EDIT: Considering that this isn't stopping any time soon, I'd simply just apologise for everything that I've done and said. If you wish to carry on forth with trying to disprove me or basically discredit me for everything, then I cannot stop you, but I have explained myself and if further explanation is needed, then I shall explain it once more.
- - I have used renders which I initially thought had proper permissions attached and had not backtracked further to confirm whether they were.
- - I had gotten materials from friends whom said that the materials were good to use, again, misled.
- - Considering I had assumed I could use the images freely, I did not credit the particular image I used which was a mistake of mine and should've done so (as I had not seen the original deviant whom rendered the image request so).
- - I lost my previous computer that had all my files and important documents which also means I cannot properly prove myself in this case about certain permissions or dates that I am being held accountable for.
- - I have taken down the images as requested, but still see a continuation of attacks when I had made it clear that I understood what I had done wrong and shall make sure to not repeat again.
- - Even though it is hard, I ask for your understanding and forgiveness on this regard and wished to be respected as I had done what was needed to be done and acknowledged the wrong that I've committed.
Recently someone has been accusing me of art theft and even making journals in regards to it. It has come to my attention that some of the characters I've used in previous artworks, that those were renders. The thing is, these renders, were provided by other people whom I assumed had gotten permission from the original creators of the images.
It isn't uncommon to expect those who provide these renders to have gotten permission from the original artists, thus why I thought it was appropriate to use these characters in my own works.
I am also aware that I had not provided proper credits to where I had gained these images from, which I can only explain in two ways:
1. I stored them on my laptop for years and haven't touched it until much later. This meant that I lost the original source of the image and had no way of providing proper credit to whomever made it,
2. I was not aware of who the original characters belonged to, because it came in the form of a render. Something that someone else cut out. I assumed, seeing as they posted it that they had gotten permission.
I would add on that everything that is currently in my gallery has either been fully created by me/that I had gotten permission for.
I do apologise for what has happened and the misunderstanding that has occurred from this. I did not mean to come off as stealing art, as again, I assumed that these images had been rendered with permission from the original artists.
Any further accusation on this is completely unwarranted, for I have taken the necessary steps to ensure that my gallery no longer contains such images.
I will also add that I will take much more extra precaution when creating images so that none of this will happen again and that I hope this is understood.
Here is the conversation I had had with the person that has brought this to my attention, in case anyone assumes I'm lying:
"Hello Xenia,
First up, I would like to apologise I was not aware that the piece I made for the one month anniversary of me and my GF, that the characters did not have permission. I got this from someone who rendered the artwork apparently, I did not know what the original was either.
I was not aware that the person who rendered it, did not have permission. I have rechecked my entire gallery and I have hidden/deleted the items that did not have permission.
However, I hope that this clears up any misunderstanding, because I simply was not aware that the person who I got the render from, did not ask for permission...
I would also like to ask if you could delete the journals (or edit them idk) and if you could stop calling me an art thief. I was simply not aware that the people where i got the renders from, did not ask for permission.
All of the other pieces in my gallery that are currently in my gallery, I have either asked for permission or I have drawn everything in them myself and I have proof for that too.
So again, my apologies for the misunderstanding."
Any further accusations or comments (on my profile) will not be tolerated as that would qualify as harassment. I have already acknowledged my mistakes, there is no need to keep pursuing something that has already been achieved.
Any updates will be added later on.
Regards,
Kevin
