/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

what's your excuse for not drawing a comic right now? you don't even have to know how to draw, just trace all the panels from other works and make minor edits to fit your story

What's the limit on drawing on a layer of someone else's art and making your own edits before it becomes plagiarism?

I've saved a huge HD of manga/anime to trace from for my comic, and it's saving a lot of time rather than constructing the panels myself. But I don't want some autists to accuse me of plagiarism.

At what point is a reference considered stealing? There's so many works being produced now it's inevitable that certain poses end up looking alike.