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On the topic of Fanart

As a fan of Doctor Who and The Dragon Prince, I love to make art based on these shows and characters because they bring me so much joy. However, I do not own Doctor Who or The Dragon Prince, and these characters are very much under copyright. Fan work is a pretty grey area in the law, however I found content from the official websites encouraging fanart. 

In the FAQ page of the official Doctor Who website, it states that:

"The BBC welcomes and encourages people to use Doctor Who as inspiration for their own original creative works and loves that the brand has so many engaged and passionate fans.
The BBC has no objection to fans creating and publishing their own Doctor Who inspired fiction, artwork, videos, performances or other content, but requests that these:
  • Take inspiration from Doctor Who, but do not copy a substantial part of the Doctor Who TV programmes or other official Doctor Who content such as scripts, books, magazines, artwork or photography.
  • Avoid use of the official Doctor Who or BBC logos.
  • Are not presented in a way as to suggest or confuse viewers into believing that the fan creations are ‘official’ Doctor Who content, or are endorsed by or associated with the BBC, and – where possible – add a clear and visible disclaimer stating that the content is fan-made and un-official, and are the work of an individual or individuals and not an organisation or company."

 In addition, The Dragon Prince has held official fanart competitions before in the past and had fanart spotlights on their official page.

Fan art can be difficult to place with the law, however it ultimately ends up promoting the source material and provides way for people to show their love for what they are passionate about, and most shows are happy to allow fanart of their work, especially when it is for non-commercial use, like my blog. 

Inspiration

When I take inspiration for something, like a tutorial or reference photo, I will always use a hyperlink back to the post that I found it from. 

 

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