The difference between getting inspiration from another artist and stealing their work is a very fine line. The key difference is that when getting inspiration means that you take bits and pieces from their ideas or work, whereas stealing takes the entire idea or piece and recreates it exactly. It is definitely ok to take parts from other artists pieces, as long as you give them credit, because then you won't be plagiarizing their work. Or, you could modify it so that it isn't too similar to the original artist's work. |
I chose to combine an eye and a road after sketching out a few different ideas, and then it just came to me! I really enjoyed learning how to draw an eye, and then one day when I was drawing the eyeliner, my arm slipped, thus came this (eye)dea! I picked the medium of oil pastels because I think that they are fun and easy to use, and the vibrant colors worked very well for my piece. If I could change one thing about my piece, it would be that the sunset would be blended more evenly and the colors would melt together more smoothly. In my opinion, the most successful thing about my art piece is how realistic I was able to make the iris of the eye. Also, I really liked the skyline in the back and the dark night sky. Overall, this is my favorite piece that I have ever drawn, so I am extremely happy about it!