It's not uncommon that you'll be browsing the latest skins and come across something that seems familiar, be it the uploader, shading style, or the very skin itself. They may very well have a plentiful amount of comments praising them, as well as diamonds that deserve to go to the original uploader. That is why I am writing this blog: to combat skin theft by showing telltale signs that a skin is stolen.

1-The uploader has an inhuman amount of skins uploaded in a short amount of time
Even some of the most skilled and talented skinners are only able to upload skins maybe twice a month.
Some of the thieves are uploading at 6 an hour.

2-The uploader has an inconsistent shading style
One skin will be minimalistic, like peytonisgreat, to full out every-pixel-is-different kind of shading, like Leostereo.

3-They have mixed skins
One skin will be flat and unoriginal, like something along the lines of this (as if they had made it them self),
and the next will be a known copy.

4-They show no sign of improvement
They have done no shading tests, no gradual increase of skill, nothing on their own original skins.

5-They are new to Planet Minecraft
It sounds bad, I know, but the fact remains if they have what looks like months of experience in a week, chances are it's not original.

6-Excuses
If confronted, they will outright lie, even if proof can be provided.

7-No description is provided
Chances are these people are uploading as fast as they're internet can handle, with a disregard for any sort of context.

8-They have no profile picture
This is somewhat tied in to 5. Apathy is often a trait of thieves.

9-They a low level and next to no subscribers
If you steal skins, they will get removed, taking away your experience, and no one will subscribe to you.

10-You've seen it before
This is the most obvious and sure fire way to tell if a skin stolen. Usually all it takes is a search in the most popular section to find the original.