Etsy Seller Traces MY Art...And Art From At Least 3 Others

[@TimbertheEnglishPug]

ive only ever traced over my own art 😭😭

[@Your_LocalVibez]

REAL

[@TimbertheEnglishPug]

@@Your_LocalVibez sometimes I forget how to draw a body so I just trace over another piece that I did

[@LynxyxJelly]

Same😞

[@froggycolouring]

Same, I only trace 3d models (obvs not stolen, the ones that are made to be traced over for anatomy) and my own art (mostly when I draw two characters next to eachother and I just trace the body so they’re the same size) :P

[@TimbertheEnglishPug]

@@froggycolouring yea that’s ok too

[@Ṱçount_akabeam]

people selling traced art just have ZERO SHAME man,

[@fandomfan2800]

Who cares??

[@mustanggox]

@@fandomfan2800 probably the people whose art was traced lmao?? or the people tricked into paying for something with little effort or regard for other artists property??

[@Ṱçount_akabeam]

@@fandomfan2800 i mean if you get your art traced THEN sold for THE TRACER'S PROFIT, you WOULD be mad?????? and it's REASONABLE???

[@cc_the_rebel]

@@fandomfan2800 I can smell the rage bait through the effin screen..

[@GravityDontMeanTooMuchTooMe]

​@fandomfan2800 who the hell liked this reply? I will find your house jk I actually won't but I think it's obvious "who cares"

[@RobertStoll]

Pixel art is difficult, because there's only so many ways to abstract something like a cat in a teacup. If I was making something like that, I'd probably come to something really similar. That said, this behavior is shady AF.

[@NorthInium]

I agree but you will always have your own pixel artstyle compared to others you will never 100% shade, draw etc. pixelperfect copys. I draw pixel art with my friends a lot when we are bored and all of us have different styles even if the prompt is the same ^^

[@Justsemoneexisting]

But like one to one? Only the ears changed on their art

[@Officialkikoforkikos]

I think that only tracing pixel art to understand the sketches of the ways to abstract it to fit pixel art, again, TRACING can help in some way (such as making the drawing your tracing into simple shapes, so you can understand the shape of the body)

[@RobertStoll]

@@Justsemoneexisting In this case the frogs were clear signs, moreso than the cats. Otherwise even the ear change would have been enough to fool me.

[@RobertStoll]

@@Officialkikoforkikos If you do have to trace. at some scale, I'd even forego tracing to avoid it being too similar, given how fewer literal pixels you're working with.

[@SalmonellaMayoRanch]

Ngl i would be proud but also furious in your position, like "ive gotten so popular people are copying me!" then also "ive been copied wtf!!??"

[@sumaroy798]

0 likes and no comments? bro fell off

[@froggycolouring]

Yeah thats how I was when I found out my art had been used in ai training data, I was like “oh cool my art is so good it was stolen” and then I realised my art is now being used to support something I didn’t agree to (･_･

[@firelordoregano5632]

@@froggycolouring how do you find out if your art is used??

[@froggycolouring]

@@firelordoregano5632 it’s honestly just an assumption on my part but considering there aren’t many people who draw so similar to me I doubt the ai would be able to draw like that without taking my art Plus the ai datasets are huge, especially considering I post on multiple platforms it’d be easy for ai to find my art (and other small artists)… Some datasets have been leaked (I don’t recommend looking for them considering I heard they had stuff like CP in them) a while ago but obviously those are older datasets so they’ve only got more art/images now

[@scarletsletter4466]

@@firelordoregano5632there’s a website where you can search to see if your art is in training data.

[@ailee3459]

Imagine stealing art from an artist who calls out people for stuff like this 😭 Did they think they were gonna get away with it?

[@sezole]

frrr

[@frogmanjr]

They have zero brain cells

[@tsukinaniL]

imagine if the artist that calls ppl out for stuff like this also steals (would be pretty crazy!) . . .

[@LJkittycat]

They do get away with it most the time

[@Hilzoti-白狼龙]

@@tsukinaniL ... are you suggesting Kat has stolen art?

[@tobes..]

not the frog emote’s ass needing to be censored for youtube-

[@FrostNugget23]

Fr bro

[@Frick8375]

it’s too scandalous bro… 😔

[@skunkls7146]

It’s to revealing..

