Do you think it's right to edit someone's art to "fix it"?

[Marc]

Let's say you've published an art piece and someone sees it, edits it and sends you it while explaining it's a better version and how they've "fixed it up for you". Do you think this is right or wrong of the person to do?

 

[Artisan]

Art is art. If it was a major edit I wouldn't understand why they'd go over the effort other than their own view. There's nothing to stop it from being "almost-plagiarized" with the edit so I wouldn't like it myself. Just not hard feelings when it happens.

 

[P2.0]

NO. Don't ever do that without the artist's permission. That counts as stealing, and it's frowned upon by a lot of people. And you never know who the artist is, they could sue you for it.

Always ask permission first.

 

[Artisan]

NO. Don't ever do that without the artist's permission. That counts as stealing, and it's frowned upon by a lot of people. And you never know who the artist is, they could sue you for it.

Always ask permission first.

But, like it's an original work after edited right? Parodies for example.

 

[P2.0]

But, like it's an original work after edited right? Parodies for example.

Nah, it still counts as stealing if you don't ask. :'D Even if you traced the outlines and put your character there.

It's like if you used one media to post art, someone took your work, edited it, and posted it someplace else, pretending to be you. It doesn't feel good at all. ;-;

 

[Marc]

NO. Don't ever do that without the artist's permission. That counts as stealing, and it's frowned upon by a lot of people. And you never know who the artist is, they could sue you for it.

Just to make sure you read it clearly, the person is sending it to you (either in private or a reply to your art post). Not sure if that counts as stealing to artists but I just wanted to make sure we're both on the same page.

 

[Chronal]

It depends. Did they ask for help/advice? If not, then it's kind of just rude. Art can be very personal, and there's a difference between unasked constructive criticism, which can be okay on occasion, and just straight up unasked corrections. Criticism allows for the artist to learn and possibly fix some things on the piece in their own style, and can be semi-polite at many times even if it comes out of no where. (ex: "WOW ! This is really great !! I love how you do ~blank~, but ~blank~ looks a little off to me. How did you draw ~blank?~ I usually do ~the things you would improve yourself~ to get this effect I like.")

But correcting randomly? You've taken away the artist's right to improve on their own piece and work on their own mistakes. You did the process for them. If you really wanted to be helpful, you'd let them learn. You'd give suggestions that they can take or leave. Many times, artists are open to advice! I know I'm always happy to hear people's ideas. But, like most things, there's an etiquette to follow, and drawing over just isn't it.

 

[Deepak]

Let's say you've published an art piece and someone sees it, edits it and sends you it while explaining it's a better version and how they've "fixed it up for you". Do you think this is right or wrong of the person to do?

As long as they dont share it with everyone on social media or something, it’s not too bad. Cuz stealing is if they say it’s all THEIR work. If i drew something and someone edited it, i wouldnt be mad and i might even change the original if its a good edit.

 

[P2.0]

Just to make sure you read it clearly, the person is sending it to you (either in private or a reply to your art post). Not sure if that counts as stealing to artists but I just wanted to make sure we're both on the same page.

The only way it wouldn't count is if you two were friends, I would say. Because they usually do drawings for each other as a surprise. But a complete stranger has no business to make edits unless the artist says it's ok.

 

[28142]

I'd say that it's incredibly rude to "fix" someone else's work without any kind of permission. You're basically telling that person that their work wasn't good and you can do better, you're lowering their self esteem. It's not a kind of compliment, it's not "helpful", and I'd be incredibly offended if someone did that to something I drew. Certainly would make me not want to share anything publicly in future.

Imagine if someone painted a fantastic oil painting, then someone came along with a paintbrush to an art gallery and just started doing their own doodles on all the paintings. Would that be acceptable?

Critisism is fine, but editing is just bad imo.

 

[Sunny_Meows]

Let's say you've published an art piece and someone sees it, edits it and sends you it while explaining it's a better version and how they've "fixed it up for you". Do you think this is right or wrong of the person to do?

I once made an artwork about penguins and such, and my classmate took my sketch pad, erased my hard work, and drew new penguins, claiming he "fixed" it. I felt hurt that day, and I felt angry. Even though we're friends now and he respects me, I can't help but think about what he did back then. I've seen countless other people go through this on social media sites. So, no. Claiming to "fix" something without help or permission is bad. It shows a lack of respect and empathy that might not go away until they apologise or make it up to you, but that's hard on the Internet for some reason I don't know.

 

[SmugWolff]

Never, the only time I see this kind of stuff is people on Twitter changing races of characters then saying they "fixed it" for clout and to shame the artist, you shouldn't need to change the work of someone else, if you want it to be something else then you should just make your own art.

 

[Lieshae]

This actually happened to me before, I posted a drawing to my art account and someone sent me back my piece with some things changed. (this was years ago.) I personally didn't mind since I knew they were trying to help me improve, and I kinda knew them, plus they didn't post it anywhere that I know of. Now that I am more experienced in art, and spend hours into my work, I wouldn't really enjoy it if someone edited my stuff, despite their intentions! If someone wants to "fix" something in my art, I rather them tell me so I can point out my mistakes rather then do it for me.

 

[Gram]

This seems like a silly thing to do. If you have published the piece, that’s really all there is to it. You’re past the point of looking for inspiration or constructive criticism.

People are free to doodle on it and make up their own version for fun, but chances are high that I’m not going to change the piece or even acknowledge their correspondence. If they want to make something, they can do it themselves instead of trying to be a backseat artist, piggybacking on my talent.

Granted this view is from the perspective of an alternate version of me that could actually make art.