Thanks Norin...i dint see ur post till now lol...i usually dont check forums..thanks for all the support ^_^
#7 is stolen from dA, unless person can prove it's her account, but I checked the activity of the dA user and she's been inactive for over a hundred weeks (according to dA when I checked Orinecious'[the artist] account)
But the instructions only says it has to be a couple.....maybe people like it the most? That's why it's winning.
Well, I don't think her inspiration should be cut away. I made two sets: one inspired by the Minions and another inspired by the Yankees. You can't take inspiration away or there'd be no artwork. Something had to inspire the creator, one way or another. That she made the work months in advance does bother me though, seeing as everyone only had days. But, anyone with work previously made could have submitted theirs, too.
In that case, I'll let you know that I busted my butt to finish within the time limit when I could have been studying for school
I busted mine out while taking care of an infant. Bet if I had had work done already I'd have used them instead. I can see where it's an advantage, because she had it finished prior so it has more detail and so on, but the contest rules don't disqualify her from using her piece.