… Huh?
Forgive me for being blunt, but I don’t think she’s ‘stealing my style’. If she was perhaps bluntly tracing over my work and adding in any extra necessary details or something like that (which I know for a fact she certainly does not), then I could probably have something to be bothered/upset over. But even then, that’s what I’d be bothered over; for tracing.

If anything, I personally don’t find it entirely possible for someone to steal an art style. A lot of people get inspired by others’ art and style all the time and tend to incorporate that into their work. The way that may draw eyes, curves of their lines, even which order they draw certain parts of the body, and so on.

I mean… folks, I can see where others may get the impression that Toy-Bonnie is apparently ‘using/stealing my art style’. Perhaps with the way I draw my eyes on characters, or possibly even facial structure..? Maybe even just (not to sound egotistical, but) my particular interpretation of the FNAF characters. But, I don’t even see it as stealing.

If T-B happened to be inspired almost entirely from my work in particular (as I believe she has before mentioned she did gain influence from some of my pieces), then that’s just inspiration. Could she be basing her work off mine? Maybe. Or she’s most likely keeping methods she’s initially gained when starting out with the content she most frequently draws now locked tight in her mind and building off of it. :)

There’s just a lot that can be said. Heck, if she’s apparently stealing my style, then I’m no better at all, and I’ve ‘stolen’ many styles before me. Chuck Jones, Eric Goldberg, Don Bluth, Walt Disney, Sibsy, Jessica Bolutski, numerous artist friends of mine, folks that I watch on other art sites, and so on. And that list continues to build.

I’ve gained tons of inspiration from these folks, and have even tried to incorporate the way they draw certain body parts/the methods they happen to use in my artwork. Particularly with facial structures, mouths, exaggeration, ears, hands/feet, and so on. Just looking at their work feeds such a high amount of inspiration through me, I automatically try and put it towards my art. To which, it seems I’ve come to a style I seem to be known for on my own. But I definitely didn’t start off with it.

So, heh, if I need to apologize for basing my artwork off of countless artists I’ve come across these past several years, then I apologize. But artists aspire off of each other all the time. Resemblances can show, but that’s just part of the learning process. Heck, some artists out there draw in other styles/models, that may be contrary to what they typically do, for a living.

But yeah! I’m sorry about these posts that seem to include mention of T-B lately, folks. I would privately answer, but with the kind of questions/mentions they contain, I want to make sure folks get the idea that I’m really not troubled by her work. Why would I be? Heck, if she really happens to base her work off mine to such a high extent, I’m insanely flattered.

If you happen to read this T-B, I’m sorry if these numerous mentions on our work resembling one another (or perhaps more personally, any mentions that you’re 'just going off of my work’) has hurt you in any way, and even diminished any moods to draw. I know I’ve apologized for what may have been the same thing a long while ago, but I really can’t stress it enough. If you really do happen to base your work off of mine, that has never been a problem with me, and I’m extremely touched that you’d happen to find my work that appealing. If it’s just mere coincidence, then it’s just that. I look forward to seeing more of what you draw (perhaps one day or characters that stem outside of the Fazbear crew). ❤️