I'm probably going to step on a lot of toes here, but I have to get this out..
fan art
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Fan art or fanart is artwork that is based on a character, costume, item, or story that was created by someone other than the artist. ....
In my opinion, that means you are producing artwork of something you happen to be a fan of -- be it manga, anime, or other books/television shows. Now the area of interest where I happen to diverge from the masses and capture a lot of attitude from is this.. I don't consider 100% replica artwork to be true fan art.
If you are basically taking a still shot from an anime and tracing that or even drawi