Can I draw a copyrighted item and sell the drawing.

[jgjh151]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY

I'm trying to figure out what kind of crayon drawings I can and can't sell.

My son has a stuffed animal version of the The Very Hungry Caterpillar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Very_Hungry_Caterpillar). I looked at it and then drew it on a blank sheet of paper with crayons. Can I sell the drawing?

Another example...

I look at an Elmo doll and color it with crayons on blank sheet of paper, can I sell that drawing? What if I draw his converse shoes?

 

[FlyingRon]

Copying is copying whether you do it by hand or by mechanical means.
You'll also be running afoul on trademarks on things that are heavily merchandised like Elmo.

 

[jgjh151]

Thank you for your help.