But I Will Never Change

[StevenF50]

Hello,

My latest work on GIMP:

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Why But I Will Never Change?
I was listening to Written In The Stars when doing it and when I was doing the text that line came on Awesome song by the way: http://www.edchat.net/media.php?do=details&mid=98

 

[BrickMaster]

I like it, very nice job. In my opinion though, the Steven Kippax Graphics bit seems to ruin it, at least for me. :/

 

[msmir]

Very awesome and brings out some great points!! Why should anyone change for someone else?

 

[was269]

I also really like this image.
I have to agree with BrickMaster about the Steven Kippax Graphics text ruining the picture but yeah other than that i really like it and hope to see more of your work.

 

[StevenF50]

Thanks. I added Steven Kippax Graphics to stop stealing.

 

[was269]

Have you tried using semi-transparent watermarks?

 

[undersc0re]

I like it, very nice job. In my opinion though, the Steven Kippax Graphics bit seems to ruin it, at least for me. :/

Agree Very MUCH

 

[Molzahn]

Awesome song by the way: http://www.edchat.net/media.php?do=details&mid=98

Groovy song.

Thanks. I added Steven Kippax Graphics to stop stealing.

Anyone with decent photoshopping skills could remove the watermark and use it to their own accord. Supposing they don't make profit from the art, they are legally able to use the work (within the guidelines of your country's fair dealing or fair use act). It's all too easy to lose ourselves in the pride of our own work that we forget that we don't have full or unlimited rights over them.

 

[Sauke2020]

Watermarks, or signatures on art like this, is a no-no. Really anything these days can be removed with a bit of software. The only thing you can do is keep your work stored together, and make sure it's not stolen within your community. Perhaps if you were going to make a living in art it would be different, but from what I can see, at your current skill level no one would bother stealing your works. (And I say that with as much respect as I possibly can.)
Perhaps until you get better, you should leave your work un-marked and improve on key elements like the depth, lighting, and overall concept.

 

[Molzahn]

The only thing you can do is keep your work stored together

Or make the watermark aesthetically appealing.

 

[Sauke2020]

Or make the watermark aesthetically appealing.

As I said earlier, it would be pretty easy to crop out, erase, or cover up any sort of watermark. Not to mention having a watermark that is appealing in multiple works without much change is pretty difficulty. It's really alot of effort with little result, in my opinion.

 

[xxrangexx]

Very nice concept you have there "but I will NEVER change" it can be taken and viewed in so many different ways which I think it makes it more interesting.

 

[Cecil15]

For me the background of the image is too plain so I suggest that this would look better if you can change the background. And also the formation of the letters. Try another word art.