Death Song Was Here-book artwork book illustration by book artist Duncan Long

I’ve been using TinEye the last few days to discover folks using my artwork online without permission. This is a handy little search engine that compares similarities between pictures. If I find sites using my work without permission, I then write a take-down notice, ask the user to credit me for the artwork, or whatever seems appropriate.

I’ve also discovered TinEye is useful for finding sites that are reviewing books that have my illustrations on the cover or even inside the book. Some of these would likely never be otherwise discovered, especially in the case of foreign-language reviews.

Here’s the latest such review (for Sci-Fi Art Now from ILEX) which I found using TinEye: NCL Media Grupa.

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When not searching for pirated book illustrations with TinEye, Duncan Long creates artwork for book and magazine publishers. His artwork has appeared in publications by Ballistic Publishing, Paladin Press, HarperCollins, ILEX, PS Publishing, Delta Press, Pocket Books, ISFiC Press, and many small presses and self-publishing writers. You can find more of his book and magazine artwork at: http://DuncanLong.com/art.html
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