The Custom Rip Off thread

i love plastic · **Posted:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:19 pm

Thank you. :bravo:

Dok let this die, so leave it be. (insert beat dead horse smilie)

CMR · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:01 pm

ugh...it happens again:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/saritamarianyc/sets/72157624366528797/

sea creature14 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:27 pm **Posts:** 396

CMR wrote:

ugh...it happens again:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/saritamarianyc/sets/72157624366528797/

Man now that is clearly a rip-off of dok's work... she is pretty hot too 8-)

Crow · **Joined:** Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:31 pm **Posts:** 218

He clearly didn't bothered to change the moustache...
He's not even trying to hide

Doktor A · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:01 pm

Hmmm.
Thanks for that. I hadnt seen it.

Not sure what its for. A frustrating lack of info...

monkeywonder · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:39 pm

It was on Boing Boing earlier

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/14/mr ... g+Boing%29
she says it was just for a design/craft swap

Quote:

Sarah sez, "I participated in a design/craft swap. I was given 'an old toy' as a material and 'steampunk' as a theme to start. So, I bought a 10 dollar old-school Mr. Potato Head and used objects found around the house to make Spudnik. Then, I made a capsule/telescope that would hold documents that tell the story of Spudnik and his crucial role in saving the spirit of humanity from apocalyptic doom. I had a lot of fun making this, so I thought I'd share."

Floyd44 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:20 pm

This is a little ridiculous. I usually hate these witch hunts and I think some people are a little too quick to say X person is a ripoff of Y person and I know styles can be similar but come on, this is Dok's unique style. I don't even mind when people use the round green eye's because you can argue that is generic steam-punk, but when you pair that with a mustache and any sort of formal wear that can only be Dok.

haggard · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:31 pm

Return To OZ (1985)

I honestly dont see the point, in pointing fingers... beating a dead horse... IMHO (although the rustedhalo fig. was TOO blatent)

P.S. i'm a huge fan of Dok A and have a number of his figures

commence flaming

merrybee · **Joined:** Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:34 am **Posts:** 87

I actually wanted to ask, where is the line drawn? I was looking through some sketchbooks from about the time I discovered steampunk and long before I'd ever seen any of Dok's stuff, and I have several little doodles of robot men with mustaches and bowties and top hats and monocles. Some of it is surprisingly similar, not in style, but perhaps in content. I mean, I could have easily been influenced by Return to Oz - one of my favorite movies as a kid. I mean, can I never draw a robot with a mustache again without being called out if I decide to show it off?

Now, I never have any intention of trying to make a living from my art, but what if I did? I'm just curious what everyone else here thinks.

Arts Unknown · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:40 pm

I think that the scene you are trying to get into with your art plays a big part. Yes, there are certainly common visual aspects of steampunk art, but if you are looking to do steampunk in, for example, the art toy world you should be aware (or make yourself aware) of the artists who are already doing that style in that particular scene.

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