https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4jxp5ICcAARo9o.jpg
but using models would be valid in the creation of FREE and OPEN CONTENT sprites?
let me put a specific example
take this render that Revilution did:

that render was done from a heavely modified version of the PROPRIETARY monster in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8l1ipybW84
as you can see the render itself is very different from the source model. now suppose i where to build a sprite on top of the render, such that it was completly different from the original character, say it ended up looking something like this:
http://pre05.deviantart.net/d07f/th/pre ... 8qi4ba.jpg
would the resulting sprite be valid as FREE and OPEN CONTENT? Why?
(also i dont intend to do the specific example in this post. i just put it to illustrate what i meant)
thanks!