Is fan art Plagiarism??

Here's my task for you, my fellow otakus of the world:
Consider what forms fan art takes (i.e. drawings, sculptures, doujins, cosplay, fan fictions, ect ect.)
Should someone be able to make a profit from selling art in which the subject isn't their own?
Is fan art a learning tool for improving one's own style or just plain copying?
Take into consideration all this and anything else you can think of and give me your well informed opinion.
I need it! Really, I do. (for school)

Answer it and pass on this annoying conundrum to your fellow otaku and force them to answer. You would be surprised how contradicting truths to this can be! You will be contradicting yourself!

Note me or post your response here or even in a Deviation of your own! I crave your response and also kind of need it to do my study.
(and in a timely manner please!)
If I like what you say or draw, I will some how work it into my final project and you will be loved by many students here. (Yes I will credit you and no, you don't get paid but by kindness)

Thank you for your help!!

Yeah, so here I am in my apartment at 9 at night with make-up on, costume on and ready to go and I've been waiting for my roommate to come back for over an hour to go to a party...... She left. She all out ditched me on Halloween. So now I'm still sitting in my apartment, make-up on, costume on and watching re-runs of NCIS... alone.
No directions to this party and no candy or food of my own to just start my own party. besides, no one likes me here. Grand, what an awesome Halloween this turned out to be.

Happy fucking Halloween.

College is...... college. I really can't complain. My dorm apartment has a kitchen and a living room, TV and all the shiz I need to live a modest college life with a roommate that is opposite than me in every single way possible and a thermostat that doesn't go above 45 degrees. Not so bad really.

Classes are great and I somehow enjoy math again. Dance is f'ing amazing and I love ballet like I used to when I was little. Anime club rules and I'll get a paid-for pass to Anime Central Con 2010 (not bad either, but I won't jinx it). Met a guy or two. Both have glasses (of course).

All this and I miss home terribly. So friends of mine, if you're ever in my town text me or call me. I'll cook dinner ^.^

I have at least 5 pieces to upload tomorrow for you all to see! UPDATES!!!!!! WOOOO!

ok, its saturday night and I'm watching NCIS on tv. I have no life but that's not a change. I have the apartment to myself for the weekend, so this set up is totally fine.

I won't be updating for a bit (not that I have actually updated in FOREVER!) But I leave for Columbia College of Chicago in the morning at 4:30. Wish me luck.
Scared as fuck and oober reluctant to leave home, but I need to start a new life (not that I want to) Good bye life I loved so much...
We have weeks of welcome until next monday so I might come up with some pieces during that time because of my non-socialness.
See you in my new dorm!


AHHH I won't get my manga collection in the mail til thursday!!!!!! Death!!!!

I am bored out of my fucking mind! I don't even have the patience to read manga! WHY?!?!? I suppose I should get my ass back into shape for my college dance placement exams in less than a month. I'm fucked. I haven't danced in over a month and my foot still kills. Rélévé hurts like a butt munch which could cause major problems. I refuse to be put into beginning ballet because of a stupid foot injury that should've healed by now. GAAAH! But enough of that shitsky.

I have been catching up on my anime intake to recover from a school-year deficiency. Happily, Funimation started putting their awesome shit On-Demand on Comacast so I have been like a chocoholic at the Sweet Factory. So what have I been watching as of late in the anime realm???

I rewatched (as I do every summer) Fruits Basket.
I'm rewatching Ouran High School Host Club as they become available on demand.
Same with Detective Conan.
xxxHolic season 1 sub
Azumanga Daioh
Princess Tutu

Other anime I'm watching or have watched this summer so far:
Kurokami
Romeo x Juliet
Sasami: Magical Girls Club
Yu-gi-oh GX
Yu-gi-oh: Shadow Games (season 0)
Gurren Lagann
Emma
Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl
Le Portrait d Petite Cossette
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Mononoke (Not Princess Mononoke)
and other countless random ones I see online

If you have recommendations please tell me ^^


Awesome shit that has happened so far this summer:
Friendly and I went out for pizza and made fun of clothing at Forever 21.
My best friendly went downtown and spent 8 hours at the Denver Gay Pride Fest.
I introduced this best friend to Ouran.
I'm seeing my fave little cousins from Seattle so's we can take them to movies and either Dave and Buster's or Casa Bonita (A retro denver theme restaurant)
Cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom (yes that was fun)


this was to kill time so I'm sorry you read this whole thing for nothing. I have a few drawings on the way that aren't shit, YAY! I might make and sell some plushies, key chains and variousness to make an extra buck for college. A girl's gotta eat guys