Look, I dunno what your problem is...your probly just mad because your art isn't as awsome as mine. Your telling me not to 'trace' my pictures? Well I don't. Oh wow, 2 of my 32 pictures are drawn from the manga...OMG HEARTATACK!! So I think you need to get the sand out of your vagina and stop being so gay to everyone who felt like re-drawing something for once. Because the reality of the matter is...you SUCK!!!!!
You used it as reference? You directly copied that Samus picture that you drew:
From this picture that can be found on google by doing a simple search for 'samus':
You may not have traced it, as in putting a piece of transperant paper on top of the original and drawing, but you directly copied the pose, hair, and everything else. The point of fanart is to show your perspective of the characters, not to copy original work that has already been seen.
Well there's nothing wrong with copying the pose and all that. He/she drew it herself. It would be wrong if she copied and pasted it but she didn't! :(
When you say "codied" I assume you mean "copyed". If so, then yes that's what I meant. Your gallery is full of pictures directly copied from anime screenshots or manga panels. I'm not being mean, I'm stating the truth - when you put pictures on the internet you are showing off your point of view on the characters and storyline - not how good you can trace things.