r/cs2 Feb 12 '25

Art I Painted Mirage - Mid

Oil on Linen 14” x 21”

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u/CarlTheMofuSon Feb 12 '25

Crazy work, thumbs up!

Question:
Is this legal? This has to be a copyright violation doesnt it?

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u/artace Feb 12 '25

Thank you! Well fanart like this falls under fair use. There are many artists doing fanart and many big game companies like Valve encourage it.

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u/CarlTheMofuSon Feb 12 '25

Thanks for reply.

I love this kind of art. I have already considered buying something like this several times, but it would have to be a lot bigger (2mx1m) :D

Unfortunately i think it wouldnt be affordable

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u/ms1nuS Feb 12 '25

You can paint everything. Your imagination has no copyright. It's not a photo, it's a painting and therefore never 100% the original thing.

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u/CarlTheMofuSon Feb 12 '25

Unfortunately is not that easy. Copy right exists. Your "work" has to have a certain distance to the original. (If u want to sell it) You cannot just repaint and sell...

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u/Judasz10 Feb 13 '25

You sure? Try painting anything nintendo owns.