WATCH THE VIDEO. DJ Swag AJ made an apology video but it was sadly fake. They have been tracing people on another RUclips channel of theirs. They have deleted the RUclips channel, although that proves that they can’t be trusted. And it’s sad for me to say that I really wanted to believe them. Thank you to JockerWay for finding the proof towards them still tracing.
I could be just overthinking but maybe it’s to make it as different as possible from the original? Edit: then again tbf the rest of it is still obvious so probably not
@@IsabellahasRiZz idk about asking for permission. Sometimes you can’t but I say if you do trace and want to post the art. Give credit and obviously say that it’s traced!!
I wish instead of lying and saying they quit art and continuing to trace they stopped tracing and instead of quitting art they practiced drawing art. Djswag aj could create there own style that could improve and eventually reach the level of the art that was traced, Some people would probably be willing to give them a another chance if they started to draw stuff they made and if they didnt enjoy drawing art they shouldn't trace art and lie about doing something they don't like. Tysm for the informative video Leamon puppy!
Yeah, I trace art but I ask for permission and give credits to the owner. I do not claim it as mine. My art skills are getting better as I trace (again, I ask for permission and credit them).
It’s really sad that they managed to get over a hundred subs after their “apology”, not to mention all of the views and comments on their video, because people decided to give Dj a second chance, only for them to totally waste it and still trace. Very disappointed.
@@LeamonPuppy Hey, but atleast they stood up to me, when I was getting attacked by people who thought I was their second account, and said *I* would have traced a fananimation I made for them before knowing about this! They are a really nice person, but maybe they just don't quite understand how it feels like to be traced.
In my opinion, tracing as a whole online will always be attacked. It doesn't matter what the original person's intentions are, there will always be someone that will stir up drama. While most people disagree with claiming other people's art as their own, there are so many people that don't care, and do it anyways. It's truly truly saddening. This problem seems to constantly repeat itself... In many cases negative attention gets people popular for a short amount of time, I feel like it can being addicting to alot of people :(
Bro this is so disappointing, I was so proud of them when they decided to "change for the better" and i gave them the benefit of the doubt. Everyone makes mistakes, but this aint a mistake, its just being deceitful now. Dj is probably gonna look back on this later in life and feel really embarrassed about their actions.. It'd be amazing when they realise that this is not okay lovely art work by the way leamon, your art doesn't get credited enough in these types of videos :)
This drama has gone so far that I feel like this chaos would make a good Dhar Mann video lmao- 😭 we gave them a second chance and they failed to keep their promise. Breaking promises is just wrong especially in this situation.
Here’s a tip to see if someone is tracing, I’ve learned from my own experience where someone was tracing Art, if their art style looks HEAVILY different every time they send art-they’re probably tracing, but still try and ask for them to send proof, try and find the image online, Etc to make sure and they dont get in trouble for something that isn’t true.
I have found a tracer that goes by the user YoungArtist88 and she has a channel here on RUclips with 69 subscribers. I know she is tracing because I have seen her draw in person (she goes to my school) and it’s not something you’d see which she claims she drew on her channel. I have searched the internet for most of the images she has traced, and I found quite a few. There is even a drawing that she didn’t even bother to trace and literally just stole the image off of Deviantart! All the artwork looks like a different style each time as well, like you have stated in your comment. So, feel free to go look her up.
@@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube Is it like majorly different Everytime? Like does it look several people draw on their channel? Also, have you tried looking up the images to find them on mainly-art websites?
Usually it’s pretty easy to tell. If it’s the same layout, same number of fish in the same positions, same coral placement. That is easy to tell Some things not so much, like if it’s just the face or head of a character, such as vegeta who only has 3 facial expressions and eyebrows never leave the eyes…
Maybe it’s not just art but all kinds of ideas and things. I know some people have a tendency to try to copy other people. It’s sad but some people have a hard time figuring out their own special talents or uniqueness. (Idk if that’s a word but you get the point)
@@LeamonPuppy i wish they would spend more time on figuring out there own talents instead of tracing if they found out what they wanted to do they could work towards what they really want to do
I kinda did too, they said they would never draw again and that’s something that’s hard to just stop doing all the sudden. So that part was kinda unbelievable, although I did think they would stop tracing. So that’s just sad.
*sighs loudly* I really was to think that was the end of the drama after their ,,apology'' video. I even made an art gift to apologises for all the mean things the people say to them, and oh, do I regret it. They had me fooled for some time (and I'm pretty hard to fooled). I just wish that kid would move on and stop with the damn tracing. (not trying to sound any mean). Anyways to anyone reading this have a good day or night!