[@sinfulhare]

I've had something similar happen to me recently where someone line-by-line copied my art exactly. the confusing part was that they drew the EXACT SAME OC that they copied from AND sent it to me as part of a trade. what's worse is that they made some awkward logical mistakes, such as copying the outline of the bottom jaw but drawing the mouth differently (original had the mouth open, but they drew the mouth closed so the lower jaw looked extremely out of place), and they were participating in an art-based discord server where the mods completely disregarded the OBVIOUS copying which was also visible in their other "art" x_x ridiculous how people let these things slide, especially when it comes from fellow artists I understand your uncomfort at the copied art not being traced outright, I'm just here to reassure you that yeah, it's happened to me too and it sucks, and you're allowed to feel upset about it

[@saberraimu]

I think with the pixel art one alone it'd be questionable to call tracing because there's only so much you can do in a 16 pixel square where you're limited to placing squares and maintaining a balance, and I've seen a ton of artists on Etsy and Twitter and in pixel art games draw pixel art cats and cups that way and shade the cup in a similar way already over the past 20-30 years, though their color choices may be a lil suspicious. Even I have drawn cat/animal faces/heads that way in pixel art and cups pretty much just like that over the last 20 years of doing pixel art and making badges/adoptables for my Geocities page decades ago lol. The frog emote situation added into the mix, however, makes it considerably more shady.

[@bigdeuce66]

Anymore it seems like 3/4 of the designs being sold on Etsy are either AI generated or blatantly a copy of someone else's work. I used to be someone who would post every single new creation I did online across all my social media presences until I discovered several of my original designs being mass printed on t-shirts and sold from about 50 different online print on demand type shops. That was years ago and even still I regularly see my own work being sold by other people. For every shop I engage with that removes one of my designs, 10 more pop up. Because of this I no longer post 99% of my art online and I have transitioned into primarily creating things for private collectors or contract jobs. It's definitely a weird time we're living in.

[@Alexden96Channel]

It’s especially infuriating if you have trouble getting any sales yourself, while these garbage people profit off your hard work

[@Chiffawndue]

I’ve only ever had my art traced once to my knowledge. It was 2018, and someone messaged me on amino saying my art was traced. Yup. I go to their DA, and they’ve traced OTHER works of mine. Including a piece where I was longing for my mom. (I was living with my dad at the time and I missed her), so it was like… HELLO??? They did this with other people too. Someone painted something, and then they straight up stole it and painted it themselves and claimed they did it

[@irjectjade]

THAT'S MESSED UP???????

[@Chiffawndue]

@@irjectjade It really is! They had a whole amino for their art and it was traced. I still have the folder for my traced art too haha. It’s wild!!

[@irjectjade]

@@Chiffawndue kabow them..

[@chromei.vomiting]

WHY DO PPL DO THISSSS ... i hope you get it resolved and get them reported and deplatformed on etsy

[@tm5123]

Because some people just care about getting money, not about how they get it.

[@GravityDontMeanTooMuchTooMe]

​@tm5123 yeah and those people suck :/

[@LJkittycat]

They won’t be

[@CallMehLime-TheFirst]

It's very nice of berryz to contact and inform you :3

[@rukiiex]

I used to trace, but I learnt from it. I now have my own art style and don't trace anymore. just seeing people trace and sell it claiming it as their own is disgusting.

[@alexisdied4558]

Tracing itself is not an issue it can be used to learn an artist style or it can be used for practice. However you should not rely on tracing and you especially should claim the Traced art as your own and you especially shouldn't sell it 😑✋🏽 (I don't have a face palm emoji)

[@Zarniiaria]

Now honestly, people who trace/steal someone’s art and claim as theirs have to be the worst people ever in the art community like seriously 😭

[@Ur_Local_TVee]

Tracing is okay, to learn to draw an object, angle or style etc, but just don't claim the art or post it :]

[@Mokiibuns]

Stealing from someone who constantly exposes art theft is crazy 😭😭

[@kidspace3955]

I know

[@DreamyFlowerz]

i'll add that when it comes to tracing, using a 3D model is also okay! of course, don't go around snatching random models off the internet, only use ones you have permission to trace over c: like ones you made yourself or Clip Studio Paint models (which were made for that purpose) for example!

