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ChikitaWolf — STAMP: My OC vs Your OC
Published: 2011-06-08 00:44:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 8942; Favourites: 460; Downloads: 22
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>Image on the stamp is from ~GazeRei 's drawing of Kira~ x3
>I honestly can't remember where I got the stamp template-- but it was from here on deviantART :/
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EDIT: Holy maceroni, people-- slow down! LOL-- I can't thank all of these rapid succession favorites!
I didn't think this would be so popular, haha~
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May the ranting begin~!
I am so TIRED of this:
“She’s a cool OC, but her outfit is like my OC’s.”
“Her outfit is just like my OC’s!! D:”
“Her hair is like my OC’s, but she’s alright.”
“She looks like my OC
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So. Flippin’. Tired of it.
Okay, so maybe I shouldn’t be THIS bothered by it, but I’ve been seeing it happen over and over again. It’s really becoming a pet peeve for me—especially since it’s been reoccurring. No, I’m not going to mention usernames, that’s fairly rude and opens them up for trolls. That would just be spiteful xP
It urks me the most, however, when someone makes a new OC and is hoping for some critique because it’s their first time… and they get one of the above quotes instead.
Way to give them a confidence booster
People. Seriously. Just because the outfit of another OC looks SOMEHOW in SOMEWAY similar to yours, does NOT mean they took it from you.
Stop. Being. Paranoid.
Literally, I have seen people comment on any other DGM OC going, “Oh, that top looks like my OC’s design”; or “Oh, those shorts are like my OC’s!”.
Shorts are shorts. There aren’t exactly a gazillion types of shorts to choose from. It’s only natural for them to look similar to other shorts. Same with tops. There's only so much you can do with customizing a DGM uniform and keep it within the ability to be fought in.
Heck, look at my OC, Kira. She wears shorts. I can name three other DGM OC’s that wear shorts and were created after her.
Do you see me going to their OC art and saying that crap?
NO. Because, believe it or not, that person had a similar idea without knowing of Kira beforehand. They didn’t need to look at Kira and go “Oh, I like her shorts—I’ll copy them~~!!1!”. Heck, even if they did, I wouldn’t be too bothered with it.
They are shorts. No big deal.
Now if the entire outfit looks EXACTLY and I mean EXACTLY the same, then maybe there's a problem-- but that's not what's the problem here xP
So, all in all, yes, this is a rant.
I’m not saying this to everyone, ‘kay? An innocent “What d’ya know, she kinda looks like my OC xD Nice job though, and I really love the pose you made and the expression you used!”
That’s not shoving copyright or “you stolez from meee!1!!” in their face. That’s just joking around and giving a critique (GOD FORBID!) to that person's DGM OC.
And I can understand that.
Just please, please don’t start that “She looks like my OC! Her outfit is just like mine!” stuff… please? It really makes me want to comment and go lawyer mode, and I don’t like doing that, ‘cause I don’t like to sound rude :/ Even though I guess this could sound rude as well >.>”Okay, well, I’ll end the rant here~
Enough ranting, Wolfy! Get back to work on those linearts you have to color! xP
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Heck, if ya'll want, I'll see if I can make a plz account for this~
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I'm on FF.net, yes. Sailorstar165. Pretty easy to find. (lol) Haven't written much fanfiction lately. Mostly doing original stuff now wit the occasional one-shot-type story.
I only got the hair color thing once with someone offline with something I never posted anywhere. Some friend, neh? -_-;;;
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I thought I recognized your username-- I've either read a story from you or seen a story around 
Yeesh >.< I've only ever gotten a complaint (here on dA) that my character's clothes looked similar to another's... but I wasn't sure whether or not to believe the complaint 'cause I had to use Google Translate since it was in another language
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I've done a couple DGM, including a child!Allen and Mana story.
And if you get complaints, you just say, "Really? I never realized. I haven't seen your OC before." Or if you did and don't want to lie (I'd just lie), you say, "Yours was so great, I decided to emulate you."
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Maybe it was the child!Allen and Mana one >.<
Meh, my response is to send them three or four links of other characters with similar designs. And, if I'm in a particularly annoyed mood, add on the troll icon~
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What's the troll icon?
