The artwork of the man isn’t horrible, although it has some serious proportion issues–look at how teeny his head is, compared to his hands, shoulders, thighs, etc.–but it feels, cough, “lifted” from something else.
@Nuclear_i9_Meltdown: it looks that way, but we don’t factually know that. I don’t know who owns that art, etc. I suspect you’re 100% right–but we don’t know it.
An artist who would spend so much time on a character’s intricate details wouldn’t resort to using a cheap cutout method for a cover, that’s my reasoning.
Also, I forgot the name of the game, but this is definitely fanart for a Japanese MMO.
I believe you. I simply don’t know it myself, factually. I agree it looks…lifted, let’s say. If I knew the original material, I’d contact the artist or publisher myself–but I don’t. I am not familiar with Japanese MMO.
It is, factually, stolen art. I can’t add the source image but the character was clipped out of a piece posted on DeviantArt.com. A lot of self-pubbed authors lift art from the site figuring no one will catch them.
(sorry I had to run to the store after posting)
I captured the cover image. cropped out the book title, opened the .jpg in google as file:///C:/temp/untitled.jpg, right clicked “Search Google for image”.
(sigh). Is the ArtStation URL only good if you’re an ArtStation member? I tried the Weibo link that’s on the image, and that was bloody hopeless–I don’t speak Mandarin or Cantonese, and Google didn’t want to help me out. (This is a lot of brain damage for someone trying to do a good deed!). So, I now, officially, give up.
ETA: I tried the coolpic link; when you click the image, you’re taken to a travel page. So, no joy there, either. I guess the artist just figures nobody on this side of the planet will ever want to find him. {shrug}.
That’s hilarious–that’s the same thing I said, a few hours ago. No good deed goes unpunished! Whoever s/he is, I can’t find him/her. I did leave a message at ArtStation, but…whoknows?
The artwork of the man isn’t horrible, although it has some serious proportion issues–look at how teeny his head is, compared to his hands, shoulders, thighs, etc.–but it feels, cough, “lifted” from something else.
Regardless, it’s still stolen art. Whoever the author is, they should know better.
@Nuclear_i9_Meltdown: it looks that way, but we don’t factually know that. I don’t know who owns that art, etc. I suspect you’re 100% right–but we don’t know it.
An artist who would spend so much time on a character’s intricate details wouldn’t resort to using a cheap cutout method for a cover, that’s my reasoning.
Also, I forgot the name of the game, but this is definitely fanart for a Japanese MMO.
I believe you. I simply don’t know it myself, factually. I agree it looks…lifted, let’s say. If I knew the original material, I’d contact the artist or publisher myself–but I don’t. I am not familiar with Japanese MMO.
It is, factually, stolen art. I can’t add the source image but the character was clipped out of a piece posted on DeviantArt.com. A lot of self-pubbed authors lift art from the site figuring no one will catch them.
I wish I knew the piece, because I absolutely WOULD tell the creator. I don’t hold with theft.
search matched
junzhu, Qi Chen on ArtStation at http://www.artstation.com/artwork/G1lkz
OK, @Naaman, I went to DA and wasn’t able to find that. How’d you find it, please? (Seriously, I want to know.)
ETA:??? I get a 404 on that link, and nobody by that name at ArtStation?
ETA #2: and I keep searching and searching, no joy. Would appreciate a working link, tx.
ETA#3: and I found this, on a Chinese site, with Tineye, but nada else. Frustrating as hell.
(sorry I had to run to the store after posting)
I captured the cover image. cropped out the book title, opened the .jpg in google as file:///C:/temp/untitled.jpg, right clicked “Search Google for image”.
OK, but your link gets me a 404. Any chance you could get me something a bit better? 🙂
ETA: And while you’re at the store, could you get me some sweets? have a horrible sweet tooth tonight…:)
Check:
coolpicxe.pw/ScifiFantasyHorrorcom-Oriental-Fantasy-t-Artwork.html
caption: DrawCrowd Fantasy MaleChina ArtMartial
(already back, didn’t buy candy, did already have a tin of peppermint sticks)
(sigh). Is the ArtStation URL only good if you’re an ArtStation member? I tried the Weibo link that’s on the image, and that was bloody hopeless–I don’t speak Mandarin or Cantonese, and Google didn’t want to help me out. (This is a lot of brain damage for someone trying to do a good deed!). So, I now, officially, give up.
ETA: I tried the coolpic link; when you click the image, you’re taken to a travel page. So, no joy there, either. I guess the artist just figures nobody on this side of the planet will ever want to find him. {shrug}.
I’ve got as far as here, but no further:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZiu1GdPglzpsyuVZOywSAkp22lLut5Y2XE50fW3tKOvs8IWSvjSz7C9_1Q6uqbiddt05e9QVUQjhwSMNfwOk0e4s8zyiC4JlNB-m0JLYXTmFTggHInAbZZ9ij_1_1NxupKgbbtCC5856yLkKBOxtJuedSaGxv2f0iuhBkCiRsIX5x7-aEE5UH9hsELr-Z07ugd5Xapq4nJp0bX7PypKeMM8LjopCvj02G7L8OXv9-PScVJhm7kTMjDHRoWGnre147OjPKvQIpc7meqzKBGmHQbaH17U1mPhOmr-UNNCAnSP3jRkPiH595EmkjhX18XAR3I6y6G6HbHTZYYtVlXA2y8ohMl-aGkLlw&hl=en-GB
Yup, I keep running into the same sort of walls.
I feel like I fell down a rabbit hole and nothing leads to the owner.
That’s hilarious–that’s the same thing I said, a few hours ago. No good deed goes unpunished! Whoever s/he is, I can’t find him/her. I did leave a message at ArtStation, but…whoknows?