[@Sup3rStarzzzz]

I used to trace art as practice but I NEVER, EVER had posted it. Or claimed it as my original idea. (Just so you know, i no longer trace art. And only did it to practice.)

[@katliente]

i've studied art from artists i respected as well in private like rossdraws!! i think that's totally fine, but it's not okay to post it and claim its your own >

[@REYPLAYZGAMEZ]

​@@katliente AYYYYY HOW YOU DOIN'?!?!? :D

[@miqolysa]

Tbh I posted some traced stuff aswell, but always marked it as studys and if possible gave credit to the artists I traced from (on pinterest you might not find out, who was the original creator)

[@spiderleamer]

Man i cant lie as someone who just managed to open commissions and has tried selling emotes and such before stuff like this ticks me off to no end. Like art theives keep making it so much harder for new artists to sell stuff!

[@Ms.Elaineous613]

I feel like as far as the cats in a cup goes theres not a whole lot of ways to do that with pixel art.

[@crossworkpatch]

Tracing: " Hey, can i copy your homework? " " No. " '' Why? " "Just because. " " ... " " ... " " I'm just gonna copy it anyway. "

[@lucinfernos]

as annoying as this is, it did make me laugh to see kat analyze the curve of that froggy cheekage jfdksjflkdk

[@katliente]

LOOOL

[@20vinberr]

@@katliente💀💀💀💀

[@miqolysa]

When I trace I only do it in the scetching phase - and then I trace over Pose References in Photo, 3D or Base Drawings. But in the following steps I alter stuff to make it my own and unique (clothing, colors, rendering, light source, etc.) f.e. some weeks ago I searched for a reference for a heavier pose to put together without any reference and wanted to make the first steps abit easier. I didn't find what I searched for - so I ended up with a folder of different poses, which I could tweak to make them work and combined stuff to something that worked with my vision. And while I trace I ALWAYS try to simplify the pose in easier shapes and try to LEARN how this pose works - so that I always work on my inner library and can use this knowledge in the future without a reference. Like that I think tracing is fine, because it is helping the process and raises the learning curve. But you should never trace or use heavy referencing for commercial goals.

[@moonegalactica]

Tbh the shading part is no problem because beginners who reference don’t know how to use more than one reference, and obviously the shading would match the original.

[@simonebernacchia5724]

As a pixel artist from a FAR old generation, for us tracing and copying was ok, you will find a LOT of reuse between old computer stuff - by the way profit was considered a side effect, not the main purpose; ok bigger works could get us in trouble but not 16x16 icons - those were usually given for free in like icon collections for your CLASSIC mac desktop

[@WaffleDoge]

When it comes to sprite bases and stuff yeah especially when working in 16x16 or 64x64_80x80 but there's usually always style choices like shading, eye placement, hand style and other creative choices you can make. Using another sprite as scale ref is/was normal but they shouldn't have that many pixels line up.

[@Justsemoneexisting]

You lit said yourself WAS ok Used to be

[@gz̈̇]

​@@Justsemoneexisting omg tysm I can't read this really helped me

[@anna-x3o]

as someone who traces arts to learn (to learn how to draw on digital) and DONT post them seeing someone selling traced art is so disgusting.

[@Thatonekatgirl]

Idk how I got here, but I’m happy I found your channel o:

[@JadeDaRat]

Berryz literally watching this: 👁️👄👁️

[@FennecFox_9501]

I only trace guide lines or people art to practice drawing (the ones i practice i ether delete or never show online) This example was 99.99% tracing/copy

[@Idkmyname-idkgts]

IM SORRY I DIDNT SEE I WAS AT SCHOOL BUT... THANKSSSSS FOR POSTING ❤💗💗💗💗❤❤❤❤

[@ElfInTheFlowers]

This really reminds me of my dad’s work as a customs agent having to detect counterfeits being imported into the country… but inverted. The principle is the same. The design is almost identical but there is something wonky or off. The counterfeiters were trying to pass the fakes off as original. In your case they are trying to pass the work off as their own, but with as minimal change or effort as possible. Both instances of design theft have the same effect. It is so exhausting that this is happening even as AI has been wreaking havoc on artists’ livelihoods.

