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Stop Taking My Talent!

artist-confessions:

I’m 15 and English isn’t my mother language.

There’s this friend of mine (Let’s call her Rd) who sits beside me in class. We are called the art pair cause I draw anime-style and colors using pens while she draws realism. She undeniably is very good at drawing realistic and I always praise her for her art but she’s really shy. 

Recently, I started to think that anime-style won’t take me far so I decided to learn some realism for a change (but my main style is still anime-style). Rd also said that she wanted to learn anime-style instead of realism so she borrowed some of my doodles as reference.

Nowaday, she often draws anime-style but never wanted to show me. So, when she wasn’t around, I take a look on her drawing files and founds a lot of art similar to my style of drawing anime. I didn’t tell her that I was shock and angry. Some online friends advice me that I couldn’t blame her since she was using my work as reference so I forgive her for that.

But, just now, I saw her coloring using pen. Coloring using pen is my specialty and I’m the only one who does that in class. I feel horrible that she does not only copy my style of drawing but even my style of coloring.

The End.

I’m just probably green with envy but who wouldn’t be sad if your styles are copied by someone who can do better art? She’s already good and she wanted to steal the only things I’m good at. this person is really something.

-Anonymous

I feel bad that you seem to be getting so much hate for this. It is silly, it is just jealously, but that is no reason for people to go off on you about it. Hopefully you will get past it and understand that your friend is unlikely doing this to “steal” your anything. Are you trying to draw in realism to “steal” her style?

I colored using pen when you were likely still in diapers. Was I stealing from you? :P There are lots of ways to draw and color. If you feel like your only identity is drawing anime styled in pens then you’ve got to expand yourself, both personally and artistically. You can’t just focus on one thing and fall apart if someone else starts doing that same thing.

I understand the jealousy. I understand the fear of not being the best at something because someone else is doing it. I also understand that it is unhealthy and painful and that you should try to get past it as soon as possible so it doesn’t get harder on you.

Posted at 12:56 PM on Mar 23, 2012 with 52 notes
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  1. smokingtofu reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    OH NO SHE DRAWS IN PEN THAT IS MY THING calm the fuck down bitch
  2. littlealiengirl reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    I feel bad that you seem to be getting so much hate for this. It is silly, it is just jealously, but that is no reason...
  3. domi-dish reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Well aren’t you a self-centered bitch?
  4. harlequindragon reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Pen art, copyrighted to Anon. This post just sounds so silly, I don’t even- In terms of the style, you’re her influence,...
  5. frazzledniya reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Understandable…But you can not © a style nor can you tell anyone what medium to use.
  6. therapsid reblogged this from sspirate and added:
    Pens are a fun medium, too. Especially ballpoint pens—I feel like I’m painting when I sketch with them.
  7. trixalla reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    She is not magically taking talent away from you. You still have it. use it and expand upon it. There are more mediums...
  8. afkland reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    You are not the only person who uses pens. She has every right to use the same tools as you do. You allowed her to use...
  9. sspirate reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Haha. Wow. Sorry, but you’re not special. LOTS of people use pens as a medium.
  10. jadeshipping-moved reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    But you let her use your style as a reference… and pens/markers aren’t an uncommon way of colouring WHAT THE HELL…
  11. laxgraphite reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Steal? She is using the references you gave her. Also, she uses “your” pen coloring style because she doesn’t know any...
  12. 100percentrecyclablepet reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    But people learn by copying styles and methods! Pen coloring isn’t this incredibly unique thing either- I don’t think...
  13. hyper-active-psycho reblogged this from kaisamms
  14. kaisamms reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    i have to agree with other rebloggers-this is pathetic. I personally have experience in people copying me to get...
  15. apilden reblogged this from meanwhale and added:
    I concur.
  16. respondr1 reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Coloring with pen is not as unique as you think it is. In addition it is only natural for your friend to be drawing in...
  17. artifedex reblogged this from awkpillow
  18. meanwhale reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    excuse me but that’s pathetic besides the fact that you started hating your friend for “taking your talent” which is...
  19. renardchaton reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Sounds like she’s just using your stuff as a heavy reference! Maybe tell her to stretch out and use some other materials...
  20. mervall reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    IDK if the person who wrote this will see it, but I think your friend probably just admires you a lot! She probably...
  21. awkpillow reblogged this from artist-confessions and added:
    Okay you’re being silly, she clearly isnt trying to steal your style and if shes new to a style of course its going to...
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