Forum:CT Archive/Non-licensed art by officially licensed artists

Per IRC. Since the official motto right now is that any screenshot or image that is licensed by any one of Lucas' businesses (Lucasfilm, Lucasarts, Dark Horse, etc.) is fair game here, we seem to run into a sticky situation concerning some images in the Dark Horse and art department. The question remains if we should be using art done by officially licensed artists that doesn't neccesiarly appear in the book but it does have some canonical standing.

Let me try to explain it better. The current situation relates to the Knights of the Old Republic comics. Right now, we are technically breaking the rules by using images that can only be found on the artists blog (Zayne Carrick, Raana Tey, and Jarael). While Zayne Carrick and Raana are the actual artist model sheets, Jaraels has a bit more of an "artsy" quality to it. So lets get this show on the road, shall we?

Option #1
No art that can only be found on artists blog and in unofficial locations at all. No exceptions.

Option #2
Only allow model sheets done by the artist and unused covers and panels.

Option #3
Only allow the usage of unused covers and panels.

Option #4
If the licensed artist does regularly draw the character, anything goes.

Option #5
If the artist is a licensed with Lucas, then any character that is in Star Wars goes.