Talk:Sawaii Hitomi/@comment-35323810-20180416210951/@comment-25156300-20180416221425

The lower image is definately closer to the base. However, the way bases are used is that you take an image to get a general outline for the pose/art style/etc., then flesh out the details yourself. There are noticeable differences between the Sakura image and Sawaii that are more than just flipping the image and recoloring. But yes, that one is one of the closer ones.

The top image seems to be made using pieces of separate images. But can you really say that one is traced? The left arm is angled differently, and the legs are not spaced apart. In this case, it looks more like a reference. This is when an image is off to the side to have a pose to mimic. There was likely some aspects that used those images as a direct base, but the final image is very much distinct from the images it took inspiration from.

As for people hating on Sawaii, I've only really seen people against her involvement in the story (which I agree with). She often replaces a canon character's role in the story, which isn't very original. I haven't seen many people against her art. In fact, I've seen the opposite for the art.