No, you may NOT draw Star Wars art and sell it. Unless you have a license. You may, though create fan art and charge for the effort creating the fan art. But you can not charge the art itself, which contains characters and/or settings clearly belonging to Lucasfilm.
Is Lord of the Rings out of copyright?
Originally Answered: When will the copyrights to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings expire? If you live in the US or the UK, the rights expire in 2043 (70 years after Tolkien's death in 1973). If you're in Canada, they expire in 2023 (50 years after).
Is LOTR trademarked?
Both “The Lord of the Rings” and “LOTR” are registered trademarks in the United States for a number of products and services, although the “LOTR” trademark appears to only be registered for clothing, jewelry, dioramas, and swords.
Is it illegal to sell fan art on Etsy?
As you could see, selling fan art on Etsy is considered illegal, and there is a chance that your products might be taken down. This means that if they are regarded as an infringement and a breach of copyrights, they will not be allowed on a website such as Etsy since they take this kind of thing seriously.21 Nov 2021
Who did illustrations for Lord of the Rings?
Alan Lee
Who created all of the illustrations for The Hobbit?
J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Did Tolkien do his own illustrations?
Tolkien's creative genius, however, extends far beyond his capabilities as a story teller. He was also a talented artist and mapmaker who illustrated his own writings. (A trained linguist as well, Tolkien created Middle-earth to provide a history to go along with his invented languages of Elvish and Orcish.)25 Jan 2019
Does The Lord of the Rings have illustrations?
The Lord of the Rings, despite Tolkien's best efforts, appeared with only one illustration other than its maps and calligraphy.
Does The Hobbit have illustrations?
But it turns out the author created more than 100 illustrations, recently uncovered amidst Tolkien's papers, digitized by Oxford's Bodleian Library, and freshly released in Art of the Hobbit -- a magnificent volume celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit with 110 beautiful, many never-before-seen illustrations 3 Nov 2011
Who illustrated for Tolkien?
John Howe
Did Tolkien illustrate The Lord of the Rings?
JRR Tolkien's own illustrations appear in Lord of the Rings for the first time. A series of paintings and sketches created by JRR Tolkien while he was writing The Lord of the Rings are to be included in the epic fantasy novel for the first time since its publication in 1954.25 Mar 2021