Hurrrr... this isn't a problem for me. XD I don't mind if people trace my stuff. Try! 8D Cause my stuff is too effing hard to trace AND reproduce at the same quality. > 3>; If they pull it off, more power to them! They're skilled enough to do it so they could probably do it even without tracing. In that case, I take the trace as a compliment. The Mona Lisa has been mimicked a lot, after all. And if they can't do it to the same quality as me, then that means I have the advantage when it comes to making a profit, not to mention my timestamp proves I came first.

Not to be rude to the people out there with more self-respect than me, but I feel like people who get mad over tracers are a bit too insecure about their own art. They took the time and effort to create it so their original is obviously better. Sure, it can be annoying but annoyances can be ignored. But the behavior exhibited here is really only logically interpreted as too much belief in one's self-worth and the reaction is exemplary of someone who feels the trace is a threat. >_>;

-sigh- But that's just me. I should probably write a journal on DA about this.