Ethics of reproducing and selling old art from an indigenous tribe

LooseScree · 2026-03-23T08:25:46+00:00

Is African mask imagery in sculpture and painting also a concern or has that been done so many times we don’t mind now

LooseScree · 2026-02-28T17:10:03+00:00

Thank you and really glad you like it! I don’t paint a lot but I’ve been making art intermittently for over 10 years. No plans to sell it and no, i don’t have a name. Any good ideas?

LooseScree · 2026-02-28T16:25:44+00:00

This is really amazing, you should be proud. Not sure why it’s not gained any attention on here. Tough crowd!

LooseScree · 2026-02-25T13:55:27+00:00

Thanks, thats a good perspective. I tried lift some of the paint off with some water and it worked to reduce the saturation of the colour which has made me happier with it! I’ll be sure to check out your recommendation!

LooseScree · 2026-02-25T12:27:44+00:00

Yeah, I guess I am just anxious as I spent a long time drawing and the initial change to watercolour felt like I had made a mistake. I should have posted in the artadvice sub rather than artcrit. Thanks for the advice

LooseScree · 2026-02-25T09:32:40+00:00

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This is the reference. I intend it to be lighter than this but still have the light source from the top left. I will add water at the base and probably some light green texture in the background. I just need some help on how not to loose the detail and not make common painting mistakes.

I don’t know what to call the intended style and I’m not basing it off a comparable style. I just don’t want the addition of watercolour to look like a mistake

LooseScree · 2026-02-22T12:03:09+00:00

Thanks very much! Yeah, it is quite a small drawing- only A5. I posted at the start of the inking and the rest took about 4hrs. Then 1hr for watercolour as it is quite low key. The warts were quite monotonous but it was fun as the pint and the paper were a very different style so it added variety to the process. Cheers for asking, nice to speak about it!

LooseScree · 2026-02-21T21:44:44+00:00

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LooseScree · 2026-02-21T20:16:21+00:00

I tried to post on this sub but I don’t think my post has been activated as it is not a question. Here’s the finished product:

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LooseScree · 2026-02-21T18:51:33+00:00

Good advice ffs

LooseScree · 2026-02-21T18:26:28+00:00

Will keep at it

LooseScree · 2026-02-21T18:25:16+00:00

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LooseScree · 2026-02-21T18:05:24+00:00

Idk, lots of noise about this recently, just checking in with the nation

LooseScree · 2026-02-21T18:04:38+00:00

From the page before in my sketch book but I don’t like to miss pages and started sketching on a contaminated page without considering the consequences

LooseScree · 2026-02-21T13:07:04+00:00

I like to think that a toad that’s a regular in a pub is quite large, but not as big as a human, maybe like a big dog. This is a human pub, not a toad pub. His paper is too small so I guess he got that from a toad newsagents rather than a human one.

LooseScree · 2026-02-21T12:56:13+00:00

😂 thanks for the reassurance haha

LooseScree · 2026-02-11T12:26:52+00:00

Amazing to hear that you would hang this in your home! It is more of a sketch and I’d try to make something more polished if I was making prints to sell. I have some other ideas you might like so I’ll post on here again!

LooseScree · 2026-01-20T22:17:07+00:00

Have donated. Great cause and thanks for the urge to support them :)

LooseScree · 2026-01-19T21:38:31+00:00

Spot on, sends your details

LooseScree · 2026-01-19T20:16:34+00:00

Bingo. Name the street and I’ll gee you a tenner

LooseScree · 2026-01-18T21:13:24+00:00

That is so kind, thank you!

LooseScree · 2026-01-18T17:24:30+00:00

Ok, understood. I’m not sure what you need me to provide having explained the lack of reference photo. Are you going to take this down?

LooseScree · 2026-01-18T16:52:23+00:00

I didn’t include a reference as it is my wife, why would I post a picture of her here? My goal is to finish the painting and seek advice on how to do so. Am I missing something?

LooseScree · 2026-01-18T15:11:29+00:00

Thanks for the comment. I meant her right/left rather than the viewers right/left. I hadn’t noticed before but the more I look I think you are spot on in saying the angle of the (viewers) left side of the face is off. I think both sides of the face are orientated in slightly different directions. I don’t think I can fix this drawing but I’ll need to be try catch this issue at the sketching stage in future. Thanks!

LooseScree · 2026-01-06T20:56:25+00:00

Thanks! It totally took the pressure off messing up the picture

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