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Hi everyone! 

Sorry, I haven’t been active lately...more like for the past ...5 months?? lmao 

You can follow my progress on my instagram @/sesameart and I hope to update here soon! <3

Thanks for following my art journey~~

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but why is reposting BAD?

i thought i’d make an faq filled with every excuse in the book about reposting, for those who still don’t understand why it’s bad…or for people who don’t know what to say in retaliation to these! so here we go. 

first of all, an artist doesn’t even NEED to explain themselves. in the same way with someone who says “dude, make sure that soda is diet” or “please don’t tickle me”. they don’t want you to do it. you don’t need to test them by ignoring them. the reason doesn’t matter: it’s the person’s wish with THEIR things. if you had any respect for others, you’d just take it at that. 

BUT for some people, they don’t want to respect others at face value, and want their reason. (which, i might add, is rude.) so let’s get into that: 

but i’m giving you exposure! isn’t that good?

no. 

you’re not giving artists exposure. for people like myself, freelance artists, you’re hurting us. about a year ago, i sent my portfolio off to an indie game. in it, i had a piece of work that had been reposted (that i didn’t even know about). i was told much later that they “looked into it” and saw that my work was posted by someone else, which means now they have no idea who the artist was, and THEREFORE can’t be sure my work was legit. i lost a potential job to a repost. 

doesn’t matter if you say “i didn’t draw this”. sometimes, they don’t even look. they just look to see if it’s on any site other than your own. and that’s terrifying for artists. so don’t endanger our livelihood for instagram likes. 

besides, you’re not even giving exposure if you didn’t credit, cropped out the signature, or somehow made the resolution so low to where you can’t even see the signature. which brings me to…

but i credited you!

some people still don’t want it reposted even with credit. the last answer should show you one of the many reasons why. 

you’re dictating what i can/cannot put on my page! this is MY page!

and it’s MY art you posted. you can’t take something i did and do whatever you want with it. imagine if you took someones drawing, photocopied it, and spread it all around the town without their permission. they’d have every right to be angry, right?

but you posted it online, which means anyone can do anything with it. so if you don’t want it reposted, don’t post it online!

i have to post my art onto my websites to build a fanbase, something crucial to an artist. it shouldn’t be on ME to not post it in the first place, it should be on YOU to not repost it. you’re just echoing victim-blaming arguments. 

you’re basically saying “if you don’t want to be bullied, don’t exist.” which is a terrible thing to teach people, rather than “be nice and respectful towards others.” yes, i know our world isn’t perfect. but that’s no excuse to contribute to vile things. 

well i would be honored if someone reposted my art. and my friend doesn’t mind reposts, so why should you?

good for you! good for them! but did you know there’s more people in the world other than just you and your friend? we have wishes and feelings too, so you don’t get to project your own emotions onto what WE should be feeling as well. i love peaches. some people don’t like them. that doesn’t mean that now they have to eat peaches because i don’t mind them. 

what an artist creates automatically belongs to society, though. 

go steal the mona lisa and tell me how that works out. 

everyone can VIEW it, yes. artists want others to view their work! we just don’t want you to do stuff with it we asked you not to do. 

WELL THEN SPEAKING OF THAT, since i can’t put your work on redbubble and sell it for myself, why do you have an umbrella of the starry night?? huh?? you STOLE van gogh’s work! (yes people have legit said this to me) 

putting my work on items and selling it is totally illegal. van gogh’s work is owned by companies now, who have authorization to print it on things. and i’m just ONE freelance artist who is, you know, still alive and not giving permission to do that. you can’t compare a dead artist from the 1800s to a digital artist in 2017. apples to oranges, my dude.

well i SAID “credit to the artist” so i DID give you credit!

because saying “the artist” really tells people who i am and lets them visit my websites! thank you so much! 

but all sarcasm aside, that doesn’t do anything other than show you were too lazy to find the artist. same thing with “source: the internet” and “who drew this xD” or misspelling my url on purpose or putting the credit under a cut. OR cropping the image to cut off my signature! you didn’t give me credit. 

it wasn’t on the website i wanted it on! you should have more social media.

i’ll have the social media i want to have. not up to me to make more accounts on more things just so you won’t disrespect me. 

