I bought a reference sheet from an artist, and King21 traced it to fill orders and sell them as original pieces.
My reference sheetThe reference sheet they sold the first personThe reference sheet they sold the second personProof that they actually uploaded it, meaning that someone had bought the art from them. (paid $$$).
On Patreon, too (1) On Patreon, too (2)
On Patreon, too (3)
Patreon post 1 Patreon post 2
Proof that it's almost a carbon copy: Superimpose (front)Superimpose (back) Superimpose (second sheet)
I put them on top of each other and decreased the opacity. Surely you'd agree that they traced my bought work, right? Sure, they changed some proportions like the ears, hand/paw, eyes, etc but that's very easy to do as an artist once you have the base. Hell, I could do it, and I have zero experience in art.While they aren't scamming me directly, I feel like they're scamming other people who are expecting original works, so that should be enough?