[@Kittycat_lils]

For me, I only trace to understand an art style before drawing it in my own way while staying in the art style. So it’s much more like referencing

[@strawbearty]

thank you for bringing awareness to this! i was indeed a little frustrated because i was already upset and then they kept on denying it :') btw, there were even more artists they had stolen from but i contacted them about it aswell and i'm guessing they confronted the etsy seller about it because the seller had taken those listings down afterwards!

[@katliente]

ty for bringing this to my attention, and im so sorry u were one of the ppl they stole from :((

[@FireFerretPabu]

I only trace for practice, NEVER for money

[@yunぬ]

The only art i have ever traced is my art and ash ketchum when i was 10😭

[@AndyPersaud-ki8yq]

Those wasn’t art but one time I was playing Wings of Fire (The Roblox game) as my fan tribe: the demon wings, there was a lot of ppl with angel wings (Another one that I made but others made them too) the thing different was about the demon and angel wings was that their lore was about a Ancient war. Now about the problem, there was an angel wing that had in their bio “Apart of the ancient war.” Now I know that I was the ONLY one that made the ancient war (cuz I never saw any demon and angel wings with a ancient war) so I was very uncomfortable, so I told them that how I was uncomfortable because the war was my idea. They kept saying how they saw a post with the ancient war but I don’t post on any apps or have a channel. I kept telling them that they can just remove it and the problem could be done, but they kept refusing and I think they said “Why don’t u remove the ancient war part” but I made it, why do I need to remove it from my bio? After the problem went on they just left, and I left cuz I was just so frustrated. Edit:I did not realize how much I typed and also sry for the typo in the beginning I meant to say this-

[@Poisen650]

There are times you can justify tracing. But if you are claiming it as your own or profiting off of it then it’s not just.

[@alexisdied4558]

Exactly for me I really only trace for the posing then redo it to the side so I can get the anatomy and redraw it with my charecter. Or I have traced irl photos I find on pintrest. The only issue with tracing is when you claim it as your own. Like when I directly traced over gacha characters when I first learned to trace at 9 and claimed them as my own drawings.

[@Poisen650]

@@alexisdied4558 there is sometimes you can say it’s your own but it has to be like these super specific things. 1. It’s a generic base that you traced 2. there’s no author to be found 3. No signature 4. No water mark but you can’t claim the pose / whatever the base was as yours just the design you drew over it

[@Dubya9W9]

@@Poisen650 Claim the pose?! lmao nobody can claim a pose

[@4Vesperia]

about the emots i think it's fine. i mean you said it's fine as long as they add their own thing and they did "the hands, the ears are different, the high lights" and they are different animals they are not even a frog!

[@IssyBee17]

I traced a meme (original photo meme not a drawing version) and was told by someone that I traced their art. Had to send them my very badly done time-lapse as I'm not an artist and didn't have the money to commission so it was god awful XD. They left me on read but it still left me feeling bad about it and I've not used the drawing for its intended purpose 😓

[@CapriciousKitty]

I let my son trace artworks when hes learning but taught him not to claim it as his own its for learning only. He's improved incredibly and now draws his own works. I think studying and learning other works is important for learning but claiming and selling is not okay.

[@alexrainbow7372]

Kinda happy my art isn't good enough to be stolen 😂 I traced sometimes back when I started learning but I never posted it. There is no reason to. Why can't people just learn to draw, stop stealing 😭

[@DollieASMR]

OH MY GOD WE HAVE THE SAME NECKLACE!>w< (the longer sparkle one)

[@katliente]

great minds think alike ;)

[@adamjeager9334]

The only time I’ve ever traced was for personal use. Like stuff if only see or friends who knew the original. I never took credit. Mostly for DnD characters, or notes

[@InsertFacerollHere]

I'll give them that they do seem to be putting their own lines down, but yeah this is a great example of why you gotta be cautious with your references

[@xX_ohio_Xx]

the first one is so dumb bro its 17x17 PIXELS bro seriously? why so serious?

