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These are all the comments deviantART has been hiding under their Twitter post where they hype an AI prompt monkey for doing spiffy things with art stolen from the very artists who made this site relevant to begin with.
Not only has this site betrayed artists, but is now silencing us for speaking up.
AI isn't art and does not fucking belong on an art site.
I just cancelled my core membership after more than a decade. They used my own money to rob me.
Art thief alert
This is the info compiled by myself and others about this person who keeps coming back under various, mostly stolen names: https://angrylump.wixsite.com/josblog/about
Some of their names have been:
RoxxHoshigaki
Adaru32/2/1
PervySage
WhiskeyVixen
VerdanaKisame
And then some. Note most of these names also belong to legit people!
GumRoad launched!
I'm closing down Patreon, so please check out my GR for subscriptions and direct purchases!
Art Thief Alert
So this person here, an alleged Joselyn H., has made yet another account. So far, I couldn't identify her submissions as stolen, but she has been stealing from me and other artists for years. Here's a compilation of proof from her previous theft wave: https://imgur.com/a/2UjGWlc
Back in late 2022, I wondered why my Instagram account was suddenly banned for "solicitation of minors", something I didn't do. I got it reinstated, but in that time, Joselyn here uploaded all my KisaIta (Kisame x Itachi) art, recoloured, to her own Instagram, the now deleted Adaru32. She had me blocked; I was alerted to this by another artist. I believe she reported my account to death in order to usurp my identity. If you scroll through the post linked above, you'll find a list of 75 IG posts of hers I reported for my stolen art alone back then. She has also been using my and other people's user names to steal our work more successfully. She is currently on FurAffinity as DarkRedDemon, claiming she'll do anything to make us stop "harassing her" (=calling her out for actual crimes), but hasn't responded to my request for $500 in damages, so she lied. And yes, I deserve damage payments, as she sold my art on her Patreon and Fanbox. On the latter, she even used my banner and tier names to impersonate me and is still following my Fanbox (not paying) to try and skim content.
She is a pathological liar. Back when she impersonated the real Adaru32 on Tumblr etc. she claimed to be a boy. In late April, she referred to herself as a "teenage adult woman", but lately on FurAffinity, claimed she was 3 months on testosterone. No alleged minor (17) is 3 months on T 4 months after proudly assuming a female identity. She would not be able to obtain testosterone legally without counselling at her age. And this counselling, to result in a T prescription, would have left no doubt as to her male identity, yet all recent accounts are she/her. Also, her claim that her dad just died and she can't cope with being "harassed" (called out) as well: lies. Her dad has died like three times so far, and her strange coping mechanism seems to be art theft, huh.
This here is a post made by an older victim of hers, the real Adaru32: https://adaru32.tumblr.com/post/636718260951400448/deviantart-users-need-your-help-please
This is her now deleted carrd, the new one is carrd.co/verdanakisame. Look at the list of names. Many of those are mine, including a legal name I blurred because what the actual fuck??? Bunspunabitch, ADHD no Jutsu, Douche Baguette, Dooshdolls, Big Eel, Itachi's Wetwipe Draws, and Grumpybuns are all my names. All these names are stolen. She does this so she can claim that her victims are just her alts.
I mean, I'm not someone who thinks individual sentences can or should be copyrighted, but look at her motto below. "Fat asses throw big shade" and even her group name, are directly taken from me.
I don't mind my art being reposted as long as the watermark is untampered with and I'm credited. But this one blatantly claims to be the artist. She has even put my watermark on other people's art (see imgur link above). So if you see her under any of the usernames shown in the screenshot, or think you're seeing stolen Kisame or KisaIta art, please let me know.
Where else to find me
So since this site is now clearly run (into the ground) by clowns, I don't feel welcome here anymore. They dead-ass deleted a watercolour painting of mine where two toddlers are innocently playing in the nude, because apparently, that's kinky and fetishizing, unlike, you know, this. You should also read their shit take on the ages of fictional characters. You can't even age them UP from their canon age to depict them in an NSFW way, not that toddlers playing without their clothes on should be regarded as any kind of questionable. When was this place sold to prudish lunatics who project their latent child-targeting paraphilias on innocent drawings? Sure, I will absolutely draw any kind of filth for cash, but this wasn't it.
I don't know how long all of my followers have been on here, but I've been a member for 19 years and I've seen up close how every new update and change to the site has fucked it up rather than improve it, and most people who talk about this site's changes agree with me, but somehow, the people running it won't listen. I can't believe I just paid for Core. Because even the Subscription feature is policed by people who give me "wear a fancy hat for Church & judge people who didn't go, get home in time to feed the missing children in your basement" vibes.
So I don't think I'll be returning to as much activity on here as I meant to. Anyway. Feel free to follow me on these & remember I'm a whore for engagement!
Instagram for art - could really use the engagement boost! Backup here.
Tumblr for art - trying to move my art following here, no NSFW though
Pinterest - not very active
Facebook page - Naruto / Boruto fanart
Patreon - uncensored, always, has SFW/tip jar and tutorial tiers
Yaoi/BL Fanbox - always censored, but cheaper; has an SFW tier
Print Shop - buy my art on wearable and other goods!
Ko-Fi Shop - buy OOAK stuff & give tips :)
Books I wrote - buy them here!
Clip Studio Assets - assets I made for CSP. New releases are free for 2 days, so check in often!
Tellonym / CuriousCat - ask me anonymous questions. I'm done answering "how are you" or "what did you last eat" kind of questions.
Political blog - I post my thoughts about society and politics here, and here only, and rarely so. I'm tired.