but i don’t remember where i got it. besides, i reposted SOOO much work and saved it all a long time ago. how can i find it now?

reverse google image search is so great.

also, if you didn’t know the artist, that’s a HUGE reason not to repost it in the first place!! you didn’t even know if it was okay since you never got to see their position on that!!

take down your video with stolen fan art. take down your entire fan art twitter account. i don’t care “how hard it was to save those images” or “how many views you have now”. you got all that attention from someone else’s hard work. searching for art will never be as hard as making it. if it were that easy, you’d be drawing all the art yourself. 

but i asked the artist and they didn’t say anything! i assumed it was okay. 

yeah, i feel you. it’s the same thing as when you ask your mom if you can borrow some money, she doesn’t answer, so you just steal it from her purse. no answer means the answer you want to hear, right?

wrong. don’t take “unresponsive” as a yes. that’s disgusting. 

well i honestly don’t care. artists are just selfish. i’ll repost their art if i want to, just to show them how much i hate their stance on reposting. and (insert another really edgy statement here from someone who only says things to get a rise out of people since their life is empty) 

one day you’re gonna come across an artist who has no chill and wants to sue, and can actually do it, since some people put their work under HEAVY copyright. and i’m gonna kick back in my chair with a nice capri sun and watch it all happen, since you have that kind of attitude towards people. 

yes, this whole thing seems a bit. well. “salty”, as some would put it. and i have every right to be irritated over this. all these questions are asking “WHY should i respect their wishes? give me a reason” or “but here is my excuse rather than just taking it down”. time after time, artists are villainized just for telling people not to repost. 

like i said, the artist not wanting you to repost it SHOULD be reason enough! we’re so tired of having to fight people just to have respect for our art. we have to deal with tracing constantly, so can you please take reposting off our plates? i know bad things will always happen, but that’s no reason to make it worse by contributing. 

artists are generously putting our art out there for free. if you want to keep seeing our art for free (btw we don’t HAVE to, all the big artists could just up and leave and go to patreon), maybe show us some respect? because we get pretty dejected when we see strangers getting attention from something we did, and it makes us want to remove everything we show you guys. you say “don’t post it then!” but would be mad if all fan art disappeared. 

if you want to keep the art, respect the artist making it. there’s a real person behind that drawing. 

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Eyes!

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How to treat artist: on tumblr

don’t rush them to draw something. if you want something drawn fast, do it yourself.

don’t like their style? whatever, it’s your opinion. but don’t tell them its bad!

if you like something they drew, then TELL THEM! PRAISE THEIR WORK! artist need every bit of motivation.

constructive criticism is always good, but don’t flat out tell them they suck.

everyone has their own style. if they draw a certain character a bit different than you want it to look, then that’s ok. don’t like it, again, DRAW IT YOURSELF

if they are asking for payment for request or commissions, DON’T COMPLAIN!! artist need money just like everyone else, and art supplies are very expensive!

if they try a new art style DON’T TELL THEM THEY SHOULD JUST STICK WITH WHAT “THERE GOOD AT” that’s just plain rude. period.

don’t hate an artist just because they only draw one thing, or draw all kinds of things. unless your paying them real hard CASH to draw for you, then you don’t have a say on what they are doing. actually…

UNLESS YOU PAY THEM, YOU CANT TELL THEM WHAT TO DO AT ALL. PERIOD. END OF STORY.

TREAT THEM LIKE HUMANS. NOT MACHINES. they need to eat, sleep, and mess around just like everyone else. give them a break.

ART IS ART, WRITING, DRAWING, PAINTING, IT’S ALL ART! Don’t tell someone writing isn’t art, or singing, or painting, IT’S ALL A FORM OF ART!!

artist are consistently improving. just because they might not be all that great now, does not mean they wont improve! stick by them, encourage them, no matter what!

EVERYONE HAS THAT ONE WORK. every artist has that one piece of art that sucks, alright? EVERYONE. so, don’t judge an artist just by their one work of art that isn’t as good as the rest. we all mess up.

and lastly, JUST TREAT THEM LIKE HUMANS, OK???????

reblog this so others can see, how to treat artist.

