Stop stealing my work!!!!

Some days are the most boring days ever. Today I've received this email from the States:

Hi Lionel,

I have been following your work for several years now, It's absolutely mind blowing to me.  I want a tattoo done by you but I know that will never happen.  I would like to get your permission to pick out one of your works and have another artist here in the states "TRY" to replicate it.  It certainly won't be the same, too me it will be like getting a copy of a Picasso or Van Gogh but I want one so bad it hurts.
Freida

One chosen from dozens of similar emails received every years...

 And the same shitty day I can read on facebook:

Matt I want some work done....but it's not like your usual, I don't even know if you'd be willing to do it. But since I can't afford to go oversees for a tattoo I thought you might look at some of his work and tell me what you think. His name is Lionel Fahy, with out of step tattoos, check it out and get back to me. Thanks. Love YA

and here is the answer of the shop:

Very cool stuff, def. unique...i'd love to give it a try, when would u like to do something?

So, what the hell should i do!?!

Ending the story of this blog? Just because some people are not creative enough to think by theirselves, rather than using their mind individually?

Please stop stealing my work, stop stealing my customers, stop stealing their tattoos, stop stealing their stories, and think by yourself bloody hell!!!

And please, stop asking me to make a drawing for free that you will make it tattooed in your local tattoo station!!!!!

I work only with serious people, one tattoo for one story for one person. If you want a tattoo done by me, make an appointment with me and do the trip.

You're getting on my nerves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And last but not least, for the pleasure of your eyes, here is a tattoo copied by a tattoo "artist" (fuckin' shit!) in Hungary...

the original

the copy

Suivre @outofsteptattoo

Bootleg tee shirts

For the third time people bootleged ( the third time I mean that I know it) some of my work to make business on my back.

Ok, I repeat myself again and again, but PLEASE, dont copy or steal any of my work!!!

If you need something, write me an email, I rarely refuse to participate in some side projects as an illustrator...
Whatever, respect what I'm doing.
After having some of my tattoo machines frames copied in China, and after having some of my designs used for a Czech Republic tee shirt company without my agreement of course, here is the last one.
Seemingly it s been done in Slovakia.



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