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Danbooru

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Unapproved in three days after returning to moderation queue (about 9 years ago)

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iori98

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OK I've been fooled by art before but isn't this just a photo?

final name

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iori98 said:
OK I've been fooled by art before but isn't this just a photo?

It looked like a photo_reference image to me. Here is the response I got from the artist:

Updated by final name about 9 years ago

final name

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Alright and here is the source material.

I would not have uploaded seeing this however I put it to moderation to judge the differences between the two.