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Underskor
MemberHmm, Idk, it might need more watermarks.
Callista Vavoom
MemberWatermarks are the perception that somehow using them protects against unauthorized commercial use. In reality its extremely unlikely any commercial use, authorized or not, will come of it. The art may be good, but its extremely niche and unlikely exploitable. So what you wind up doing is defacing something you took so much time and care to create and slashed a knife across it to 'protect it.'
1ohmresistor
MemberI think their modern usage is more as an incentive to get consumers to pay for the clean patreon version.
Bonnie Bovine
MemberActually it's because a lot of people that don't understand the concept of crediting/sourcing art when they repost it. As ugly/obnoxious as watermarks are, if my art is posted in group chats etc without source, I want people to be able to find me. It's not about """protection""" lmao
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Neotim
MemberWatermarks like this are the once that get edited out because they take the focus away from the picture. Of course you can do whatever you want but its really annoying for us. Imagine watching TV with the Logos of the channel in the middle of the screen the whole time. If you dont think you overdo it, allright.
Just saying this comment-section looks different lmao
Qualzar
MemberIt hardly has anything to do with getting exploited commercially in most cases. It's because of how often art gets used without permission by reposting accounts and roleplayers and it's incredibly frustrating to deal with.
And also I don't think it look nearly that defaced. People overreact to watermarks tbh
Phemius
MemberIt is silver723
You can see it in your favourites.
Epantsimator
MemberI've regularly seen DeviantArt burner accounts steal front page professional artwork simply for clickbait, so I understand why people do it. Then there was the case where someone did steal to commercialize, and got the actual artist censured because site staff couldn't be arsed to do their fucking due diligence.
NEO-Symphony
MemberWhen you cry about watermarks.
Popori
MemberThe view ♥
sl
MemberYou do what you gotta do Miss Bovine, art is beautiful as always!
Bonnie Bovine
MemberMost of the time yeah, which is what I normally used to do until I came across a number of people who intentionally would crop out the watermarks :/ It's annoying, and I know its annoying for viewers to see watermarks "ruining" an image. I've eased back on watermarking my current images, but I'm still trying to find a good balance that I feel comfortable with, and people are (mostly) happy with.
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