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[[image:Coralinggirl.JPG|thumb|right|The [[animu]] ''Eureka 7'' actually stole ''her'' art.]]
'''Art theft''' is a common, and rampant form of [[plagiarism]]. It incites an overwhelming amount of ED quality drama; hence why this page exists.

So, who are these art thieves, why are they in my internet and how do I [[troll]] them? Anybody can be one of these weasels: [[Your_mom|Your mom]], sister, teacher, [[Dog|dog]] and of course, any and all of your so-called "[[You_have_no_friends|Friends]]" online.
 
==What kind of people are art thieves?==

*The [[guido|Italians]]
*[[Polish]] kids
*[[French]] [[furries|role players]]
*[[12 year old girls]]
*[[banrai|Furries]]
*[[Todd Goldman]]
*[[you|You]]

The typical art thief is either as [[Retarded|smart as a rock]], a troll, or have some vendetta against people that have [[Unrealistic expectations|more talent than they do]], so they upstage or revenge on them by taking their art.

==Where do I find one?==
[[Image:Buttheremine.JPG|thumb|right|Oh noes, dinks!]]

[[DeviantART]] is the most common breeding ground where many [[stupid|mentally challenged]] art thieves breed. It is a proven fact they rove in packs; if one person is a thief, there is a 70% chance their [[You_have_no_friends|few friends]] are too. It is also hereditary, as art thieves will have thief siblings and if they can manage to find someone [[Rape|willing]] to share their filthy genome, thief children as well.

==Species of art thieves==
[[Image:Felice gazo2.gif|thumb|[[Abigaille]] is a common example of a ''Ripper.'']]
* '''The [[Photobucket]] Kid''' uses DA as [[NYPA|his personal image host]]. He also cannot get his grubby hands off of other people's artwork for their [[gay]][[ass]] [[MySpace]] page, even though this promotes that user's artwork.
* '''The [[Tracing|Tracer]]''' traces shit. DA now allows [[anime|anime]] and Disney screen captures to be traced, air brushing over photos and other work is the bastard child of the re-colorer and tracer.
* '''The Ripper''' takes things they never made at all and [[lie]]s their ass off about it, the most common art thief.
* '''The Copier''' copies work and never gives credit, then throws a [[butthurt|shitfit]] when called out, leaving claim that the original artist ripped them off, even if said work is 4 years older than theirs.
* '''The Re-colorist''' colors other's work without permission. This goes for photos as well, which often are renamed "traditional media". They also take animation stills and create "OC's" with them.
* '''[[Photoshop|Photo manipulators]]''' often don't realize royalty-free means you need to pay for those images, they also cite Google as the bona-fide copyright holder to anything on G.I.S. If it's not [[Google|google]], then [[Flickr]] or [[Photobucket]] created the photos. Not, you know, a human with a camera. These people will often slap crappy filters onto photos, and like the re-colorist, they believe this makes the work anything but a photo manipulation.
* '''Slideshow Makers''' take [[OMG|their favorite]] pictures and put it to [[Shit nobody cares about|tasteless, generic]] pop music. They are very common on [[YouTube]].
* '''Outright Retards''' upload famous work and expect people to believe them, its just unfortunate that they do believe so and ripped artwork gets 200,000 faves and a daily deviation.
* '''Profiteers''' are the [[fag]]s that sell their work. Not only do they rip, trace, smudge and smear but they make a nice amount of money off of their [[fail|hard work and efforts]].

==How to find an art thief==
[[Image:Stealingfromgod.JPG|thumb|right|[[OMG|Oh em gee]]! An [[epiphany]]]]
Word on the street is that the one way to identify a thief are these common attributes:
* Style is inconsistent (results from ripping off of a variety of artists).
* Quality of work is inconsistent (gallery fluctuates randomly between [[shitty art|shitty]] and [[tracing|fantastic]] works).
* Unnatural growth of skill (from shitty stick figures one week to professional [[anime]] the next).
* Drama whoring - This is disputed, as almost everyone on [[DA]] is a drama whore of some sort.
* Illogical categorizations (example: "Vector" for tracings, "Digital Art" for screenshots, etc.).
* Talking about it all the time (wanting everyone under the sun to know and recognize them)

==How to explain your art theft away==

[[image:Nogainnoillegal.PNG|thumb|right|but i didn't make money off it!]]
The most common excuses of these shitheads are
* '''Its not mine, my sister/mom/cat/boyfriend/cousin did it'''
* '''I didn't know'''
* '''I have permission from National Graphic/Disney/[[God|God]] to use it'''
* '''<insertyournamehere> tried to screw me/called me a bad name so now I'm taking this as revenge'''
* '''I'm [[An_hero|An hero]]'''
* '''Well if they're not going to/theres nothing they can do about it'''
* '''I found it on [[Google]] and cannot find the original creator'''
* '''I found it on [[Photobucket]] so it's public domain'''
* '''I have [[ADHD]]!!'''

