ZeniMax promises 'a proper resolution' after using Elder Scrolls Online fanart in a paid skin without permission
ZeniMax Online Studios says it is working toward a «proper resolution» for an Elder Scrolls Online fan named Relan Daevath after Daevath's artwork was used, without attribution or permission, in the Mercymother's Body Art skin in the game's Crown Store.
«I am a bit shocked,» Daevath wrote on Tumblr(opens in new tab). «19 july 2020 i postedthis fanart(opens in new tab) with Sotha, Vivec and Almalexia. Now I see my very version…in an ESO crown skin(opens in new tab).
»Should they… well… say to me something? 'Hello' or 'We'll sell your art as an in-game skin, you are so wonderful Relan Deavath, come and get your NOTHING AT ALL you are welcome, kisses'."
There doesn't appear to be any question that it is Daevath's work in the skin. This is their original image of Sotha Sil:
And this how it appears on the TESO skin:
Even the detail work is the same—look at the markings on Sotha Sil's headdress, for instance, or the way his beard curls up between his thumb and forefinger. It's virtually identical, and while Daevath acknowledged that all rights to the likeness belong to ZeniMax, using it like this without even notifying the artist is «not very nice,» they said.
«I would be flattered by such an assessment of my work if I were asked,» they wrote. «But I wasn't.»
ZeniMax did, however, effectively confirm the use of Daevath's art in the skin on Twitter. «We are aware of the situation with the ESO Fan Artist,» ZeniMax tweeted on the official TESO account. «It was never our intention to include any community fan art without proper credit. We are in contact with the artist and will work with them to make sure that there is a proper resolution.»
We are aware of the situation with the ESO Fan Artist. It was never our intention to
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