My Thoughts on Fan Art | Inking Kentaro Miura’s Berserk Manga

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4 ай бұрын

Whether you're a hobbyist or an independent artist, you might be curious to know more about best practices when it comes to fan art, copyright, and monetizing your work. In this video, I share my thoughts on this topic while inking ‘Guts’ from Kentaro Miura’s Berserk Manga.
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⏰ TIMING
01:15 - What is considered fan art?
02:05 - If it’s an infringement, then how?
04:16 - The grey area
05:22 - Informal guidelines
06:31 - What I do
07:11 - Best practices options
07:30 - Use of references for original content

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@konsyjes 4 ай бұрын

Sweet Guts. I really admire how ambitious you are. YOu take on these big pieces and don't get lost. Just pace, and go straight to the finish. It seems like such a powerful sense of strategy and direction you have developped I'm so jelly XD

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, that means a lot. Guts is indeed challenging, I didn't want to disappoint the Berserk fans so I gave it my best 😊

@mindofwatercolor 4 ай бұрын

I'm a recent sub. Love the focus you have on illustrators that have filled me with inspiration over the years (Frazetta, Booth, Leyendecker, Mobius, et al) . I especially love how you study them so meticulously and thoroughly. The Fan Art question is a big one so thanks for covering that too. Wonderful channel!

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Really glad you like it.

@TheKane105 3 ай бұрын

I love watching your inking process and wish I was able to even pencil draw like you do! Thank you for sharing and always educating

@longstrideillustration 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm happy that you enjoyed the video, and noticed the pencils - that underdrawing was a challenge for sure (the inking part is fun) 😊

@francisdrake3730 4 ай бұрын

Very nice video! I love drawing manga the most and was very surprised to see you draw a manga illustration. Especially Guts from Berserk. Much love from germany and keep up the good work.😊

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 I had a lot of fun drawing Guts in a mystical forest

@SweetGir12 2 ай бұрын

thank you for this video. I searched for fan art copyright advice, because i just got an etsy listing removed due to copyright claim for Sailor moon. I assumed it was alright to sell since I see fanart or different products of her everywhere by practically every artist alley artist. So now that i got it removed i even looked up if it was legal, and it wasn't ^^" Shame I didn't see this video sooner...But at least I hope Toei wouldn't sue me or demand money for two shirts sold... It was getting traction lately and i even thought of printing more of it but now i sure won't.

@unluckyjack1561 3 ай бұрын

Hey awesome video! I'm currently trying to improve my art and want to sell art eventually but was worried about getting into trouble if someone wanted a commission of an character from a show or anime.this video was super helpful.

@longstrideillustration 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear that it helped clarify some of your worries about commission work.

@jaimejaime1178 4 ай бұрын

Hi Chloe. Jim from Madrid, Spain (a fellow artist and a New Yorker expat living abroad). Again... great video! And very educational for artists (legal views, etc.). I don't do Fan Art but I like watching other artists with their own vision from original artwork (could be a Comic super hero or a Picaso/Dalí, for example), because Masters are there to teach us as well as to inspire us (artists) to do better. I also understand the copyright laws, which always protect everyone's rights for our original work and that's how it should be!. And great artwork! I like your inking style very much. It gives a feel of Masters maybe considered a bit more traditional and not so "comic" artwork oriented, but extremely well executed in your own personal style. Thank you for sharing, from a fellow artist and a subscriber to your channel! Cheers from Sunny Spain! 😁👍😎✌

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

Hi Jim from Madrid, I bet it's warmer where you are than from where I'm typing with my gloves on. haha. Thank you for watching and I'm glad that you enjoy the style. I aim to feature different genres of pen masters, because as you mention there is a lot to learn from each of them. Last night I was looking at some images from Charles Dana Gibson and wondering how he makes a few scribbles say so much. I'll need to make a video about the "economy of lines", so fascinating!

@jaimejaime1178 3 ай бұрын

@@longstrideillustration Thank you Chloe for taking the time to reply to my comment. As Steve from the Mind of Watercolor says (I'm also a subscriber to his channel and he is a wonderful guy - always answers any of my questions - Thank you too, Steve!) your channel, Chloe, is really good and you helped me to improve in my line work a lot! And yes, a video on how to say more with less lines would really be appreciated! Cheers from Madrid!

