A Reminder and Winner

Take risks once and again

My gallery is Copyright © 2006-2008 MademoiselleGrief, aka Maria Lima.
All rights reserved.
All the materials contained in my DeviantART gallery may not be reproduced, copied,
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My images do not belong to the public domain.


If you see my work in any other website then it was most probably ripped off. Please, if you do see this, report it to me so I can have it removed. I was just reading a few random journals here and there and I am seeing alot of complaining about works being ripped off. We can only do so much to protect our work; then it's over to the people who look at your art, to decide whether to take it or not. Of course some don't know that what they are doing is wrong but it still makes me and many others want to rip our hair off, and most probably there's too.

I can't stress enough to put watermarks on your work - it will put people off from stealing your art. It shouldn't have the need to put DeviantART members off because they should understand why it's there and still be able to appreciate your work. So don't be scared to put watermarks on your work; you are only protecting yourself from a lot of grief.
Example: I contacted photobucket about 2 members who had taken my work and they email me back asking me for so many things/ documents. It was like I had asked for legal action to be taken . All I needed was those pictures removed. I gave them proof that the work belonged to me etc etc. In the end I just gave up and hoped I'd get over it. At least it was just the one deviation..


I'm over the moon at the moment. I won my first contest ever! It was for weekly contest, number 38
I won with my 27 Lives piece
Thank you to all who voted for me, you don't know how happy I am








for leaving his family and friends behind to embark on a new adventure. AND THEN COMING BACK!