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Originally Posted by sbroome
Graphic artists are often told to do images of popular figures (Star Wars characters, etc.) in order to drive traffic to their blogs which they use to promote their own work. If I gave a crap about those properties I'd do it but it's sad how often something other than the work is needed to draw attention to the work.
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That's the old argument about fanworks. One fanwork lawsuit can permanently and a creative artist's career, but on the other hand you're expected to do fanwork to build an audience and only then consider doing your own settings. Me, I'd rather do original fiction and not have to worry than be constantly worrying about one's fanworks getting them in trouble.
Of course, that also depends on the publishing industry's willingness to file takedowns and suits. For all the hoopla about piracy, they've been hypocritically lax about going after fanworks.