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Stamp: I Traced It by ~DaniTheSleepyHead:iconDaniTheSleepyHead:

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©2008-2009 ~DaniTheSleepyHead
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Artist's Comments

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Look. Let me put it this way: Tracing is only okay when you get the original artist's permission. I can respect anyone who traces, so long as they respect the artists who took that photo/drew that picture/etc.

Did you get the permission of that esteemed Japanese company and/or manga-ka to use that anime image? ..No?

Then..DON'T TRACE IT.

Respect their rights and originality as artists! It's one thing to have fun with art, and then it's another to disrespect them.

"But I suck at proportions!"

Here's a fun and easy solution.

Pick up a pencil.
And DRAW.

"It's okay! They haven't complained."

Ever think that they don't know? I doubt they troll deviantART on a regular basis.

"You're taking all the fun out of it!"

Maybe to you, but I don't know. I always found originality even more fun. :)

Please. Respect the artist's rights.

~ © Danielle J.B. / "DaniTheSleepyHead"

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~pyrothefox Dec 15, 2008, 5:37:16 AM
I don't even know when this whole trend of tracing bases started. Probably with that KiSS thing.
But, i;'m pretty sure that all bases used to be handdrawn.
Oh..those were the days.. ;_;

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That's me lower right. When the photographer took my picture he asked me to act naturally, so I yelled at him to stop disgracing his family and get a real job.
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~froggy2589 Dec 15, 2008, 7:42:19 AM
Blah
I made a traced base, forever ago . . .

It's sadly my most popular one, so i don't wanna get rid of it.

I don't think anyone has ever used my other bases though ><
They kinda suck anyway T_T

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=chihuahuagirl88 Dec 15, 2008, 8:11:54 AM
Teehee. Someone should send this thumb to :iconvampirella87:. =P :lol:

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^Pyrochan-dolls Dec 15, 2008, 10:13:50 AM
bases have always been traced. Right back to the very original prep base, that one from all the very original dollmakers was traced off of a picture of, I think, Marilyn Monroe. It is only now that we as dollers know better which is why it is so difficult to erase this concept of tracing to make a base.
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~DaniTheSleepyHead Dec 15, 2008, 11:40:28 AM
I got rid of ALL my trace bases a while ago. They were so popular; as are most trace bases. I didn't care how popular they were; I deleted them, anyway. :)

It shouldn't be about whether they "suck" or not; it should be that YOU are proud of them, because you put the effort into making them unique.

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I will PUNCH YOU in the FUCKING SOUL!
:icondanithesleepyhead:
~DaniTheSleepyHead Dec 15, 2008, 11:43:35 AM
Who knows? I think tracing has just always existed, and there will always be at least one lazy cop-out who traces so they can get out of it the easy way.

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I will PUNCH YOU in the FUCKING SOUL!
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~stephie-anna Dec 15, 2008, 11:52:36 AM
very true (im going myself here, though i rarely use anime/manga images for bases, i tend to use them for personal use now ^-^) i usually use :iconillbewaiting: 's images, she has given me permission to use her ones >w<

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*Lyricanna Dec 15, 2008, 11:58:19 AM
This stamp will now have a permanent home in my shoutbox =D

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~pyrothefox Dec 15, 2008, 1:54:19 PM
Really? You mean those tiny bases were traced as well?
Huh. Come to think of it, there are quite a few of those prep bases that have anime poses.

Don't know why I never realized that before.

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That's me lower right. When the photographer took my picture he asked me to act naturally, so I yelled at him to stop disgracing his family and get a real job.
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~pyrothefox Dec 15, 2008, 1:56:24 PM
Yeah, you'we pwobabwy wite.

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That's me lower right. When the photographer took my picture he asked me to act naturally, so I yelled at him to stop disgracing his family and get a real job.
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