Draw your Character

[Almalexia]

passive-aggression

I don't think anyone cares if you trace. Lots of people trace. The problem is making money off of it.

I don't know anything about Japanese copyright or work-for-hire laws, but Yamashita - although an independent artist - has been an employee of Squenix and Bamco in the past. The last thing you want to do is take commission on drawings that are strikingly similar to originals owned by international corporations.

Just saying.