Forum:Question about Artwork Features

Not sure if this is the right place, but I need to broach a concern I have.

I happened by the wiki after a long hiatus of not being involved and I noted the featured artwork for this week is a very good piece. But it also gave me pause for considerable thought. I've got a strong suspicion that the art used for the character Atrias isn't original art and is ripped from somewhere on the internet and used as a placeholder.

The most immediate thing that raised my suspicion was the quality of the art. I'm not saying people can't be good artists, but that artwork looks extremely professional, as if made for a video game or the like. However, even more to the point, the picture doesn't match the character description at all. Among other things, Atrias the character is written as having long, black hair tied back with a ribbon. The character in the picture has short, golden hair and no ribbon or ponytail.

I think this matter is very fishy and I feel this is an issue worth reconsideration. I can't find the original art on the internet anywhere, but I think it is worth looking at. One of the criteria listed on the Weekly Featured Article page is "no copying copyrighted works." I suspect this may be a violation of that rule.

If I can find the original image, I'll certainly let you know. But I'm very certain that Atrias's player didn't make the image, he's only using what he pulled from somewhere else on the web.