==Retaliation!==
[[Image:Arttheftlul.PNG|thumb|left|Kuu invokes one's wrath]]
Art thieves never like being called out on their deeds. They piss, moan, cry, whine, make death threats and rants on how unfair it was that "their" art got removed. One of the funniest things to come from them is the fact that, without a doubt the only reason to remove someone's work is "Because you are jealous of their/my talent". Aside from that, the vultures are playground bullies waiting to make some [[13 year old boys|12 year old]] cry for ripping Yoshitaka Amano's work. Of course, if you praise them they'll be eternally thankful. Most are dumb enough to believe their traces/rips/whatever are 'great talent'.
[[Image:Forgreatjusticepj1.jpg|thumb|right|thank you <3]]

==OMFG what do I do?==
So they got your art, eh? Or they robbed your friend? Or do you think you can copyright a pose? Or [[Kay Fedewa|"green on a dog"?]] Well sorry pal, but that doesn't count. The only way you'll get anything done is with a good old layover.[[image:Dontusemyposes.JPG|thumb|right|because generic is original now!]]

So now that you have a pack of witch hunters [[Murder|after your blood]] for reporting their stolen crap, have fun reporting their death threats to the Mod box of DA. If it's not a deviantART issue a nice [[lolsuit|lawyer]], crowbar or M-16 can suffice.

Hang around [[Live Journal|Live Journal's]] "art_theft" community for many fun adventures with these guys, but remember "play nice".

But really, good luck. [[Realitysquared|deviantART has been pretty retarded about this the past few years]].

==Misadventures of art theft==
{{cg||theftgallery|left|<gallery>
image:Arttheft5.JPG
image:Arttheifleavesda.PNG|Yes, because Erin Hunter is a real person and draws cats
image:Arttheft6.JPG|All that matters is that someone liked it
image:Artthefwhitewolf.JPG|The guys at Capcom would be so proud
</gallery>|<gallery>
image:Tracerwantaward.JPG|They want what?
Image:Arttheftisgood.PNG|Hyena is a better term.
Image:Galleryofgoods.JPG|Lions and tiger and recolor oh my.
Image:Kidsdontlearn.PNG|And again and again
Image:Artthefpanties.JPG|Uhnn... no comment
Image:Mediatrumpslaw.jpg|[[O RLY]]?
Image:Puzzletheif.jpg|No dice, pal
Image:Tracesupporter.jpg|It's so hard to steal!
Image:YOUR_ARRESTED.PNG|Obey the law
Image:Aribrushtheiv.jpg|Talent
Image:Godwillsue.jpg|[[Lie|God]]? In my [[copyright]] law?
Image:AmrixDrewthis.JPG|She worked hard, people!
Image:Thiefswansong.png|You know nothing!
Image:Stolenundies.jpg|'Nuff said
Image:Smudgefish.jpg|She has commissions also!
Image:Wankereportedme.png|How dare they
Image:Flyingwolfmovie.JPG
Image:Meanartthef.JPG|Don't like, don't look
Image:Notstolenatall.jpg|nightrunner42, flaunting her skill again
Image:Animewolffreakwtf.PNG|what the hell does that mean?
Image:Inpanama.jpg|i not know English so this is ok
Image:Itsaparody.png|card makers and official art=totally legal
Image:Bendzzonat.PNG|wait, so I should be happy for stolen work?
Image:Bekindtotheives.png|[[Its_a_trap|they found us!]]
Image:Bandsaretheves.JPG|a 13 year old girl shows her copyright knowledge
Image:Arttheft16.PNG|can't draw it? can't hire an artist? steal it!
Image:Artfheft15.PNG|how dare they report art thieves!
Image:Sandpervgetsmad.PNG|jerkoffs!
Image:Tilitsobeyrules.PNG|DevianTart is a place for edited [[anime|animu]] screen captures also!
Image:Tilisstalent.jpg|tilis is a [[Unwarranted_self_importance|better artist than you]]
Image:Tilissfantard.png|she did nothing wrong, bugger off
Image:Sfmsg.jpg|lets all ignore the original artist's wishes
</gallery>}}
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== See also ==
*'''[[Sonmanic]]'''
*[[Tracing]]
*[[Icon theft]]
*[[DevianTART]]
*[[Smudge painting]]
*[[Original character]]
*[[Creative Commons]]
*[[Plagiarism]]
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