always keep an eye out for reposts! they don’t give credit to artists, they give the reposter notes for something that isn’t theirs, and they’re against tumblr’s community guidelines.
it’s very important to reblog art from artists because the notes support them. source links to their blog or to the post is ok, but if you have the source link to their blog, why not find the post anyway? many artists get very frustrated over art theft/reposts, and some have even deleted their blogs because so many people have been reposting their art without a source to them. artists deserve credit for the work they do!
also check out this post about finding sources, this more-detailed tutorial on how to image-search fanart for the op on tumblr, and this google chrome extension that offers image-search for pixiv (more for art by japanese artists), iqdb, tineye (those 2 are useless), and reverse google image search!
“this art isn’t mine”, “i didn’t draw this”, and “credit to whoever drew this” AREN’T ENOUGH. weheartit, zerochan, fanpop, and other image-hosting sites aren’t valid sources! if you see a post with any of those sites as a source, please do not reblog it! deviantart, artist blogs, pixiv sites, furaffinity, and other artist-uploading sites are valid sources! if the artist has a tumblr, reblog their art from them and don’t repost it.
thanks for reading!
(Source: fatenumberfor)
