I used to post my digital art at max resolution until a pro called me out

Back when I first started sharing my digital paintings online, I would upload them at the full 6000x4000 pixel resolution. I thought people wanted to see every single brushstroke and detail. About 8 months ago, a professional concept artist I look up to commented on one of my posts saying I was making it too easy for people to steal my work and for others to zoom in and nitpick unfinished areas. Now I only showcase my art at 1920x1080 or smaller. It forces me to make the image look good as a whole piece instead of relying on tiny details. Plus I stopped losing prints to people just screen grabbing my full res files. Has anyone else dealt with the right size to use for online portfolios?

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christopher90312d ago

Funny how that works with everything now, not just art. Like I've noticed people post full res photos of their concert tickets or boarding passes and you just know someone's gonna screenshot and use that barcode. We live in a world where you gotta think about the lowest common denominator of who's gonna rip you off.

jade_hunt4812d ago

The thing that gets me, @christopher903, is how people just assume everyone out there is honest. You see it all the time with folks posting their kids' school photos or front door keys on social media. It takes about two seconds for someone to copy a house key from a clear photo. We have gotten so used to sharing every little detail that we forget the basic scammer playbook is still in use. My neighbor once posted a picture of her new car with the license plate clear as day, and someone tried to impersonate her at the DMV a week later. It really is a case of thinking twice before hitting send, because the world has a whole lot of people who just look for easy targets.