Crediting Art and Respecting Artists
A Guide for Janitor AI by JohnnieBoy With Help From m00nprincess
Crediting art created by artists isn't a relatively new idea - it dates back all the way to the 1830's within museums. Even if an artist puts a signature or watermark on their work, it's not always readable, so it's important to credit the artist by name (and when it comes to the internet also link back to their social media!).
When it comes to JanitorAI, there's definitely a question of if a piece of art is even okay to use based on an artist's reposting comfortability, or with their comfortability of their art being used around AI. That's why I made this guide! Here you'll find how to reverse image search properly to be able to find an artist, as well as a list of artists sorted by primary fandom and their preferences regarding using/reposting their work!
TL;DR
Crediting artist for their art isn't a new concept and is important. This is a list of known artists and their preferences as well as how to reverse image search to ensure you're properly crediting and respecting artist wishes.
Reverse Image Searching
W.I.P
How To PROPERLY Credit
Reminder
Even with credit, if an artist says not to repost their work, do not use their art! It's important to respect an artists wishes.
As I said in the start of this message, properly crediting an artist is crucial. This makes sure that they not only get the credit from you using their art piece, but they could potentially gain exposure too! Crediting artists for their work has gone as far back as the 1830s with a museum in Berlin. Think about it, if you walked into a museum and you saw a painting you particularly liked and would love to see more art from the artist, but there was no plaque signifying who the artist was, you'd be a little disappointed, right? The same can be said about art on the internet.
So How Do I Properly Credit An Artist?
When using an artists art, you want to make sure that first of all you do not crop out the artist's watermark. This is the most important part as it helps signify that the art is the artist's own work. It also helps prevent people from being able to save and share the image to sites like Pinterest without the watermark.
Secondly, you want to make sure that in the description of your bot bio, you put something along the lines of 'Credit To: {{artist}}' with a direct link to their most used social media. You want to make it obvious that the link is clickable, and not have it be the same color as the surrounding text. Put it in a visible area (my suggestion is towards the end of the bot bio so a user can still see the credit when they go to click on the chat button).
Below is an example of how I credit artists, and is the best way to do so. The credit is at the end of my creator note, which is just above where the user would click to chat so they will still see it.
Artist Masterlist
Please note that this information may not be up to date in regards to Artists with Green & Yellow Usage Tags. Always make sure to check an artists social media for the most updated information. I will do my best to keep this information as updated as possible, however I am only one person with lots of other commitments.
Artist Submission
If you are an artist, or know an artist to add to the list (even if the fandom is not listed here) you can submit them through this google form and I will add them to the masterlist as soon as possible.
If you are an artist that comes across this list and would like the status of your usage changed, please feel free to reach out to me via discord (jjhallisey) or X. Discord is preferred.
Call of Duty
DC
Artist | Socials | Usage | Proof |
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babsdraws | X, Instagram | Looking Into | - |
mindyleedoodles | BlueSky, Instagram | Looking Into | - |
sozomaika | X, Instagram, Website | Looking Into | - |
Jujutsu Kaiden
Artist | Socials | Usage | Proof |
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arekushinu_11 | Looking Into | - | |
bunny.belle11 | Do Not Repost | ||
kymsys | X, Instagram | Looking Into | - |
modorinlychee | X, Instagram | Do Not Repost | |
myaouruki | X, Instagram | Looking Into | - |
ndsoda_ | X,Instagram | Looking Into | - |
plasticbottru | X, Instagram | Looking Into | - |
sakimenz | X, Instagram | Looking Into | |
takkimi | X, Instagram | Looking Into | |
umbra3terna | Looking Into |
Monsters, Furries, Etc.
Artist | Socials | Usage | Proof |
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kogito1 | X | Looking Into | - |