INSPIRATION≠ COPYING

Taking INSPIRATION doesn& #39;t mean you& #39;re supposed to COPY the entire thing

THIS is heavily referencing (/copying)

And you HAVE to credit the ORIGINAL artist
(@.1SH1MARU is the original artist in this case)

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At the time I drew it I of course didn& #39;t know, but NOW I do

and to credit someone for THEIR work is IMPORTANT
And even though I didn& #39;t trace it and or exactly copied every single part it is STILL heavily referenced/ COPIED
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The point of this thread is to educate based on my OWN mistake to set as an example on what NOT to do

STEALING art is MORE than tracing or taking the artwork without crediting

REFERENCING is fine and GOOD to a CERTAIN POINT
But crossing there& #39;s one that crosses the line
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Art theft comes in a lot of different varieties, some with, some without the intention

BUT you need to realized what you& #39;re doing wrong

When Ocean told me I have to credit that person I DID
And if you heavily reference from another artist like this YOU should TOO
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If you didn& #39;t know it was wrong, that& #39;s okay, just APOLOGIZE FOR IT

It& #39;s not that hard to think about your actions and understand what& #39;s wrong or right and what& #39;s the best to do in that situation
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