Is drawing a picture from a video that isn't yours still as bad as drawing it from a photo that isn't yours?

Question

That's pretty much it . . .

IS drawing from a paused video in a certain spot as bad as drawing from a photo you didn't take?

Also, if I put the name of who owns the video and where to find it, will that be okay?

I don't mean to sell anything, but I don't want to seem disrespectful to the owner.

Answer 1

It's o.k. to draw a picture from a photo or a video.

According to the copyright laws, a derivative work is just fine as long as it is sufficiently different to be it's own new work.

Read about the law at http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.html#derivative/

Relax and enjoy drawing your own original art from photos or videos.

Answer 2

Go right ahead. There is nothing wrong or illegal about it.. You can copy Campbell soop can lables if you so wish. Even the art schools that send out the junk mail (use to be on match book covers) have a drawing of a face and you are to re-draw it and send it in and they will tell you if you have the talent to become an artist. Just a scam to get you to take their art course, but such copping of other media for practice or your own pleasure is no problem. Just don't copy some one elses work and then try to pass it off as your own.

Answer 3

Drawing from a movie isn't bad, so what if you don't own it, you are just drawing it for yourself. Why would it be bad? I love to draw, myself, and I draw from pictures I find online, from movies, etc. all the time. Why not draw from a photo someone else took? Besides you can always change it a little, like add or take away from the background, etc.

Hey have fun drawing and draw what you want!!

Answer 4

I personally don't find a problem with doing either. In the process of re-creating the image through your artistic hand, you are re-interpreting the image to your view of it, and re-creating it with your hand and style.
It would be problematic if you were to say something like, oh this image is from my head alone, I invented it, etc.
Many artists though use found imagery as a source for the work they create. It's often really hard to find life imagery to use, so you have to go to the next best thing. And that's okay.

Answer 5

You are not supposed to do either. It's called creating a derived work, violates copyright. They are both just as bad. But, the only way you can get in trouble is if the copyright holder decides to sue you. This is very unlikely unless what you are doing is harming him/her in some way. If you are making a lot of money, and get sued, you could end up in jail, though, so its a calculated risk.

Answer 6

Depends.

If you are just refereing to the angle, layout or composition from the video then its fine. Requiring that you do not steal or copy the visual idea of the videos owner.

For the 2nd one, I think a lot of artists, animators and even cartoonist refer to a lot of photos that are not theirs but just as reference. Cos at the end, its the end execution and outlook that matters.

So think about it. What appears at the end, doesnt always appears from the original.