and... it happened again. i'm embarrassed to post this. i usually manage to resolve these things privately but the artist ghosted me after saying "they have never seen my design before". 3 people reached out to me saying somebody copied my design, it's not the first time this happened and i am usually super chill if we share some elements - white haired kitsune girls in kimonos are SO common. this is not the most disrespectful case i've seen but it definitely makes me uncomfortable. just because you SIMPLIFIED or added elements doesn't mean you're not copying elements from me and lying to my face about it. imagine the DAMAGE you're doing not only to my community, but the person who may purchase this not knowing they are stealing somebody's whole branding...

is this a new scamming method...?? bruhh 💔