"I can't imagine any other reason for people to do it except to get attention and followers with minimal effort."
Lmao I used to share fanart on tumblr all the time before I found out j-fen don't like it and I can't even imagine doing it for those reasons. The reasons I did was because I a) wanted an online backup of the images so I didn't have to save them all to my computer, b) to keep all the images on one blog and c) to share them with others because I like to share stuff and I never asked for permission because I didn't know the artists cared about that stuff, my social anxiety and the language barrier.
I see someone or several memers repeating that over and over but I can't even imagine sharing other people's fanart for attention or followers. If I wanted that I'd learn to draw or write or host fests or start discussions or w/e and post my own stuff. That thinking is so ridiculous it's like taping a marathon and sharing it with people to get attention for winning it.
Re: http://letsrespectpixivartist.tumblr.com/post/88255385117/poster-reblogger-and-liker-of-pixiv-ar
Lmao I used to share fanart on tumblr all the time before I found out j-fen don't like it and I can't even imagine doing it for those reasons. The reasons I did was because I a) wanted an online backup of the images so I didn't have to save them all to my computer, b) to keep all the images on one blog and c) to share them with others because I like to share stuff and I never asked for permission because I didn't know the artists cared about that stuff, my social anxiety and the language barrier.
I see someone or several memers repeating that over and over but I can't even imagine sharing other people's fanart for attention or followers. If I wanted that I'd learn to draw or write or host fests or start discussions or w/e and post my own stuff. That thinking is so ridiculous it's like taping a marathon and sharing it with people to get attention for winning it.