AJ Dooley graphic design

On January 21, I contacted AJ through facebook because I needed a logo design for my page Kaleidoscope Cresteds. I saw AJ had drawn up one of the most beautiful crested designs for Candice and wanted my own. I sent her 2 reference geckos that I wanted my logo drawn up to look like. On January 22 she sent me an example of my first option.



I wanted one to look like my pickles/my girl bubbles and one to look like my Mushu.. I told her I wanted ones like this and sent these pictures of both and in return was given these two.



I was ecstatic when I got the return product, I told her I liked the blue eyes and was so happy. I have used the pink gecko (which I chose only to purchase) on everything! I used them on my Facebook, my personal web site for my geckos and my business cards as well as logo for my car and my banner for my table at shows!



I have been cross processing, adding font, additional pictures and making my own things with this logo since I bought it and it was beautiful and mine.

Not the case. June 1, 2013 I was asked by two individuals to remove my artwork from my page and that it was stolen. I was shown a link where Parker's artwork was and sure enough.. same gecko.

http://styx-leagon.deviantart.com/ar...View-340083856

In order to prove further that this was the same gecko, an overlay was used of my paid for product on top of the original artwork.



I messaged Amanda Dooley and asked her why she would do this. I was told she did not and given two sketches to prove she did the original drawing. I would like for her to publicly tell her side of the story and explain what she feels necessary. Unfortunately, I don't feel any explanation is going to suffice. The pictures are pretty cut and dry and I know of others who she has done artwork for as well as publicly announced to sell this logo on Cafepress.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=jzk14&s=5
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2el8pjp&s=5

Styx Parker is the original artist. I commissioned the said piece for use on my business page and as an original to hang on my wall. I own the original of this piece as well as permission to use it on my business page. I also have the line art that allows for recoloring.

I have never posted the scan for this image, so the only place they could have gotten a hold of it is Parker's deviant art page which has a watermark. I have never given permission to anyone to use the image. All additional hard copies I have were purchased through ordering a print off of Parker's DeviantArt page. It is possible they instead ordered a print then scanned it. Neither of these acts are legal.

Attached are the 4 pictures I had commissioned, as well as their backs to show I have the original inks. As you can see, the pic in the bottom left is the one mentioned above.

I would like to additionally note, in the pink gecko above, it is blindingly obvious where she edited out the watermark - where the R crosses the edging, it is a thinner line.

Disgusting.

I really dislike art scammers It feels awful to get work you loved, only to find out it was a rip of someone else's banner/company logo.

Do you have a link to the person's facebook and any other places you spoke with them? E-mail addresses to avoid, etc.? A screenshot of the cafepress store where she's selling this design would be helpful proof of issues as well.

http://www.cafepress.com/sk/creationzone25

Facebook: AJ Dooley

Email: talendooley@rocketmail.com

Reptile Lovers Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

I do not know how to find her work on Cafepress, she publicly announced on the above link that she would be selling the logos there.

I do not know how to upload screanshots onto here but am happy to if someone tells me how.

https://www.facebook.com/talen025 is her facebook page.

The fb link to the group doesn't work for me, may be a moderated/hidden group.

Googling that email address brought up http://talendooley.daportfolio.com/ as well.

This sucks for the folks involved though. As a sometimes-artist I know how rotten it feels to have your hard work and ideas stolen and sold.

Here are the relevant bits from that linked fb group where she takes complete credit for it

http://durkinworks.blogspot.com/2011...aj-dooley.html

It seems as though this is not the first time this AJ Dooley person has stolen art.