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Hello all! I am home from Texas and finally caught up and painting again. The workshop went really well, and I will post about that soon. But first, I wanted to point out that the reference for this painting (from NYC) is one I used for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge. So if you're interested in seeing what I was working from, and/or trying it out yourself, click that link.
Since it's a frontal view of a child, did you get a release? What do you generally do about releases for figure reference?
ReplyDeleteHi Gayle. My understanding is that if they are out in public, I can take pictures if I want, and paint from them too. I think the saving grace is that in my paintings I never shoot for a "likeness" (it's hard to do that anyway on such small panels), and I'm not doing anything negative with the images (like the paparazzi sometimes do). If I have someone pose for me, on the other hand, I get a release, and I pay them for their time.
ReplyDeleteI would check with an intellectual property attorney and investigate the privacy laws for your state, as they differ.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, Diane. I'll look into it.
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