Talk:Sawaii Hitomi/@comment-35323810-20180416182833/@comment-25156300-20180416204437

To be fair, using existing images as a base is a very common practice for OCs. It's only when the art barely deviates from the source that it becomes an issue (only swapping the colors, etc). These images definately use Sakura as the base, but they are altered enough to function as an OC's art, even if they could benefit from deviating a bit further from the base.

I'm not saying this style of making art is a good way. Just that it's common enough to be an accepted method among many OC creators who lack the skill to draw the character freehand.