Copying someone else’s paint job; OK or not quite the thing?

[Sterling Moose]

Fine by me.  I copied the shield designs on some Wargods of Aegyptus figures because I'm not the slightest bit artistic.  I can paint by numbers ie fill in the white bits on primed figures but free art.......................no way.

[TacticalPainter]

There are so few original ideas, everything evolves from something else.  There are fads and phases - do you dip, do you dry brush, do you use three tones?  None of these are original ideas from the miniatures world.  They’ve all been copied, borrowed or modified from somewhere else.

If you like something, then copy it or draw on its ideas.  This is not exclusive to us, everything from art to science is like this.  Relax and do what works for you.  Oh, and if you do think you’ve come up with something totally original.....I hate to burst your bubble, odds are you are not the first.

[FramFramson]

[MachinaMandala]

 

EDITED: The original one is so close to the parody I got the two confused.

[TacticalPainter]

I’d like to know who is claiming they own the IP to applying paint with a paintbrush? 

Or which airbrush manufacturer stole the IP of the prehistoric people who blew pigment from their mouth to make hand impressions on cave walls?

No one stole the cars, they found them left unlocked, with the keys in the ignition and a note saying, drive me.

[Pijlie]

It is better to steal well than to invent badly 

[Doug ex-em4]

The richest artist is the greatest self-publicist. Say “hi” banksy and Tracey 💰

Doug

[N.C.S.E]

Given Banksy is a graffiti artist who does his best to keep his identity a secret, I doubt he makes too much.

Since painting is such a personal process, especially with figures that have no real value (relative to your masterpieces where imitations passed off as the real thing are a big deal), I'd suggest even if you copied perfectly every aspect of a tutorial, it would still be your own work. Everyone is different after all.

[Doug ex-em4]

Given Banksy is a graffiti artist who does his best to keep his identity a secret, I doubt he makes too much.

Well, he communicates through his agent which says something.

I'd suggest even if you copied perfectly every aspect of a tutorial, it would still be your own work. Everyone is different after all.

Good point.

Doug