Tysm for making this this is rlly helpful for people who didn’t know he didn’t stop but people are still sending hate to dj! Witch just because there tracing and lied thay still should not be hated on
It's horrible the way some of us Use Art, they sometimes trace.. Which.. they use badly and make abuse of it and trace And say it's there's when it's not.
I literally called it. Alright I’m gonna make a video about this too, I’ve got skills in finding the inconsistencies in people’s words as opposed to their actions and I’ve been dying to share my experience. Here’s a little snippet of advice when evaluating an apology: When someone apologizes online and asks their exposers to take town their videos on them, that’s basically just an attempt to dissolve any proof of their misbehaviors. If someone was really sorry, they wouldn’t do this. In DJ’s apology video, I took screenshots of all the things they did wrong with their apology, and there are a lot of them. It was just a matter of time until they traced again.
Finally another person who’s sharing this! I can’t believe DJ LIED to us and kept tracking. It was really obvious it was her, the poorly drawn items and well done animals, and the way she writes. And she said she was a teacher??? With THAT type of typing I don’t think so- I’m not trying to be rude but I’m VERY disappointed that she lied to us. Thank you for sharing this, I might a video myself like this… and AMAZING drawing in the background! It’s STUNNING, Leamon!
I figured out Dj was still tracing when an art piece (very similar to the painting tool style Dj usually uses) was entered into my contest and a few of my friend’s contests. Recently the channel was deleted. Very disappointed and I will be deleting my fan art for Dj 😐 Edit: Oh my gosh the art is literally in the video. The channel was called The Punk Artist. This is concerning
OH. MY. GOSH. NOW I’M REALLY MAD AT DJSWAG. I really wanted to believe them, but now that I know that they lied and still trace. Seriously, stop tracing. I hope they get a little mature one day and stop tracing all together and practice on their on art. Before you accuse me, this is not hate. Just my opinion on this.
I agree I hope someone they can stop tracing and work on improving there own art with enough time and effort it could be as good as the art that was traced
It’s so sad to see they kept doing this, I hope more people raise awareness and I will make a video if I have to. I thought DJ stopped and did the right thing but I guess you can never completely trust someone after what they did wrong
I feel bad for the real artists because they can actually use and improve there own skills (plus they know how to make a color scheme) and personally i really hope Dj never won any contests with traced arts that would make it so much worse
I don’t see anything wrong with tracing art as long as the artist gets Credit for it. I’m sure I have tracer some art when I was littler,but I don’t see any thing else.
Idk why people even belived her in the first place Her original apology felt so fake and she kept making excuses instead of owning up to it. She only gave a pitiful sorry around the end if I remember correctly, but that was it, and even then it wasn't good. It all seemed off from the start. She's not sorry, she's only sorry she got caught.
Wow… i just do my own work- If i see a pic with 2 same designs BUT diff colours and background, i’ll just choose the one that looks more right- But leamon’s art is just too good
If she hadn't lied, I was just going to say that she doesn't need to quit art altogether. She can even still trace to get accustomed to how to do the lines (obviously only for practice and NEVER upload the final result (unless they have the artist's permission as you said)/claim it as her own work) and apply that while trying to learn how to draw her own art. I hope she'll try to do that eventually and stop tracing but I'm disappointed for now how she just claimed she was going to stop but continued anyway.
Back when I was not too good at art I traced art to find the style I like. I sometimes still do but I don’t post it. What dJ is doing is wrong, and I hope she learns to give credit to the original artists.
It's very surprising because I have trusted her.. but I'm not sure if I do anymore.. I spent a lot of time and effort making fan art and I don't know if I should have . I will only be focusing on my own artwork for now of my oc.
at first i thought they were a kid who needed to learn that tracing is bad, but now I think they are a teenager who won’t credit the original artists and thinks that they can trace forever then move to another account and win stuff from art that isn’t theirs
I don't know why, but someone assumed that DJ Swag is a p*do and not a minor at all due to the way they speak. Like they told that person "haha hilarious babe" which, is creepy ngl, but I don't think an adult would trace artwork to enter art contests for a kid's game. But ya, not only do they trace, but they make people uncomfy.
Oh my god. STOP TRACING WITHOUT CREDIT FOR GOD’S SAKE! I have started having a BLACKLIST for tracers on my maps, the FIRST rule on every one is NO TRACING, STEALING OR ANYTHING SIMILAR, I have a tracing blacklist. It doesn’t have people yet but I have it!