[@tonysparda9281]

Yeah, like, here is no many ways to do pixel cup wtf

[@akabaneaki]

I have a question. GENIUENE QUESTION. I'm not too sure about the boundaries of art. Does that mean that every pixel coffee cup with a animal and pastel coloring would be a no-go? Cus u can only work this much with pixel so i was wondering, if they had changed the animal to another animal, but the coloring and shading stays the same its a NG? I get it if the shading and color palette is the same its a NG, but color wise theres only so much colors to go from especially colors formt he same family palette, in this case, pastel colors, so i was wondering how far would it then be considered NG and how much its not? Just the outline only is a NG? Kat says as long as they add a lil pizazz of their own style, its fine, but the person already changed the animal to a different one and its still NG? JUST LEGIT A CURIOUS QUESTION. I just want to understand the boundaries for art better as there seems to be so many of them.

[@IceyWolftb]

Like it fine if u are referencing the pixel art from shading to color picking. But as long as u change it up it should be fine. As long a as it not the same 1 to 1 pixel art it should be fine. Sorta say just change it up to make it your own instead of but coping the reference 1 to 1.

[@Dubya9W9]

Do what ever you want to! don't listen to these babies..all art is copied in one way or another..there's only so many ways one can draw eyes/hair/chest/butt..and if you're doing pixel art then you're even more restrained..stop worrying about what online trolls think..

[@akabaneaki]

@@Dubya9W9 Thank you for your encouragement!

[@loveydoveylaurel]

the only time i trace is when i’m transferring my own art from paper to digital-

[@floof7680]

Ive made a video where i exposed someone for tracing by overlaying the original over theirs the lines where basically 1 for 1 and the colours where colourpicked but slightly messier and they got soo mad

[@Ex0TinTin]

Girl so I’m filing so many complaints abt your behaviour js leave mah pookie alone and hopefully kat deals with you soon

[@floof7680]

@@Ex0TinTin 💀

[@psykobunnygirl]

omgg my buff frog listing is on the explore page there hehehe. thanks for calling out artists tho! i think when first starting art its easy for that to happen but its important to call it out for learning better tbh

[@Kyra-h7d]

Tbh if I saw an image I really wanted to make. I would take the picture, and draw my own version of it, my own art style, and shading. Then lastly I would credit them, and show the image the person made below my art.

[@SavannaOcelot]

I must say so was once a tracer but now I only reference the things I would have copied back in the day

[@bunnybbyanimations4483]

i think buff frog emote was a stretch, i think it was inspired not traced. There are clear differences in the art style, maybe they werent sure how to shade it ect. the rest makes sense. but lets not push it

[@Dubya9W9]

yup..none of us can draw buffs anymore..this ytuber invented the buff drawing on frogs

[@bunnybbyanimations4483]

@@Dubya9W9 yeah fr

[@Prof_Dex]

I need to know where ya found that smores plush its so adorable😍

[@AkitaNeru123]

I only just make miku art to akita neru (i dont profit from them)

[@ImNotSirenXLoved]

Oh my..I feel bad for you, why do these people do this bro💀💀💀

[@Snailienz]

I honestly think that they're tracing but I think that they think if they change things it makes it okay. Tracing other artist's work for profit is NEVER okay! Tracing is a tool that I personally use in professional work all the time, but not other people's art! That's just stealing with extra steps. Even if they have changed some things, that doesn't make it okay. Honestly it's not even as good as the originals, cause they sometimes choose colors that are more washed out or make changes that make the drawing worse... There's a seller on etsy who I love the work of, starsalts, and there is another seller who basically....draws their designs again. Like just draw the whole pattern themselves and it's the same exact pattern same colors same poses for the pokemon. I HATE that store because they undersell them by like $5 and definitely use POD for theirs where starsalts has theirs ordered.

[@jolanxblca]

So artists are trademarking their styles now? Well why don't we just lock the pencils behind a license agreement while we're at it

[@Dubya9W9]

it's pretty dumb..the frog part as well..i mean there's only so many ways one can draw butt cheeks...

