So, normally i hate it when people go on rants in their journals about random crap, but since this is art related, i feel like it's almost okay. Plus, it bothers me soooooo much, and i know that other artists probably understand :)
So i absolutely hate it when people don't use their own ideas. Especially when it's obvious, like if you know the person you're taking ideas or stylistic things from, like seriously, they're gonna find out, and it just makes you look bad! It would be one thing if people asked, like "hey, i really like how you draw ___, do you mind if i use that to teach myself?" or, "do you mind if i draw that the way you do?" the