Thank you so much I didnt trace your art I made my own art based off of yours but only the eyes and I dont show the art on RUclips or claim it as my own thank you for helping
If they where tracing to get used to drawing a certain thing, or to learn, or to practice, this would’ve been fine. < I don’t know what to say, I’ll edit this when I watch the full thing>
Can’t say I’m surprised, that “apology” came off as very non-genuine, what with how it was mostly spent shifting the blame to other people and how it ended with “I hope the people who unsubscribed change their minds”. I didn’t believe it was genuine for a second, but I didn’t expect him to go back to tracing THIS soon.
Ill admit I do trace once in a while when I see body styles or poses I like for a character I want to make though when I use stuff that is from other peoples art I credit the orginal artist since it isn't cool to copy someone else's art without crediting them, like recently made a Pokemon oc I call phase that uses The Fluffy Villain - Fluff Master mew oc body because I really liked the slick design there mew design had and I gave them credit for it when I posted her on my deviantart page despite our characters looking rather different. I wish DJ Swag AJ would follow in example since not crediting the orginal artist is upsetting because they work so hard to make what they make.
It is awful someone does these things, but the worst part is that they traced art for someone else, and that someone else is one of my buddies.. 😬 their user is ginger kitten and they are super nice! I feel bad they didn’t get real art though. 😢
Wow im really mad about this... Dj needs to know when to stop... I'm glad they deleted the channel and hopefully they won't make a new one! I love ur drawing Leamon! It's so cute ur improving! Sigh- I don't think I can trust them either 😔
Hii Leamon!She also hosted a FAKE forest gauntlets giveaway, and the winner where a spare. We clearly see that the forest on trade is a edit. Also, she make a video about a WHITE BOWTIE giveaway, and If you wanted to enter, you was needed to BUY one of there poeme. I'm just sad about that she lie to people and like, everyone trust her! If only she was honest... ( Sorry for bad english)
ngl i get the feeling that dj is a kid like 11-13ish? . . . . . . I'm really hoping you will do storytime videos cuz i listen to ur vids when im drawing :)
DJ is basicly just... i have no words to describe how mutch i wan- no NEED to squash them like a bug, liquify them, and then heat it up and then boil/burn all the traced art
...oh. Well.. They just protected me from haters, when I was feeling uncomfortable. People have been thinking I would be their alt, and that my animations are traced. So many people have attacked me for that, and I don't know why. :(
They should draw their own thing without tracing. I learn to draw without tracing at all I just look at other drawings or find my style. If they made a apology wait until they stop and make original art.
Dude.. I believed them!! I bet almost everyone here did too. This is unfair to all artists. (True artists who don't trace obviously) this is horrible. I'm so shocked and plain annoyed. Ps- love ur art lemon
I do trace some art for references such as : poses, hair styles But i do not post them on the internet or claim them as mine but i end up making most of it my own idea and its not right to trace and and claim it was yours in the first place and the fact that they used it in contests is unbelievably wrong
Yes, they’ve kept on lying, I replied in their video, saying “hey, this is fast. It doesn’t look like your real art.” And it was their video, about the neo wolf. And they said “oh, my art-program is working weird.” And, it was pretty rude.
I know many good artists on Animal Jam that trace, but they don’t tell anyone about it. I would say a good percentage of the good art on Animal Jam is traced. I personally don’t find anything wrong with tracing.
I don't understand why they lied that they stopped tracing. It bad enough they claimed traced art as they're own. Honestly if DJ does make a real apology, no one will believe them. DJ pretty much just made it so no one trusts their "apology" or apologies. Thanks for making us aware of DJ still tracing.
Personally i think its bad to trace peoples art and posting it without credit and permission,because the artist works realy hard to make thier art and its rude to just trace it without permission, anyways nice video leamon❤
Oh no…I- I trusted them, but, we must remember that DJ must be really young, and, they must not understand, so, yeah…we can sort of blame them, but at the same time, not. Please, they have pretty much lost everyone’s trust now, but, as I said, they are probably fairly young. Calm reminders is all we can do. (JUST AS LEAMON SAID, NO HATE TOWARDS THEM!) So, yeah.
It’s one thing to trace, but it’s another thing to make an apology and lie about it. I really hope they stop tracing and try making their own art because if they did stop, maybe people would give them a second chance, and their art could reach the level of the art they traced eventually! It really sucks that they still trace, I’m glad that they’re being called out but I do agree to not give them full on hate, they definitely could just be a kid who doesn’t know that how wrong this is.
I honestly believed the video DJswag aj made. This is a huge disappointment.. It makes you wonder if people like this really can learn from their choices. At this point someone needs to take initiative and make sure they can't enter any more art contests or do any more commissions (I don't know how that's gonna happen).
