Authorship Protection for Illustrators
Your illustrations, character designs, and visual concepts are original works. Protect them.
The Problem
Pain points that illustrators face every day.
Illustrations are shared and stolen online
Your work appears on merchandise, social media accounts, and websites without permission. AI models are trained on your illustrations without consent. Proving original authorship is the first step to enforcement.
Client disputes over unused concepts
You present multiple illustration concepts to a client. They pay for one — but later use rejected concepts without additional compensation, or claim they inspired the work.
Character designs are difficult to protect
Original character designs have significant commercial value — especially if they become popular. Without documented proof of creation, disputes over character ownership are difficult to resolve.
How ScriptShield Helps
Specific ways ScriptShield protects illustrators.
1. Register concepts before client delivery
Upload your illustration concepts, character sheets, and design presentations before showing them to clients. Your authorship is documented before the work leaves your control.
2. Document your illustration process
Register rough sketches, refined concepts, and final illustrations. Your version chain proves the creative development and demonstrates human authorship.
3. Protect against AI training disputes
A timestamped record of your original illustrations, with documented creation dates, is evidence in disputes about AI models trained on your work without consent.
Real Scenario
The character design that appeared on merchandise
An illustrator creates a series of character designs for a children's book pitch. The publisher passes. A year later, similar character designs appear on merchandise at a major retailer — produced by a company that the publisher has a licensing relationship with. Without proof that the original designs were shared with the publisher and when, the illustrator cannot establish the chain of access. With ScriptShield, the character sheets were registered before the pitch, the publisher accessed them via a tracked link, and the full access trail is documented.
What to Register
Documents and files that illustrators should protect with ScriptShield.
- Character sheets and design documents
- Rough sketches and concept art
- Final illustrations and print files
- Style guides and visual references
- Client pitch presentations
- Portfolio collections and series concepts
Protect your illustrations
Start with a free account. Register your first work in under two minutes. No credit card required.