> I don't know, people training themselves by trying to emulate well known or successful artists and styles has long been a thing
Which is not the same as memorizing and reproducing a work, which is equivalent to, say, memorizing and covering/performing a song, something which is well understood to be a violation of copyright law.
> Or tattoo artists giving people tattoos of movies characters and scenes.
Which violates copyright.
> Or the multiple times in school that an art assignment involved more or less copying or reinterpretation of an existing work.
Also violates copyright, but is probably covered by a fair use defense due to the scholarship aspect of the work.
Which is not the same as memorizing and reproducing a work, which is equivalent to, say, memorizing and covering/performing a song, something which is well understood to be a violation of copyright law.
> Or tattoo artists giving people tattoos of movies characters and scenes.
Which violates copyright.
> Or the multiple times in school that an art assignment involved more or less copying or reinterpretation of an existing work.
Also violates copyright, but is probably covered by a fair use defense due to the scholarship aspect of the work.