If we are going to have sandwich dragons, I insist on condiments. Prefer mustard and mayo to go with the baloney. Very fond of the little baloney dragon, has such a sweet face. Just want to gobble him up.
Dragon Sammich
You are truly awesome, I have been laughing for three minutes. I am glad someone nominated this for POTM.
Do you think the "Sandwich Dragon" can fly or has to be delivered or perhaps is "carry out" only?
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Greg got it! Iceberg lettuce and pickles! The stacking order is (from bottom to top) bread, salami(?)/meat, lettuce, swiss cheese, mustard, mayo, pickles, and bread.
If we are going to have sandwich dragons, I insist on condiments. Prefer mustard and mayo to go with the baloney. Very fond of the little baloney dragon, has such a sweet face. Just want to gobble him up.
Dragon Sammich
Mmmmmm, tasty! The bottom bread looks just shy of spewing "oof!"
I know this isn't Dragonvale related, but I hope you'll all forgive me. I just had to share my excitement with other creative people! I had my work in an art show last weekend - the second show I've ever done. In all, there were over 1000 pieces of art displayed. The show had several guest-voted awards, and I came away with the award for "Best Non-professional Artwork"!!! (I should mention this was at a SciFi/fantasy convention, and non-pro in this context means you don't make a living creating science fiction or fantasy art.) I was amazed that the convention attendees voted my stuff as the best. I really wasn't expecting anything like that! Anyway, if you want to see the pieces I had on display, you can see them on my art site: www.tangitude.com.
And yes, I do have plans for dragon pieces, but I wanted to do my first pieces with concepts that were a little more unique. The SciFi con art shows are usually overflowing with dragons and faeries. Plus the original of my first piece was done as a gift for my husband, and he isn't a big dragon fan. Speaking of which, I do have an idea for some DV inspired pieces, but wanted to ask if anyone knew the policy BFS has for selling art using DV dragons? They would be my own drawings of the dragons, not copied or traced, but I don't want to break any rules. I know some games guard their artistic copyrights zealously, while others encourage transformative work inspired by the game art... I was hoping someone here might know where BFS falls on that scale.
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Congrats on the achievement, Bansidh! Love your work!
While the names of DV dragons do not have a copyright on them, their designs do. If the artwork is for non-profit purposes, I would say that it is safe to use their design as a reference as long as the credit is attributed to BFS. Other than that, I can't say for certain if it is legal to use the designs for commercial use as it usually stands on a grey line. Asking the copyright holder for permission to use the designs usually is the safest way to go if you intend on selling the artwork.
I should preface this by saying that I am not a legal expert, I just know a bite about copyright law.
Federal Copyright law grants authors and artists the exclusive right to make and sell copies of their works, the right to create derivative works, and the right to perform or display their works publicly.
EX is right, it's a pretty gray line. Technically, selling fanart is breaking US copyright law. In fact, drawing and sharing fanart* might even be considered breaking the law as well since it is a creation and distribution of a derivitive work. However, a lot of companies aren't going to come down hard on you for drawing, or even selling fanart. Why should they? You're promoting their product.
It really can go both ways though. I know the company that did Angry Birds asked someone to stop selling their crochet patterns for Angry Birds. I've also had BFS contact me about my crochet dragons! (Don't worry, they just wanted to tell me how cool they were.)
I'm sure people out there are selling DV fanart, and I'm sure BFS probably knows about it. It seems to me that they're not ones to have their lawyers pay you a visit.
*fanart can be much more than drawings including things such as stuffed animals, character costumes, keychain charms, etc...
I should preface this by saying that I am not a legal expert, I just know a bite about copyright law.
Federal Copyright law grants authors and artists the exclusive right to make and sell copies of their works, the right to create derivative works, and the right to perform or display their works publicly.
EX is right, it's a pretty gray line. Technically, selling fanart is breaking US copyright law. In fact, drawing and sharing fanart* might even be considered breaking the law as well since it is a creation and distribution of a derivitive work. However, a lot of companies aren't going to come down hard on you for drawing, or even selling fanart. Why should they? You're promoting their product.
It really can go both ways though. I know the company that did Angry Birds asked someone to stop selling their crochet patterns for Angry Birds. I've also had BFS contact me about my crochet dragons! (Don't worry, they just wanted to tell me how cool they were.)
I'm sure people out there are selling DV fanart, and I'm sure BFS probably knows about it. It seems to me that they're not ones to have their lawyers pay you a visit.
*fanart can be much more than drawings including things such as stuffed animals, character costumes, keychain charms, etc...