This isn’t related to this video, but I’ve recently been locked out of my animal jam account, and I’m really sad. I keep trying to put in my password, and trying to reset it but it just won’t work
I’ve traced art before, but never posted it online and tried getting people to think it was mine. That is terribly wrong, but most of the time when I trace, I do change a lot of things, and it helps with my art when I trace because I’m still working on 3/4’s view lol. I feel pretty confident about my art and have no need for tracing though, I don’t understand why this person is still doing it though-
Tracing is the worst.. It may cause drama, hate how he traces art That's very hard to make. As an artist myself it makes me mad I love your art so much!
I don't care enough to watch this, but I do wonder what the difference between using reference photos and tracing is exactly? Both are copying the exact position of the limbs and perspective, and both are free to modify or add additional references or tracings, changing the source material. It's like the difference between a remix of a song and a cover of a song. Compare zombie by the cranberries, to the cover by 5 finger death punch, then look up a dance remix. They are all still valid art, as long as the original artwork is credited imo It's only when people act like they don't have a reference or didn't trace that it is unethical.
WATCH THE VIDEO. DJ Swag AJ made an apology video but it was sadly fake. They have been tracing people on another RUclips channel of theirs. They have deleted the RUclips channel, although that proves that they can’t be trusted. And it’s sad for me to say that I really wanted to believe them. Thank you to JockerWay for finding the proof towards them still tracing.
OH MY DOG I WAS SO DUMB TO REALISE THAT NOW PEOPLE ARE BULLYING ME
Wait, You mean Pandaloverpaw? She made a video
@@MoonfoxPluto yes she did, JockerWay found the proof to them tracing though! They did a community post about it all.
hi im early squad
@@LeamonPuppy ohhh ok and the darn video isn't loading!
Hold on let me refresh for a sec.
Why do tracers have the worst color pallets in their drawing, I’m sorry but 💀💀
Ikr and once I saw a traced oc named SoftBlueMilk 💀
I could be just overthinking but maybe it’s to make it as different as possible from the original?
Edit: then again tbf the rest of it is still obvious so probably not
ongg
If you’re going to trace, at least make the art look good
This is obviously a joke
Ikr like God damn just learn about primary and secondary color combinations its not that hard 💀
It's horrible to know they lied about, " I Will Be Stop Tracing Forever," and continued tracing... I hope they will stop forever for good.
yeah i hope they stop tracing and if they really want to do art instead of tracing they could draw there own art
The quote alone is already too dramatic to believe. A arrogant person doesn’t just simply stop doing arrogant things
Dang, tracing is bad if it's used poorly. You CAN trace, but how you post\tell about your art. 😊
Edit: Don't say it is your art, give proper credit and ASK THE ARTIST
@@deedeebeee92 exactly even if you'll credit them you still have to ask for permission
@@IsabellahasRiZz idk about asking for permission. Sometimes you can’t but I say if you do trace and want to post the art. Give credit and obviously say that it’s traced!!
I wish instead of lying and saying they quit art and continuing to trace they stopped tracing and instead of quitting art they practiced drawing art. Djswag aj could create there own style that could improve and eventually reach the level of the art that was traced, Some people would probably be willing to give them a another chance if they started to draw stuff they made and if they didnt enjoy drawing art they shouldn't trace art and lie about doing something they don't like. Tysm for the informative video Leamon puppy!
Yeah, I trace art but I ask for permission and give credits to the owner. I do not claim it as mine. My art skills are getting better as I trace (again, I ask for permission and credit them).
@@sebqstivn mk its good that your art skills are getting better congrats!
@@BugsyBugYT thanks 😊
It’s really sad that they managed to get over a hundred subs after their “apology”, not to mention all of the views and comments on their video, because people decided to give Dj a second chance, only for them to totally waste it and still trace. Very disappointed.
That was awful, at the time I thought it was sweet people were subbing but now I’m not so happy with that
@@LeamonPuppy Hey, but atleast they stood up to me, when I was getting attacked by people who thought I was their second account, and said *I* would have traced a fananimation I made for them before knowing about this! They are a really nice person, but maybe they just don't quite understand how it feels like to be traced.
And, most of the people don't even know they continued tracing.
At this point no one will believe them again even if they truly apologize
I probably would if they stopped tracing and were honest about it
@@BugsyBugYT I would but I wouldn't be sure if its true or not but yes agreed
In my opinion, tracing as a whole online will always be attacked. It doesn't matter what the original person's intentions are, there will always be someone that will stir up drama. While most people disagree with claiming other people's art as their own, there are so many people that don't care, and do it anyways. It's truly truly saddening. This problem seems to constantly repeat itself...
In many cases negative attention gets people popular for a short amount of time, I feel like it can being addicting to alot of people :(
Woahhh ur here :0
@@EeveesSecret HOW THE HELL- EEVEE?!??!!?
@@EeveesSecret i didn't know you watched leamon too T_T didn't expect to see you here esp...
And holy, thats the most likes I've ever gotten on a comment. Thanks guys
Bro this is so disappointing, I was so proud of them when they decided to "change for the better" and i gave them the benefit of the doubt. Everyone makes mistakes, but this aint a mistake, its just being deceitful now. Dj is probably gonna look back on this later in life and feel really embarrassed about their actions.. It'd be amazing when they realise that this is not okay
lovely art work by the way leamon, your art doesn't get credited enough in these types of videos :)
Sometimes people don’t have bad intentions for tracing. But Dj… heh. I could say less. Btw. Your videos are amazing Leamon!
Thank you!
This is truly disappointing. I thought they were sincere with the apology, but now they lost my respect 😒
This drama has gone so far that I feel like this chaos would make a good Dhar Mann video lmao- 😭 we gave them a second chance and they failed to keep their promise. Breaking promises is just wrong especially in this situation.
Here’s a tip to see if someone is tracing, I’ve learned from my own experience where someone was tracing Art, if their art style looks HEAVILY different every time they send art-they’re probably tracing, but still try and ask for them to send proof, try and find the image online, Etc to make sure and they dont get in trouble for something that isn’t true.
I have found a tracer that goes by the user YoungArtist88 and she has a channel here on RUclips with 69 subscribers. I know she is tracing because I have seen her draw in person (she goes to my school) and it’s not something you’d see which she claims she drew on her channel. I have searched the internet for most of the images she has traced, and I found quite a few. There is even a drawing that she didn’t even bother to trace and literally just stole the image off of Deviantart! All the artwork looks like a different style each time as well, like you have stated in your comment. So, feel free to go look her up.
There's a Chanel called anjalibeni.... Is she tracing? I just found her art style so different?
@@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube Is it like majorly different Everytime? Like does it look several people draw on their channel? Also, have you tried looking up the images to find them on mainly-art websites?
Usually it’s pretty easy to tell. If it’s the same layout, same number of fish in the same positions, same coral placement. That is easy to tell
Some things not so much, like if it’s just the face or head of a character, such as vegeta who only has 3 facial expressions and eyebrows never leave the eyes…
even when this tracing thing is going on, leamon puppy still doesn't want people to hate on aj, she's so sweet
They copied one of my videos. Not inspired, copied. I’m just so upset that they continue to copy/trace.
Maybe it’s not just art but all kinds of ideas and things. I know some people have a tendency to try to copy other people. It’s sad but some people have a hard time figuring out their own special talents or uniqueness. (Idk if that’s a word but you get the point)
@@LeamonPuppy i wish they would spend more time on figuring out there own talents instead of tracing if they found out what they wanted to do they could work towards what they really want to do
Honestly, I had a strange feeling that their apology was fake to begin with.
I wish they would just stop tracing and draw in their own style… :/
I kinda did too, they said they would never draw again and that’s something that’s hard to just stop doing all the sudden. So that part was kinda unbelievable, although I did think they would stop tracing. So that’s just sad.
This will go down in the Animal Jam history books, I guarantee it.
Yep,
Yeah. I was aware of the situation, and made a video on it. It's disappointing that they made us trust them, but they totally lied.
*sighs loudly* I really was to think that was the end of the drama after their ,,apology'' video. I even made an art gift to apologises for all the mean things the people say to them, and oh, do I regret it.
They had me fooled for some time (and I'm pretty hard to fooled).
I just wish that kid would move on and stop with the damn tracing. (not trying to sound any mean).
Anyways to anyone reading this have a good day or night!
The fact that they got so many subs, gifts and fanart for their so called ‘apology’ is unbelievable. Keep spreading awareness, guys! ❤
Tysm for making this this is rlly helpful for people who didn’t know he didn’t stop but people are still sending hate to dj! Witch just because there tracing and lied thay still should not be hated on
It's horrible the way some of us Use Art, they sometimes trace.. Which.. they use badly and make abuse of it and trace And say it's there's when it's not.
I confronted them and they denied it. Then people started to attack me
The fu---
I’m sorry to hear hopefully those people can see the proof and understand where you were rightfully coming from.
@@LeamonPuppy ah, ty! I love your videos, take care!
I literally called it. Alright I’m gonna make a video about this too, I’ve got skills in finding the inconsistencies in people’s words as opposed to their actions and I’ve been dying to share my experience.
