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Even with those places with so-called security, some one will find a way to lift it. A lot of artists are saying watermark everything. But then some galleries hate it, saying their collectors don't want to see it, but ... depends on your audience. I watermark everything I can now. Thanks for keeping that sharp eye! L. _____________________ Linda M. Feltner Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, President 520.803.0538 On 9/29/17 4:17 PM, Gail Guth wrote: > > I understand what they are saying, there's a fairly lengthy > explanation inthe FAQ's about it. But it seems to me they are just > saying that the exposure is more valuable than any thievery that may > happen. that may be ok for those who crank out tons of images, but not > so much for those of us who spend hours and hours on one piece. I'd > rather not give it away. > > -Gail > > > > On 9/29/17 3:14 PM, Linda Feltner wrote: >> Wow, thank goodness you read the fine print. That sounds very odd. >> and slipshod, actually. >> The only way with that system is to use the watermarks. >> L. >> _____________________ >> Linda M. Feltner Artist LLC >> Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, President >> 520.803.0538 >> www.lindafelter.com >> On 9/29/17 9:40 AM, Gail Guth wrote: >>> >>> Hi - does anyone use Behance to promote their work? I have an Adobe >>> subscription, so it's free; I declined to advertised in the upcoming >>> Sourcebook because of the cost and never getting any work via that >>> outlet, so I thought I'd try Behance. (I still have my Science-art >>> portfolio, the only place I have ever gained any work!) >>> >>> However, I see that there are NO copyright protectionsat all on >>> Behance, and no one watermarks any of the images. You can click and >>> drag or right click to save images to the desktop, and they are >>> hi-res and totally useable. Behance says that there is no way to >>> truly protect images on the web, and adding in such protections just >>> makes things more complicated. >>> >>> this concerns me a lot, for my own work and especially for any >>> copyrighted work from my clients. I supposed I can just slap >>> watermarks on everything (I do usually anyway) but I seem to be the >>> only one who would be doing that. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> Gail >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Gail Guth >>> Guth Illustration & Design >>> 139 Lathrop Avenue >>> Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 >>> 269-963-1311 >>> [log in to unmask] >>> www.guthillustration.com <http://www.guthillustration.com/> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> >>> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >>> instructions at >>> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >>> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >> instructions at >> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >> > > -- > Gail Guth > Guth Illustration & Design > 139 Lathrop Avenue > Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 > 269-963-1311 > [log in to unmask] > www.guthillustration.com <http://www.guthillustration.com/> > > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv