A Guide To Art Licensing

Creating unique, individually inspired works of art or designs requires much time and focused attention from an artist. Art licensing is a loan of art, images, or designs from an artist to a manufacturer so that they can put it on their product for a certain time period, with certain restrictions on usage depending on contracted terms.

Any product which can be modified to include images on them, from collectibles to home decor to decals, can be involved in art licensing. This includes sunglasses, apparel, movies, greeting cards, reproduced prints, dinnerware, paper products, lunch boxes, t-shirts, shower curtains, calendars, billboards, websites, and et cetera.

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