Here’s a little snippet of advice when evaluating an apology: When someone apologizes online and asks their exposers to take town their videos on them, that’s basically just an attempt to dissolve any proof of their misbehaviors. If someone was really sorry, they wouldn’t do this. In DJ’s apology video, I took screenshots of all the things they did wrong with their apology, and there are a lot of them. It was just a matter of time until they traced again.
Thank you lemon puppy for awareness ^^
He tried to be my friend on animal jam.
But bc of you I declined it ^^💜
This makes me sad especially after the rough day ever I have had today.imagine in life he/she will keep going
It’s so sad. I was so proud of them before and now they lost everyone’s trust 😕
Thank you for making this video, it really needed to be addressed, and not enough people knew! Thank you again Leamon :)
Finally another person who’s sharing this! I can’t believe DJ LIED to us and kept tracking. It was really obvious it was her, the poorly drawn items and well done animals, and the way she writes. And she said she was a teacher??? With THAT type of typing I don’t think so- I’m not trying to be rude but I’m VERY disappointed that she lied to us. Thank you for sharing this, I might a video myself like this… and AMAZING drawing in the background! It’s STUNNING, Leamon!
Can anybody appreciate how she fricking draws in every single video, like it must take forever! You are awesome leamonpuppy! 👌👌👌❤️❤️
I figured out Dj was still tracing when an art piece (very similar to the painting tool style Dj usually uses) was entered into my contest and a few of my friend’s contests. Recently the channel was deleted. Very disappointed and I will be deleting my fan art for Dj 😐
Edit: Oh my gosh the art is literally in the video. The channel was called The Punk Artist. This is concerning
Sorry that happened to you. Hopefully this cleared them up to you and their entry.
OH. MY. GOSH. NOW I’M REALLY MAD AT DJSWAG.
I really wanted to believe them, but now that I know that they lied and still trace.
Seriously, stop tracing. I hope they get a little mature one day and stop tracing all together and practice on their on art.
Before you accuse me, this is not hate. Just my opinion on this.
All good! I’m also disappointed too
I agree I hope someone they can stop tracing and work on improving there own art with enough time and effort it could be as good as the art that was traced
It’s so sad to see they kept doing this, I hope more people raise awareness and I will make a video if I have to. I thought DJ stopped and did the right thing but I guess you can never completely trust someone after what they did wrong
I feel bad for the real artists because they can actually use and improve there own skills (plus they know how to make a color scheme) and personally i really hope Dj never won any contests with traced arts that would make it so much worse
I don’t see anything wrong with tracing art as long as the artist gets Credit for it. I’m sure I have tracer some art when I was littler,but I don’t see any thing else.
Wow-just as I was starting to forgive them im speechless
Idk why people even belived her in the first place
Her original apology felt so fake and she kept making excuses instead of owning up to it. She only gave a pitiful sorry around the end if I remember correctly, but that was it, and even then it wasn't good. It all seemed off from the start.
She's not sorry, she's only sorry she got caught.
i used to trace but i traced free to use bases and left the water mark on like they said to
Wow… i just do my own work-
If i see a pic with 2 same designs BUT diff colours and background, i’ll just choose the one that looks more right-
But leamon’s art is just too good
Hopefully We can educate them about That tracing Is wrong! It’s sad how they lied to the Aj community…
agreed I don't think they are irredeemable but they need to be honest to the community about the fact that they are still tracing and stop
If she hadn't lied, I was just going to say that she doesn't need to quit art altogether. She can even still trace to get accustomed to how to do the lines (obviously only for practice and NEVER upload the final result (unless they have the artist's permission as you said)/claim it as her own work) and apply that while trying to learn how to draw her own art. I hope she'll try to do that eventually and stop tracing but I'm disappointed for now how she just claimed she was going to stop but continued anyway.
Back when I was not too good at art I traced art to find the style I like. I sometimes still do but I don’t post it. What dJ is doing is wrong, and I hope she learns to give credit to the original artists.
"Mistakes
make
you
better,"
They do, but suddenly you cannot trust some people.
It's very surprising because I have trusted her.. but I'm not sure if I do anymore.. I spent a lot of time and effort making fan art and I don't know if I should have . I will only be focusing on my own artwork for now of my oc.
at first i thought they were a kid who needed to learn that tracing is bad, but now I think they are a teenager who won’t credit the original artists and thinks that they can trace forever then move to another account and win stuff from art that isn’t theirs
I don't know why, but someone assumed that DJ Swag is a p*do and not a minor at all due to the way they speak. Like they told that person "haha hilarious babe" which, is creepy ngl, but I don't think an adult would trace artwork to enter art contests for a kid's game. But ya, not only do they trace, but they make people uncomfy.
