I didn't say traced, nor did I imply that Rai traced that CA.
If you don't think that this type of art theft is a big deal, that's ok. Everyone has different opinions. However I find it to be really dishonest to create things like this CA without being honest where you directly drew inspiration from, when you copy it to this degree. Especially when the original reference is also an apparel item from a rival pet site. I do not think that inspiration needs to always be credited, but you cannot deny that Rai directly copied multiple aspects of these apparel pieces.
Lorwolf should not host custom apparel created in this manner, and I think it is important to establish the context that this is now the second time that Rai has drawn custom apparel that is largely copying another artist's work, and was not upfront about it. From what I've seen, nothing has been shown that establishes that the so-called commissioner existed for Herbalist Mantle.
Myself and others would not want to commission to monetarily support an artist that behaves like this. If you think this behavior is acceptable, you should continue to support Rai. And that's ok.
Re: Rai - More Stolen Art Proof
I didn't say traced, nor did I imply that Rai traced that CA.
If you don't think that this type of art theft is a big deal, that's ok. Everyone has different opinions. However I find it to be really dishonest to create things like this CA without being honest where you directly drew inspiration from, when you copy it to this degree. Especially when the original reference is also an apparel item from a rival pet site. I do not think that inspiration needs to always be credited, but you cannot deny that Rai directly copied multiple aspects of these apparel pieces.
Lorwolf should not host custom apparel created in this manner, and I think it is important to establish the context that this is now the second time that Rai has drawn custom apparel that is largely copying another artist's work, and was not upfront about it. From what I've seen, nothing has been shown that establishes that the so-called commissioner existed for Herbalist Mantle.
Myself and others would not want to commission to monetarily support an artist that behaves like this. If you think this behavior is acceptable, you should continue to support Rai. And that's ok.