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On 2004-05-27 21:01, Tiki Rider wrote:
Just curious...Have you ever seen Flounder's beautiful mug paintings? Would you call his ripoffs? Then why would the artist that painted this Tiki Farm mug with a girl sitting in it be a ripoff?
Not only have I seen one, I own one(not of a mug though) But I can't speak for Flounder.
I don't think it's up to me weather or not this is ok, it's up to the original artist and/or owner or the design.
Seeking permission to do pretty much an exact replica to sell in mass quantities dosen't seem ok in my book, especially when the artist is still alive.
Now I'm a graphic designer, and I would never even think about using someone else's image for my work, unless it is public domain, or I have permission.
Paintings are one's own artstic representation, and one of a kind. This image is far to close to the original in my opinion, expecially since it is a new item. I feel personally that the artist should have consulted with the correct person, but like I said, it's a case by case thing. To me, it looks like it may be at least partially computer generated.
It's not up to me, but I feel that Holden or Squid or whomever should at least be aware of it.
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