I had no clue about that, weird
Oh my god. STOP TRACING WITHOUT CREDIT FOR GOD’S SAKE! I have started having a BLACKLIST for tracers on my maps, the FIRST rule on every one is NO TRACING, STEALING OR ANYTHING SIMILAR, I have a tracing blacklist. It doesn’t have people yet but I have it!
thank you so much for pointing this out! +1 subscriber :) also! Your drawings are so cool ❤
Thank you so much I didnt trace your art I made my own art based off of yours but only the eyes and I dont show the art on RUclips or claim it as my own thank you for helping
Its been YEARS since I checked out your channel or watched one of your videos. I LOVE YOUR VIDS SM!!
“No stream tap to retry”
Is it working now? That’s weird
@@LeamonPuppy Hey can I trace DJ's profile picture?
And "claiming it it's mine" to show him how the artists he traced feels?
Edit: it's a joke -_-
@@MoonfoxPluto Why would you even do that?!
@@lenagudek8446 geez, rude.
@@MoonfoxPluto Sorry... I guess I will delete the comment...
Tyy for taking the initiative again!
If they where tracing to get used to drawing a certain thing, or to learn, or to practice, this would’ve been fine. < I don’t know what to say, I’ll edit this when I watch the full thing>
Can’t say I’m surprised, that “apology” came off as very non-genuine, what with how it was mostly spent shifting the blame to other people and how it ended with “I hope the people who unsubscribed change their minds”. I didn’t believe it was genuine for a second, but I didn’t expect him to go back to tracing THIS soon.
I’m disappointed I thought that she would actually stop I lost all trust in her
Ill admit I do trace once in a while when I see body styles or poses I like for a character I want to make though when I use stuff that is from other peoples art I credit the orginal artist since it isn't cool to copy someone else's art without crediting them, like recently made a Pokemon oc I call phase that uses The Fluffy Villain - Fluff Master mew oc body because I really liked the slick design there mew design had and I gave them credit for it when I posted her on my deviantart page despite our characters looking rather different. I wish DJ Swag AJ would follow in example since not crediting the orginal artist is upsetting because they work so hard to make what they make.
The worst part is that people started doing fanart because they supposedly stopped tracing. Oof
Ikr I mean I thought it was super sweet at first but after learning this news now it’s just upsetting
It is awful someone does these things, but the worst part is that they traced art for someone else, and that someone else is one of my buddies.. 😬 their user is ginger kitten and they are super nice! I feel bad they didn’t get real art though. 😢
When you learned art by tracing:
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I actually trace art too but only to practice my hand coordination and I normally only base my art on animals I took pics of, like my dog.
Like you said in the video for my animations I’ve traced a little bit but I did make sure I gave credits bc I don’t need more drama in my life 🎭
Wow im really mad about this... Dj needs to know when to stop... I'm glad they deleted the channel and hopefully they won't make a new one! I love ur drawing Leamon! It's so cute ur improving!
Sigh- I don't think I can trust them either 😔
And also, i hope this person does in the future completely owns up to their disappointing not good erros.
Hii Leamon!She also hosted a FAKE forest gauntlets giveaway, and the winner where a spare. We clearly see that the forest on trade is a edit. Also, she make a video about a WHITE BOWTIE giveaway, and If you wanted to enter, you was needed to BUY one of there poeme. I'm just sad about that she lie to people and like, everyone trust her! If only she was honest... ( Sorry for bad english)
Off topic, but I LOVE your art style :0
the air brush shading..
*SIGH..*
Bahahaha so true, I don’t want to hate on it since many new artists use it and possibly watch my video. Although it usually just looks terrible.
ngl i get the feeling that dj is a kid like 11-13ish?
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I'm really hoping you will do storytime videos cuz i listen to ur vids when im drawing :)
I was gonna make one but this issue popped back up so I had to cover this right away
@@LeamonPuppy this is not the right time but
CONGRATS ON 21K SUBSCRIBERS
I feel like even 13 is still too mature
@@BobaT0 tysm!
Wow, you’ve really improved at drawing! Also I agree with you
Thanks once again for the informational video. Also your art is amazing, just wanted to point that out. :3
Tysm!
they wanted you to be upset in the first place, you’re giving them what they want
My anger for them was like:
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really--- ._. im sure one day they'll realise that what they're doing is wrong... one day... one day...
They said they were quitting art when they dont have to. They have to quit tracing.
