FANART MISUNDERSTANDING

This Photo-manipulation I did, caused quite a ruckas on Dan Feuerrigel's Facebook page.  It was upsetting to get a message from Dan/Ninja Admin that I had PIRATED the pic from Tumblr. In other words, it wasn't my work. See the yellow logo on the bottom right hand corner ? That's my initals... A.G. Graphics, with a circle around it. I put my name on work I do ! You will either see that logo or my full name with the date the art was done. PERIOD ! I spend hours doing these photo montages of Spartacus ( A show I love ) Why would I waste my time on something I wasn't interested in? The second image is the message Dan sent to me. I couldn't believe it. PIRACY ?! You know, it would've been good to get Dan or Ninja, to ask me what happened.
But instead, I get accussed of  piracy. I always place Spartacus/ Nagron themed art on Dan's board first, and then I place it on Tumblr, and then this site ( Which I created to house all the artwork I do dedicated to the show )

I HAVE NEVER PIRATED SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK. I AM AN ARTIST , AND KNOW THE DOS AND DON'TS !!!



I WILL NOT BE POSTING ANY MORE OF MY ARTWORK ON DAN'S PAGE. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ONE OF MY ARTWORK FROM HERE, AND REPOST IT ON DAN'S FACEBOOK...IT'S FINE WITH ME. BUT I WILL NOT BE CAUGHT UP IN THIS SORT OF BULL AGAIN.

The below message; I sent to Dan's inbox, which explains the whole misunderstanding:

Excuse me, no disrespect, but that picture I posted on your board was MY ARTWORK, like the dozens I have posted on your board, without an issue. IT IS NOT PIRACY. I also posted the same art on tumblr. The problem was...I dedicated the artwork to a female that writes fanfics on tumblr. I gave out her link so others could read her work...which is damned good. The problem arised when another fan, hit up your page...having a stink about it. I removed the link from your board of the above writer that does the fanfics. It was a done deal. It's just that they are a couple of over possessive fans who wanted to make a stink of the matter. It's as simple as this; if I do a Spartacus inspired piece of art/photo-manipulations, and I dedicate to someone else....what's the issue ? It's almost like me posting a picture of dan on my page, and then putting your link, so people can check you out. well...I contacted the writer that does the fanfics, she appreciated the art, she just did not want her tumblr link to be associated with it. She's private. So we cleared that whole issue up. I was really offended that someone would think I would pirate someone else's work. I place my name and logo on every work I do...I have enough imagination to create my own work. I do not need to pirate anything from anyone. I hope that clears that up. It's upsetting that you or Ninja would have to take time out to address an issue that some other overzealous fans had a problem with.
 It was the writer's link a couple of females had an issue with...which I removed the same day, but of course they wanted to call me names.
 Anyways, that's what happened. No disrespect was intended to Dan or Ninja, or any other fan, it was two females that was disrespectful to me. Take care.

I WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE SHOW, THIS HAS NOT DETER ME IN THE SLIGHTEST ( It has just put some stuff in perspective, when it comes to Fandom. )