I like it ^_^

...Who's blaming you for stealing art?

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people at school. I'm just not as artistically cultured as most people here, so when they accuse me of stealing I have no clue what they are referencing. It's been anywhere from style to subject, but I have to constantly remind people that there is no such thing as original, and all I do is try to do my own thing. I may have seen whatever it is they are talking about and deep in the back of my brain it came out subconsciously and that's what inspired me. But all in all, if they're going to blame me for stealing than everyone has stolen because there is no such thing as originality anymore.

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Seriously. Who's to say they haven't been influenced by someone else's work either? It's not stealing. It's inspiration. Who are they to judge?

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When made with love and tender care, by man or beast or fish or clam, the one delight to always please is freshly made raspberry jam.

This is excellent. It reminds me of Bakshi's animations style ... when he's in his more 'realistic' mode.

BTW, anyone who suggests that this is stealing deserves an imaginary slap in the face.

haha thanks!

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That's such an awesome design for a dress. It has this dual high fantasy-slash-sci-fi look to it, which I think is unique.

And yeah, it is annoying when people go all "You're copying [insert random artist here]!" on you. When I was in high school, some viewers of my sketchbook were absolutely convinced that I'd copied my characters from Digimon.

Besides, I don't think artists can legally copyright *style,* so I don't see the point in the whining over it. How many of us actually had a fully developed style when we started drawing? None! I know that I copied artists that I respected; some artists are still on their way to developing their own style, so naturally their work is going to look like the work of whoever inspired them. My style is beginning to become distinct, but I think some of my influences still show clearly.

**rarr!**

lol well said!

has there been anyone out there who has successfully married fantasy and sci-fi? (cause I'd totally like to look them up)

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I don't know, since the two are such different genres. I read somewhere that the definition of science fiction is "any story that speculates on established scientific fact/reasonable possibilities," whereas pretty much anything goes in fantasy. I think the closest anyone could come is the science fantasy genre, which is what works like Star Wars would be, since the science isn't the purpose of the story. But genres can be so complicated...

oh i figured the difference was that science fiction focused on the future and fantasy was like an alternate past...woops

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