Skate Related: Reference

I found a pretty awesome reference image that I could adapt to the subject matter. I really like it, but feel it's still too close to the original. I feel people really need to answer to them selves when making something that is so close to the something that they are referencing. Conversely, people need to lighten up on things that they deem too close to a reference. With how accessible design and art is, I feel we see so much stuff everyday that it is sometimes hard to recall what was an idea in your head, and what was something that came across your screen on ffffound.