Art Theft by DJ Ravi / Ravinose Xu (RESOLVED)

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

Recently I have noticed that someone I consider a friend, has been posting up some art and saying they are taking commissions. Well after looking at the art they have been posting I noticed something was right and went looking. I found the originals

WHO: DJ Ravi / Ravinose Xue

WHERE: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/djravi/

WHAT: Art re-tracing / re-coloring - no credit to original artist given

WHEN: October 22-24

PROOF:
Hers : Was removed. Will see about putting up the copy I screenshotted
Original by Hitomi Hasegawa : http://www.nattoli.net/art/879/nia-and-simon-happily-ever-after

Hers : http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6777012/
Original by Akata Itsuki : http://www.nattoli.net/art/440/akata-itsukis-sword-girl

I am not going to do over lays seeing as how it is very apparent of the copying.

She has posted both of these to her Facebook as well and After finding the Sword Girl one I left a comment on the picture saying "Very nice retrace and recolor. Might be a good idea to give credit to the original artist though." After that I was unfriended and blocked. That night I talked to her on Yahoo Messenger and she told me that it was her roommate that had posted it up and a "pet" that had made it for her.

Now the "Nia and Simon" one. I saw her making this one at Fur Fright, though It was mostly done and I didn't get a good look at it. Just today did I find the original after looking for the Sword Girl.

I also went onto her FA page and went to leave a comment on one of her fursuit picture only to find out I have been added to her block list.

EDIT: I will be talking to her about both of these and see if she finally confesses. Will post my results.

EDIT #2 : She took down the "Nia and Simon" one after I am guessing a few posts made about her tracing. Did not get a chance to see them for myself.

EDIT #3 : She has said that Sword Girl was a gift and given a name along with it. As for "Nia and Simon" she has said that the original was given to her by someone who wanted a commission and was asked to trace over it.

EDIT #4 : After a long talk with Ravi, she has promised never to let something like this happen again and will do research on any pictures she is given and will seek out the original artist to get permission.

Comments

[oceandezignz.livejournal.com]

If you can, I'd screencap those two pieces she 'did'. Just in case she finds out about this and does a gallery wipe.

Also. How can anyone not see these are very bad paintovers. It hurts. Hurts so bad...

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the idea. I promptly did what you suggested and took screen shots.

[ryunwoofie.livejournal.com]

LOL that's the girl who bought my fursuit head and character design a while back. >.>
It was VERY difficult understanding this person during the entire transaction. They refused to use caps or any punctuation of any time. It was almost a transaction I didn't want to go through with..

Sucks to see a character I designed used in such a manner. :C
I am sadface.

[oceandezignz.livejournal.com]

You have the soul of a saint to have completed the sale. Just reading the artist comments is painful.

[poizenkat.livejournal.com]

ooh i thought i recognized the character.

Damn that's really disappointing.

[dixie comic (from livejournal.com)]

Wait, YOU designed? Hmm....

I have no life.

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

I went ahead and did overlays...

Nia-Clonage (http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w42/snobahr/Misc/DjRavi-1-overlay.png)

Akuta-Clonage (http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w42/snobahr/Misc/DjRavi-2-overlay.png) - It's a little off, due to my getting impatient.

Re: I have no life.

[ryunwoofie.livejournal.com]

They are clear enough, regardless. I'm sure the OP will appreciate your no life. :P

Re: I have no life.

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the over-lays. It does make it a little clearer in the end.

[munemunenyo.livejournal.com]

That second trace just looks like they inverted the colors in MSPaint. This person has some nerve to post them D:

[oceandezignz.livejournal.com]

To be honest, these are less of a trace and more gross abuse of photoshop. Looks more like paintbucketing all over, you can see bits of the original image peek out from under all of that and the terrible fact that there are artifacts (and some nonsensical blurring especially in the second one) all over the damn images. If it was really her work and she was proud of it - I doubt she'd let all of that work go to waste under a layer of unattractive pixelation!

[fastbreak333.livejournal.com]

That's a very sad attempt of hiding a trace I gotta say... look at all the visuals and Photoshop features she's using and how some parts of the second picture are completely blurry.

[spiffystuff.livejournal.com]

File a trouble ticket with FA

[thaily.livejournal.com]

Quite frankly, all of the "drawings" in her gallery look traced, some likely from porno photos.

Barf.

[astraldescent.livejournal.com]

It's hard to tell- I see what you mean, but some of them do include amateur anatomy mistakes that she wouldn't get AS wrong if she was tracing from a photo.

I would say she likely frankensteins and eyeballs things- plus, she draws on livestream, so it would be difficult to trace when people are watching. I wouldn't doubt that she's traced some off of other furry art, since when she actually has to draw furry bits on you can really tell because they're stiff and very stuck on looking.

Anyways, I hope this user wises up and stops taking shortcuts.

[lackoflollies.livejournal.com]

The first one's been deleted, I screencapped the second

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I have screen capped them both to the best of my ability as well. I think it is just a matter of time before she deletes them both.

[lackoflollies.livejournal.com]

A bit off-topic, but I like how Malim, aka RottenCanines replied in her post on that trace, considering her previous entry here.

[keaalu.livejournal.com]

This. For someone who was so anti "the trolls at A_B", she's quick to go posting links to people's entries on their pages.

[poizenkat.livejournal.com]

you should report the facebook ones too, or ask someone else too. Facebook removes art that is not credited or traced.

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

I forgot about that. Will do. Thanks for the reminder.

(frozen)

[poizenkat.livejournal.com]

aww man i just realized she's my friend's girlfriend.

DISAPPOINT

(frozen)

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

Your friend is Tumma?

[mgsfriedchicken.livejournal.com]

Can this be marked as resolved since this person said she'd be more careful, etc?

[mekania.livejournal.com]

So she is aware that the Sword Girl is a trace but because someone else did it she's keeping it in her gallery? Weird.

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

Whether she deletes it or not doesn't change anything. Since it is a gift she would want to keep it up since the issue is resolved now.

[poizenkat.livejournal.com]

found her tracing something else just now, so just saying that she didnt learn 81

Bitch stop being a troll

[alex abyss (from livejournal.com)]

Just cause you have no life besides the internet stop trying to ruin others lives get a mother fuckin life.

Also

[alex abyss (from livejournal.com)]

She was sharing her screen on Skype so i watched her draw it. She did not trace she refuses to draw unless someone is watching her now,furthermore she didn't trace before she was given art to edit but someone who said they drew it as it says in reedit fore read everything cunt before you make accusations.

Re: Also

[kayla-la.livejournal.com]

Deleting comments is against the rules, so is flaming. Please read the community rules before participating further.

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

Excuse me. I do not know if this is possible but could a Mod or someone just lock this entire post so we do not get another one like Alex coming here and stirring up a resolved thread?

[kayla-la.livejournal.com]

No, I wouldn't worry about it, he's been suspended. But we can't lock posts, and we don't allow OPs to do such things. I don't think it'll come up again though.

[khordkitty.livejournal.com]

I'm her roommate. From all I've heard, it's as simple as this: she was asked to trace it by the commissioner.

[chainerprime.livejournal.com]

The issue has already been resolved.