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Selling my artwork?!? + A big thanks to you!

Firstly, thank you so much to for the support that you all have given me on Tumblr, Facebook, and Instagram throughout this blog project for a social media class. I’ve gotten so much positive feedback from so many of you, so thank you again. I’ll continue posting artwork on here, and on Instagram. The Facebook page will become inactive, until further notice.

Some of the comments that I have gotten have asked about buying my artwork. While I’m not quite ready to sell original pieces, I’m definitely up to making prints and selling them online (probably with Redbubble). I’ll conduct some polls as to which are the most popular, so stay tuned! If you have any experience in selling art online, let me know! I’d love to get some tips/tricks to get my business started. 

As of now, I do not have the resources to make good quality prints, but I might do so in the future! Commissions are also a possibility, however I am not a trained or professional artist, so it may take a while for me to become more confident in my skills. I’ll update you all in the near future, but for now, thanks for being my audience--it is much appreciated.

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Ripple in the System

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Progress of Girl with Bamboo Stalks

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free worldwide shipping on orders over 25 USD now through monday!

thank you ❤️💕

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!!! This is so cool!

Wessup my sistren!!!! It’s been a minute since we kicked it. A couple of months ago, a dear friend of mine and I launched NUANCE, and online platform for artists of color and I’m so happy to say that the second Nuance Happening is (finally) here!!! 

We’ve been working hard to make sure that Nuance is not only a space that celebrates artists of color and all of our work, but also gives everybody the opportunity to network/get in touch with one another and make some meaningful connections.

Also, Nuance is no longer exclusive to students at Sarah Lawrence College so if any of y’all have some work that you’d like to submit or know any other artists of color who would like to do the same, please spread the word and let people know!

When you submit, please Include links to social media and (if you have one ) a portfolio with your work. We accept all medium so please don’t hesitate to submit anything that you’re proud of. 

Join to connect, collaborate and be showcased among artists of color. More info can be found @ thinknuance.com/submit ANNNND for some creation inspiration, check out our SNAP! page (thinknuance.com/snap/) for some things we’ve been vibing with lately!

Submission deadlines are April 20th!!

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Here’s a list of my art supplies requested a while ago (eek!)

The bolded ones I use very often. Hope you are having a great week <3

Sketching:

Prismacolor Col-erase erasable pencils - Great to draw with, however they are still not as erasable as graphite pencils are 

Staedtler mechanical pencil - very light, so I might look for one with better weight distribution

Faber-Castell eraser - 100% would recommend! Erases heavier pencil marks

Finelining:

Hunt nibs & Royal india ink - Nibs are not super smooth; ink is very pigmented

Pigma Micron pens (Black: 005, 01, 02, 03, 05, 08) - A staple!

Muji gel-ink pens (0.38 & 0.5mm) - Would not recommend these for taking notes during class...although they are smooth, they smudge when I use a liquid highlighter over

Faber-Castell PITT artist brush pens (black)

Pentel Color Brush pen (Black)

Brushes:

Robert Simmons Expression wash/glaze brush - For watercolours lmao Winsor & Newton Cotman Rigger & Round brushes

Staedtler synthetic brushes (for watercolour and acrylic) - Very versatile

A watercolour brush from an ikea set lmao - Cheap doesn’t mean bad art!

Sakura Koi Waterbrush - Great for travel when I don’t have a pot of water handy

Colouring:

Sakura Gellyroll pens (white & red) 

Sakura Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Sketch Box (watercolours) - I’ve had these for a year now and they’re starting to crack...Not sure if that’s supposed to happen...Also comes out a bit powdery, but it does the job just fine.

Faber-Castell Classic Colour Pencils

Faber-Castell Goldfaber Aquarelle set (watercolour pencils) - I use these as normal colour pencils a lot

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A new aesthetic perhaps? Much of my recent work has been inspired by Japanese artists including Junji Ito and Shintaro Kago. Both have a horrific aesthetic that distorts and deconstructs the human visage.

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progress

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Maurice Jaubert de Becque (French, 1878-1938) 

Tiger Study for “The Book of the Jungle”, N/D

Ink drawing and watercolor, 20 x 14 cm