Quote Originally Posted by Demetirus View Post
Except, that's exactly what the person did. They freely admitted to basing their work on the style of an artist they liked but folks still tried to claim they traced and proceeded to verbally lynch them for it.
Sure, she admitted being inspired by the artist. However, she/he claimed to never have traced anything, and that doesn't sit well with me when it's obviously a lie. Of the bottom three .gif images Oniguro posted, the shape of the face, position and shape of the eyes, nose, and mouth (and even the bangs that cover the forehead) match up exactly. If the image was merely used as reference, there would at least be some differences there other than colouring and hairstyle.

Also, she/he kept the fact hidden until after I pointed it out.