In accordence to the RPF rules and general morality it seems as if this discussion is finished. Zenix has borrowed ideas from megatron and megatron has burrowed ides from Zenix. I am referring to Zenix's GL rings and YES he has created his own features. He did have reference photos but in his design he made creative decisions to make the ring very much his own. Looking at the DC direct and toys r us versions show the differences clearly. If we follow the dates of Zenix's GL ring posts, it's clear that Megatron changed his designs that match Zenix's ring.
I also agree that RPF policies should be adjusted to cover new digital techniques of creation.
If taking details from reference pictures of creations of others is not allowed then the rules on the rpf should be more clear on this. I understand now the general feeling expressed by Montegar, but I'm juts saying, and I know that Megatron agrees, we should have a policy describing this for new members. I first modeled that key last summer, just a couple months after joining, and sure, since the member guidelines dont even mention digital recasting aside from paper props, it's unclear.
All of the newer people here who keep arguing against the Mods decision //// the RPF concept of "play nice" is common place. Rick
So this is pretty one sided... So no one sells copies of Tron disc as their own just because you add a light to it.. still belongs to Disney no one sells copies of Batman begins Grapple Guns you add a few bolts to it still belongs to WarnerBros.. can go on on ....bunch of greedy money hungry people here... let me ask this is the Idea have a patent on it.. next time go here How To Patent An Idea sure its not morally correct, But when is it crossing the line or in the gray area?? who makes the rules.. So give him 20% of the sells........... If I see a tattoo you did, I see it I go and take a picture of it to a shop and get that tattoo done is it wrong is it right ??
Yes, it's a bit overly dramatic for this discussion, but the basic idea is valid. The concept of protecting our membership from recasting was not born out of a desire to limit creativity, or make it harder for us to get closer to achieving screen accuracy, quite the contrary. The rule was created to foster an environment where members will want to share as much information as possible without the fear of a fellow member just taking that info and making a quick buck, without so much as a by your leave (for those under the age of 30, that means without asking permission or giving recognition).I'll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you're using here: it didn't require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility... for it. You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could and before you even knew what you had you patented it and packaged it and slapped it on a plastic lunchbox, and now, you're selling it
So it's the duty of anyone sculpting anything in reality or digitally to verify every little thing?
People put their own tells in things all the time and, clearly, the reason for that is to tell yours from others in the case of recasting for example. However, it's known that people here keep reference photos to themselves and don't share with others. Not everyone does it, and i'm not saying anyone in this discussion did, just applying it generally. How is anyone to know what exactly is a tell vs detail from secret reference photos?
I'd agree if you're using it as a main point of reference. Less so if you're using it to fill in the gaps.