@elfatihahmed1325 4 ай бұрын

Heyyy!❤ thanks for the valuable information and am glad you go with a Manga protagonist in this video. WE ARE EXCITED FOR MORE 🎉❤

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear you like it! Thanks for watching, and yes, there will be more manga characters in the future 😊

@Belfort23 4 ай бұрын

Great video and one of my all time favorite series Berserk!

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

Mine too! Thanks for watching.

@gabrielhawk Ай бұрын

This is amazing! Miura would be so proud! Your absolute line control is really outstanding. I wish I could draw lines like that, but my hands shake a lot 😢especially on digital, since the tablet + nib are so slick. It was unbelievable to see you drawing the line on the Dragonslayer without using a ruler. I felt personally attacked 😂

@longstrideillustration Ай бұрын

The paper has a bit of texture and grabs the nib for a bit of control (if that helps), it's a bristol vellum

@gabrielhawk Ай бұрын

@@longstrideillustration Thanks! I will try to add a paper on top of the tablet to see if it help.

@joek600 Ай бұрын

@@gabrielhawk Try taping a piece of baking paper on your tablet, it will add some friction.

@gabrielhawk Ай бұрын

@@joek600 I will give it a try, tyvm :)

@ChantelleArts 4 ай бұрын

fantastic info, thank you for sharing ☺☺☺

@PrototypeOnDemand 17 күн бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@liamatkin7076 4 ай бұрын

Hi, love your work and your channel! I would LOVE!! To see you do a video on Bernie Wrightson. Keep up the amazing work 👍🏻

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

Bernie is my TOP Favourite! For sure, there will be more than one Wrightson video in the future :)

@liamatkin7076 4 ай бұрын

@@longstrideillustration I look forward to them!

@yannicklebreton4683 4 ай бұрын

Berserk 😃, j'ai reconnu ! Joli travail. 👍 Un hello de france.

@TarcisioSampaio 4 ай бұрын

So hard 🔥🔥

@thearthurmarston9897 Ай бұрын

My partner and I sculpted a character from Berserk that is very beloved in the community and we really want to offer limited sculptures of him on etsy. Would doing something like this get us in trouble?

@longstrideillustration Ай бұрын

Hi there. My best guess is that it would be a gamble to post it on Etsy, but the worst they can do is shut you down (unless they give out fines as well). I doubt the copyright owner would take action on a derivative work. It might be worthwhile to look closer at the fine print though, so you have a full understanding of the risks you are taking. Another alternative to Etsy would be to build a Woo Commerce Landing page/store for your derivative products and drive your community to your own site.

@SosyalMedyaArge-so5bs 4 ай бұрын

This work is great too! Please how can I draw more historical characters, especially ink crosshatching chainmail characters?

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

For any project, I like to plan it out using a 5-step approach. You could start by doing research on your subject, sketch thumbnails to decide on the composition, do studies to figure out the values arrangements, line style, textures, then go from there. See for more info here: longstrideillustration.com/how-to-ink-textures-fearlessly/

@HaramohanOfficial 4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@mayrandrade_art9786 3 ай бұрын

Shat you said is really fair and acceptable biut what is heppwning right now with Aiart drives me nuts, is it legal? Are big Ai companies doing an ethical and legal work? I dont thinks so

@longstrideillustration 3 ай бұрын

The speed at which AI tools are being integrated into everything is a bit terrifying, from my standpoint. A lot of the comiccons that I participate in, the organizers do not accept AI generated art, but it's hard to say how that's being monitored. It's a big topic for sure.

@seaofcolour7431 4 ай бұрын

copying someone else's art is great for learning technique for personal improvement, but I think in order to grow as an artist you should eventually strive to come up with your own ideas and have the confidence to showcase them. Sometimes artists need to work on using their imagination more and not neglect this part of their creativity. Using your mind to plan and create an original composition can be just as important as being able to skillfully use your art materials.

@longstrideillustration 4 ай бұрын

For sure, I agree 100%. Thanks for watching!

@luxuriousmindset1906 10 күн бұрын

I don't like or approve of it fan art and then sell it there's alot of artists that think they have a right just because they draw in a different pose and other nonsense