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I'll take note of that, thank you! I may be able to edit this tutorial, but if I don't have the time, I'll be sure to be more detailed if/when I make another. :3

What extra steps do you think I should include? I know there's a big jump between steps 3 and 4, but shadows and highlights were already mentioned a lot, and they're very subjective. I kind of figure people have a vague idea of where shadows should fall when light hits an object.

More curiosity: why bother? and how are you going to prove it?

I bother because I value integrity - both my own and others'. I don't want to be thought of as a liar or a thief, I'd rather at least attempt to clear the air than let my honesty be called into question.

How, well ... I simply logged in to my accounts on all of the other sites where my guides were posted and edited the approrpriate guides with 'Hello Pyro699'. And it worked, I am cleared of all charges. Though I understand why the suspicion was there, since I'm relatively new and haven't posted much in the past.

I think I wrote this at like 6am. xD I'll go through and fix mistakes later once I've proven that I'm actually me.

I didn't do anything like that. I expressed idle curiosity, which you have answered. In spite of the fact that I have no capabilities to force you to do anything, you would know if that was my intention.

My apologies, then. I've had a bit of a rough day and my fuse is a bit short. Coming back here after a long while to such an unwelcome reception isn't pleasant, and neither is dealing with accusations of plagerism. I am sorry to have snapped at you, I meant not offense by it.

Maybe instead of just copy-pasting the guide, you could write a little note close to the beginning that you have posted this work elsewhere and wanted to share it here?

You don't even have to say where, but give us a heads-up that you aren't plagiarizing (even if it's just yourself).

That's a great idea, thank you.