Quote Originally Posted by Nekomataya View Post
I was just going to ignore you, but since you're apparently willing to accept remuneration for art that isn't yours...

That image is a direct trace of Shunya Yamashita's artwork on the left. I couldn't find the exact originals of your other 'drawings', since, frankly, I don't want to spend more time on it than I already have, but I think you'll agree the similarity to Shunya Yamashita's work is quite striking.

I'm sorry for butting in here, but art theft is not okay.
Well, this thread just got interesting! If this goes anywhere, it would be a pleasant break from the tons of picture requests that have been going on (seriously, make a new thread people!).

But yeah, a few pages back someone had asked if they were a fan of Shunya Yamashita. I had no clue who they were, so had to do some googling and I found that same picture you referenced. Was a bit shocked as well.

While people like to throw out "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery", sure, that's nice, but it's very anecdotal. I've had someone steal my personal pictures before and claim that they were me. That was not flattering. That was down-right creepy and wrong. I doubt the original artist would be thrilled about someone else tracing their work and taking commissions.