Wondering If This Has Happened To Others

An artist from Canada posted a special 30th birthday commemorative project on a popular forum and they removed it with a very insulting message, potentially offending many artists worldwide.

This is the rejected artist

Daryl Januszewski / Via facebook.com

Taken during a vacation in early 2018.

This was the response to her from the moderator

Reddit / Via reddit.com

At first, she took this message personally... then realized how truly offensive this rule is to many digital artists out there! May you be reminded that this is about the 3rd time a moderator from Reddit has removed one of Daryl's art pieces with a similar demeaning description of her style. And this description demeans many styles of art by others as well.

And this is the piece in question

Daryl Januszewski / Via facebook.com

This digital image is actually a series of 30 snapshots of Daryl's life, each one representing a specific time in her life. Some are photos with overlays, while others were entirely hand-drawn. At least 15 hours went into creating this and it is not a 'Bad MSPaint drawing' as per the site in question's reason for removal.

What about the other digital artists and cartoonists?

We'd really love some comments from other artists who have experienced something similar - having your work removed because it wasn't 'good enough' for the internet art world. Who is this particular moderator to decide what is and isn't art? Shouldn't that be for the viewers to decide? And besides, people in the art world knows it comes in all shapes, sizes and styles. So if you've gotten similar treatment from any forum moderator, please stand in solidarity with your fellow artists, and comment here. Together, we can make a positive difference in how artists from all walks of life get treated.