original: parablev.deviantart.com/art/Aw…
Android Jones':
Cover: www.xpublishing.it/public/rivi…
Original: androidjones-obtain.com/produc…
Wen-Jr's
Cover: fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net…
Original: wen-jr.deviantart.com/art/Star…
This is the publisher: www.xpublishing.it/index.php
They do make money out of this, as you can guess from the numerous issues of Xtimes, FeniX, plus books and events. They've been active for 3 years. It's a properly setup and registered company. What they do is inexcusable.
These type of people capitalize on our craft and we well know how hard it is for artists to make a living out of what we do.
That said, I'm not hugely attached to my grey pic and had they contacted me I would even have agreed on a very simple and low-cost deal. What upsets me is the lack of respect they show for artists' work, and for a fellow human being too.
If you happen to browse through their products and recognize someone's work please let the artist know.
I'll think about how I'll deal with this. In the meantime, keep an eye open, dear colleagues.
Under the Mountain
Underdark metaphor and connections, which sort of goes over to a WordPress blog.
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It's been a while since my last journal post.
The year started in a weird manner, sometimes slow, other times blazing fast. In fact it's almost May! Ridiculous.
After my last illustration (the Little Mermaid) I couldn't find inspiration for anything, I suddenly went out of sync with the muse (if you want to call it that way). I decided to drop a drawing that I should have finished after several days, but it was taking me so long and I was so unhappy that I could never get it to a satisfactory point. The thing wasn't speaking to me anymore, it was like trying to fix someone else's drawing. Horrible experience.
The best thing to do in cases
Art's task
I want to share this wonderful quote. There's a deep meaning in it, it's not just "pretty words". It's what I've been feeling towards art for a long time, causing my personal struggles in the search of myself through this form of expression that too often is polluted by conventions and preconceptions.
Rather than a process of learning, I think I'm trying to unlearn everything. It's even harder.
Art is meant to be the freest and purest journey a human being could undertake.
I hope you feel the same way. I'm sure a lot of us do.
"Art's task is to save the soul of mankind and anything less is a dithering while Rome burns. Because if the art
Thanks again...
...to all of you who enjoyed Alice in Nukeland. I've read all your messages and I'd like to reply to all, but it would be a bit time consuming. Nevertheless I truly enjoy reading how creepy or weird the stuff I do looks to you, because that's the point. :D I enjoy weirdness. I hope I won't keep you awake at night for too long, but if that happens I will be somehow honored (and sympathetic).
Feel free to add me to your facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aledin.art
I also have a Twitter account, but I admit I don't use it that much: http://twitter.com/#!/alejandrodini
There are so many networking sites that I can hardly keep up with all
Linking work elsewhere
Hi everyone.
First of all I remind you my facebook account, in case you want to join it's open to all:
http://www.facebook.com/aledin.art
Second. I've noticed that art lovers of all kinds sometimes like to post other people's work in their own Blogs or other online communities. Luckily most of these guys also credit the authors and give them good publicity, which is very nice and cool.
It happened to me a couple of times.
However, I discovered these things accidentally and when I did I frankly got a bit "scared", because months ago I ran into a website that was full of uncredited DD stuff (they had even carefully removed the signatures!)
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I´d recommend hiring a lawyer specialized in IP for this. I had to deal with something similar this year and it was the best decision, because for one they work in their own interest so it is rather a nudge into the right direction and in the best case you get your money like I did.