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...as long as you are fair and credit the original artist!!
Every artist once was a beginner, never forget it!
And most artists started with copying: from their favorite Mangakas or artists.
I think copying is one of the best ways to learn and to get a feeling for a certain style, because you observe and you reproduce it.
I recently saw someone who copies drawings from other dA artists. Copying itself not stealing. It's not the same like downloading and re-submitting under their names. No, it's drawn by them.
But when I told that person to credit the original artist, he or she just hid my comment.
That's coward, really. There's nothing wrong about copying, but it's wrong to deny it and to claim it as your own work. Then it's plagiarism and that's stealing! And even worse: making profit with it!
I think if you want to learn by copying, do it in your sketchbooks privately. But if you want to upload it, ask the original artists before if possible and credit them and link to the original piece.
Stay fair!
No one blames you for practicing, but for lying. And honestly, it's a lie to oneself, too.
Thanks for reading!
Edit: Thank you for so many comments! Please understand that I have to keep the replies short due to lack of time!
I only wanted to point out that copying itself isn't bad. Because many people think it's bad, they are afraid to admit it, and see, it's the famous doom loop.
But the more experienced you are, the more you should replace copying by inspiration. Add more own elements and don't stick too much to the original!
Disclaimer: I'm no jurist and this is my personal opinion only.
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please read carefully what i wrote.
and it's my personal opinion only.
IF the owner of the original art says you have to remove it, then you have to. there's no discussion then.
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Which Artist are you talking about? I want to talk some sense into him/her because copying without permission and credit is cowardly and uploading and claiming it as your own drawing is stealing.
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you have a note.
good luck, your comment will be hidden too.
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You're very much welcome~!
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I totally agree with you.Β Copying is totally fine privately or when you publish it AND credit it.
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and in the best case (if it's a community artist) you have their permission to upload it.
some artists do not want their art being copied.
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Preach sister, damn straight copying ain't stealing its like saying tracing is not drawing, cause the lines just magically appeared there and you put zero effort into replicating em 
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hahaha, thank you!
nevertheless, dA is an art site, so people appreciate original art more than copied ones!^^
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your welcome 
DA is an art site!? omg just realized 
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xDD
but some people indeed mistake it for something like facebook.
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Β When I was younger, I got a machine where you could trace. I copied the pictures out of my Littlest Pet Shop Colouring Book, But My Sister said Copying is mean and cowardly.Β
But to this day, even though she is 4 years older than me, My art is better than hers. She knows it, she even said It once. It is also the reason why she calls me drawings stupid, and critiques everything on my drawing. You can tell a difference between our pieces. One is better than the other.Β
Tracing and copying helps you learn.Β
And hiding the comment? wow.....
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cool, that's a great story!
i think everyone has their own methods to learn, though.
maybe you studied harder than she did.
yeah, hiding the comment was really bad.
i mean, i didn't write it in a rude way, i stayed friendly. even tried to motivate that user to be original one day...
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Thank you.
And true, that is likely. She is very mean to me when it comes to art.
*siiiiigh* Well people..have thier ways...
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Wow... Hiding the comment? Like that changes the fact that they're copying without permission >.>
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not "changing" but it avoids that other people know it.
it's so strange people don't realize it because the original artist is quite popular on dA! xD
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yeah, sad but true.
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I hate seeing people redraw artwork from a favorite artist of mine, not crediting it.. Or plainly using a manga creation app and claiming they drew it >.>
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omg, manga creation apps? xD
it's really not fair to claim other people's works as their own ones!
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Yeah ^~^ I mean, seriously, there are people who will find out that it's not their work >.>
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It is true, i was starting from copying. I have some works here on dA still and i am not ashamed of it. I credited the owners and was giving original photo, but it truly made me better in drawing and i liked it because i had such start. And your words are true and wise~~
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yeah, same here. i still have 2 or 3 copied works, properly credited and (if it was a dA artist) i asked for permission to upload it.
thank you!^^
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I am happy someone finally said it - its not stealing if you ofc do it fair.Β Β
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I have been waiting for more journals like this one. Thank you.
May I post a link to this journal to compliment my journal for beginner artists?
It would specifically go in the section titled: "Tracing, Copying, and Mimicking ARE okay".
Things your Art Teacher Will Not Tell You
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My art teacher is a person who believes copying, not tracing, helps. Every once in a while, she'll ask me to do a free draw, too see how much I've improved, and I found that copying helps ALOT
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Your art teacher is one of the few I've heard of doing that and I'm glad she makes you see for yourself how much you've improved.
I, personally, practiced the tracing method from the ages of 3 to 7. Never publicly, just to myself tracing coloring books and the like. I feel it gave me a jumpstart at that age and got me to where I am now.
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sure, go ahead!^^
i'm glad you added "What is NOT okay is using these learning tools to benefit your ego, status, or pride in a public community, like DA or other places work can be posted. - That is when it is called STEALING."
makes things clear!
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Updated.
If I need to edit, please let me know.
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thank you so much!^^
it's fine!
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I am a beginner. It is impossible to do anything without copying references. I need to copy the pose from somewhere, some static elements, etc..
Logically I always give credit to the artist.
I think the first step in learning humans is copying in all fields.
I am passionate about these type of discussions.
Speak it as a market level, is complicated, it may be an imitation, an unauthorized copy. Imitating is legal, there are famous artists who have imidated pictures in your own style
Now, if you imitate the work and the author's signature, you are taking the dark side
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i'm no jurist but i think if you copy, do it only privately. so no selling and commercial use.
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Of course, I'm always linking to the original artist when copying something.
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and if it's a dA artist or in general an artist you could message simply, ask them before. cause some artists disapprove being copied...
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Yep, sure, the only problem is that most famous artists do not answer, due to the lack of time I guess.
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well, i once asked luleiya and emperpep, both replied!
but yeah, not everyone does...
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Yeah, once, an artist thanked me for taking his arts as reference (althought I'm the one who should be thankfull lol) and gave me some precious critics
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that's great!
i heard from another person who referenced and credited the artist, that the artist thanked for the credits!
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Well, I'm not famous at all, but I'll be pleased if someone used my works as a reference, like in here: shinureal.deviantart.com/art/Fβ¦
Ps: that was made by a friend using MS Paint
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