Thank You! All the best to you!

Thanks Marcel!

Thanks!

I think it depends on what you consider "stealing". Many photographers here think that merely sharing or re-posting their work is stealing; in this case, I think "stealing" is extremely common. I myself don't mind if people share my artwork and don't consider it theft; my problem has been with tattoo artists who pretty much trace my work onto a person and then take credit & money for it. I don't know how common this is. I've come across four tattoos that were taken from my artwork without my permission - for all I know it could be a single tattoo artist doing it.

I wouldn't offer such advice in general. DA works fine for tons of people - it just hasn't worked for me. I think, however, that you might have a better time promoting your own artwork on a social network like Facebook or Pinterest. The DA audience is mostly younger kids into genre stuff like the Avengers, anime, video games etc. Your artwork is more traditional gallery fare - and for that, I think you'd find a more receptive audience elsewhere.