2009-07-28, 07:48 PM
Providence Wrote:I don't think an alternative inspiration in artwork is a sign of idiocy. Many artists will liken their work more towards another subject with which they are more familiar.
Sorry, by dumb I didn't mean to call them idiots, if you understand what I mean there. But rather, if a contest asks you to draw special bear and you draw SMOKEY THE BEAR then it is kind of silly! I understand using what you know, are familiar with, and enjoy as inspiration to draw from but if you just copy another idea and use it for a contest that it has nothing to do with the idea you're essentially stealing or paying tribute to then that is "dumb", and not the same as drawing inspiration from it.
It's one thing to jokingly post a picture like half the other posts in this thread, but it is completely different to use an existing idea and seriously enter it into a competition.