Can i paint celebrities

At the same time, it is also a violation to publish a photo of someone else on a product, even an art canvas, and sell it without their permission. Even if the celebrity does not mind if you sell their portrait, you must still make sure that you are not violating any copyrights if you are basing your artwork on a reference photo.

An excellent example of this is the Associated Press vs. Shepard Fairy case. Obama was photographed by a photographer that was employed by the Associated Press during one of his many campaign speeches. Shepard Fairy gifted the image to Obama, who loved it so much, he used it as a campaign poster. But, the Associated Press did mind. They claimed the Associated Press owned the copyright to the photograph that Shepard Fairy used in creating the artwork.

Accusations were made. Other times not. I have a friend that paints icons of celebrities. Demtrie Kabbaz, out of St Louis. Most of the people he paints are long dead Marilyn, James Dean, etc. In the instance I am talking about.. I am keeping my mouth shut with him.. I was just curious if it was in fact illegal or what could happen if it were in a show, and lots of people saw it. Just projecting the pictures onto canvas, after a bit of Photoshopping?

When I was a teenager, I did a LOT of celebrity portraits and sometimes sold them to collectors or sold them to a friend of the actor or whatever. It was a great way to learn how to get a likeness and I found that because of the medium or colors used, I would put a lot of creativity in it.

It was far more time-consuming than just projecting the photo onto the canvas! Painting a celebrity as an original work of art, whether referencing a photo is definitely fair use in my opinion. Just my 2 cents. Managing your WetCanvas! This topic has 40 replies, 26 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 2 months ago by Lawrence Fox. Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 of 41 total. Since when? The opinions in the forums are just that - opinions. Some opinions are not allowed - like hate speech - but wrong information is sometimes just a matter of opinion and etsy isn't going to get into arguments about what you believe and don't believe.

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NanaLetha Community Maker. Re: Can I sell celebrity inspired illustrations? You would have to get written permission from the celebrity. Reply Loading Where is the person who always posts that celebrities have no rights and 'yes you can'? They always have reasons why no one owns their own image.

TMUcreativework s Crafty Poster. FlytrapLife Conversation Maker. Thank you very much! Those are really cute. If I use a pseudonym can I sign documents and contracts with a gallery under my legal name? What if I want to include information about other people in my artwork? Sorry there are no related opportunities. Art Directory. How To. Your intellectual property rights Starting out as an artist.