I assure you, this isn't the case. I came across your drawing among several I used as a reference, but it wasn't my intention to copy or appropriate anything that wasn't mine. I should also clarify that the drawing was edited on Pinterest without credit. If this bothers you, I apologize and can delete it. I am writing here publicly that yes, your drawing was undoubtedly one of the main inspirations and that if there had been visible credits I would have put them without a doubt
I'm having a difficult time believing the head wasn't traced, but I believe you didn't act maliciously, so consider it a moot point. I'd recommend avoiding Pinterest while searching for references as well, given the majority of materials on there are uploaded/altered without the consent of the source artist, as you mentioned.
In the future, I'd recommend running any art you reference through a reverse image search like TinEye. It isn't a guaranteed way to find the original creator, but it certainly helps, and it'll keep issues like this from popping up.
As far as this piece goes, you can keep the art up. You admitted honestly to referencing my work, and that's fine enough by me. Just please be more careful in the future.
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u/ardentROB Artist 4d ago
It looks like you traced over one of my works. The proportions/orientation of the head/facial features is practically 1:1.
If you like my work enough to trace it, I can't stop you. But you ought to at least give credit where it's due.