![]() I’ll break down what each section means and where you should be looking for FanArt ideas. You can do your own search, even refine the topic and see if anyone is searching for that topic or related topics. What I have done in the link above is started a search on Google Trends for Fanart. Now most artists do not use or even know of Google Trends but what it shows is all the trending topics of words people type into Google and then tells you where these searches are coming from, how many people are searching for that topic etc. Bet you haven’t heard of this one before. Speaking of which, let’s start with Google Trends. If you are struggling in that department that’s ok, have a look at the following sites and see what is popular and top rated on each site to give you an idea on the latest trends. The first thing you need to do as a fanartist is scratch your own itch and look for subject matter that interests you. The great thing these days is that there are so many places where you can get fanart ideas, from websites to forums to conventions. When creating fanart you want to stick out from the crowd and make something that fans of those characters will look on in amazement and say “I want that!”. You end up just creating copies of what other people have done and not creating fanart that has your own personal touch and identity. The problem with this approach is that if you do not personally relate to the subject matter as a fan yourself, you tend not to do as great a job putting your own spin on the work. I know many artists create fanart for their social media pages or for people they think will be interested in buying their artworks. The easiest thing you can do is to create fanart based on popular culture that you love and can relate to. Let’s look at how you can come up with your own fanart ideas ok! How do I come up with my own art ideas? Ok, now that I have scared you a little, how about we cover the reasons why you came here in the first place. Never have I been asked to pay any compensation, but I also do not sell fanart on a large scale. I’m no lawyer so do not take my advice as legal fact but as someone who has sold fanart, I have only been asked to take work down a couple of times. If you do not want to sell your fanart and just want to create it and give it away or exhibit your work then I believe you do not need to worry about copyright. You can find a full list of authorized properties here on our Current Brand Partnerships page.” Redbubble have taken some steps to obtain permission on artists’ behalf and then paying royalties on your behalf to the copyright holder.Īs they say on Redbubble’s page – “…only create fan art for brands that are in Redbubble’s Partner Program. I will let you know now that getting permission is very difficult unless you sell on sites such as (the link takes you to the Redbubble Partner Program which explains how it works). Then in this post called How to get permission to sell Fan Art I cover the high level steps you need to follow to get permission to sell fan art. In it I cover all the usual questions fan artists have about selling fanart. Is it Legal To Sell Fan Art? How To Sell Fan Art Legally I answer that question in this post called WTF. If so then you’re at the right place because I am about to show you not only a stack of ideas from A to Z but I am going to show you how you can use various free tools to generate not only fan art ideas, but also which ones are trending and in demand.īefore we go and explore fan art ideas, let’s just cover one little topic that you may already know the answer to but I want to make sure for those who do not know, the legality of fanart. Let’s assume you are here because you already know what fanart is and all you really want, are fan art ideas because you’re getting a little dry in the ideas well, is that correct? ![]()
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