My friend recently decided to do a drawing :) please tell us what you think!
Posted Jan 7, 2018, 12:51 AM UTC
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It's basically a copy of the original work, so I can't really say much beyond that
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Is it a good copy? I think so. I can’t do this worth shit lol
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This is actually the most blatant rip off of the original drawing that was uploaded to Deviantart in 2009.
Lots of people have done their own spin on it but this one looks straight up traced.
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Even if it was traced, those are some pretty good techniques used in the actual drawing itself.
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It is definetely not traced :) we know this because there are parts of the drawing that arent perfect (aligning parts of the face), and he wanted to create a paper recreation with less vibrant colours.
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I traced a lot in middle school to try and learn to draw, muscle memory and all that, and they were perfect.
Traced or not: this is completely copied, uses the same style and colors, and is a blatant ripoff. My opinion the original artists work is a good one - there’s no opinion for plagiarism.
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Trace and copy are two different things. It was copied, it was not traced (presumably).
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It's an already made artwork, is it your friend who originally draw this or he just made his version of this ? Bc I've seen it a lot during the past years But either way, great execution!
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Jaw feels like it should be lower. Naruto looks wierd as is.
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Same thoughts, jaw shouldn't be so horizontal
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I remember seeing this as the image that popped up on some random naruto wiki app i had years and years ago. Pretty dope but... yeah, also very common. If it's just a paper copy that was handmade then, very nice?
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It hurts my soul to see people stealing someone else’s artwork. Please take it down.
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I assure you he is not trying to "steal" artwork. He simply saw the drawing and thought that it looked amazing, and wanted to try recreating it in his own way.
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So much salt in here. There's nothing wrong with trying to recreate something you like. I know I can't draw anything like this. Well done!
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Oh shit, this is hot! They're your best friend now, right?
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You can buy that picture, just check out RedBubble
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In response to many of the comments here, yes, this isnt an original drawing, nor did i say that it was. My friend decided to use a reference and then attempt to recreate it in his own style, which i think he has done very well to do.
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Wheres the difference in style? It looks almost exactly the same... also you worded it like it was his original drawing
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He didn’t attempt it in his own style he literally just redrew it lmao stop acting like your friend did something new. We can all say he did a great job redrawing it but that’s about it.
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I'm not acting like my friend has done something new. This is a popular piece of fan art that many people like to recreate; my friend being one of them.
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“Attempt to recreate it in his own style” That’s exactly what you’re insinuating, are you ok?
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re-drawing*
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Well it's good enough for me to save it to my phone. Looks fantastic, definitely captures the feelings of the early seasons. Very nice use of contrast. In response to everyone else, I think the post probably could have been worded better, but everyone is overreacting. If your friend drew this freehand just by looking at something, then he's got skill. I doubt everyone spewing rage could do as well themselves. In the future, give credit to original source, just to show respect. Otherwise, good job. Do more.
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Seriously impressive!
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Your friend is a copycat, and he's terrible at proportions.
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Not much.
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A popular way to improve your artistic technique is to directly copy other artworks. This was pretty well done, hopefully he can use his technique to create some cool original pieces!
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As someone who rarely comes to this subreddit, holy crap you guys are petty. The guy's friend obviously liked the drawing and wanted to draw it himself. The guy has stated repeatedly that this is not an original drawing. You people act like he is claiming that he is taking full credit for this orginal art work.
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It’s badass dude
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Nice!
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I knew I saw this design before, I guess its popular fan art to take a spin on
https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--_9_Olh_8--/t_Preview/b_rgb:191919,c_limit,f_jpg,h_630,q_90,w_630/v1476385278/production/designs/732554_1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Naruto101.jpg
https://www.desktopbackground.org/p/2013/08/03/617335_deviantart-more-like-naruto-and-the-nine-tailed-fox-by-callmeik_900x1200_h.jpg
I thought I was losing my mind couldve sworn ive seen this everywhere all the damn time.
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I don't think that quite fits that subReddit just because it's a popular style to use it's not like they stole it and claimed it as there own as you can tell from the image it wasn't random off the internet (I'm too lazy to do research tho correct me if I'm wrong)
I like to paint things I directly took from the internet. I never claimed it was mine but i will say that I painted someone else’s art. I like to think OPs friend did the same, and as long as he admits the same I did, that’s alright.
You can tell the drawing is different to all those reference pictures because of a couple details, maybe the guy actually copied it by eye