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fandomsecrets2008-10-27 05:07 pm
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[ SECRET POST #661 ]
⌈ Secret Post #661 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Pennie and Aggie]
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[Death Note]
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[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]
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[Princess Tutu]
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[Swat Kats]
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[Hockey; Montreal Canadiens; Andre and Sergei Kostitsyn]
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[House]
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[Detroit Metal City]
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[Sailor Moon Musical]
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127. [repeat]
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[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]
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[[Death Note (live action);Soichiro Yagami/L]]
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[Toradora; Taiga Aisaka]
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[South Park]
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(Petshop of Horrors, Hellsing)
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[torchwood, doctor who]
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[Supernatural]
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[Noein]
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[Katekyo Hitman Reborn!]
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Re: 121.
The thing is, you keep saying "fan artists" as if that's all these people do. An artist is an artist is an artist. And most folk selling fanart sell art of their own creation as well. It's not that fanartists are poor--it's that artist in general tend to be. Not so much "starving artists," but it's not exactly a lucrative business unless you become one of the lucky few.
And yes, it is an easy source of income because people are way more likely to buy art of a character they know than an original character they don't. The demand for it is high--people like collecting itMe, I look at fanart as an opportunity to make a sort of dialogue with other fans--straight pin-ups never really were my thing; I like to make a narrative with the characters, something new, and fans like that something new. It's all free on my website; if they want to pay for a hardcopy, grand (granted, it's been ages since my last selling-con, and at the time, it really was just cost-of-copy covering). But at that, the fan art becomes something unique--they can't get a picture of Doc Ock having a tea party with the Lizard or whatever anywhere else.
More than that, fan art is a way to get known as an artist and build up a base of fans who will then buy original art. It's the nature of the beast, I suppose. It's just the way it works. Mind, nine times out of ten, if there's a creator who's vehemently opposed to fan-creations of their work (like Anne McCaffery was a few years ago), artists and writers alike will respect that and refrain.
I don't see how it is ethically questionable if, as you say, all parties involved turn a blind eye to it. If Marvel has no problem with some Joe selling pictures of Spidey and Mary Jane at a con booth, why is it wrong?
You say it hurting no one isn't always true. I can't really imagine how. If a talented artist starts building up a huge fanbase and making a lot of money drawing comicbook characters, most companies won't shut them down, they'll hire 'em. Those two dollars that kid made selling a print of Inu Yasha isn't two dollars that Rumiko Takehashi won't see.