Okay enough. If you think this is a trace, report it with proof, do not abuse the comment section like this. We will unlock the comments after reviewing this issue if we don’t get conclusive evidence, and it’s not to be brought up again.
 
Innocent until proven guilty is a rule we should all operate under.

@Background Pony #F6A5  
Good, I don’t even know who you are.
 
I never did have any for people siding with foalcon artists. 😉

After watching both animation, I must say this is definitely not traced, just inspired and to be honest this is cuter but the other is hotter.

@angrylittlerodent  
Yikes, I’ve lost all my respect for you.
 
Good job Nottrevbe, this is much better than the coomer bait.

@angrylittlerodent  
oof. sorry to hear your pretty unamused. understandable. i do see things a little different. but this is your right..

@angrylittlerodent  
Buddy I hate to break it to you, but you can’t copyright the idea of the animation. The pose, the gesture, and the timing I mean. Like if it was just a recolor, yeah, but uh. None of your work besides the idea has been copied here.

Wow, this look a lot better and more adorable than the pic the artist use for inspiration. Good work Nottrevbe  
Sometimes the focus in the cuteness it’s better than just make a coompic

@Soctavia
 
@SPNKRGrenth
 
@Soctavia
 
@anonymous-pony
 
@Naughtypony2010
 
@Background Pony #6DA4  
Saying it’s not 100% the same is a poor excuse.  
“tHE lInES dOnT lIne uP!!!11!”
 
A trace doesn’t have to be 100% accurate, the sole purpose of tracing is to lazily mimic the original piece.  
The FPS matches the original. So does the amount of frames and almost everything else. Only either a non-artist or a very inexperienced one would say this isn’t traced.  
Traced or not it IS a heavy reference I as the original artist do not approve of.
 
This is why artists stop posting or slowly move away from art, because they pour their hearts into unique pieces only to see someone come and copy them with 0 effort.  
I spent 7+ hours non-stop working on the original piece, which was a birthday gift, and spent most of the time smoothing out the movement of each individual part.  
The creator of this piece didn’t have any original interpretation, only changing the character, and making it feral.
 
 
My mind is made up that this is a trace, unless clear proof of how this piece was created is posted.

@Background Pony #AB05  
@freefraq  
@GEP  
Tracing accusations are very serious, and should not be thrown around lightly. If you think a picture is a trace, report it, providing proof, instead of trashing the comment section with false accusations. And I would suggest looking up the difference between tracing, referencing and just plain taking inspiration before anything else, only one of those practices is frowned upon. Wanting to watch out for artists and their work is a laudable goal, but stifling artistic freedom is NOT the way to go.
 
Now enough on this subject, focus on the cute bird, please.

This is a reimagining, not a trace. You all need to learn the difference, including a few other artists here who I have lost some respect for today. It’s incredibly disrespectful to nottrevbe to dismiss this entirely because it’s inspired by something.

@Background Pony #E487  

 
Perhaps you’re confused. I never said that someone can just change “a few lines” and not consider it a trace. What I said was that these lines do NOT overlap in the sligtest. At all. Period. Capeesh.
 
“dO yOU liVe uNDeR a RocK?” Sheesh…