Hi all, I recently started posting some of the images I have worked on. I like renderosity alot and I have been inspired to post some stuff in order to get some great feedback from people who know. I have been using Photoshop to color and have been having fun. I was informed by a renderosity moderator that I needed written permission and proof there of, from the original line art artist. I'm not an artist I take no credit for there work and I certainly don't want to offend or misuse anyone. My question is how difficult is it to get permission from someone and what do I do if I don't know who drew the pencils or remember where I got them?. And how strict are the moderator's? will they really pull my images? I just want to get some advice so I can get better at painting, but I don't want to get in trouble. Thanks, Joe

Yes, we will pull your images if you don't have proof of permission to use someone else's work. If you don't know or can't remember the original artist of a piece, then you cannot post it in the galleries here. As to how easy it is to get permission, that will vary depending on who you approach. Some artists are happy for others to build on their work, others don't like it. You'll have to start sending out mails and go from there :-) Hope that helps. Karen Renderosity Moderator

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The reason that images will be pulled is that without permission, it is a copyright violation, which can get quite nasty. A lot of artist who post in the copyright forum here would give permission, but when people steal their work, they get understandably annoyed).