Talk:Sawaii Hitomi/@comment-35323810-20180417005249/@comment-25156300-20180417020244

I never knew about those journals, but I've never really cared about rants, so I wouldn't have had a reason to search for them.

I just looked them up, and honestly, I think they're all crap. Their claims have no solid explanation to back them up, leaving them to fall flat. The person who has all the comparison images doesn't understand the difference between tracing and using a reference. Heck, a few of the Sakura images are of her Boruto appearance, which didn't even exist when the "traced" image of Sawaii was made.

All the art hate I just looked up has little substance to it. I think her art is fine. The only flaw I have with the character is her role in the story. Mostly that the canon story plays out, with Sawaii acting identically to the character she replaced in the scene. It's just boring, since it doesn't differ from the actual story that we already know the plot to.

For my own characters, I've always used canon characters as a base for poses, just to have something to get the point across. But art isn't the character. Their personality and development is. Bringing the character to life in their own way is what an OC is all about, which is why my characters focus on those aspects over art.