On ArtId, we talk a lot about marketing artwork through the Internet and other venues. We talk about the difficulties of doing the marketing oneself and oftentimes of the need to "just paint". While artists have varying goals for the art they create, at some point there comes a desire to step out beyond the pack and be recognized. In the midst of working on this goal, it is easy to feel that only a lucky few ever get to make a name for themselves in the more elite art community. Recently, I spoke to one of those "lucky" artists and learned achieving this goal is much less about luck than it is about determination, talent, and smart planning…
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What Is A Copyright
The main purpose of a copyright is to make sure that others do not use your artwork without your knowledge or consent for their own needs, whether it be an outright theft of an image for reproduction and sale or if it is to use on other publications such as a website, brochure, or film. Legally, it is the responsibility of the other party to contact you and ask your permission to use the art as well as to comply with any conditional terms you might have regarding that use.
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How Does A Copyright Work
As an artist, you technically hold the copyright to your work at the time you have completed it. You put down the brush, the pencil, or whatever you used to make your art, and you behold your finished creation…
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