User blog comment:Seacactus/Som,e fanon characters are the same./@comment-1762932-20120512033623

That's actually been going on for a few years now. Sadly, some people don't have the proper paint software for drawing characters (that said, I wonder what software they use to spray-paint) so they just download a photo of an existing character and color their clothes or their hair.

The first time I saw the spray-paint techniquebeing used was when they did a picture of Andy SquarePants, from Welcome to Sea Paradise! back in '08. (If I recall properly, they spray-painted SpongeBob's pants red.) Again, there's no knowing when it'll end, now that it's gotten popular.