When my friends get traced the tracer always make r34 of us
DJ is basicly just... i have no words to describe how mutch i wan- no NEED to squash them like a bug, liquify them, and then heat it up and then boil/burn all the traced art
...oh. Well.. They just protected me from haters, when I was feeling uncomfortable. People have been thinking I would be their alt, and that my animations are traced. So many people have attacked me for that, and I don't know why. :(
I am very disappointed I was about to make her a fanart but.... I'll never believe them I'm only giving them the fanart (TO PROBABLY TRACE)
They should draw their own thing without tracing.
I learn to draw without tracing at all I just look at other drawings or find my style.
If they made a apology wait until they stop and make original art.
But whoa Leamon ur drawings are amazing like looks at this cute kitten!
Aw tysm!
OH THEY ENTERED MY CONTEST GOSH
Aha oh no
Dude.. I believed them!! I bet almost everyone here did too. This is unfair to all artists. (True artists who don't trace obviously) this is horrible. I'm so shocked and plain annoyed.
Ps- love ur art lemon
ur like worlds best artist i LOVE LOVE LOVE the painting u made
I do trace some art for references such as : poses, hair styles
But i do not post them on the internet or claim them as mine but i end up making most of it my own idea and its not right to trace and and claim it was yours in the first place and the fact that they used it in contests is unbelievably wrong
Yes, they’ve kept on lying, I replied in their video, saying “hey, this is fast. It doesn’t look like your real art.” And it was their video, about the neo wolf. And they said “oh, my art-program is working weird.” And, it was pretty rude.
I am so glad that you made this video because I actually blindly believing that she stopped
ps: I don't mean for this to be harmful :)
I know many good artists on Animal Jam that trace, but they don’t tell anyone about it. I would say a good percentage of the good art on Animal Jam is traced. I personally don’t find anything wrong with tracing.
I don't understand why they lied that they stopped tracing. It bad enough they claimed traced art as they're own. Honestly if DJ does make a real apology, no one will believe them. DJ pretty much just made it so no one trusts their "apology" or apologies. Thanks for making us aware of DJ still tracing.
Personally i think its bad to trace peoples art and posting it without credit and permission,because the artist works realy hard to make thier art and its rude to just trace it without permission, anyways nice video leamon❤
Can I have a eye tutorial the eyes you draw are so pretty :0
Oh no…I- I trusted them, but, we must remember that DJ must be really young, and, they must not understand, so, yeah…we can
sort of blame them, but at the same time, not. Please, they have pretty much lost everyone’s trust now, but, as I said, they are probably fairly young. Calm reminders is all we can do. (JUST AS LEAMON SAID, NO HATE TOWARDS THEM!) So, yeah.
Eyes on fleek, gimme the mascara 🙄💅
It’s one thing to trace, but it’s another thing to make an apology and lie about it. I really hope they stop tracing and try making their own art because if they did stop, maybe people would give them a second chance, and their art could reach the level of the art they traced eventually! It really sucks that they still trace, I’m glad that they’re being called out but I do agree to not give them full on hate, they definitely could just be a kid who doesn’t know that how wrong this is.
Thank you for warning me no I can be carful about him and if I see it in a contest I will alert them
I honestly believed the video DJswag aj made. This is a huge disappointment.. It makes you wonder if people like this really can learn from their choices. At this point someone needs to take initiative and make sure they can't enter any more art contests or do any more commissions (I don't know how that's gonna happen).
This isn’t related to this video, but I’ve recently been locked out of my animal jam account, and I’m really sad. I keep trying to put in my password, and trying to reset it but it just won’t work
Leamon, you’re not the one creating the drama, dj is. Dw. Also the art you made in this vid is great.
I’ve traced art before, but never posted it online and tried getting people to think it was mine. That is terribly wrong, but most of the time when I trace, I do change a lot of things, and it helps with my art when I trace because I’m still working on 3/4’s view lol. I feel pretty confident about my art and have no need for tracing though, I don’t understand why this person is still doing it though-
Tracing is the worst.. It may cause drama, hate how he traces art That's very hard to make.
As an artist myself it makes me mad
I love your art so much!
Also to go along with the tracing isn’t that bad, I tried PandaLoverPaw’s style of shading and it work pretty well.
What app or website do you use for your art? IM AN HUGE FAN AND I REALLY WOULD LOVE TOO KNOW!!
I don't care enough to watch this, but I do wonder what the difference between using reference photos and tracing is exactly? Both are copying the exact position of the limbs and perspective, and both are free to modify or add additional references or tracings, changing the source material.
It's like the difference between a remix of a song and a cover of a song. Compare zombie by the cranberries, to the cover by 5 finger death punch, then look up a dance remix.
They are all still valid art, as long as the original artwork is credited imo
It's only when people act like they don't have a reference or didn't trace that it is unethical.