Well, goes to show you. I never read LOTR - but it strikes me still that the design of the character in the film would probably have proprietary rights attached to it. I wouldn't assume otherwise without some kind of release in hand. Actually, the idea that you can't infringe on copyright by using them for your personal use isn't accurate either. If you post the graphics on the web or in public view (if anyone views them except yourself, in other words), you can still hit up against copyright laws. That's why all those staionary and graphics people who borrow graphics from this site to use in their own personal works are still breaking copyright. The rights were not reassigned to them so they have no rights to the images. What's fair is fair. I think kromekat has so much talent that a much better, original character could be created rather than imitating the movie version. But that's just me.