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Well I would say it comes down to personal taste. I know for
me, I wouldn't color original art
that has been used to publish material like a comic book issue
or trading cards. However,
if someone is willing to pay for the artwork, they more or
less earn the right to do with it
what they want. So if they wish to color it then they can. I
think the pain comes from the
sub conscious thinking that this artwork could outlast the
owner and get passed on
over time and eventually it might fall into the hands of
someone whose preference
would not to have it colored and thus they would probably say
over and over "man,
I wish this was not colored". Or eventually a day comes that
many years (10-20 100s?)
that someone might seek out any original art to use in a
collection or a book reprinting
some examples of artwork to honor an artist. And if it is
colorized, perhaps it removes
the chance of it being shown in its rare beastly nature of a
black and white. I dunno, again
it all comes down to tastes.
--Ken
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