[@jamille101]

To be fair pixel art is hard to be unique in especially if the canvas is the same small size. If 2 pixel artists make an icon of a barrel using the same canvas size more than likely the only way for them to look different would probably be thru coloring and shading😅 BUT with the buff frog emote and the fact that the fingers and highlight and the shape of the arm, very sus. Also going back to the pixel art, with the animal in a mug i dont think they could add paws because its waaay too small of a canvas for that small of a detail especially for a twitch emote

[@bluehorribledarkness1723]

Just wanna add a third scenario where tracing's fine imho Namly tracing over (selfmade) 3D art. Many 2d artists who are also 3d artists tend to make 3D models and use them for compostion/posing/etc and then trace over it. That's especially pretty common in the game dev industry where you need to work fast to finish concept art and splash art in time

[@mx.menacing]

TO BE FAIR about the first one, when it comes to pixel art, there is really only one way to draw items when they're that small in size. I think this is a case of both tracing and heavily referencing.

[@Kori888_cc]

I used to trace art all the time when I was younger I honestly disagree that it can help beginners because I didn’t learn anything from it, but it becomes 100x worse when you try to sell it or post it as your own since ur profiting off of others work

[@BizzarBox]

Hey Katliente! Great video! We're in the same art space! I see your amazing work all the time! *big high five* I have had stolen/traced at as well on Etsy. I have just been finding it easier to not even reach out to those people and just file a take down. I try my hardest not to go searching for people who have stolen but sometimes out of no where they pop up or someone like you said will DM and say "hey this has been taken from you" I've also messaged artists in the same space if I notice this as well. We gotta look out for each other.

[@Hilzoti-白狼龙]

Where do people get the nerve to do stuff like this? Blows my mind.

[@Lauralink100]

I've traced a lot when I didn't know how to draw but never tought of selling it that's wild

[@NorthInium]

They basically say let me copy your homework and change it a bit.

[@crossidy7223]

Anyone know where Kat's lowest necklace is from/whos design it is? Im obsessed its so pretty

[@katliente]

here u go :3 www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805613674043.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.13.198f47b1YFJIo0&algo_pvid=61e083d3-7858-40ec-b566-3acb7faa5937&algo_exp_id=61e083d3-7858-40ec-b566-3acb7faa5937-6&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%212.81%212.81%21%21%2119.91%2119.91%21%402103146c17247552706011046e0f8e%2112000035979351668%21sea%21US%210%21ABX&curPageLogUid=gLdyU9vRT4D8&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A&_gl=1*17wlugw*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MjQ3NTUyNjcuQ2p3S0NBanc4clcyQmhBZ0Vpd0FvUk81ckZudEs3ZjZCWXNpR0tRWHltRUl5TmR2eTF4TWVmX1BkTmVTRlNXV3AxRDBxUExXZmluM3lCb0N3dXdRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*NzM1MjM5NzU1LjE3MjQ3NTUyNjc.*_ga*MzQ4NDM0ODQ1LjE3MjQ3NTUyNjc.*_ga_VED1YSGNC7*MTcyNDc1NTI2Ni4xLjEuMTcyNDc1NTI3Mi41NC4wLjA.

[@NightDayOffic1al]

ive only traced on the back of color sheets in and google images on paper with ipads in 3rd grade

[@deviltrope]

that censorship killed me 😂

[@Th3_Int3rn3t_RuIn3d_M3_]

The only time i trace is on bases that are meant for learning poses and i draw different hair and learn how to draw. Same for eyes and body types. You should honestly never take someone's art and trace over, recolor, repost and claim its yours

[@Ch0s0Kam0-u3k]

As I write this, I'm currently making my own animal crossing character. And I'm tracing the games Isabelle. Would that actually be tracing? Like in a bad way?

[@955ST4RZZ]

I’ve only traced my art FOR A BASE THAN DID THE REST NOT TRACED COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

[@IonKnow-j4k]

I love your commentary 💜 im new here but im already hooked 😅

[@LexiandAndrew123]

the fact this girl swears but censors a frogs ass im sobbing 😃

[@KrutPigeonReal]

The comments: Damn why do people do this Me: 8:42 Cat

[@CindyTheDemigod]

I’ve never been this early lol

[@Doub1eSpark]

I don't think some of the people in this comment section understand how difficult it would be to accidentally copy an art piece almost exactly. Let's say my art group are all given the same character with the same single reference image and told to draw that, none of our art would look that similar. There's so many different stylistic choices people could add or even interpretations of the colors or patterns someone could make. Sure sometimes art styles of people who don't know each other can be similar due to similar inspirations, but if those style choices aren't consistent across multiple pieces then it's likely something suspicious is going on

