[havenue]

I found a piece of art on Pinterest. I did NOT trace the artwork, but used it as a reference. The outline is very similar to the original art's outline. I completely changed the inside though, with different shading. I really want to the answer to be, I can sell a shirt with my version...but I still have the feeling that I cannot... What do you all think? (Sorry if I'm lacking detail for you to answer)

Thanks so much!
Havenue

 

[pippin decals]

I found a piece of art on Pinterest. I did NOT trace the artwork, but used it as a reference. The outline is very similar to the original art's outline. I completely changed the inside though, with different shading. I really want to the answer to be, I can sell a shirt with my version...but I still have the feeling that I cannot... What do you all think? (Sorry if I'm lacking detail for you to answer)

Thanks so much!
Havenue

Basically it comes down to ,, if you can see any part of the original copyright image then you cant use it . Unless you can get rights to it. Even if you change it 50 to 75 percent its not yours. At least that is what i have been told .. Maybe a better answer you want will come next.

 

[seacookie]

edit:
https://www.thoughtco.com/may-i-make-a-painting-of-a-photograph-2573673


quote from link:
What Are the Rights of a Copyright Owner?
Copyright provides the owner of copyright with the exclusive right to
•Reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords
•Prepare derivative works based upon the work
•Distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of owner
-ship or by rental, lease, or lending
•Perform the work publicly if it is a literary, musical, dramatic, or choreographic work; a panto-
mime; or a motion picture or other audiovisual work
•Display the work publicly if it is a literary, musical, dramatic, or choreographic work; a pan-
tomime; or a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work. This right also applies to the individual
images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work.
•Perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission if the work is a sound
recording
Copyright also provides the owner of copyright the right to authorize others to exercise these
exclusive rights, subject to certain statutory limitation

link:
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

 

[havenue]

Thank you both!! I have been researching more and I'm not going to risk it. It is too similar. And besides, creating original artwork is better.