Unoriginal

It doesn't. I don't draw much fanart... but I really enjoy it when I'm in the mood. And I hear all too often about how

"Fan art isn't real art!" On the biases that they didn't come up with the original idea.

Okay smarty-pants... show me an original picture you've done, and I'll show you hundreds just like it. It's like when people try to emulate the styles of the great artists of the past... I agree that while re-drawing a screen capture isn't an artist own work of art, a picture drawn (with our without reference) in an original pose, with (Or without) original clothing in a unique pose or expression (now here's the tricky part) IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE STYLE is always considered art in my book.

And I read pretty large books.

End of story.

Flames welcomed.