ematuskey
I've done some digging, but haven't seen this particular topic posted anywhere. Most people talk about doing their own art, which is awesome, but beyond my abilities for the ideas I have.
So, yeah, I'm designing one, possibly two tarot decks, and I'm looking to commission some art for them (the most expensive of all tarot-creation options ). My question, for anyone else who has done this: I want to have a work made for hire agreement with the artist, so I own the art once it's done (to be used in promotional materials, or to sell it to US Games or whoever if I don't self-publish, etc). Only certain types of work fall under work made for hire, though, and I don't know if a tarot deck falls under the "collaborative project" label or not. If art for this kind of project doesn't fall under WFH, then I'll essentially be licensing the art from the artist--which I'll do if necessary, but I'd prefer just to have the full rights.
Has anyone else commissioned art for their decks, and have you found the answer to this question? Thanks in advance!
So, yeah, I'm designing one, possibly two tarot decks, and I'm looking to commission some art for them (the most expensive of all tarot-creation options ). My question, for anyone else who has done this: I want to have a work made for hire agreement with the artist, so I own the art once it's done (to be used in promotional materials, or to sell it to US Games or whoever if I don't self-publish, etc). Only certain types of work fall under work made for hire, though, and I don't know if a tarot deck falls under the "collaborative project" label or not. If art for this kind of project doesn't fall under WFH, then I'll essentially be licensing the art from the artist--which I'll do if necessary, but I'd prefer just to have the full rights.
Has anyone else commissioned art for their decks, and have you found the answer to this question? Thanks in advance!