robertoakes

With the year ending, I thought I'd make a special addition to my gallery. Although I'm best known for my pixel art, I actually do draw on paper sometimes. Unfortunately, I tend to be unsatisfied with the results, so I rarely show them off. I'm hoping to overcome this little confidence problem by forcing myself to upload a handful of my sketches today, however good or bad they may be. You'll be able to see them all in the Scraps section. I hope you'll enjoy them folks, and happy new year.

That was surprisingly quick, but I'm definitely not complaining. Shortly after my last reply, the deviantART staff acknowledged their mistake and restored my deviations! You can once again view them in my gallery as if they were never removed. According to the staff member, my works were mistaken for edits of actual sprites due to being reported along with a large number of actual violations. Although they should have verified the reports more closely, the administrators are also human. Once again, I thank everyone who supported me during my efforts to resolve the issue. And despite the inconvenience, I'm also glad to see that we can count

I received a response from the staff in regards to the removed deviations. It appears my words are pretty much meaningless to them, as they still believe I violated copyrights by using unauthorized content to make those deviations. They claim to have proof of it. Fortunately, I have my own evidence to present, and I already sent a new reply including it. Here is a glimpse of it: http://robertoakes.deviantart.com/art/WIP-DRN-065-Concrete-Man-100070812 I'm very, very thankful for everyone who supported me during this trouble. This motivates me even more to do everything I can to resolve this situation. More than my work, it's my reputation a