Beware - Ravensmoon666

22 hours ago, Ravensmoon666 said:

This is probably going to be my only reply to this post as I knew when in opening the case Artist Beware would not agree with my actions as I've seen how they react to things many times.

As AsylumPatient said above, I was under the impression if I was given the PSD (as well as given the exact font and size) I had permission to edit it.

I removed Adiago's credit because of two reasons, I never gave permission for it to be writen in my original commission, and I never wanted the name of the woman who in herself still owes me 370$ along with months of abuse and harassment.

Efsher and I have always been fine, no issues and this was my second time commissioning her. Things only blew up until I went to commission her a third time and she told me that I could continue to use her artwork but she had someone come to her about the drama between Adiago and I and she didn't want to work with me again.
I tried explaining my side as I had no idea what had been said and hadn't and linked her my beware on Deviant art and showed her the beware I had written as well as Adiago's Kiwifarm threads since it had more proof than I had and told her she if she changed her mind she could message me. She reaffirmed that she didn't want to take sides. Okay, cool. I was upset but I let it drop and marked her off as an artist I could commission.

I had somethings with Adiago pop up, as I had been trying my best to ignore her after almost a year of dealing with and she wrote Tweets about how I stole from her, so on an so forth. I had enough and had been wanting to remove the credit that had been bugging me since I commissioned my reference and removed it. I'd never had an artist in all of my years of commissioning give out the PSD's and font sizes if it wasn't for text changes. So I assumed it was okay.

Efsher noted me weeks later and commented how I took Adiago's name off the reference, and said it 'wasn't cool to remove credit.' I hadn't Efsher's credits and assumed one of Adiago's followers must have saw it and messaged Efsher about it (maybe the same one who noted her back then). I went silent because I'm not good at conflict and I wasn't sure what to say and after talking it over with my mates and friends I just let it drop as well.

I wasn't given a warning that she would file a takedown if I didn't answer her or revert the piece, I should have answered her but I didn't and I take fault.

As said above, I did not remove Efsher's credit, I would not remove artist credit and it's even seen by if you go back to my original referencesheets of Eclipse that I haven't even removed Adiago's.

https://gyazo.com/ab5b94e3422cbe4cc195f1d98cd15e62 I was told it was removed for "unauthorized use", I even disputed with writing a ticket in response showing where I had proof of use and Furaffinity held strong.

I do not really use any Website other than Furaffinity, having it taken down from my gallery without warning and no further discussion isn't right either and the reference is basically useless to me if I cannot use it there. I know many will not agree with how I handled things and I second guess myself as well but again.

I paid 570$ for a reference I'm not allowed to use on the Website I conduct all of my art related business with all over credits to an abusive woman who still will not let things go even when I do 'play by her rules' because she hates me.

I know people won't agree with me, I'll take this Artist Beware in and accept full fault but I at least want my side on here for anyone who does read.

 

Hello, again.

I'm posting again to make a formal apology to Efsher and everyone else. I'm sorry that I made a terrible decision to file a charge back out of my own hotheadedness for a woman who has been dragging me down for far too long. I understand now that Efsher was just trying to cover her own bases and while I wish we communicated better what's done is done.

I have cancelled the chargebacks and if it has costed Efsher a single penny I am willing to pay the difference out of my own pocket.

https://gyazo.com/d979620e8417bb7cf601877a922e5bbc

My mate and I have talked about it and looked over what has been commented and a conversation I had with someone over DM's here and it's time to let go and change. I will be dropping the name 'Abyss drake' as the heart ache it continues to bring is not worth it, it's almost been a year now and I'm tired of having something related to this person.

I have however, spend thousands of dollars on this character and she was hand tailored by me (more so in her later version.) so instead of scrapping her entirely my mate and I are both going to reinvent our drakes into a different species (hybrid of existing open species like Felkins or  sergals, or another preexisting flat headed drakes with permission from a friend who knows them) or make our own entirely that we'll slowly be working on. Efsher has offered to help with this on the reference she did, or we will just resize Adiago's credits and put them somewhere smaller and more transparent on the reference.

Everything is still being decided and I hope everyone can forgive me for my emotion ruled lapse in judgement. I am so sorry and never wanted to become anything like this woman that's done so much.

Blessed be~ Raven.