Thanks for the input, everyone. I think I'll just contact BFS directly. I've done that with another game company and received permission to sell my art based on their game critters (with attribution). I just thought maybe someone here had already asked them the question and knew their opinion. To be honest, I'm already familiar with the overall copyright issues, and most of my work is transformative rather than derivative, but I also know some companies are more aggressive than others. From your comment about your crochet designs, it sounds like BFS may be more approachable than some.
Thanks again!
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Facebook ID: mjwmeyer
SciFi & Fantasy art: www.tangitude.com
I should preface this by saying that I am not a legal expert, I just know a bite about copyright law.
EX is right, it's a pretty gray line. Technically, selling fanart is breaking US copyright law. In fact, drawing and sharing fanart* might even be considered breaking the law as well since it is a creation and distribution of a derivitive work. However, a lot of companies aren't going to come down hard on you for drawing, or even selling fanart. Why should they? You're promoting their product.
It really can go both ways though. I know the company that did Angry Birds asked someone to stop selling their crochet patterns for Angry Birds. I've also had BFS contact me about my crochet dragons! (Don't worry, they just wanted to tell me how cool they were.)
I'm sure people out there are selling DV fanart, and I'm sure BFS probably knows about it. It seems to me that they're not ones to have their lawyers pay you a visit.
*fanart can be much more than drawings including things such as stuffed animals, character costumes, keychain charms, etc...
Thanks for the input, everyone. I think I'll just contact BFS directly. I've done that with another game company and received permission to sell my art based on their game critters (with attribution). I just thought maybe someone here had already asked them the question and knew their opinion. To be honest, I'm already familiar with the overall copyright issues, and most of my work is transformative rather than derivative, but I also know some companies are more aggressive than others. From your comment about your crochet designs, it sounds like BFS may be more approachable than some.
Thanks again!
Oh whoops, guess it was a refresher post then. Yeah, my experiences with BFS have been very positive! I'm sure they're definitely open to it.
EDIT: Oh man, I just gotta' ask. Is the "Across the Universe" piece a reference to Star Gate? The more I look at it the more I get convinced.
Last Edit: Feb 24, 2014 12:40:26 GMT -6 by lemmyloop
Oh whoops, guess it was a refresher post then. Yeah, my experiences with BFS have been very positive! I'm sure they're definitely open to it.
EDIT: Oh man, I just gotta' ask. Is the "Across the Universe" piece a reference to Star Gate? The more I look at it the more I get convinced.
No worries, Lemmy. I don't mind a refresher! And yes,"Across the Universe" is inspired by Stargate. The left circle is based on the Atlantis universe, and the right one on the original Milky Way gates. Your reaction is actually the kind I hope for in my pieces. Unless you are a fan, it will just look like a detailed mandala or intricate geometrical piece with mythological symbols. But fans will see connections, and the more you look (meditate on the art, if you will), the more connections you'll make. My art is sneaky, like a ninja!
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That's awesome, now when do we get the bread dragon so we can breed them for the sandwich dragon?
If we are going to have sandwich dragons, I insist on condiments. Prefer mustard and mayo to go with the baloney. Very fond of the little baloney dragon, has such a sweet face. Just want to gobble him up. 
Dragon Sammich
EX is right, it's a pretty gray line. Technically, selling fanart is breaking US copyright law. In fact, drawing and sharing fanart* might even be considered breaking the law as well since it is a creation and distribution of a derivitive work. However, a lot of companies aren't going to come down hard on you for drawing, or even selling fanart. Why should they? You're promoting their product.Federal Copyright law grants authors and artists the exclusive right to make and sell copies of their works, the right to create derivative works, and the right to perform or display their works publicly.
Thanks for the input, everyone. I think I'll just contact BFS directly. I've done that with another game company and received permission to sell my art based on their game critters (with attribution). I just thought maybe someone here had already asked them the question and knew their opinion. To be honest, I'm already familiar with the overall copyright issues, and most of my work is transformative rather than derivative, but I also know some companies are more aggressive than others. From your comment about your crochet designs, it sounds like BFS may be more approachable than some.I should preface this by saying that I am not a legal expert, I just know a bite about copyright law.
I'd pay money to see you eat a 3D printed dragon sammich!Wouldn't it be interesting to put some of our talented forum members art into a 3D printer to actually produce these dragons?
"The Grammar Dragon ruthlessly rules over the Reading Realms. Obliterating the illiterate posts of the world, the Grammar Dragon loves to trample it's foes in triumph."
