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This article is meant to explain the relationship between Fan Art, celebrities, and the characters they portray.

First and foremost:

Portraits, pictures, photographs, drawings, paintings, etc. of a celebrity themselves (not in character) are not Fan Art.

Any artwork you create, or photograph you take which is of a celebrity themselves, be it portrait, full body, or somewhere in between should always be uploaded into the proper corresponding gallery (digital, traditional, photography etc.) in the people/portraits category.

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All of the above examples are not Fan Art, and reside in their respective galleries.

Furthermore artworks depicting rock stars, sport stars, etc. are also not considered to be Fan Art and should be uploaded into their rightful galleries under the people or portraits category.

So what about artworks or photographs that portray the celebrity as a character he/she has acted as or performed as?

These are Fan Art.

Images which depict the celebrity as a character and not as himself/herself are considered to be Fan Art.




All of the above examples are Fan Art and reside in their respective Fan Art Gallery categories.

In closing I hope this has helped clear up any questions that you may have had regarding Fan Art & Celebrities, remember, when in doubt, just ask, the Artist Relations Team is here to help.  For more information and regular updates regarding the Fan Art Gallery, please make sure to have the Gallery Director of Fan Art `animator on your watch list!
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~Ionospore Nov 11, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
Seems like there's a gray area that could occur here. Unless the actor's role is Iconic, it could be confused by the powers that be to simply be a portrait of the actor/actress. I suppose that's what the description is for.
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:iconcosmosue:
Either way its not as if its not allowed, be it your own work that is.

It just depends on which category you place it in.
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*spring-sky Jun 22, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thanks for clarifying things.
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:iconrachel-17:
Wow, I was never quite sure if celebrity portraits counted as fanart or not-- and now I know. Thanks for writing this article to help clear up the confusion. :D
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:icondtrd:
How do people mess this up?

lol
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:iconputingninja:
cool... now i know :D
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:iconschonerkunstler:
it's been a while since i have been back on here. so i'm commenting now. doing this will definately make things easier.
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:iconmajoart:
excellent!
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