[@R0sieplayz-OvO]

Can u do a twerking frog, ima do it differently bc he is gonna be derpy and round (genuinely im nit gonna do if it u say I cannot and it’s prob gonna look similar)

[@aapmville585]

When I was young, I used to copy peoples artwork or pictures because I thought it was cute and I wanted to draw it I was 7 and it’s not that hard to make your own art

[@septarian3337]

I mean maybe this isn't the case but, with the simplicity of this art style it's hard to say. Maybe that's why this person thinks they can get away with it. It wouldn't be impossible for two people to draw something that similar without even knowing the other exists. I do understand when it happens more than once like in this case, it's more unlikely and harder to believe. I agree they are surprisingly similar. I think they were assuming the simplicity would disguise their imitation.

[@thisperson8441]

I hate to say this, but the teacup cats didn't seem traced bro. It's blurry, yes, but you can still see the shading is different even if they have the same general light source, and it's not just one or two pixels off. The C shape handle is nothing special and cats in cups in cutesy small pixel styles are nothing new. The ear shape is different and the lineart in the "original" has shading as well whereas the "copy" does not. Also the cat in the "copy" seems to have an extra line of shading around the cat where it meets with the cup like a sort of bounce light.

[@lindaohoiwutun]

I have no idea how to draw full bodies so I just draw a head, unless I have a reference

[@Cake_And_Cherries]

i only trace if its my traditional artwork and i want to make it digital

[@PhilosophyByHer]

NOOOO I BOUGHT THIS NOT KNOWING 😭😭

[@Valorant_minty]

I’ve had someone trace over my art, there was even a video made about it. Audacity be crazy

[@KaustumeiKachimi]

I am from Japan!! >_< Also I'm so sorry as an artist :( I hope they get their backlash!!

[@stabothegremlin]

I had to report a Pinterest tracer, was very hard to do since yknow, pinterest because they were recolour those famous amy rose art with long hair to Maria/ Blaze recolours lmao I think they recoloured a few other artists too (never been traced before which I'm lucky,,, at least I think so).

[@Vieskay]

imo i dont see this as tracing but pretty much heavy reference which is still wrong

[@MisoNOTsoup]

Remember, tracing is fine if you do it for study and don't post your traced artwork, but what's happening here is not it! Never share, let alone sell traced artwork!

[@VideoCannibal]

Do I trace? yes but do i post it in any shape or form? No. I only do it for inspo for my artstyle

[@MsRuell]

Honestly, there's just so many variations you can do with pixel art. As it was said, there's so many pixels you can go around with 32 pixel canvas.

[@hanncakezz]

What desk is behind you?

[@elisecarson8618]

Imagine stealing from an artist that WILL call you out like this 22 minute video, did you really think you would get away with this?

[@medea27]

One similar design is nothing unexpected... two similar designs is getting a little sus... but three or more similar designs in your store is something this Etsy seller should be painfully familiar with: a pattern.

[@soysaucekitty]

I don't know, this is stretching it...

[@rosy_bear]

Не по теме, но мне нравятся твои зеленые волосы!!

[@glitter.ghostie]

giga-frog twerking emote when

[@katliente]

shiiiet 👀

[@FunnyMonkeyyyy]

Honestly the shutterstock one isn’t even bad??

[@I_quit_making_videos]

Tracing to practice and improve ur art and not posting it is fine but tracing posting it on eBay clamming it as ur own is whole different thing

[@Sahota_cosmetics]

Using a reference is perfectly fine, but it’s horrible when it’s literally traced.

[@aoyagicest]

artwork?? 😭 as in 3 lines with another 3 strokes of shading + colour? how do people get mad for people copying effortless drawings... id understand if the piece was detailed, but seriously, the artists "traced" work looks better in general

[@dinner1232]

The thumbnail is so funny! But seriously, it sucks that your art and other people's art got stolen and sold

[@makushiiin]

Imagine tracing art made by someone that calls out people for tracing art lol

[@TanukiYvvki]

i also do left lighting xD