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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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I'm not saying these didn't take skill to make, or that the fact that it's been done before lowers your own work in any way. Just that you're being overprotective of something you have no right to.
I am aware that they are very similar to ankle braces and spats. In honestly I was really quite insulted by what Hearts-Are-Cold had posted because I already know that anyone can make anything they see on the internet, but blatantly stating that in a rather harsh way or telling an artist that they don't own something that they do own is really quite rude. In all honesty I have not ever seen anyone make a pair of leather foot guards like these, there are similar things, yes, but I have not seen any that are the same. If someone had made the exact same thing then I'd be more then happy to credit them.
In a different case ~Fedini posted that she had actually drawn a race of heres about 3 years ago wearing what are pretty much exactly foot guards just without the lacing on them. I feel horribly bad that I had not seen them earlier (I only checked the leatherworks section to see if anyone had made any before posting) So I have sent her a note about this.
I just personally think that an artist being outwardly, and frankly kind of rudely, commented on about not having any right to something that nobody else has made yet isn't ok. Even if it is similar to other accessories that are widespread. Now, like Fedini, if anyone had actually linked me to someone who had previously made them or historically made them exactly then I would be more then happy to credit them and remove my claim of ownership on the foot guard design. But rather I felt more like I was being attacked by someone who seemed like they were encouraging/threatening the taking of my idea without crediting me which I don't think is fair.
It sounds like you're a little too sensitive to the idea of ownership, (Please don't take offense, a lot of people are, especially around here.) you had no reason to feel bad about Fedini's art, and no reason to apologize. There are things that are just too generic to for it to apply. Here's a link that might help you in the future: [link]
I LOVE it! very well done!