I was doing a little "free thought" sketching, and maybe because Halloween was coming up, this guy just popped into my head. I liked the way he came out, and posted it on a graphics "sketch" collaborative page on Facebook.
One of the members said that it reminded them of another character whom I had never heard of. When the member posted a link, I actually recognized the character after all. Long story short, it was a cartoon from the 80's (which I only saw a few times, and wasn't really a fan of.) I pride myself on my being original and NOT stealing work from other artists, but I started to wonder... do we store images in our heads for years, even decades, and not even know it ? Do little instances or experiences trigger the release of these images and then have an effect on what we're sketching ? AND... can that lead to trouble regarding copyright infringement ? Don't know, hope not... coincidence ? Definitely hope so.
There's quote, something to the effect of "Nothing is Original". And most Beatle fans can recall the lawsuit George Harrison was involved in regarding his song My Sweet Lord and the 50's tune He's So Fine. As talented as George Harrison was, would he need to copy a song and call it his ? I highly doubt it, but the resemblance between the two melodies is pretty uncanny. Was this some sort of mental storage recall as well ?
Just something to think about. :)
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