My apologies to everyone who had made this knight a favorite.

I had removed this painting voluntarily when someone complained I was in violation of deviantart and that they threatened to report me!

I removed my painting and then contacted DeviantArt about the situation. DeviantArt looked at my painting and replied that I was not in any way in violation of DeviantArt (you can see their message at the bottom of this).

DeviantArt recommended that I block the person that was harrassing me, and, of course, I did just that.

If you look at my submission "Knight Templar"
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you can see in that photograph when I was working on this painting, up in the top left-hand corner there is a printed photo of work by an artist called Velimir Vuksic, of which I based some of my painting. I also used bits and pieces of other works for inspiration. I also used items as real objects...for example the helmet is a real helmet from a photo.

I really don't know why some people are on DeviantArt...they don't have any artwork on their pages, and apparently don't know the business end of a paint brush. They just seem to be here only to cause problems for good and honest people.
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"Help response on Help Desk case #308816 #
Helper: $y2jenn
Date: Jun 16, 2008, 12:07 PM
Please read FAQ #304: Do you remove copies and trace-over art?
Your deviation is not in violation of our policies.

I suggest blocking this deviant. FAQ #96: Can I block people from my user page?

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Help Desk/CEA Representative
Community Development
deviantART, Inc."