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You're so incredibly right! u.u I really hate when people complain about OC's "not being original" or "looking like their's" etc. because if you think about it...there is NO "original" character. or story. Everyone gets ideas from something or someone they've seen or experienced or whatever! you know?
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Exactly! That's practically what art is-- being inspired by other things to create new things
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Maybe both characters shop at the same store? XD
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XD I'm still waiting for it to happen to me. So far I've gotten, "He looks like Hayate from Hayate the Combat Butler" e u e all because the bangs are supposedly "blue" [xD they're purple]. Yeah... if he had Visual Kei hair and the outfit.
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Lmao-- sometimes it's kinda fun to wait and see what kind of messages and accusations you get xD (of course, that's kinda sadistic in a way? ^^"). It's always interesting to see how many characters they try to compare yours to, pff xP
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XD Omg I know. I kinda wonder if those people have any lives when they do that, acting as if it's a major deal. e u e Ahh~ dA Drama.
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Life wouldn't be interesting without it, haha ^^"
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Hehe true. e u e I really don't understand the problem if your OC's clothing looks similar 'cause like, somewhere out there that outfit might actually be real.
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Too true
But what can you do? There are many bored, paranoid deviants out there. Ya just gotta learn to laugh at them, ya know?
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xD Yeah that's true. I wouldn't be mad if my OC's clothing was taken I'd be like, = w = looks good.
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It should be seen as something to be partially happy about! After all, they loved your design enough to use it ;D
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8D Exactly! I'd be thrilled if someone did that.
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Oooh, have you ever met your twin? x'D (I haven't, but a friend of mine has, lol)
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Heheh, we try not to look the same xD We wear different clothes, use different makeup and have different hair styles
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Well, we just want to be individual ^^
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yea im always worried about posting my oc (noob hoping oc means original character) on the internet because of things like this
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I think it's just a matter of winging it and hoping for the best in the end *sigh*
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:U That's especially stupid to say with DGM. They have uniforms. You can only do so much.
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OMG AHAHAHAHA!! It's like one of my OCs, a cat-like pink haired girl called a Mew, only to find out that someone thought I ripped off Tokyo Mew-Mew. I didn't even know what the hell that was until just a few months ago and I had already been writing my story for a year. I love the stamp though, I can relate lol.
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LOL-- I've heard of that happening x'D
(and for the record, I haven't heard much of Tokyo Mew-Mew either
I think we all OC creators can relate to an extent
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lmao.
I just hate it when there are similarities and people call you a ripoff because of it.
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People will be rash >.<
In the end, it's how you handle them
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Thanks for the watch and the fav, by the way xD
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Well, the way I look at it, if the OC is part of a fandom and many authors and artists like to keep to said fandom as much as possible, I don't think its surprising at all that their clothes would look similar. Even in original works, many fantasy artists (who I've noticed like to put as little clothing as possible on their characters -_-) will end up having their character's clothes look similar. In fact, many characters themselves will look somewhat alike (especially the ones of the elf persuasion).
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Yep~
(Yes, apparently people like OC's with less clothes *sweatdrop* I have no idea how some of them fight in those... if they're the fighting type anyway 
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*sigh*
Its not very original...
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Some of them are amusing-- most just plain scary
(especially if you try to RolePlay with them)
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I've been in a few roleplays, but... they all died 
But you're right, some things you see on roleplays are... more sad then anything else.
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They're not always easy to keep up ^^'
And sometimes when you try to give them advice... they get REALLY upset D: I've had that happen to a friend or two before >.<"
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Its not surprising. Sometimes its hard to give advice to people.
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Guess you just gotta wing it, and if they take your advice, great. If not, just move on ^^"
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Why would people DO THAT??
SO WHAT if it is similar??!! GOSH!! there is only SO many eyes, mouth, clothes, body structures, etc. that people can choose/reference off of!
Though this never happened to me (since don't really show drawings) I don't think it is right to bash someone over something you can EASILY ignore when they are already sad and nervous about the drawing and wondering if it looks good.
Those people who always compare things to their own can GROW UP already! sheesh!
GOOD JOB ON THE STAMP AND RANT! People REALLY need to learn from this!
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Yep! Maybe the stamp will open their eyes a little
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